Child Care Center
✓ Licensed
The Nursery School of Christ Church
Bloomfield, NJ
· Essex County
72-76 Park Avenue,
Bloomfield, NJ 07003
Quick Facts
Capacity
122 children
Age Range
0 - 13 years
Subsidized Program
Participates
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Contact Information
📞 (973) 743-7582
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
07NUR0001
License Issued
Jun 16, 2025
Active Through
Jun 16, 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
The Nursery School of Christ Church is a Child Care Center in Bloomfield NJ, with a maximum capacity of 122 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 - 13 years. It is open Monday - Friday, 07:30 AM - 06:00 PM. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Monday07:30 AM - 06:00 PM
- Tuesday07:30 AM - 06:00 PM
- Wednesday07:30 AM - 06:00 PM
- Thursday07:30 AM - 06:00 PM
- Friday07:30 AM - 06:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-03-27 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-02-26 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-01-14 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-12-10 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-06-12 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-06-03 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-05-01 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-03-31 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-02-24 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-07 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-01-07 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-12-06 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-11-04 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-09-27 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-08-28 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-07-23 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-07-02 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-06-12 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-05-10 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-04-10 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-03-01 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-01-29 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-12-22 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-11-15 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-10-02 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-08 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-12-22 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-12-01 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-12-01 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-12-01 | Violation | 3A:52-6.7(d) | Ensure that staff do not withhold emotional responses or stimulation. At the time of the inspection a named child was strapped in chair during a nap time in room 4A. - Staff members shall not withhold from children food, emotional responses, stimulation, or the opportunities for rest or sleep. |
| 2022-12-01 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(a) | Submit to the OOL the center’s current staff records checklist. Ensure that orientation training dates recorded have been conducted within the preceding 12 months for each staff member. - 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). |
| 2022-12-01 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(7) | Retrain all staff on the center's discipline policy. - Topics of orientation training shall include implementing the center's statement of policy on the disciplining of children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.6. |
| 2022-12-01 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(b) | Ensure that all staff complete orientation training annually, and secure and maintain on file, each staff member's signature attesting to the review of the orientation training; .and that the completion of the training is documented on theStaff Records Checklist. - Orientation training as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(a) may be included for six of the required hours of staff development specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(c) and (d). |
| 2022-12-01 | Violation | 3A:52-7.5(b)(10) | Ensure that the epi pen has a current special care plan for 1 named child in room 4A. - 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). |
| 2022-12-01 | Violation | 3A:52-3.4(a) | Ensure that the center has a current comprehensive general liability insurance policy and maintains the documentation on file. - The sponsor or sponsor representative shall secure comprehensive general liability insurance coverage for the center and shall maintain on file a copy of the insurance policy or documentation of current insurance coverage. |
| 2022-12-01 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(n)(4) | Ensure that all fire extinguishers are serviced and tagged annually and recharged as needed. - 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. |
| 2022-12-01 | 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. |
| 2022-12-01 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(i)(8) | Submit a Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the DOH. - Environmental condition precautions are as follows: at the time of the initial application, any renewal application, relocation of an existing licensed center, and, as determined by the Office of Licensing, on a case-by-case basis, the facility operator shall submit to the Office of Licensing a Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the Department of Health that indicates that no further remediation is needed for the interior of the building in which the center is located. |
| 2022-09-30 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-08-29 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-07-27 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-06-21 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-05-26 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-05-19 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-05-19 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-05-19 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(c)(1) | Hire and submit the required documentation for the head teacher. - 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. |
| 2022-05-19 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(a) | Maintain on file a record of a signed application for 5 staff. - 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). |
| 2022-05-19 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(a)(1) | Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for 1 staff. - 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. |
| 2022-05-19 | Violation | 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) | Ensure that 1 staff 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. |
| 2022-04-08 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-04-08 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-02-08 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-01-05 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-12-06 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-12-02 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-11-09 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-10-22 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-09-20 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-09-17 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2019-10-18 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-10-02 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-09-03 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-08-16 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-08-14 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-07-09 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-06-21 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-05-07 | Renewal,Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
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