Child Care Center
✓ Licensed
Transformation Learning Center
Wood-ridge, NJ
· Bergen County
190 Valley Blvd,
Wood-ridge, NJ 07075
Quick Facts
Capacity
56 children
Age Range
2 1/2 - 13 years
Subsidized Program
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Contact Information
📞 (201) 933-2894
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
161200026
License Issued
Aug 26, 2024
Active Through
Aug 26, 2027
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
Transformation Learning Center is a Child Care Center in Wood-Ridge NJ, with a maximum capacity of 56 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 2 1/2 - 13 years. It is open Monday - Friday, 06:30 AM - 06:30 PM. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Monday06:30 AM - 06:30 PM
- Tuesday06:30 AM - 06:30 PM
- Wednesday06:30 AM - 06:30 PM
- Thursday06:30 AM - 06:30 PM
- Friday06:30 AM - 06:30 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-05 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-07-06 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-05-29 | Other,Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-05-08 | Monitoring,Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-04-09 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-03-05 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-01-29 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-12-04 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-10-01 | Re-Inspection,Life Safety Modification | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-08-27 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-07-23 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-08-16 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-06-20 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-05-14 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-04-05 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-03-04 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-02-14 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-01-24 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-12-04 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-11-03 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-09-22 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-09-11 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-08-25 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-08-09 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-07-03 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-07-03 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-07-03 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(7) | Based on information, 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. |
| 2023-06-06 | New Space | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-06-06 | New Space | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-06-06 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(18) | Ensure that the oven, toasters and coffee pots are inaccessible to the children in Room 5/Kitchen. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: ensure that microwave ovens, toaster ovens, and other portable devices used to heat or prepare food are out of children's reach, secured on a stable surface, and not in use when children are in the area in order to ensure the safety of children. |
| 2023-06-06 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(p) | Provide a barrier to the stage area in the sanctuary to ensure the band equipment is inaccessible to the children. - 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. |
| 2023-05-11 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-03-16 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-01-30 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-12-13 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-10-21 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-09-12 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-09-12 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-09-12 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(q)(3)(v) | Label all rooms approved by the OOL for the children's use. - Space and room requirements are as follows: Indoor space requirements for play rooms and sleep rooms are as follows the center shall identify all rooms of the center that have been approved by the Office of Licensing. This identification shall consist of numbers, letters, names or any other means of identification and shall be located either inside or directly outside each room. |
| 2022-09-12 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(a)(3)(i)(1) | Ensure that the center has a table of organization that illustrates lines of authority, responsibility and communication. - 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 a table of organization that illustrates lines of authority, responsibility and communication. |
| 2022-09-12 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(a) | Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL. - 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). |
| 2022-09-12 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(a)(1) | Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for all staff within two weeks of hire.5/11/23-NOTE, one staff member outstanding. - 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. |
| 2022-09-12 | 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. - 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. |
| 2022-09-12 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(c)(2)(ii) | Ensure that the director designee completes the Understanding Licensing training provided by OOL. - The director or his or her designee(s) shall be on the premises at all times when the center is operating and the designee shall complete staff development in understanding licensing rules as provided by the Office. |
| 2022-09-12 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(c) | Ensure that all staff complete 12 hours of staff development annually and that all credentialed staff complete 20 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. |
| 2022-09-12 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(o)(1) | Ensure that at least two staff have current first aid and CPR certifications and are present at all times at the center. - First aid requirements are as follows: at least two staff members who have current certified basic knowledge of first aid principles and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), as defined by a recognized health organization (such as the American Red Cross), shall be in the center at all times when enrolled children are present. |
| 2022-09-12 | 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. |
| 2022-09-12 | 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. |
| 2022-09-12 | 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. |
| 2022-09-12 | 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. |
| 2022-09-12 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(l)(1)(vii) | Post a diagram showing how the center is to be evacuated from each classroom and the outdoor play area. - Emergency procedure requirements are as follows: the center shall prepare written emergency procedures delineating a diagram showing how the center is to be evacuated in case of emergency from each classroom and the outdoor play area. |
| 2022-09-12 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(17) | Ensure that all shelving is secured to a stable surface or removed in the gross motor room. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: all televisions and computers shall be secured on a stable surface and shelving shall be secured and not be overloaded. |
| 2022-09-12 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(19) | Complete radon testing in every room on the lowest floor used by children and post the results in a prominent location. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: the center shall test for the presence of radon gas in each classroom on the lowest floor level used by children at least once every five years and shall post the test results in a prominent location in all buildings at the center, as specified in N.J.S.A. 30:5B-5.2. |
| 2021-12-10 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-11-12 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-10-04 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-09-09 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-07-29 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-07-06 | Increase | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-06-17 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-06-07 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-05-11 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2021-04-05 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-02-19 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-01-20 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-12-16 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-09-09 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-07-06 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-05-12 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-04-17 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-04-02 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-02-06 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-12-03 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2019-08-20 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-07-24 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-05-06 | Initial | No | Center Inspection |
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