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| 2023-06-06 | 2023-06-27 | 3A:52-4.3(c) |
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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 Violation Observed: Ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times throughout the center. At the time of inspection, there were 17 children (18 months old) in Room 107 with 2 staff members. 3 staff members were required. A 3rd staff member arrived a short time later. |
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| 2023-06-06 | 2023-06-27 | 3A:52-4.3(a)(2) |
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The center shall ensure that all staff members are trained in the method of keeping track of children and know how many children are in their care at all times. Violation Observed: Ensure that all staff have completed training pertaining to the center's policies and procedures for tracking children and are aware of the number of children in their care at all times. At the time of inspection, the staff in Room 117 stated there were 15 children in their care. However, 16 children were present. |
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| 2023-05-23 | 2023-06-06 | 3A:52-4.3(c) |
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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 Violation Observed: Ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times throughout the center. At the time of inspection, there were 19 children (2 years) in Room 110 twaddler with 2 staff members. 3 staff members were required. |
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| 2023-05-23 | 2023-06-06 | 3A:52-4.3(a)(2) |
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The center shall ensure that all staff members are trained in the method of keeping track of children and know how many children are in their care at all times. Violation Observed: Ensure that all staff have completed training pertaining to the center's policies and procedures for tracking children and are aware of the number of children in their care at all times. At the time of inspection, the staff in Room 120 stated there were 10 children in their care. However, 11 children were present. |
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| 2023-05-23 | 2023-06-27 | 3A:52-5.3(q)(3)(v) |
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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: Label all rooms approved by the OOL for the children's use. |
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| 2023-02-21 | 2023-03-29 | 3A:52-4.9(a) |
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The sponsor, sponsor representative, director, or any staff member shall verbally notify the State Central Registry Hotline (1-877 NJ ABUSE/1-877-652-2873) immediately whenever there is reasonable cause to believe that a child has been subjected to abuse or neglect by a staff member, or any other adult, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 9:6-8.9, 8.10, 8.13 and 8.14. Violation Observed: Based on information, provide a Corrective Action Plan to DCF as required. |
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| 2023-02-21 | 2023-02-21 | 3A:52-6.6(a)(1) |
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The methods of guidance and discipline used shall: be positive. Violation Observed: Based on information, ensure that staff utilize positive methods of guidance at all times throughout the center. When a named child refused to nap, a named staff placed her leg over a named child's back to restrict her from getting up. Additionally, the named child reported that a 2nd named staff hit her 3 times, as if knocking on her forehead, and she was brought to the bathroom where she had water splashed on her. |
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| 2023-02-21 | 2023-05-15 | 3A:52-7.6(b)(1) |
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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: the name of the injured child. Violation Observed: Based on information, ensure that incident reports are completed as required. |
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| 2023-02-21 | 2023-05-15 | 3A:52-4.8(a)(1) |
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Topics of orientation training shall include supervising and tracking all children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.3(a). Violation Observed: Based on information, retrain all staff on 1. The center's discipline policy and 2. Completing incident reports as required. |
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| 2022-12-12 | 2023-01-03 | 3A:52-4.3(a)(1) |
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The center shall develop and implement an Office of Licensing-approved method to keep track of the location and ensure the safety of all children at all times when under the center’s supervision, including the transfer of supervision from and to parents during arrival and departure and the utilization of off-site locations, including playgrounds and field trips. Violation Observed: At the time of inspection, Staff in Room 110 said they had 14 children in their care. 13 children were present. |
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| 2022-12-12 | 2023-01-03 | 3A:52-4.3(c) |
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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 Violation Observed: Ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times throughout the center. At the time of inspection, there were 10 children ( 0-6 months) in Room 105 with 2 staff members. 3 staff members were required. |
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| 2022-12-12 | 2023-01-03 | 3A:52-4.10(b)(2) |
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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. Violation Observed: Ensure that all staff who do not have a completed CARI background check are directly supervised by another staff member. A staff member was unsupervised in Room 105 without a CARI clearance. |
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| 2022-12-12 | 2023-01-03 | 3A:52-4.11(b)(2) |
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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. Violation Observed: Ensure that all staff who do not have a completed CHRI background check are directly supervised by another staff member. A staff member was unsupervised in Room 105 without a CHRI clearance. |
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| 2022-12-12 | 2023-01-03 | 3A:52-5.3(q)(2)(ii) |
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Space and room requirements are as follows: at no time shall a center allow more children in attendance than the licensed room capacity. Violation Observed: Ensure that the center complies with the licensed capacity of the classrooms at all times throughout the center. The capacity of room 122 is 21 children. A the time of inspection, there were 22 children present. |
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| 2022-12-12 | 2023-01-03 | 3A:52-7.9(a)(1)(vi)(4) |
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For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: the center shall maintain on file a log of the initial illnesses, symptoms of illness, or diseases that are exhibited by each child while in the center’s care, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.1(c) and (d). This illness log shall include the date, if applicable, that the child returned to the center symptom-free. Violation Observed: Maintain an illness log on file at the center and ensure that it contains all of the required components, including the date when the child returned to the center symptom-free. |
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ALL I CAN SAY IS---AMAZING! I have two children enrolled in Waldwick and I have NEVER BEEN HAPPIER!! My son is currently in the twaddler room and my daughter is in Preschool. Before moving to the twaddler room, my son came from the Toddler room and LOVED it. The teachers are amazing and despite what the other reviewer stated, he had the same four teachers for the last four or five months since beginning there. My son comes home with artwork every week and I love them all. I have the majority of them up on my fridge as proof. As a public school teacher, I'm fully aware of teaching children about the process rather than the product. In addition, the school is immaculate. Every time I drop off or pick up, I peek into various classes and I'm always seeing people cleaning. It would be delusional of me to believe that my child is never going to get sick, but they seem to do everything that they can to prevent it. The preschool program is amazing and I'm learning new things every day from my daughter. I just can't say enough great things about the school.
