Regular Child Care Center
The Honey Tree of Ocean County
Brick, NJ
· Ocean County
1450 ROUTE 88,
Brick, NJ 08724
Quick Facts
Capacity
89 children
Age Range
0 - 13 years
Subsidized Program
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Contact Information
📞 (732) 458-2273
Regular Child Care Center
Not found in current state licensing data
This provider appeared in previous licensing records but was not found in our most recent state data update.
Historical licensing information
Previous license status
Active
License Number
90700163
Expired
Oct 6, 2024
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 Honey Tree offers the Point Pleasant, NJ area with music and creative movement programs for kids 6 weeks and up. Our certified teachers provide age appropriate curriculums that include computer lessons and other activities. To ensure that each child is safe, our director / owner is present on-site and we have staff trained in CPR and first aid.
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
- Open HoursMonday – Friday 6:30 AM – 6 PM
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-06 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(a) | Ensure that adequate supervision is maintained at all times throughout the center. In room 1, the staff member left the room to answer the front door leaving 5 sleeping children alone. 2-21-23: 1 staff member in room 3 left the room to answer the front door leaving 8 sleeping children alone. - The children shall be supervised directly by a staff member at all times, including during outdoor activities, rest and sleep, and walking through hallways. Toileting procedures shall be supervised by a staff member as appropriate for the ages and developmental needs of the children. |
| 2023-02-06 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(d)(1) | Ensure that there is at least one staff physically present in the room or area where children are napping. At the time of the inspector's arrival there was no staff in room 2 where 7 children, age 3, were on nap mats. 6 children were sleeping and 1 was awake. In room 4, there was 2 children ages 9 and 11 months in cribs alone in the room. 1 child was sleeping and 1 child was crying. - At least one staff member shall be physically present in the room or area in which children are napping and shall be able to summon other staff members without leaving the room or area. |
| 2023-02-06 | Violation | 3A:52-6.4(b)(1)(ii) | Ensure that all sleeping equipment is free of pillows and soft bedding when occupied by a sleeping child. In room 4, there were 2 children under 12 months of age covered in a blanket while in their cribs. - 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 sleeping equipment shall be free of pillows and soft bedding, including, but not limited to bumper pads, when occupied by a sleeping child. |
| 2023-02-06 | Violation | 3A:52-6.4(a)(2) | Ensure that blankets or pillows do not cover the child's face. In room 4, blanket was covering part of the child's face while sleeping. - For early childhood programs, the center shall provide opportunities for daily rest and sleep as follows: for children from 13 to 18 months of age, the center shall provide daily rest and sleep according to the child's physical needs and ensure that blankets or pillows do not cover the child's face. |
| 2023-02-06 | Violation | 3A:52-5.6(a) | In room 4, provide an adequate amount of light in the classroom during naptime. There were 2 children sleeping in cribs with no lights on in the dark. - At least five foot-candles of natural or artificial light shall be provided in all rooms used by children during naptime. The illumination shall be measured three feet above the floor at the farthest point from the light source. |
| 2023-02-06 | Violation | 3A:52-6.4(a)(4) | Ensure that adequate procedures are adhered to for children 4 years of age and over that are not required to nap to include continued programing during rest time hours. - For early childhood programs, the center shall provide opportunities for daily rest and sleep as follows: for children over the age of 18 months and under the age of four years, the center shall provide |
| 2023-02-06 | Violation | 3A:52-4.7(a)(1) | Ensure that all staff who have not completed the required orientation training are directly supervised by another staff member. 2 staff missing. - The center shall meet the following requirements for orientation training: the center shall ensure that all newly-hired staff receive orientation training within two weeks of hire and that no individual is left alone to supervise a child or group of children until orientation training is completed. |
| 2023-02-06 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(b)(2) | Ensure that all staff who do not have a completed CARI background check are directly supervised by another staff member. 2 staff missing. - 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. Until the results of the CARI background check for a new staff member have been received from the Department, the center shall ensure oversight of the new staff member by another staff member, and ensure that person is not left alone to supervise a child or group of children. |
| 2023-02-06 | Violation | 3A:52-4.11(b)(2) | Ensure that all staff who do not have a completed CHRI background check are directly supervised by another staff member. 2 staff missing. - When the center applies for a new license or Certificate of Life/Safety Approval, the sponsor or sponsor representative shall ensure that each staff member at least 18 years of age who is or will be working at the center on a regularly scheduled basis completes the CHRI fingerprinting process specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.11(a). Until the center receives the results of the CHRI background check for a new staff member from the Department of Human Services, the center shall ensure oversight of that person by another staff member and ensure that the person is not alone to supervise a child or group of children. |
