Description: The Berkeley Heights YMCA makes strengthening our community our cause. Every day, we provide the resources you need to grow, learn and thrive. We nurture life lessons in kids, foster health and well-being at every age, and bring neighbors together to pursue their passions.
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| 2022-10-14 | 2022-10-20 | 3A:52-7.6(a)(2) |
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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. Violation Observed: Ensure that parents are notified immediately when a child sustains a head or facial injury, including when a child bumps his or her head. |
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| 2022-10-14 | 2023-02-03 | 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: Ensure that all staff submit a CARI background check upon renewal. |
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| 2022-10-14 | 2023-02-03 | 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: Ensure that all staff, the sponsor and/or the sponsor representative complete a CHRI background check as required.Ensure that all staff, the sponsor and/or the sponsor representative complete a CHRI background check as required for the center's license renewal. |
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| 2022-10-14 | 2023-02-03 | 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 a DCF Drinking Water Testing Checklist and Statement of Assurance and a copy of the center's water testing completed by a laboratory certified by the Department of Environmental Protection. |
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| 2022-10-14 | 2022-10-20 | 3A:52-7.5(b)(9) |
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The center shall develop and follow a policy on the administration of medication and health care procedures to children, which shall include the following provisions: before administering a health care procedure associated with a child’s health condition, such as the use of a blood glucose monitor, nebulizer, or epinephrine pen, the center shall ensure that all staff members who administer the procedure are taught to do so by the child’s parent or another appropriately-trained person. There shall be at least two staff members present at the center who are trained in such health care procedures. Violation Observed: Ensure that staff designated to perform health care procedures are trained in doing so and that at least two staff members at the center have received the training. |
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| 2022-10-14 | 2022-10-20 | 3A:52-6.8(h)(3)(ii) |
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For early childhood programs, the following shall apply, the center shall provide for the direct involvement of parents of enrolled children in the center's operation and activities by holding individual parent/staff conferences semi-annually and upon request of the parent or staff member(s) to discuss the child’s needs and progress. Violation Observed: Ensure that the center provides parent/staff conferences semi-annually and upon request. |
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| 2022-05-23 | 2022-05-23 | 3A:52-4.9(a) |
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The sponsor, sponsor representative, director, or any staff member shall verbally notify the State Central Registry Hotline (1-877 NJ ABUSE/1-877-652-2873) immediately whenever there is reasonable cause to believe that a child has been subjected to abuse or neglect by a staff member, or any other adult, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 9:6-8.9, 8.10, 8.13 and 8.14. Violation Observed: Based on report, ensure that appropriate staff interactions occur at all times. |
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| 2020-03-05 | 2020-09-22 | 3A:52-6.3(a)(12)(ii) |
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All centers shall comply with the following requirements, the center shall ensure that these safety and sanitation practices are followed: sippy cups shall be labeled with the child’s name. Violation Observed: Ensure water cups are labeled with the child's name in room 3. |
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| 2020-03-05 | 2020-09-23 | 3A:52-6.4(g)(1) |
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When sheets, blankets and other coverings are not stored with sleeping equipment, each of these items shall be labeled for each child. Violation Observed: Ensure sleeping mats are not stored with sheets and blankets in room 3. |
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| 2020-03-05 | 2020-09-22 | 3A:52-6.3(a)(12)(ii) |
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All centers shall comply with the following requirements, the center shall ensure that these safety and sanitation practices are followed: sippy cups shall be labeled with the child’s name. Violation Observed: Ensure water cups are labeled with the child's name in room 3. |
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| 2020-03-05 | 2020-09-23 | 3A:52-6.4(g)(1) |
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When sheets, blankets and other coverings are not stored with sleeping equipment, each of these items shall be labeled for each child. Violation Observed: Ensure sleeping mats are not stored with sheets and blankets in room 3. |
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| 2020-01-28 | 2020-03-05 | 3A:52-2.3(d)(3) |
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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 Violation Observed: Ensure the door leading to the lounge room from the multipurpose room is locked at all times. |
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| 2020-01-28 | 2020-03-05 | 3A:52-5.6(b) |
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Doors in all interior rooms designated for use by children shall remain unlocked. Violation Observed: Remove the locks from all the children's bathrooms. |
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| 2020-01-28 | 2020-03-05 | 3A:52-5.3(n)(4) |
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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. Violation Observed: Ensure all fire extinguishers are tagged throughout the center. |
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| 2020-01-28 | 2020-09-22 | 3A:52-5.2(a)(5) |
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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. Violation Observed: Repair the threshhold of the double exit doors in the gym. |
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