Child Care Center
✓ Licensed
Woodfern School Afterschool Program
Hillsborough, NJ
· Somerset County
Woodfern Rd,
Hillsborough, NJ 08876
Quick Facts
Capacity
30 children
Age Range
6 - 13 years
Subsidized Program
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Contact Information
📞 (908) 369-3491
Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
18WOO0002
License Issued
Feb 21, 2025
Active Through
Feb 21, 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
Our programs, which are located throughout Warren, Morris, Somerset, and Middlesex Counties, are primarily hosted in local elementary schools, thereby eliminating transportation issues and greatly reducing parental stress. Because we recognize that the learning process extends beyond the hours of the typical school day, we strive to provide a safe environment that promotes social interaction, focuses on free choice and responsibility, and engages children in a manner that promotes cognitive growth and development. Our current curriculum, Links to Learning, was collaboratively designed by the National Institute of Out of School Time (NIOST) and the National Afterschool Association (NAA). With respect to NJ curricular standards and our curriculum, staff design plans that include daily literacy and art activities, science and math activities (two times per week), and cultural diversity and social development weekly. Children are also provided the opportunity to complete homework and engage in gross motor/physical games daily.
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-11 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-18 | Renewal | No | POPS Inspection |
| 2024-11-13 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2024-10-11 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2024-10-08 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2024-09-09 | Monitoring | No | POPS Inspection |
| 2023-11-30 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2023-10-18 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2023-10-04 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2023-09-25 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2023-07-26 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2023-06-21 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2023-05-15 | Monitoring | No | POPS Inspection |
| 2023-05-15 | Monitoring | No | POPS Inspection |
| 2023-05-15 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(b) | Ensure that the 1 staff member completes orientation training which may be included for six of the required annual training hours. - 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). |
| 2023-05-15 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(e) | Ensure that the director designee completes the training, "Understanding Licensing Regulations" provided by OOL within 90 days of hire. - Directors shall complete staff development in understanding licensing regulations as provided by the Office of Licensing within 90 days of hire. Such staff development may be included in the required 20 hours of staff development specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(d). |
| 2023-05-15 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(o)(1) | Ensure that there are at least two staff members present at the center at all times who have current first aid and CPR certifications. - 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. |
| 2023-05-15 | 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. |
| 2022-04-20 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2022-04-06 | Yes | POPS Inspection | |
| 2022-03-10 | Re-Inspection | Yes | POPS Inspection |
| 2022-02-10 | Renewal | No | POPS Inspection |
| 2022-02-10 | Renewal | No | POPS Inspection |
| 2022-02-10 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(a)(3)(i)(2) | Ensure that the center has a table of organization that includes job descriptions, titles and qualifications for all center staff. - 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 job descriptions, titles and qualifications for all center staff. |
| 2022-02-10 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) | Ensure that all 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. |
| 2022-02-10 | 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. |
| 2022-02-10 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(b)(1) | Ensure that the director meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual. - The director shall meet the following qualification requirements for early childhood programs licensed to serve more than 30 children, the director shall meet the qualification requirements as specified in N.J.A.C 3A:52-4.6(b) for education and experience. |
| 2022-02-10 | 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. |
| 2022-02-10 | 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. |
| 2022-02-10 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(i)(5)(i) | Complete and submit a DCF Drinking Water Testing Statement of Assurance and a copy of the center's water testing completed by a laboratory certified by the Department of Environmental Protection. - 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. |
| 2022-02-10 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(q)(3)(v) | Post a diagram of all approved ares and ensure that all rooms approved for use by the children are labeled. - 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. |
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