Child Care Center
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The Goddard School
Fanwood, NJ
· Union County
324 South Avenue,
Fanwood, NJ 07023
Quick Facts
Capacity
159 children
Age Range
0 - 13 years
Type of Care
infant, toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, before- & after-school; summer camp
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
3
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Contact Information
📞 (908) 232-5250
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
071200032
License Issued
Sep 10, 2026
Active Through
Sep 10, 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 Goddard School uses the most current, academically endorsed methods to ensure that children have fun while learning the skills they need for long-term success in school and in life. Our talented teachers also collaborate with parents to nurture children into respectful, confident and joyful learners.
Hours of Operation
- Monday7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Tuesday7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Wednesday7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Thursday7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Friday7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-02-27 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-12-10 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-12-05 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-10-24 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-09-29 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-08-19 | Re-Inspection,Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-07-14 | Renewal,Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-06-10 | Re-Inspection,Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-04-29 | Re-Inspection,Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-04-09 | Re-Inspection,Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-03-04 | Complaint,Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-24 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-18 | Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-01-17 | Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-12-17 | Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-11-12 | Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-10-11 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-09-04 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-08-20 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-07-15 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-06-11 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-05-06 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-04-01 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-03-01 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-01-10 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-01-08 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-12-18 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-07-21 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-05-23 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-20 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-07 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-02-17 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-17 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-17 | Violation | 3A:52-6.4(b)(1) | Repair and/or replace torn mats that are in disrepair. - The center shall provide sleeping equipment for children 12 months of age and younger, the center shall provide for each child a crib, that complies with the Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC) Federal Safety Standards for Full- Size and Non-Full-Size Baby Cribs; 16 CFR 1219 and 1220, which is incorporated herein by reference, and can be obtained through the CPSC's website at https://www.cpsc.gov/Safety-Education/Safety- Education-Centers/cribs , playpen, or other Office of Licensing-approved sleeping equipment that meets the following requirement that |
| 2023-02-17 | Violation | 3A:52-6.1(g)(2) | Ensure that classrooms that care for children under 18 months of age provide at least four different activity areas and that each area contains at least four types of supplies and equipment. Pertaining to room 3. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: centers serving children less than 18 months of age shall provide at least four types of children's daily activities including, but not limited to, sensory; language and dramatic play; manipulative; building; large muscle; music; or other comparable activities; and at least four types of supplies and equipment for each activity area chosen by the center. |
| 2023-02-17 | Violation | 3A:52-6.1(b)(1) | Ensure that children are not sitting for an extended period of time in room 4. - The staff member(s) specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.5 who are responsible for developing and overseeing the implementation of the center's daily activities shall ensure that time frames for each activity are geared to the age and developmental level of each child served and are flexible enough to accommodate spontaneous occurrences or children's suggestions and inquiries. |
| 2023-02-17 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(a)(8) | Provide a current life/hazard use registration certificate applicable to the center's licensed capacity and ages served. - The center shall obtain a Life Hazard Use Registration certificate applicable to the center’s licensed capacity and ages served pursuant to the Uniform Fire Safety Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-192 et seq. The center shall post this document in a prominent location within the center. |
| 2023-02-17 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(2) | Ensure the ceiling is free of dust in room 3. - 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. |
| 2023-02-17 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(f)(2) | Repair or replace broken toilet paper dispenser in room 8. - Toilet facility requirements are as follows: mirrors, dispensers, and other equipment shall be fastened securely. |
| 2023-02-17 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(4) | Ensure that all carpeting is securely fastened to the floor. Pertaining to room 9. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: carpeting shall be securely fastened to the floor. |
| 2023-02-17 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(1) | Eliminate moisture resulting from leaks or seepage. Pertaining to ceiling by window in room 7. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: the center shall be free of moisture resulting from water leaks or seepage. |
| 2023-02-17 | Violation | 3A:52-5.4(a)(1) | Secure outlet cover under window in room 4. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply, all electrical outlets that are accessible to the children shall have protective covers. |
| 2023-02-17 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(16)(i) | Repair and/or paint the diaper changing station in room 3. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: walls shall be painted or otherwise covered whenever there is evidence of excessive peeling or chipped paint. |
| 2022-09-13 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-08-26 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-06-30 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-06-30 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-06-30 | 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. |
| 2022-06-30 | 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 along with the 3 pages of water assurance and checklist. - 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. |
| 2022-06-30 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) | Ensure that all staff submit a CARI background check upon renewal for 2 known staff. - 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. |
| 2022-06-30 | Violation | 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) | Ensure that all staff, the sponsor and/or the sponsor representative complete a CHRI background check as required for the center's license renewal. - 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. |
| 2022-06-30 | Violation | 3A:52-6.3(b)(3)(iv)(1) | Ensure that each child's bottle is labeled with the date, refers to rooms 1 and 2. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply, feeding requirements for centers serving children less than 18 months of age are as follows: for bottles, each child's bottle(s) shall be labeled with the child's name and dated. |
| 2022-06-30 | Violation | 3A:52-6.3(b)(3)(vi) | Ensure that age and developmentally appropriate seating is provided for all children who no longer need to be held for feeding. At the time of the inspection 1 child in room 2 was laying down on the carpet drinking a bottle. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply, feeding requirements for centers serving children less than 18 months of age are as follows: a child who, because of age or developmental readiness, no longer needs to be held for feeding shall be provided with an infant seat, high chair with safety strap, or other age-appropriate seating apparatus, which meets the standards of a recognized safety organization (such as the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association, the American Society for Testing and Materials, or the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission). |
| 2022-06-30 | Violation | 3A:52-6.1(g)(2) | Ensure that classrooms that care for children under 18 months of age provide at least four different activity areas and that each area contains at least four types of supplies and equipment. Refers to room 2. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: centers serving children less than 18 months of age shall provide at least four types of children's daily activities including, but not limited to, sensory; language and dramatic play; manipulative; building; large muscle; music; or other comparable activities; and at least four types of supplies and equipment for each activity area chosen by the center. |
| 2022-06-30 | Violation | 3A:52-6.4(b)(2) | Repair and/or replace sleeping equipment that is in disrepair. Refers to room 9. - The center shall provide sleeping equipment for children over the age of 12 months and under the age of five years, the center shall provide for each child a crib that complies with the Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC), Federal Safety Standards for Full-Size and Non-Full-Size Baby Cribs; 16 CRF 1219 and 1220, which is incorporated herein by reference, and can be obtained through the CPSC's website at http://www.cpsc.gov/businfo/frnotices/fr11/cribfinal.pdf, playpen, cot, mat, or other Office of Licensing-approved sleeping equipment that meets the following requirements: |
| 2022-06-30 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(2) | Ensure that all soft couches/chairs/blocks and mats are kept clean and in good repair throughout the center. - 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. |
| 2022-06-30 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(15) | Ensure that all of the bathroom exhaust vents are free of dust throughout the center. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: ventilation outlets shall be clean and free from obstructions, and filters shall be replaced when saturated. |
| 2021-11-17 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-11-15 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-10-12 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2019-10-11 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-09-13 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-08-26 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-07-26 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
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