Child Care Center
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Little Dreamers Early Learning Center
Totowa, NJ
· Passaic County
142 Totowa Rd - Ste 3,
Totowa, NJ 07512
Quick Facts
Capacity
45 children
Age Range
0 - 13 years
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
1
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Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
16LIT0009
License Issued
Oct 27, 2025
Active Through
Oct 27, 2028
Issued By
New Jersey Department of Children & Families
District Office
New Jersey Dept of Children and Families - Office of Licensing
Reviews
Natasha E.
2021-02-19 03:36:29
★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
I have used this provider for more than 6 months
I really liked this center up until my daughter would constantly come home and tell me that one of the teachers would talk about me. Perfect example my daughter during Halloween would browse on YouTube and watch scary stuff and she just so happen to repeat something that shouldn't have been repeated and as a mom I did correct her, but when you talk in front of kids they are like a sponge and absorb everything so this particular teacher must've said in front of my daughter "why would she even let her watch that stuff" mind you she is absolutely right but the fact that you talk about me in front of my kids was professional 1 and number 2 you address the parent or speak about it in private!!!! That was only one thing another issue that I had was if you are staff and going to work in the same facility that your child is attending don't favor your kid because that's "your kid" and treat someone else's kid any different they all deserve to be treated equally if they aren't behaving. and very young staff. Hope this helps best of luck.
Shannon
2015-01-13 19:59:12
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Excellent day care!!!!! Highly recomend. Great staff. Always open where my previous daycare closed for every holiday and every snowflake.
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About the Provider
Little Dreamers Early Learning Center is a Child Care Center in Totowa NJ, with a maximum capacity of 45 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
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Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-13 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2026-06-29 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2026-04-21 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-04-16 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-09-11 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-08-08 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-07-11 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-06-11 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-06-10 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-05-15 | Re-Inspection,Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-05-05 | Renewal,Technical Assistance Inspection | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-04-05 | Monitoring,New Sponsor | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-05-23 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-05-19 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-04-14 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-15 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-15 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-15 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(c)(2)(i) | Designate a director designee for whenever the director is not present at the center and ensure that the director designee does not have full-time classroom responsibilities during the times the director is not at the center.\At the time of the inspection, the Director designee had limited access to center files. - 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 not have full-time classroom responsibilities during the times when the director is not present at the center. |
| 2023-03-15 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) | Ensure that all staff submit a CARI background check upon renewal.3/15/23-The center had some staff with CHRI's older than 1/1/21. Submit cleared CHRI's. - 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. |
| 2023-03-15 | Violation | 3A:52-4.10(a)(1) | Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for all staff within two weeks of hire.The center has some staff with CARI's older than 2022 which does not coincide with their 2022 Renewal. The center has 4 CARI's that are older than 2022. - 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. |
| 2023-03-15 | Violation | 3A:52-4.1(d)(1) | Ensure that the information on the Staff Records Checklist is current and that it is maintained on file at the center, including the staff's CARI and CHRI background checks. - The staff records specified in 3A:52-4.1(a) through (c) shall be maintained on file as follows: the Staff Records Checklist for the current director and all staff members currently working at the center shall be maintained on file at the center. |
| 2023-03-15 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(c) | Ensure that all staff complete 12 hours of staff development annually.At the time of the inspection, staff development records were incomplete. - The center shall ensure that all staff members who work at the center complete 12 hours of continuing staff development each year. |
| 2023-02-02 | No Selection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-01-12 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-01-12 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-01-12 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(c) | Ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times throughout the center. In Room1 (1A) there were 7 two year old children with one member of staff. - The following staff/child ratios shall apply, except as specified in 3A:52-4.3(d) through (f):Age Staff/Child RatioUnder 18 months - 1:418 months up to 2 ½ years - 1:62 ½ years up to 4 years - 1:104 years - 1:125 years and older - 1:15 |
| 2023-01-12 | Violation | 3A:52-7.7(e)(1)(iii) | Ensure that the center washes and disinfects diapering surfaces after each use in the Infant Room (Room D). - 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. |
| 2023-01-12 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(1)(ii) | Ensure that children wash their hands immediately after using the toilet or having their diaper changed in the Infant Room (Room D). - 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. |
| 2023-01-12 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(4)(vi) | Ensure that staff wash their hands after coming into contact with blood, fecal matter, urine, vomit, nasal excretions or other bodily fluids in the Infant Room (Room D). - Handwashing requirements are as follows: staff members shall wash their hands with soap and running water immediately after coming into contact with blood, fecal matter, urine, vomit, nasal secretions, or other body fluids or secretions. |
| 2023-01-12 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(a) | Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL. Update the Staff Records Checklist, there was one member of staff missing from the list.3/15/23-The center did not have a SRC to be reviewed at the time of the inspection. - 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). |
| 2023-01-12 | 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. There were three staff members without CHRI on file.3/15/23-The center has 2 outstanding CHRI's. - 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. |
