Child Care Center
✓ Licensed
Three Stages Learning Center
East Orange, NJ
· Essex County
91 South Harrison Street,
East Orange, NJ 07018
Quick Facts
Capacity
99 children
Age Range
0 - 13 years
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
2
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Contact Information
📞 (973) 672-2430
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
07THR0002
License Issued
May 30, 2025
Active Through
May 30, 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
Three Stages Learning Center is a Child Care Center in East Orange NJ, with a maximum capacity of 99 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-09 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-08-18 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-07-13 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-06-11 | TA Inspection,Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-05-06 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-05-27 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-04-22 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-03-10 | Other,Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-24 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-07 | Re-Inspection,Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-01-07 | Other,Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-12-18 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-11-12 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-10-09 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-09-06 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-07-23 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-06-18 | Monitoring,Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-09-26 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-08-28 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-08-22 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-07-18 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-06-20 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(c) | Based on complaint #22216, ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times throughout the center. - 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 |
| 2023-06-20 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(c)(1) | Ensure that the head teacher meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual. Provide documentation to credential the head teacher/ conditional 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. |
| 2023-06-20 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(d)(1) | Ensure that the program supervisor meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual. Provide documentation to credential the program supervisor. - 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. |
| 2023-04-20 | Violation | 3A:52-6.6(a)(1) | Based on report, ensure that staff utilize positive methods of guidance and discipline at all times throughout the center. - The methods of guidance and discipline used shall: be positive. |
| 2023-04-20 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(7) | Based on report, retrain the named 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. |
| 2023-04-20 | Violation | 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) | Provide CHRI clearances for 3 staff. - 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. |
| 2023-04-20 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(l)(4) | Ensure that the center conducts at least two lockdown drills per year during each session provided at the center and maintains records of the drills on file. - Emergency procedure requirements are as follows: the center shall conduct two lockdown drills per year and maintain on file a record of each lockdown drill. The center shall ensure that lockdown drills are conducted during each session provided at the center. |
| 2023-01-10 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-11-22 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-10-25 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-08-18 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-07-26 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(a) | Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL. Provide an updated and completed staff records checklist. - 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). |
| 2022-07-26 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(b)(2)(i) | Ensure that the center maintains daily time sheets for staff that indicate the arrival and departure times. 11/21/2022 Abated based on documentation received for regular staff and director's hours based on credentialing a co-director. - The director shall have the authority and responsibility for the implementation of policies and procedures for the day-to-day operation of the center, including maintenance of staff attendance records indicating daily hours worked. |
| 2022-06-21 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-06-14 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(b)(7) | Ensure that all playground equipment meets public playground design standards (ASTM F-1487). Provide documentation for the three pieces of play equipment on the outdoor playground. 3/13/2023 Abated based on documentation. - Outdoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: the center shall comply with the Playground Safety Subcode of the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code, as specified in N.J.A.C. 5:23-11. |
| 2022-06-14 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(b) | Ensure that all staff complete orientation training which may be included for six of the required annual training hours. Provide documentation of the required orientation training for all staff. - 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). |
| 2022-06-14 | 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. Provide CHRI clearances for 7 staff. 7/25/2022 Provide CHRI clearance for 1 staff. - 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. |
| 2022-05-17 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-04-26 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-04-22 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-03-23 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-02-08 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-01-06 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-10-22 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2019-10-04 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2019-10-04 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-09-24 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-09-17 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-07-22 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-06-20 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-06-03 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-05-22 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-05-06 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
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