My wife and I love everything about TLE Waldwick. My daughter has been enrolled at TLE Waldwick since she was 13 weeks old - starting in the Infant A room, progressing through the Infant B, Toddler and Twaddler rooms. We have had a great experience with this center and will be using it for our 2nd child beginning in September 2012. As we've now had 2 years of experience with the center, I feel qualified to comment on some of the comments below. 1) Health issues - Yes, our daughter has caught colds from other children at the center. During her first 9 months at the center, she had a cold roughly once a month. Given that her immune system was/is still developing, I don't know how this can be avoided. If she doesn't get sick from attending TLE, she will undoubtedly get sick from going to friends' houses, school, restaurants, or simply existing in the outside world. Do I enjoy my daughter being sick, of course not, but I'm not going to pretend that she will never have a cough, stuffy nose etc. by bathing her in Purell everyday. The owners emphasize that sick kids be kept home until well, but a number of parents ignore this guideline - you can't fault the center for this lack of courtesy. 2) Teacher/staff turnover - Consulting parents who use other day care facilities, frequent turnover seems to normal for this industry. There are lots of people in their early/mid 20's working at these facilities, many of whom are attending college or grad school or getting experience at TLE to go on to regular teaching jobs. That being said during my daughter's time in Infant A she had the same 2 teachers for her entire 3 months, in Infant B she had 5 teachers over a 10 month span - 1 older teacher retired, 2 moved to different classrooms, 2 were in my daughter's class for 9 months. In the Toddler room (where she spent 7 months) she had 8 teachers - 5 are still working at TLE, 2 quit, and 1 returned to school. In the Twaddler room - she has had 4 teachers over a 5 month span - 1 went on maternity leave, the other 3 are still there. Mind that the above are the full time staff (who operate on staggered schedules so that there is always a full time teacher on duty). Due to the hours that the center is open, it must employ part time floating teachers who fill in at the end of the day depending on the number of kids in each room. 3) There are cameras and windows in each classroom - you can watch what is going on in the classroom any time of day anonymously from the owners' office. Additionally, the owners are on site and constantly monitoring the different rooms. They are quick to respond to any and all concerns. 4) Though my wife and I would love to take all of the credit for our daughter's development and vocabulary, I know that TLE deserves great praise in this area. For months our daughter has been singing songs that she learned at TLE. She has a great appreciation for books due to the daily that has been fostered by the staff at TLE. She has been stimulated with art projects, music instruction, yoga, games, and a wide variety of toys that she doesn't have at home, but most of all she gets daily interaction with other kids, helping her social development. 5) Behavior - Believing that 1 & 2 years old aren't going to bite, hit, pull hair, yell, and run around but rather act like perfect little adults is expecting too much. The staff tries to limit the bad behavior as much as possible but as parents we have to be realistic in our expectations of how little kids act as they learn right and wrong. Each day my daughter is very excited to both go to TLE in the morning and tell us everything that she did at TLE after we've picked her up. It's a rare morning when a roomful of happy kids and teachers don't greet my daughter enthusiastically and excitedly.
The Learning Experience in Waldwick, NJ is a poorly managed day care center. The director has no business sense, no compassion, and thinks her center is amazing. The only thing amazing is how she was able to get the franchise to begin with. Most of the teachers are very young, inexperienced, and do not have children of their own. They can't handle the kids properly, and they don't understand how and why kids behave the way they do. After observing the monitors to watch the children, I realized how unstructured the environment is for the children. They don't come close to fulfilling their promises they make in their philosophy and handbook. They hardly do any of the enrichment programs, they have very little technology nor variety of activities, and they don't do any organized physical fitness. They expect the children to just listen to their demands and play with blocks, wooden trains, and crayons all day. My child was bored and restless because of the lack of challenging activities. If you want your child to spend the majority of the day in free play, then this is the place for you. If you want them to have a true "learning experience", I suggest you send them somewhere else...I will be. Don't believe them when they tell you how great they are...it's their fantasy.