Description: The Special Children's Center, Inc is a Regular Child Care Center in LAKEWOOD NJ, with a maximum capacity of 131 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 - 13 years. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
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| 2023-02-23 | 3A:52-5.2(a) | |
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A person seeking a license or a Certificate of Life/Safety Approval to operate a center shall comply with all applicable provisions of the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code, as specified in N.J.A.C. 5:23 (hereinafter referred to as the “NJUCC”). Violation Observed: Submit a copy of the final Certificate of Occupancy or Certificate of Continued Occupancy. The center's current TCO expired 1/15/2023. 4-25-23: TCO expires 5-31-23. |
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| 2023-01-24 | 2023-04-25 | 3A:52-5.3(m)(2) |
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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. Violation Observed: Ensure that all cribs, cots and sleeping equipment are arranged to provide access to a three foot wide aisle that leads to an exit. In room 131, there were 2 cribs located behind a stack of chairs and a material divider which did not allow for a 3ft exit isle. 2-23-23- Room 129 needs to ensure pack and plays are arranged to provide a 3ft exit isle. |
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| 2023-01-24 | 2023-04-25 | 3A:52-4.3(a) |
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The children shall be supervised directly by a staff member at all times, including during outdoor activities, rest and sleep, and walking through hallways. Toileting procedures shall be supervised by a staff member as appropriate for the ages and developmental needs of the children. Violation Observed: Ensure that adequate supervision is maintained at all times throughout the center. During naptime, the sides of children's pack and plays were being blocked with foam floor mats, pieces of black poster boards, toy shelves, and material dividers preventing staff from seeing the children while sleeping and providing proper supervision. 2-23-23- Room 129 is still using material dividers preventing staff from seeing the children while sleeping and providing proper supervision. |
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| 2023-01-24 | 2023-02-23 | 3A:52-9.6(a)(2) |
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Each center or person providing transportation services, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-9.1(a), shall maintain on file at the center a copy of the insurance policy or documentation of current insurance coverage. Violation Observed: Maintain transportation records on file at the center, including a copy of the insurance policy.This violation is not applicable due to the afterschool program being part of DCF’s Division of Children’s System of Care. |
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| 2023-01-24 | 2023-02-23 | 3A:52-9.3(f)(6) |
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Any center may authorize staff members or parents of enrolled children to utilize their own private passenger vehicles to transport children from the center to and from scheduled center field trips, outings, or special events (such as visits to the zoo, library, or museum) or to transport children from the center to a hospital, clinic, or office for medical treatment, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:39-20.1. However, staff members and parents may be authorized to do so only if the center ensures that the driver and additional adults apply the safety practices, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-9.5(a) through (d) and (g) through (m). Violation Observed: Provide documentation of the center's policies and procedures for safe transportation of children and documentation that all drivers and additional adults are trained on the policy.This violation is not applicable due to the afterschool program being part of DCF’s Division of Children’s System of Care. |
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| 2023-01-24 | 2023-02-23 | 3A:52-4.6(a) |
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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). Violation Observed: Ensure that the afterschool staff checklist includes all staff working the DCF afterschool program. There were 16 additional staff working the DCF afterschool program that were not listed on the checklist. This violation is not applicable due to the afterschool program being part of DCF’s Division of Children’s System of Care. |
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| 2023-01-24 | 2023-02-23 | 3A:52-4.10(a)(1) |
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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. Violation Observed: Provide CHRI clearances for all afterschool staff. There are 16 needed. This violation is not applicable due to the afterschool program being part of DCF’s Division of Children’s System of Care. |
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| 2023-01-24 | 2023-02-23 | 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) |
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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. Violation Observed: Provide CHRI clearances for all afterschool staff. There are 16 staff needed. This violation is not applicable due to the afterschool program being part of DCF’s Division of Children’s System of Care. |
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| 2023-01-24 | 2023-02-23 | 3A:52-6.3(a)(4) |
