Description: United Community Corporation is a Regular Child Care Center in Newark NJ, with a maximum capacity of 46 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 6 - 13 years. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
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| 2019-11-19 | 2020-03-04 | 3A:52-2.3(d)(3)(iv) |
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The requirements for co-location of a center within a multi-use building are as follows, during operating hours, the Office of Licensing may require the center to not share common areas, such as hallways, gyms, or bathrooms. Violation Observed: RECITE: Ensure requirements for centers co-located in multi-use buildings are met as required in the manual. Cease the comingling of children enrolled in the program and community youths who are not enrolled in the program. The center must ensure that only children enrolled in the program have access to the building and all approved areas during the program's daily operating hours. Submit to the Office of Licensing a Memorandum of Understanding confirming that the center will ensure that comingling between children enrolled in the program and community youths who are not enrolled in the program will no longer take place during the program's daily operating hours. | 1/8/2020: Submit to the Office of Licensing a Memorandum of Understanding confirming that the center will ensure that comingling between children enrolled in the program and community youths who are not enrolled in the program will no longer take place during the program's daily operating hours. |
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| 2019-10-29 | 2020-03-04 | 3A:52-4.8(g)(3) |
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The center shall maintain on file documentation of the date, time, topic, presenter, and attendance for all staff development and orientation completed by center staff members. The center shall record each staff member’s completion of staff development and orientation on the Staff Records Checklist, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.1(b). Violation Observed: Provide orientation training to 3 newly hired staff members. Obtain and maintain on file at the center the signatures of each staff member attesting to their review and completion of the annual orientation training. Upon receipt, update the staff records checklist accordingly. | |
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| 2019-02-19 | 2019-05-21 | 3A:52-2.3(d)(3)(iv) |
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The requirements for co-location of a center within a multi-use building are as follows, during operating hours, the Office of Licensing may require the center to not share common areas, such as hallways, gyms, or bathrooms. Violation Observed: RECITE: | 1.) Submit a memorandum of understanding to the Office of Licensing that acknowledges comprehension that a child care center must prevent comingling between children enrolled in the program and those who are not enrolled in the program during the program's operating hours. | 2.) Submit a corrective action plan to the Office of Licensing that outlines the scheduled use of the center's facilities including the hours of operation for the afterschool program and it's exclusive use of the rooms approved by the Office of Licensing by the children enrolled in the program. |
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| 2018-10-30 | 2019-05-21 | 3A:52-6.1(b)(7) |
| 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 the use of a television, computers, and other video equipment shall be limited to educational and instructional use, shall be age and developmentally appropriate, and shall not be used as a substitute for planned activities or for passive viewing. | ||
| 2018-10-30 | 2020-03-04 | 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) |
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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. Violation Observed: Renewal CARI's are currently pending for all staff members and the sponsor representative. |
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| 2018-10-30 | 2020-03-04 | 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: There are 3 CHRI clearances currently pending. | 2/19/19: There are 3 CHRI clearances currently pending for staff members & 3 CHRI clearances currently pending for volunteers. | 5/21/19: There are 3 CHRI clearances currently pending for staff members. | 5/23/19 (email): There are 2 CHRI clearances currently pending for staff members. | 10/29/19: There are CHRI clearances currently pending for 1 existing staff member and 2 newly hired staff members. | |
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| 2018-10-30 | 2019-05-21 | 3A:52-6.6(f) |
| The center shall secure and maintain on file each staff member's signature, attesting to receipt of the policy on the disciplining of children by staff members. | ||
| 2018-10-30 | 2020-03-04 | 3A:52-7.11(b) |
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The center shall distribute a copy of the policy on the management of communicable diseases to the parent of each child enrolled and secure and maintain on file a record of each parent’s signature attesting to receipt of the policy. Violation Observed: 5/21/19: Obtain and maintain on file at the center the signatures of parents attesting to their receipt of the policy on the management of communicable diseases. | |
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| 2018-10-30 | 2020-03-04 | 3A:52-6.8(j)(3) |
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The center shall develop and follow a written policy on the expulsion of children from enrollment at the center. The center shall distribute a copy of the expulsion policy to the parent of each enrolled child and secure and maintain on file a record of each parent’s signature attesting to receipt of the policy. Violation Observed: 5/21/19: Obtain and maintain on file at the center the signatures of parents attesting to their receipt of the center's expulsion policy. | |
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| 2018-10-30 | 2020-03-04 | 3A:52-6.8(a)(1) |
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The center shall complete and maintain on file for each enrolled child a Children’s Records Checklist, signed by the director, sponsor, or sponsor representative and designated by the Office of Licensing, indicating that the center has obtained documentation of the child's name, address, birth date, and date of enrollment. Violation Observed: Develop a current children's records checklist. Obtain and maintain on file at the center all documents listed on the children's records checklist, specifically, the signed enrollment applications, health care provider's information, signed authorization from the parent(s) for emergency medical treatment, and a record of the parent's statement concerning the child's health. |
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| 2018-10-30 | 2020-03-04 | 3A:52-5.3(n)(1) |
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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. Violation Observed: Conduct and document monthly fire drills at the center. |
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| 2018-10-30 | 2020-03-04 | 3A:52-5.3(i)(8) |
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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. Violation Observed: Obtain and maintain on file at the center a current Safe Building Interior Certification. Presently, the center's Safe Building Interior Certification is expired. |
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| 2018-10-30 | 2020-03-04 | 3A:52-5.3(i)(5)(i) |
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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. Violation Observed: Complete and submit to the Office of Licensing the results of the drinking water testing for lead and copper, as well as, the DCF Drinking Water Testing Statement of Assurance and the DCF Drinking Water Testing Checklist. |
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| 2018-10-30 | 2020-03-04 | 3A:52-5.3(h)(2)(i) |
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Lead paint precautions are as follows: the center shall comply with the lead paint inspection requirements specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(h)3, unless the center is located in a building constructed after 1978. Violation Observed: Complete and submit to the Office of Licensing the results of the center’s lead test. |
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| 2018-10-30 | 2020-03-04 | 3A:52-4.5(c)(2)(ii) |
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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. Violation Observed: Ensure that both the director and the director's designee complete staff development in Understanding Licensing Regulations within 90 days of hire. |
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