Child Care Center
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YM/YWHA of Union County
Union, NJ
· Union County
501 Green Lane,
Union, NJ 07083
Quick Facts
Capacity
259 children
Age Range
0 - 13 years
Subsidized Program
Participates
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Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
090200025
License Issued
Apr 23, 2026
Active Through
Apr 23, 2029
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
YM/YWHA of Union County is a Child Care Center in Union NJ, with a maximum capacity of 259 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.
Hours of Operation
- Days of Operation Monday–Friday
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-21 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-07-02 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-05-26 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-04-20 | Monitoring,Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-02-24 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-02-18 | Phone Call,Email | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-02-09 | Other,Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-02-05 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-01-14 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-01-08 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-12-04 | Phone Call,Email | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-11-20 | Life Safety Modification,Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-11-19 | Phone Call,Email | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-11-18 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-10-31 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-09-29 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-08-26 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-07-29 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-06-17 | Monitoring,Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-24 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-01-31 | Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-01-27 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-12-19 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-12-05 | Other,Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-10-31 | Other,Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-10-08 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-09-25 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-09-23 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-08-07 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-06-06 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-04-16 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-03-12 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-02-22 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-02-08 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-01-04 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-12-14 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-11-28 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-11-13 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-10-23 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-10-03 | Increase | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-09-19 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-09-08 | Technical Assistance Visit | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-08-28 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-08-24 | Space Evaluation | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-08-14 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-07-31 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-07-24 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-07-07 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-07-07 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-07-07 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(q)(1)(ii) | Ensure that all spaces used by the children are approved by OOL. At the time of the inspection, construction had occurred at the center including addition and removal of walls. - 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. |
| 2023-07-07 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(r) | Ensure the stove is not left with an open flaming while not in use. - The center shall take any steps required by the Office of Licensing to correct conditions in the building or center that may endanger the health, safety, and well-being of the children served. |
| 2023-07-07 | Violation | 3A:52-6.1(g)(3) | Ensure that classrooms that care for children over 18 months of age provide at least five different activity areas and that each area contains at least five different types of supplies and equipment. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: centers serving children 18 months of age and older shall provide at least five types of children's daily activities including, but not limited to, language; science and mathematics; manipulative; large muscle; building; art; music; drama; or other comparable activities; and at least five types of supplies and equipment for each daily activity chosen by the center. |
| 2023-07-07 | Violation | 3A:52-6.2(a)(2) | Ensure that seating provided throughout the center is size and age appropriate. - The center shall provide a supply of age-appropriate and developmentally appropriate program equipment including play equipment, child-size furniture and supplies that are non-toxic and safe for use by children in the age groups served. |
| 2023-07-07 | Violation | 3A:52-7.6(a)(2) | Ensure that parents are notified immediately when a child sustains a head or facial injury. - The center shall take immediate necessary action to protect the child from further harm and shall immediately notify the child's parent(s) when a child sustains a head or facial injury, including when a child bumps his or her head. |
| 2023-07-07 | Violation | 3A:52-7.7(e)(1)(iii) | Ensure that the center washes and disinfects diapering surfaces after each use. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: in addition to the items specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.7(a)3, the following equipment items or surfaces shall be washed and disinfected after each use, diapering surfaces. |
| 2023-07-07 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(1)(ii) | Ensure that children wash their hands immediately after having their diaper changed. - Handwashing requirements are as follows: the center shall ensure that children three months of age and older wash their hands with soap and running water immediately after using the toilet or having diapers changed. |
| 2023-07-07 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(4)(iii) | Ensure that staff wash their hands immediately after assisting a child in toileting. - Handwashing requirements are as follows: staff members shall wash their hands with soap and running water immediately after assisting a child in toileting. |
