Child Care Center
✓ Licensed
The Garden Childcare Center 2 LLC
Clifton, NJ
· Passaic County
105 1st Street,
Clifton, NJ 07011
Quick Facts
Capacity
31 children
Age Range
2 1/2 - 13 years
Subsidized Program
Participates
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Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
110300069
License Issued
Apr 15, 2026
Active Through
Apr 15, 2029
Issued By
New Jersey Department of Children & Families
District Office
New Jersey Dept of Children and Families - Office of Licensing
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About the Provider
The Garden Childcare Center 2 LLC is a Child Care Center in Clifton NJ, with a maximum capacity of 31 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 2 1/2 - 13 years. It is open Monday - Friday, 06:00 AM - 06:00 PM. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Monday06:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Tuesday06:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Wednesday06:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Thursday06:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Friday06:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-14 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-03-11 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-02-02 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2026-02-02 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-07-18 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-07-17 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-06-10 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-04-05 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-02-23 | Age Change | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-11-27 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-10-27 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-21 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-02-09 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-01-09 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-11-18 | Renewal,Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-11-18 | Renewal,Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-11-18 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(a)(3)(i)(2) | Ensure that the center develops and implements job descriptions, titles and qualifications for all center staff. - 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 job descriptions, titles and qualifications for all center staff. |
| 2022-11-18 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(a) | Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL. Submit the completed staff records checklist to the OOL. - 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). |
| 2022-11-18 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) | Ensure that all staff submit a CARI background check upon renewal. - 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. |
| 2022-11-18 | Violation | 3A:52-7.5(b)(7) | Ensure that the center has all of the medication listed on the special care plan accessible at the center. - 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 |
| 2022-11-18 | Violation | 3A:52-6.8(k)(6) | Ensure that the center's social media policy includes guidelines for parents. Edit and redistribute the social media policy to include all of the required components of the policy. - The center shall develop and follow a written policy on the use of social media including, but not limited to the guidelines for parents, including but not limited to, prohibiting the posting of photographs or videos of any child other than their own. |
| 2022-11-18 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(a)(5) | Ensure that the emergency lights near the exit to the ramp in classroom 2 are operable. - The center shall be permitted to obtain a valid fire safety inspection certificate issued by the municipality in which it is located, based on a fire inspection conducted within the preceding 12 months, and submit a copy of the certificate to the Office of Licensing in lieu of a CO or CCO, if the center serves only children 2 ½ years of age or older and is located in a public school building that is used as a public school. |
| 2022-11-18 | Violation | 3A:52-2.1(b) | Complete and submit a DCF Renewal Attestation and all required documents. - 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. |
| 2022-11-18 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(i)(5)(i) | Complete and submit a DCF Drinking Water Testing Checklist and Statement of Assurance and a copy of the center's water testing completed by a laboratory certified by the Department of Environmental Protection. - Environmental condition precautions are as follows: at the time of the initial application, any renewal application, relocation of an existing licensed center and, in the discretion of the Office of Licensing, any other time, the applicant or facility operator shall certify in writing that the center provides a potable water supply provided by a public community water system. If the facility is supplied by a public community water system, the applicant or facility operator shall provide documentation of water testing conducted by a laboratory certified by the Department of Environmental Protection for water testing for lead and copper from all faucets and other sources used for drinking water or food preparation and at least 50 percent of all indoor water faucets utilized by the center. |
| 2022-11-18 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(h)(7)(i) | Submit a lead paint risk assessment as required. - Lead paint precautions are as follows: if a previous lead paint inspection indicates the presence of lead, or a lead paint risk management plan is in progress at the center, the center shall ensure that a lead paint risk assessment is conducted by a Lead Inspector/Risk Assessor who is certified and employed as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(h)3, upon renewal of the center’s license. |
| 2021-07-20 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2020-11-30 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-11-25 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-10-21 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-09-17 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-07-30 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-04-29 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-03-23 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-03-09 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-02-12 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-02-06 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-11-22 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-10-09 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-08-16 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-06-14 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-05-23 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-05-06 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
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