The Childrens Home Society of NJ Head Start/EHS - Trenton NJ Regular Child Care Center

1198 SOUTHARD STREET , TRENTON NJ 08638

About the Provider

Description: The Childrens Home Society of NJ Head Start/EHS is a Regular Child Care Center in TRENTON NJ, with a maximum capacity of 130 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 - 6 years. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 11TRE0011
  • Capacity: 130
  • Age Range: 0 - 6 years
  • State Rating: 1
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: No
  • Current License Expiration Date: Feb 14, 2026
  • District Office: New Jersey Dept of Children and Families - Office of Licensing
  • District Office Phone: 1-877-667-9845 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Date Cited Date Abated Regulation Number
2023-03-02 2023-04-17 3A:52-7.6(b)(6)
The center shall maintain on file a written record of each incident resulting in an injury as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.6(a). These records shall include the following: a written description of

Violation Observed: Retrain staff on how to complete accident reports as required, including a written description of the incident.
2022-12-01 2023-01-25 3A:52-7.6(a)(2)
The center shall take immediate necessary action to protect the child from further harm and shall immediately notify the child's parent(s) when a child sustains a head or facial injury, including when a child bumps his or her head.

Violation Observed: Ensure that parents are notified immediately when a child sustains a head or facial injury, including when a child bumps his or her head. Incident/accident report showed a named child parent was notified over half hour after head injury.
2022-12-01 2023-01-25 3A:52-4.5(a)(3)(i)(1)
The sponsor or sponsor representative shall designate individuals with the authority and responsibility to develop and implement written policies and procedures for the operation of the center, including a table of organization that illustrates lines of authority, responsibility and communication.

Violation Observed: Ensure that the center has a table of organization that illustrates lines of authority, responsibility and communication.
2022-12-01 2023-01-25 3A:52-4.5(b)(2)(i)
The director shall have the authority and responsibility for the implementation of policies and procedures for the day-to-day operation of the center, including maintenance of staff attendance records indicating daily hours worked.

Violation Observed: Ensure that staff members sign in and out daily. Records showed that some staff members were not signing out on a daily basis.
2022-12-01 2023-01-25 3A:52-7.3(a)(2)
For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: for each child not enrolled in a public or private school, upon admission, the center shall maintain on file at the center a Universal Child Health Record (Department of Health Form CH-14) or its equivalent, updated annually, along with an immunization record, and a special care plan, if applicable. A 30-day grace period is permitted in N.J.A.C. 8:57-4.5(e)

Violation Observed: Provide copies of Children's Universal Health Record including Immunization.
2022-12-01 2023-01-25 3A:52-7.5(b)(7)(iii)
The center shall develop and follow a policy on the administration of medication and health care procedures to children, which shall include the following provisions: the center shall maintain on file a record of the following the condition for which the medication or health care procedure is being used.

Violation Observed: Ensure that medications are stored in their original boxes with the child's name and prescription in Room 1.
2022-12-01 2023-03-02 3A:52-4.6(a)
The center shall maintain on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by the Office of Licensing, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.1(b), indicating that the center has obtained documentation of the applicable staff education and experience, as specified in 3A:52-4.6(b) through (d).

Violation Observed: Provide copies of staff's:1. Signature attesting to the receipt of policies.2. Medical exam and Mantoux3. Signed application4. References - one written and one verbal5. Criminal statement disclosure1/25/23 Out of 4 files viewed only one file contained all the required documents.
2022-12-01 2023-01-25 3A:52-133
Remove excess storage and/or combustibles from the furnace room.

Violation Observed: Ensure that the doors of furnace and sprinkler room remain locked at all times to prevent accidental access by children.
2022-12-01 2023-01-25 3A:52-5.3(a)(2)
Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: floors, carpeting, walls, window coverings, ceilings, and other surfaces shall be kept clean and in good repair.

Violation Observed: Ensure that all ceiling tiles are kept clean and in good repair. Replace stained ceiling tile over the cubbies on the left in Room 3.
2022-12-01 2023-01-25 3A:52-5.3(b)(1)
Outdoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: the building, land, walkways, and outdoor play area shall be free from hazards to the health, safety or well-being of the children.

Violation Observed: Ensure that all outdoor hazards are removed as required. Refill the holes in the ground of the lawn area at the back outdoor play area to prevent tripping hazard.
2022-12-01 2022-12-08 3A:52-2.1(b)
A person applying for an initial license or renewal license to operate a center or relocation of a center shall submit a completed application to the Office of Licensing at least 45 days prior to the anticipated opening of the center or to the expiration of its existing regular license.

Violation Observed: Complete and submit a DCF Renewal Attestation and all required documents.
2022-12-01 2023-01-25 3A:52-5.3(a)(10)
Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: all corrosive agents, insecticides, bleaches, detergents, polishes, any products under pressure in an aerosol spray can, and any toxic substance shall be stored in a locked cabinet or in an enclosure located in an area not accessible to the children.

Violation Observed: Ensure that all toxic substances are inaccessible to the children. There was mouse glue trap set under the sink in Room 1.
2022-12-01 2023-03-02 3A:52-4.10(b)(1)
When the center applies for a new or renewal license or Certificate of Life/Safety Approval, the sponsor or sponsor representative shall submit to the Department the completed CARI consent forms for all staff members who are or will be working at the center on a regularly scheduled basis. Within two weeks after a new staff member begins working at the center, the sponsor or sponsor representative shall submit to the Department a completed CARI consent form for the new staff member.

Violation Observed: Ensure staff CARI's are current. Provide updated CARI for all members of staff. 1/25/23 Two members of staff are still missing updated CARI.
2022-12-01 2023-05-05 3A:52-4.11(a)(1)
As a condition of securing a license or Certificate of Life/Safety Approval, the sponsor or sponsor representative shall ensure that a Criminal History Record Information (CHRI) fingerprint background check is completed for himself or herself, and for all staff members at least 18 years of age who are or will be working at the center on a regularly- scheduled basis, to determine whether any such person has been convicted of a crime, as specified in P.L. 2000, c. 77 (N.J.S.A. 30:5B-6.10 to 6.17). The sponsor or sponsor representative and each staff member shall complete the electronic fingerprinting process through the vendor authorized by the State to conduct CHRI background checks through the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Violation Observed: Ensure that all staff, the sponsor and/or the sponsor representative complete a CHRI background check as required for the center's license renewal. Provide updated fingerprints for 13 staff members.
2022-12-01 2023-01-25 3A:52-5.3(q)(3)(v)
Space and room requirements are as follows: Indoor space requirements for play rooms and sleep rooms are as follows the center shall identify all rooms of the center that have been approved by the Office of Licensing. This identification shall consist of numbers, letters, names or any other means of identification and shall be located either inside or directly outside each room.

Violation Observed: Obtain and post a diagram of all approved areas and ensure that all rooms approved for use by the children are labeled.

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