Child Care Center
✓ Licensed
The Learning Experience Development Center
Bayville, NJ
· Ocean County
839 U.S. 9,
Bayville, NJ 08721
Quick Facts
Capacity
196 children
Age Range
0 - 13 years
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
2
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Contact Information
📞 (732) 606-1770
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
15LEA0001
License Issued
Mar 24, 2025
Active Through
Mar 24, 2028
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
We believe that each child deserves to grow and learn at their own pace. TLE provides the tools that help our children develop to their greatest potential. State of the art early learning centers located in eighteen states offering a comprehensive curric
Hours of Operation
- Monday06:30 AM - 06:30 PM
- Tuesday06:30 AM - 06:30 PM
- Wednesday06:30 AM - 06:30 PM
- Thursday06:30 AM - 06:30 PM
- Friday06:30 AM - 06:30 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-29 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-05-21 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2026-03-31 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-03-12 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2026-02-11 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-12-16 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-11-25 | Monitoring,Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-03-05 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-02-24 | No Selection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-24 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-07 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-12-12 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-11-04 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-06-24 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-05-30 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-05-28 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-04-23 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-03-27 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-12-08 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-10-24 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-10-05 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-09-09 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-08-26 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-08-26 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-08-26 | Violation | 3A:52-6.4(i) | Cease the use of pacifier straps or other types of attachment devices. Center took corrective action and removed the attachment. - Children shall not use pacifiers with straps or other types of attachment devices. |
| 2022-07-01 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-06-16 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-05-16 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-04-28 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-03-22 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-02-07 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-02-07 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-02-07 | Violation | 3A:52-6.1(e) | Ensure that pacifiers are removed when children are crawling or walking. - The center shall ensure that pacifiers are removed when the children are crawling or walking. |
| 2022-02-07 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(a)(3)(i)(1) | Ensure that the center has a table of organization that illustrates lines of authority, responsibility and communication. - 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. |
| 2022-02-07 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(a)(3)(i)(2) | Ensure that the center has a table of organization that includes 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. |
| 2022-02-07 | 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. |
| 2022-02-07 | 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. - 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. |
| 2022-02-07 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(b)(1) | Ensure that the director meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual. - The director shall meet the following qualification requirements for early childhood programs licensed to serve more than 30 children, the director shall meet the qualification requirements as specified in N.J.A.C 3A:52-4.6(b) for education and experience. |
| 2022-02-07 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(c)(1) | Ensure that the head teacher meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: for all centers, the head teacher or consulting head teacher shall meet the qualification requirements specified in one of the seven options set forth in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.6(c) for education and experience. |
| 2022-02-07 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(c)(3) | Ensure that the group teacher meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: the group teacher shall meet the requirements for experience and education |
| 2022-02-07 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(d)(1) | Ensure that the program supervisor meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual. - For school-age child care programs the program supervisor shall meet the qualification requirements specified in one of the applicable options set forth in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.6(d) for education, training, and experience, based on the center's licensed capacity. |
| 2022-02-07 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(b)(2)(i) | Ensure that the center maintains daily time sheets for staff that indicate the hours the staff worked at the center. - 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. |
| 2022-02-07 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(b)(2)(ii) | Ensure that the center maintains daily time sheets for the children that indicate the children's arrival and departure times. - 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 children's daily attendance records, including the daily time of arrival and departure. |
| 2022-02-07 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(n)(1) | Ensure that the center conducts fire drills at least once per month during each session provided at the center, including one fire drill annually that is conducted during nap time. - Fire prevention requirements are as follows: the center shall conduct fire drills at least once a month, as specified in the NJUFC. The center shall ensure that fire drills are conducted during each session provided at the center and that one fire drill per year is conducted during nap time, if applicable. |
| 2022-02-07 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(i)(5)(i) | Complete and submit a DCF Drinking Water Testing 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. |
| 2022-02-07 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(19) | Complete radon testing in every room on the lowest floor used by children and post the results in a prominent location. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: the center shall test for the presence of radon gas in each classroom on the lowest floor level used by children at least once every five years and shall post the test results in a prominent location in all buildings at the center, as specified in N.J.S.A. 30:5B-5.2. |
| 2021-07-07 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2021-06-28 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-05-17 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-04-07 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2020-10-07 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-08-21 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-06-25 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-06-09 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-05-26 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-05-08 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-04-24 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-03-24 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-02-14 | New Sponsor | No | Center Inspection |
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