Child Care Center
The Learning Place Child Care Center
Hackensack, NJ
· Bergen County
400 SUMMIT AVE,
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Quick Facts
Capacity
95 children
Age Range
0 - 13 years
Type of Care
Full-Time, Part-Time
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
1
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Contact Information
📞 (201) 343-3077
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
02LEA0009
License Issued
May 15, 2026
License Expiration
May 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
At The Learning Place, in Hackensack, New Jersey, we understand that childcare is every parent's highest priority. That is why we specialize in giving children the head start they need. At The Learning Place children are nurtured and motivated in a safe and caring environment. We work to ensure that all children are happy and well while in our care.
Quality Day Care
Providing child care in Northern NJ, for the greater Bergen County area including: Hackensack, Maywood, Rochelle Park, Teaneck, Paramus, Lodi, Hasbrouck Heights and surrounding areas.
Located minutes away from Hackensack University Medical Center as well as the following highways: Route 80, Route 4, Route 17 and the Garden State Parkway.
TLP has been caring for and educating children from infancy to Pre-kindergarten since 1967. A family owned New Jersey licensed and accredited Early Childhood Education facility, designed to serve the professional and working parent with a year round program.
Hours of Operation
- Monday07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Tuesday07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Wednesday07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Thursday07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Friday07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | TA Inspection,Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-04-09 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-02-27 | Renewal,Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-11-26 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-11-25 | Other,Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-10-27 | Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-09-23 | Other,Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-08-13 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-07-11 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-06-28 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-05-23 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-04-15 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-03-10 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-24 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-01-24 | Monitoring,Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-11-06 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-11-01 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-10-29 | Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-10-01 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-07-29 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-05-03 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-04-02 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-03-05 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-01-30 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-01-24 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-01-09 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-11-16 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-09-25 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-09-13 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-08-08 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-05-08 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-04-20 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-04-20 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(m)(2) | Rearrange the gym equipment to allow for a 3 foot aisle passageway to the gym. The furniture was adjusted but needs to be removed. - Supplemental evacuation requirements are as follows: cribs, beds, playpens, and cots used for rest or sleep shall be arranged so as to provide access to a three-foot-wide aisle that leads to an unobstructed exit. |
| 2023-04-20 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(2) | Clean the debris from the entryway. - 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. |
| 2023-04-20 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(a)(5) | Ensure that the center's fire protective systems are operative at all times. - 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. |
| 2023-02-21 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-01-10 | Renewal,Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-01-10 | 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. Update the table of organization with the current chain of command. - 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. |
| 2023-01-10 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(a) | Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL. Update when staff receive renewal CARI and CHRI checks. - 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). |
| 2023-01-10 | 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. |
| 2023-01-10 | 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.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. |
| 2023-01-10 | 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. |
| 2023-01-10 | 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. |
| 2023-01-10 | 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. |
| 2023-01-10 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(d)(1) | Ensure that all credentialed staff 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. |
| 2023-01-10 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(e)(8) | Ensure that all staff working with children under 2.5 years of age have training specific to this age group initiated within 90 days of hire and completed within one year. - For early childhood programs all staff that work with children under 2 1/2 years of age shall have training specific to this age group, which may include, but is not limited to, the New Jersey Infant/Toddler Credential administered through Professional Impact NJ, the Infant-Toddler Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential, or other trainings specifically related to the care of infants and toddlers. Each employee shall initiate this training within 90 days and complete it within one year. |
| 2023-01-10 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(2) | Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually, including understanding center operations, policies and procedures. - Topics of orientation training shall include understanding center operations, policies and procedures, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.5(b)3. |
| 2023-01-10 | Violation | 3A:52-7.3(a)(2) | Ensure that a Universal Health Record is completed upon enrollment and updated annually, including the immunization records and special care plans as required. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: for each child not enrolled in a public or private school, upon admission, the center shall maintain on file at the center a Universal Child Health Record (Department of Health Form CH-14) or its equivalent, updated annually, along with an immunization record, and a special care plan, if applicable. A 30-day grace period is permitted in N.J.A.C. 8:57-4.5(e) |
| 2023-01-10 | Violation | 3A:52-7.5(b)(10) | Ensure that all Epi-pens are stored in their original boxes with the child's name and prescription, accompanied by a special care plan and that two are present when required for two children. - 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 store prescribed epinephrine pens in their original boxes with the child’s name and prescription. A special care plan or other documentation from a health care provider shall accompany the epinephrine pen. If two epinephrine pens are required, both shall be available. Each center under the jurisdiction of N.J.S.A. 18A:40-12.5 shall store back-up epinephrine pens on site consistent with the requirements stated at N.J.S.A. 18A:40-12.5.e(1). |
| 2023-01-10 | 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. |
| 2023-01-10 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(2) | Ensure that all ceiling tiles are kept clean and in good repair. - 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. |
| 2023-01-10 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(15) | Maintain all mechanical ventilation in a clean and operating condition in the restrooms. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: ventilation outlets shall be clean and free from obstructions, and filters shall be replaced when saturated. |
| 2023-01-10 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(c)(1) | Ensure that all fluorescent tubes and incandescent light bulbs have protective coverings. Replace the cracked light panels in the gym. - Lighting requirements are as follows: all fluorescent tubes and incandescent light bulbs shall have protective covers or shields. |
| 2023-01-10 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(c)(2) | Provide adequate lighting in the gym where most of the fluorescent light tubes have blown out. - 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. |
| 2023-01-10 | 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. |
| 2021-09-21 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-09-20 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-08-10 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-07-27 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-06-11 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-05-18 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-04-27 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-03-30 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2020-02-05 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-06-18 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-05-07 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
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