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All centers shall comply with the following requirements, if the center provides food, the center shall ensure that the food is stored, prepared, and served in a sanitary manner. Violation Observed: Ensure that food provided by the center is stored, prepared and served in a sanitary manner. Prepared food was delivered for the aftercare program at 3:26pm and remained on tables in the cafeteria until 5pm when it is served without being refrigerated or kept warm. This violation is not applicable due to the afterschool program being part of DCF’s Division of Children’s System of Care. |
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| 2023-01-24 | 2023-02-23 | 3A:52-2.3(d)(1) |
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The requirements for co-location of a center within a multi-use building are as follows, the sponsor or sponsor representative of a center that is, or seeks to be, co-located in a multi-use building shall indicate on its application the nature of the co-location. Violation Observed: Ensure that the center adheres to all requirements to prevent comingling in multi-use buildings. There were 2 staff and 3 children from the DOE school sitting in room 126. This violation is not applicable due to the afterschool program being part of DCF’s Division of Children’s System of Care. |
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| 2023-01-24 | 2023-02-23 | 3A:52-5.3(q)(1)(ii) |
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Space and room requirements are as follows: all space and rooms within the center to be used by children shall be inspected and approved by the Office of Licensing prior to their use. In making its determination, the Office of Licensing shall consider whether the space is too far removed, remote, or isolated from other areas of the center to be used by children. rooms or areas of the center that are not Office of Licensing-approved for use by children shall be made inaccessible to children. Violation Observed: Ensure children in the DCF afterschool program are not utilizing the shower room which is unapproved space. This violation is not applicable due to the afterschool program being part of DCF’s Division of Children’s System of Care. |
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| 2023-01-24 | 2023-03-30 | 3A:52-6.4(b)(2) |
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The center shall provide sleeping equipment for children over the age of 12 months and under the age of five years, the center shall provide for each child a crib that complies with the Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC), Federal Safety Standards for Full-Size and Non-Full-Size Baby Cribs; 16 CRF 1219 and 1220, which is incorporated herein by reference, and can be obtained through the CPSC's website at http://www.cpsc.gov/businfo/frnotices/fr11/cribfinal.pdf, playpen, cot, mat, or other Office of Licensing-approved sleeping equipment that meets the following requirements: Violation Observed: Ensure that all cribs meet CPSC standards and that the CPSC documentation is maintained on file at the center. In room 121, bedside sleepers were being used as cribs for infants. |
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| 2023-01-24 | 2023-02-23 | 3A:52-6.4(b)(2)(iii)(1) |
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The center shall provide sleeping equipment for children over the age of 12 months and under the age of five years, the center shall provide for each child a crib that complies with the Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC), Federal Safety Standards for Full-Size and Non-Full-Size Baby Cribs; 16 CRF 1219 and 1220, which is incorporated herein by reference, and can be obtained through the CPSC's website at http://www.cpsc.gov/businfo/frnotices/fr11/cribfinal.pdf, playpen, cot, mat, or other Office of Licensing-approved sleeping equipment that meets the following requirements: each mat used for rest and sleep shall be placed on a surface that is warm, dry, clean and draft-free. Violation Observed: Ensure that pack and plays are not being used or stored in the bathrooms. |
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| 2023-01-24 | 2023-02-23 | 3A:52-6.1(b)(6)(iii) |
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The staff member(s) specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.5 who are responsible for developing and overseeing the implementation of the center's daily activities shall ensure that provided with daily structured and unstructured developmentally appropriate indoor and outdoor energetic physical activity as follows whenever feasible, and unless the child is eating, sleeping, needs to complete a seated activity, or is ill, children shall not be inactive for more than 30 minutes. Violation Observed: Ensure that children are not inactive for more than 30 minutes unless they are eating, sleeping or feeling ill. In room 125, children were placed in highchair seats for snack and then remained in the seats until parents picked them up. In room 127. children put their coats on and were sitting on the carpet without any activities while waiting for parents to pick up. |
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| 2023-01-24 | 2023-04-25 | 3A:52-5.3(b)(1) |
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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. Violation Observed: Remove the rusted chairs and repair the barriers around metal utility boxes in the outdoor play area. |
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