| 2023-01-12 | Violation | 3A:52-7.5(b)(10) | Ensure that all Epi-pens are stored in their original boxes with the child's name and prescription, accompanied by a special care plan and that two are present when required in Room 1A.3/15/23-At the time of the inspection, a named child (MM) did not have parental signature on Health Action plan. - 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: the center shall store prescribed epinephrine pens in their original boxes with the child’s name and prescription. A special care plan or other documentation from a health care provider shall accompany the epinephrine pen. If two epinephrine pens are required, both shall be available. Each center under the jurisdiction of N.J.S.A. 18A:40-12.5 shall store back-up epinephrine pens on site consistent with the requirements stated at N.J.S.A. 18A:40-12.5.e(1). |
| 2023-01-12 | Violation | 3A:52-6.8(k)(6) | Provide copy of center's social media policy includes guidelines for parents and staff. - The center shall develop and follow a written policy on the use of social media including, but not limited to the guidelines for parents, including but not limited to, prohibiting the posting of photographs or videos of any child other than their own. |
| 2023-01-12 | 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. |
| 2023-01-12 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(c) | Provide a current health certificate as required.3/15/23-The health certificate was pending. - If the center prepares meals, the center shall obtain a satisfactory Sanitary Inspection Certificate, as specified in N.J.A.C. 8:24, indicating that the kitchen is in compliance with the applicable requirements of the State Sanitary Code. The center shall maintain on file the Sanitary Inspection Certificate. |
| 2023-01-12 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(l)(1)(iii) | Provide a copy of the center's evacuation procedures include an alternate indoor location that operates during the same operating hours as the center. - Emergency procedure requirements are as follows: the center shall prepare written emergency procedures delineating an alternate indoor location that operates during the same operating hours as the center. The center shall |
| 2023-01-12 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(2) | Repair torn sleeping mats. - 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. |
| 2023-01-12 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(16)(i) | Paint the walls at the inner side of the entrance/exit door of Room1 (1A) where the paint is chipping. - 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. |
| 2023-01-12 | 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. |
| 2023-01-12 | 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.3/15/23-The table of organization is still pending. - 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. |
| 2023-01-12 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(d)(1)(ii)(2) | Ensure that dishes are not washed or drained in bathroom sinks. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: diapering requirements for centers serving children who are not toilet trained are as follows, diapering area and surface requirements are as follows, the diapering area shall be within 15 feet of a sink that is not used for food preparation. |
| 2023-01-12 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(b) | Ensure that all staff complete orientation training which may be included for six of the required annual training hours. Only one member of staff had orientation and training on file. - 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). |
| 2022-07-20 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-07-18 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-06-16 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-05-05 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-05-05 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-05-05 | Violation | 3A:52-6.4(b)(1)(ii) | Ensure that sleeping equipment is free of pillows, soft bedding, bumpers and other hazards when occupied by a sleeping child. - The center shall provide sleeping equipment for children 12 months of age and younger, the center shall provide for each child a crib, that complies with the Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC) Federal Safety Standards for Full- Size and Non-Full-Size Baby Cribs; 16 CFR 1219 and 1220, which is incorporated herein by reference, and can be obtained through the CPSC's website at https://www.cpsc.gov/Safety-Education/Safety- Education-Centers/cribs , playpen, or other Office of Licensing-approved sleeping equipment that meets the following requirement that sleeping equipment shall be free of pillows and soft bedding, including, but not limited to bumper pads, when occupied by a sleeping child. |
| 2022-05-05 | 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. Obtain CHRI clearances for 6 staff members whose originally CHRI clearance is dated before 1/1/21.7/18/22 - 1 outstanding CHRI clearance - 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. |
| 2022-05-05 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(1)(i) | Ensure that children wash their hands before the intake of food. - 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 before intake of food. |
| 2022-05-05 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(1)(iii) | Ensure that children wash their hands immediately after coming into contact with nasal secretions in Room B. - 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 coming into contact with blood, fecal matter, urine, vomit, nasal secretions, or other body fluids or secretions. |
| 2022-05-05 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(4)(i) | Ensure that staff wash their hands immediately before preparing or serving food. - Handwashing requirements are as follows: staff members shall wash their hands with soap and running water immediately before preparing or serving food. |
| 2022-05-05 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(4)(vi) | Ensure that staff wash their hands after coming into contact with nasal excretions in Room B.. - Handwashing requirements are as follows: staff members shall wash their hands with soap and running water immediately after coming into contact with blood, fecal matter, urine, vomit, nasal secretions, or other body fluids or secretions. |
| 2022-05-05 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(16)(i) | Repair the hole in the half wall between Rooms A & B. - 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. |
| 2022-03-04 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-01-27 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-01-27 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-01-27 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(5)(ii) | Ensure that garbage receptacles are maintained as required, including being covered securely. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: garbage receptacles shall be covered in a secure manner. |
| 2019-09-24 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-09-05 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-08-26 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-08-22 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-08-07 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-07-03 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-05-29 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
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