| 2023-02-06 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(c)(2)(i) | Ensure that there is a director designee present when the director is not present at the center and ensure that the director designee does not have full-time classroom responsibilities during the times the director is not at the center. - The director or his or her designee(s) shall be on the premises at all times when the center is operating and the designee shall not have full-time classroom responsibilities during the times when the director is not present at the center. |
| 2023-02-06 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(1) | Ensure that all staff are retrained on safe sleep practices and supervision from an outside source. Upon the inspector's arrival to the center, children were not being supervised during naptime in rooms 2 and 4. - Topics of orientation training shall include supervising and tracking all children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.3(a). |
| 2023-02-06 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(a)(1) | Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for all staff within two weeks of hire.2-6-23- 2 missing CARI clearances. 2-21-23- 2 missing CARI clearances. - The sponsor or sponsor representative, and each staff member shall complete a signed consent form provided by the Department that indicates the identifying information necessary to conduct a CARI background check, including the person’s name, address, date of birth, sex, race, and Social Security number. Pursuant to the Federal Privacy Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-579), the Department shall advise each such person that the disclosure of his or her Social Security number is voluntary, and that the Social Security number will only be used for the purpose of conducting a CARI background check. |
| 2022-08-05 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(10) | Ensure children do not have access to staff purses in room 6. Abated at the time of inspection. - 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. |
| 2022-08-05 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(c)(1) | Ensure that the director is at the center at least 50% of the center's daily operating hours. Provide documentation of sign in and out sheets. - The director shall be scheduled to work at the center at least 50 percent of the center’s daily operating hours. |
| 2022-08-05 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(a)(1) | Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for all staff within two weeks of hire. There are 3 missing CARI clearances. - The sponsor or sponsor representative, and each staff member shall complete a signed consent form provided by the Department that indicates the identifying information necessary to conduct a CARI background check, including the person’s name, address, date of birth, sex, race, and Social Security number. Pursuant to the Federal Privacy Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-579), the Department shall advise each such person that the disclosure of his or her Social Security number is voluntary, and that the Social Security number will only be used for the purpose of conducting a CARI background check. |
| 2022-08-05 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(1) | Provide complete orientation training for all staff and update any orientation training that needs to be updated annually. - Topics of orientation training shall include supervising and tracking all children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.3(a). |
| 2022-08-05 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(a)(5) | Provide a current fire certificate as required. - 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. |
| 2022-08-05 | 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. |
| 2022-08-05 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(c) | Ensure that all staff complete 12 hours of staff development annually. - The center shall ensure that all staff members who work at the center complete 12 hours of continuing staff development each year. |
| 2022-08-05 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(d)(1) | Ensure that all credentialed staff including the director designee complete 20 hours of staff development annually. - In lieu of the child care staff development specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(b), the director, head teacher(s), group teacher(s), and program supervisor(s) shall each complete 20 hours of staff development each year. Recommended topics of training for these staff include educational and physical activity. |
| 2022-08-05 | Violation | 3A:52-7.7(a)(1) | Ensure that the center washes and disinfects diapering surfaces as required. Staff are using Lysol aerosol spray. Cease the use of Lysol aerosol spray while children are present. - Disinfectants shall be used as follows: the center shall disinfect those items specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.7(a)3 with a solution that shall be |
| 2022-08-05 | Violation | 3A:52-7.7(e)(1)(iii) | Ensure diapering table is cleaned under the diapering pad in the hallway bathroom. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: in addition to the items specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.7(a)3, the following equipment items or surfaces shall be washed and disinfected after each use, diapering surfaces. |
| 2022-08-05 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(9) | Ensure that toilets and sinks in the 2nd floor bathrooms and first floor hallway are cleaned. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: toilets, wash basins, kitchen sinks, and other plumbing shall be maintained in good operating and sanitary condition. |
| 2022-08-05 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(n)(4) | Ensure that all fire extinguishers are hung as required by the fire official there was a fire extinguisher sitting on a counter in room 6. - Fire prevention requirements are as follows: all fire extinguishers shall be visually inspected once a month, and serviced and tagged at least once a year and recharged, if necessary, as specified in the NJUFC. |