| 2023-07-07 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(d)(1)(iv)(1) | Ensure that soiled disposable diapers are placed in a closed container that has a leak proof lining. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: diapering requirements for centers serving children who are not toilet trained are as follows, soiled diapers shall be disposed of as follows, soiled disposable diapers shall be placed in a closed container that is lined with a leakproof or impervious lining. Such diapers shall be removed from the center daily and placed in a closed garbage receptacle outside the building. |
| 2023-07-07 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(a) | Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL including all staff members and required documentation. - 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). |
| 2023-07-07 | 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. Two staff members outstanding. - 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. |
| 2023-07-07 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(g)(3) | Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually and that the completion of the training is documented on the Staff Records Checklist. Three staff members outstanding. - 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). |
| 2023-07-07 | Violation | 3A:52-3.6(b)(1) | Ensure that the center maintains and distributes to all families and staff a copy of the current Information to Parents document. - The center shall distribute a copy of the Information to Parents document to each child’s parent(s) upon enrollment and to every person upon becoming a staff member and secure and maintain on file a record of each parent’s and staff member’s signature attesting to receipt of the document. The center shall maintain on file a copy of the Information to Parents document. |
| 2023-07-07 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(b) | Provide a current fire certificate as required. - An applicant 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 Fire Code, as specified in N.J.A.C. 5:70 and hereinafter referred to as the NJUFC. The center shall obtain the building's fire safety inspection certificate issued by the municipality in which it is located, based on a fire inspection conducted within the preceding 12 months, reflecting the center's compliance with all applicable provisions of the NJUFC. The center shall maintain on file the building's fire safety inspection certificate. |
| 2023-07-07 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(a)(8) | Provide a current life/hazard use registration certificate applicable to the center's licensed capacity and ages served. - The center shall obtain a Life Hazard Use Registration certificate applicable to the center’s licensed capacity and ages served pursuant to the Uniform Fire Safety Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-192 et seq. The center shall post this document in a prominent location within the center. |
| 2023-07-07 | 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. |
| 2023-07-07 | 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. |
| 2023-07-07 | 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. |
| 2023-07-07 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(q)(3)(v) | Post a diagram of all approved areas 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. |
| 2023-07-07 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(n)(4) | Ensure that all fire extinguishers are serviced and tagged annually and recharged as needed. - Fire prevention requirements are as follows: all fire extinguishers shall be visually inspected once a month, and serviced and tagged at least once a year and recharged, if necessary, as specified in the NJUFC. |
| 2023-07-07 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(m)(2) | Ensure the exit door in the gym is fully operational. - 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. |
| 2023-07-07 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(a)(6)(ii) | Submit a copy of the Certificate of Approval issued by the local construction official for changes in the building subject to the NJUCC requiring the issuance of a building permit. - The center shall obtain a new CO issued by the local municipality in which the center is located, and submit a copy to the Office of Licensing, reflecting the building's compliance with provisions of the applicable NJUCC group classification, whenever the center makes a major alteration or renovation, as defined by the NJUCC, of the building or premises in which the center is located. |
| 2023-07-07 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(2) | Secure ceiling tiles in the preschool room. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: floors, carpeting, walls, window coverings, ceilings, and other surfaces shall be kept clean and in good repair. |
| 2023-07-07 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(1) | Eliminate moisture resulting from leaks or seepage. Pertaining to the ceilings of the school aged classrooms. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: the center shall be free of moisture resulting from water leaks or seepage. |
| 2023-07-07 | Violation | 3A:52-5.4(a)(1) | Repair or replace the exposed electrical outlet in the boys bathroom by the gym. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply, all electrical outlets that are accessible to the children shall have protective covers. |
| 2023-07-07 | Violation | 3A:52-5.6(c)(1) | Ensure that the center provides one of the four monitoring options listed in the manual. - For rooms and areas used by children, except as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.6(e), the following monitoring requirements shall apply: the center shall equip every room or area designated for use by children, except for kitchen and toilet facilities, with one of the following options in order to promote maximum visibility and audibility: |
| 2023-07-07 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(16)(i) | Repair or replace the missing tile and damaged wall in the boys bathroom by the gym. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: walls shall be painted or otherwise covered whenever there is evidence of excessive peeling or chipped paint. |
| 2023-07-07 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(i)(8) | Submit a Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the DOH. - 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. |
| 2023-07-07 | 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. |
| 2023-07-07 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(b)(7) | Provide and maintain the resilient surfacing and use zones under all play equipment as required. - 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. |
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