Child Care Center
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The Prep School (For Babies and Children)
Irvington, NJ
· Essex County
33 Myrtle Avenue,
Irvington, NJ 07111
Quick Facts
Capacity
180 children
Age Range
0 - 13 years
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
1
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Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
07PRE0006
License Issued
Jun 16, 2026
Active Through
Jun 16, 2029
Issued By
New Jersey Department of Children & Families
District Office
New Jersey Dept of Children and Families - Office of Licensing
Reviews
Renee
2012-09-15 18:50:55
★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
This daycare has no set rules in place for the students or the staff. The staff discuss personal business of the parents to each other as well as other parents of the children. The directors and owner are unprofessional and also discuss the parents and staffs personal business with other staff members. The school is not properly supervised as the cameras are broken, the student teacher ratioo is always inconsistent, the staff are laid off constantly, and the bills are behind.
The children are not feed appropriate lunch and are given things like Ramen Noodles for lunch. The children are not taken outside to get fresh air. The carpets and floors are dirty. The staff curse around the children and physically discipline the children.
RUN AWAY FROM THIS SCHOOL!!!!!!!!
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About the Provider
The Prep School (For Babies and Children) is a Child Care Center in Irvington NJ, with a maximum capacity of 180 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 - 13 years. It is open Monday - Friday, 07:00 AM - 06:00 PM. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2026-03-30 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-02-18 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-12-24 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-11-05 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-10-21 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-10-07 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-09-10 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-09-02 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-08-18 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-07-15 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-07-03 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-06-04 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-06-02 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-01-17 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-12-12 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-09-27 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-08-20 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-08-01 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-02-01 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-01-09 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-01-02 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-12-01 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-10-31 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-09-26 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-08-21 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-08-01 | Technical Assistance Visit | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-07-17 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-06-13 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-05-05 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-05-05 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-29 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-02-22 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-01-17 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-12-14 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-11-14 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-11-14 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-11-14 | Violation | 3A:52-7.3(a)(2) | Ensure that a Universal Health Record is completed annually for 1 named child. - 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) |
| 2022-11-14 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(1) | Ensure that all staff complete orientation training annually.5/5/23: 3 Remain outstanding. - Topics of orientation training shall include supervising and tracking all children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.3(a). |
| 2022-11-14 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(a) | Ensure that all the staff provide Mantoux shot results.5/5/23: 4 Remain outstanding. - 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). |
| 2022-10-04 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-10-04 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-10-04 | 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. |
| 2022-08-19 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-07-29 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-07-29 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-07-29 | 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. |
| 2022-07-29 | 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. |
| 2022-07-29 | 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.1/17/23: Received SOA and Checklist. - 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. |
| 2022-07-29 | 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. |
| 2022-07-29 | 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.8/19/22: Ensure that all the children evacuate the building within 3 minutes during each fire drill. - 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. |
| 2022-07-29 | Violation | 3A:52-3.6(b)(1) | Ensure that the center maintains on file signatures of 2 named families attesting to the receipt of the policy. - The center shall distribute a copy of the Information to Parents document to each child’s parent(s) upon enrollment and to every person upon becoming a staff member and secure and maintain on file a record of each parent’s and staff member’s signature attesting to receipt of the document. The center shall maintain on file a copy of the Information to Parents document. |
| 2022-07-29 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) | Ensure that 19 named 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. |
| 2022-07-29 | Violation | 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) | Ensure that 17 namedl staff, the sponsor and/or the sponsor representative complete a CHRI background check as required for the center's license renewal.11/14/22: Received 13 CHRI clearances, 4 remain outstanding.3/29/23: Received 3 CHRI clearances, 1 outstanding. - 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. |
| 2022-07-29 | Violation | 3A:52-6.3(b)(3)(i) | Ensure that each child under 12 months of age has a written feeding plan signed by the family. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply, feeding requirements for centers serving children less than 18 months of age are as follows: the center shall develop mutually with each child's parent(s) and follow a feeding plan regarding the feeding schedule, specific formula, breastfeeding arrangements and accommodations, and/or expressed breast milk, nutritional needs, and introduction of new food for each child. |
| 2022-07-29 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(b)(1) | Remove the overgrown vegetation from the outdoor play area and egress. - 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. |
| 2022-07-29 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(5)(ii) | Ensure that garbage receptacles are maintained as required, including being covered securely in Room 2. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: garbage receptacles shall be covered in a secure manner. |
| 2022-07-29 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(9) | Ensure that the portable sinks in all rooms serving children 2.5 years and under are maintained in operating and sanitary condition. - 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. |
| 2022-07-29 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(p) | Ensure that the bucket seat table is maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions, wherein several buckles are missing in Room 4. - 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. |
| 2022-07-29 | Violation | 3A:52-6.4(i) | Cease the use of pacifier straps or other types of attachment devices in Room 4. - Children shall not use pacifiers with straps or other types of attachment devices. |
| 2022-07-29 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(2) | Sand and paint the rusted bathroom stall dividers and the panels behind the toilet in the first floor boy's bathroom. - 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. |
| 2022-07-29 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(4)(vi) | Ensure that staff wash their hands after coming into contact nasal excretions in Room 5. - Handwashing requirements are as follows: staff members shall wash their hands with soap and running water immediately after coming into contact with blood, fecal matter, urine, vomit, nasal secretions, or other body fluids or secretions. |
| 2022-07-29 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(a)(1) | Ensure that adequate procedures for tracking children are adhered to at all times throughout the center, wherein the staff member in Room 2 needs to count the number of children in her care when asked. - 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. |
| 2022-07-29 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(c) | Ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times in Room 1B, where 14 children 3 years of age were present with 1 staff member and an additional staff member was required. - 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 |
| 2022-02-01 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2021-12-15 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2021-06-10 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-06-07 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-05-03 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-04-01 | Monitoring,Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2020-02-10 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2019-10-08 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-10-04 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-09-17 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-08-15 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-07-16 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-06-26 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2019-06-17 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-06-17 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2019-05-06 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
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