| 2022-08-05 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(2) | Ensure that the floors in the hallway area to the back door is cleaned. - 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. |
| 2022-08-05 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(15) | Maintain all mechanical ventilation in a clean and operating condition. Clean all ceiling and wall vents in rooms 6, room 1, and the 1st floor hallway area. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: ventilation outlets shall be clean and free from obstructions, and filters shall be replaced when saturated. |
| 2022-08-05 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(c)(2) | Repair or replace the ceiling light that is currently not working outside the second floor bathrooms. - Lighting requirements are as follows: during program activities, at least 20 foot-candles of natural or artificial light shall be provided in all rooms used by the children. This illumination shall be measured three feet above the floor at the farthest point from the light source. |
| 2022-08-05 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(b)(1) | Remove the rusted metal tank next to the dumpster which children have access to. - 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. |
| 2022-08-05 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(p) | Repair and/or remove all broken and/or rusted toys from the outdoor play area including broken chairs and ride on cars. - Play equipment, materials, and furniture for indoor and outdoor use shall be of sturdy and safe construction, non-toxic, free of hazards, and used in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. The center may not use play equipment intended for outdoor use indoors. |
| 2022-06-28 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(a) | Ensure that children are supervised at all times, the staff in room 3 walked out of the room leaving children at the table while eating. - The children shall be supervised directly by a staff member at all times, including during outdoor activities, rest and sleep, and walking through hallways. Toileting procedures shall be supervised by a staff member as appropriate for the ages and developmental needs of the children. |
| 2022-06-28 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(c) | Ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times throughout the center. One staff in room 4 walked out of the room to answer the front door leaving 1 staff with 7 children ages 12-18 months. - The following staff/child ratios shall apply, except as specified in 3A:52-4.3(d) through (f):Age Staff/Child RatioUnder 18 months - 1:418 months up to 2 ½ years - 1:62 ½ years up to 4 years - 1:104 years - 1:125 years and older - 1:15 |
| 2022-06-28 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(c)(2)(i) | Designate a director designee for whenever the director is not present at the center and ensure that the director designee does not have full-time classroom responsibilities during the times the director is not at the center. - The director or his or her designee(s) shall be on the premises at all times when the center is operating and the designee shall not have full-time classroom responsibilities during the times when the director is not present at the center. |
| 2022-06-28 | Violation | 3A:52-5.4(a)(3) | Provide screens on all doors and windows used for ventilation. The back door of the center and all of the doors and windows on the 2nd floor were opened with no screens. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply, crawl spaces, attic spaces, and all doors and windows used for natural ventilation shall be provided with insect screening. |
| 2022-06-28 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(a)(5) | Ensure that all exits and egress areas are unobstructed. The second floor exit off the deck was covered in overgrown brush. 8-5-22-The brush has been trimmed back however the exit stairs still have branches hanging on them. 8-5-22- Clear the brush from around the exit door out of room 3. - 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. |
| 2022-05-20 | Violation | 3A:52-5.4(a)(7)(iii) | Provide an additional barrier to prevent cars from entering the back of the parking lot while children are outside playing. At the time of the inspection, there were 3 flower pots lined up at the end of the building. 6-28-2022- Provide a written plan to OOL stating how the center will ensure the safety of the children while using the parking lot including providing an additional barrier. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply, outdoor space requirements for children over the age of 10 months are as follows: outdoor areas located near or adjacent to hazardous areas determined by the Office of Licensing to be unsafe (including, but not limited to, streets, roads, driveways, parking lots, railroad tracks, swimming pools, rivers, streams, steep grades, cliffs, open pits, high voltage boosters, or propane gas tanks) shall be fenced or otherwise protected by a natural or man-made barrier or enclosure. |
| 2022-05-20 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(b)(1) | Ensure that children do not play by the fence along the edge of the property that is falling down and the fence is repaired. - 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. |
| 2022-03-31 | Violation | 3A:52-6.4(a)(2) | Ensure children under 12 months do not have blankets. There was a 10 month old infant using a blanket in room 4. - For early childhood programs, the center shall provide opportunities for daily rest and sleep as follows: for children from 13 to 18 months of age, the center shall provide daily rest and sleep according to the child's physical needs and ensure that blankets or pillows do not cover the child's face. |
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