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New Jersey Kids II Day Care Center
Jersey City, NJ
· Hudson County
565 Summit Ave,
Jersey City, NJ 07306
Quick Facts
Capacity
30 children
Age Range
0 - 13 years
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
1
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Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
09NEW0003
License Issued
Jan 14, 2025
Active Through
Jan 14, 2028
Issued By
New Jersey Department of Children & Families
District Office
New Jersey Dept of Children and Families - Office of Licensing
Reviews
Amanda Figueroa
2023-09-01 01:06:11
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
I have used this provider for more than 6 months
All I can say about this daycare, is they opened their doors to me and first born as if we were family. My first born is 9 yrs old and yes she’s a big kid but the staff has always welcomed us, and of course with my 2nd child he’s well loved. We return every summer and throughout the school year, the wonderful staff has helped to pick up my 2 kids from school. My husband and I do not have family to help and I can honestly say the women at this daycare became my family for the past almost 10 years. I definitely recommend this daycare for all. With love always!
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Mari Balaguer
2019-05-06 19:19:03
★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
I have used this provider for less than 6 months
Ok, so when my daughter first started there she would come home and eat double the amount she usually eats, every hour instead of every 4 hours and not sleep AT ALL! They insisted my daughter wasn't hungry. I went to pick her up early one day and saw Maria feeding her with someone else's bottle! and using someone elses bib!!!! She claims someone else framed her to fail.
I asked them to use a feeding chart and a diaper change chart - Maria always blamed someone else for it not being completed.
They do not do activities with the children, not even belly time for 5 minutes. Maria picks the children up by one arm, leaves the children unattended to take a kid to the school bus every morning at 7:45a. I have sat in my car outside and witnessed this with my own eyes.
My daughter caught virus after virus within a 7 week span. The newest staff member sent by the welfare office is a complete basket case and we almost got into a fight for leaving my 6 month old baby on the changing table alone.
Other children's belongings were constantly being packed into my daughters diaper bag.
No one accepts responsibility for their mistakes nor do they correct their mistakes.
Protect your kids and do not send them to this garbage day care.
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About the Provider
New Jersey Kids II Day Care Center is a Child Care Center in Jersey City NJ, with a maximum capacity of 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-05 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-07-01 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-06-01 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-04-20 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-03-16 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-02-09 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-01-21 | Complaint,Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-12-31 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-01-14 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-12-02 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-10-29 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-09-26 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-08-28 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-08-26 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-07-26 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-07-19 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-07-09 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-07-03 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-05-21 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-05-20 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-04-05 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-04-04 | Renewal | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-02-27 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-02-15 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-01-02 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-11-20 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-10-24 | Technical Assistance Visit | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-10-17 | Technical Assistance Visit | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-09-26 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-08-08 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-07-17 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-07-17 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-07-17 | Violation | 3A:52-6.4(b)(1)(ii) | Ensure that all sleeping equipment is free of pillows and soft bedding when occupied by a sleeping child. Cease the use of blankets for children under 12 months old. - 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. |
| 2023-07-17 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(a) | Ensure that adequate supervision is maintained at all times throughout the center. Children where left in a Room 2 (lower floor) unsupervised while the staff went into the kitchen. - The children shall be supervised directly by a staff member at all times, including during outdoor activities, rest and sleep, and walking through hallways. Toileting procedures shall be supervised by a staff member as appropriate for the ages and developmental needs of the children. |
| 2023-07-17 | Violation | 3A:52-6.3(b)(3)(vi) | Ensure that the highchair straps are being utilized when occupied by children. In Room 2 (lower level) three children were seated in the high chairs unstrapped. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply, feeding requirements for centers serving children less than 18 months of age are as follows: a child who, because of age or developmental readiness, no longer needs to be held for feeding shall be provided with an infant seat, high chair with safety strap, or other age-appropriate seating apparatus, which meets the standards of a recognized safety organization (such as the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association, the American Society for Testing and Materials, or the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission). |
| 2023-06-15 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-05-15 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-05-04 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-05-04 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-05-04 | Violation | 3A:52-6.3(b)(3)(iv)(1) | Ensure that each child's bottle is labeled with the child's name and date. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply, feeding requirements for centers serving children less than 18 months of age are as follows: for bottles, each child's bottle(s) shall be labeled with the child's name and dated. |
| 2023-05-04 | 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. - 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). |
| 2023-05-04 | Violation | 3A:52-6.1(e) | Ensure that pacifiers are removed when children are crawling or walking. - The center shall ensure that pacifiers are removed when the children are crawling or walking. |
| 2023-05-04 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(c)(1) | Ensure that the director is at the center at least 50% of the center's daily operating hours. - The director shall be scheduled to work at the center at least 50 percent of the center’s daily operating hours. |
| 2023-05-04 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(d)(2) | Ensure that all credentialed staff complete 20 hours of staff development annually. - In lieu of the child care staff development specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(b), the director, head teacher(s), group teacher(s), and program supervisor(s) shall each complete 20 hours of staff development each year. Recommended topics of training for these staff include special needs programming and program development. |
| 2023-05-04 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(e)(7)(i) | Ensure that the consulting head teacher makes at least two on-site visits to the center per month and is able to observe the center's program and provide staff development as required. - For early childhood programs for centers using a consulting head teacher, the consulting head teacher shall make at least two on-site visits to the center per month, for a sufficient length of time to conduct staff development, observe the center's program, and ensure that the provisions specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.5(e)1 are met. |
| 2023-05-04 | 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. |
| 2023-05-04 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(c)(3) | Ensure that the group teacher meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: the group teacher shall meet the requirements for experience and education |
| 2023-05-04 | 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. |
| 2023-05-04 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(13) | Replace the broken glass in the window beside the air conditioner in Room 1. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: the center shall ensure that window blind cords and other cords and ropes that present risk of harm are inaccessible to children. |
| 2023-05-04 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(a)(5) | Provide a current fire certificate as required. - 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. |
| 2023-05-04 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(9) | Ensure that toilet in the boys' bathroom on the second floor is maintained in operating condition. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: toilets, wash basins, kitchen sinks, and other plumbing shall be maintained in good operating and sanitary condition. |
| 2023-05-04 | 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. |
| 2023-05-04 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(b)(2)(i) | Ensure that the center maintains daily time sheets for staff that indicate the hours the staff worked at the center. - The director shall have the authority and responsibility for the implementation of policies and procedures for the day-to-day operation of the center, including maintenance of staff attendance records indicating daily hours worked. |
| 2023-05-04 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(b)(2)(ii) | Ensure that the center maintains daily time sheets for the children that indicate the children's arrival and departure times. - The director shall have the authority and responsibility for the implementation of policies and procedures for the day-to-day operation of the center, including maintenance of children's daily attendance records, including the daily time of arrival and departure. |
| 2023-05-04 | Violation | 3A:52-6.4(b)(1) | Provide an evacuation crib for each group of four(4) non-ambulatory children. - 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 |
| 2023-03-03 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-01-23 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-12-20 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-11-28 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-10-31 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-10-31 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-09-16 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-08-29 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-08-29 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-08-29 | 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. |
| 2022-08-29 | Violation | 3A:52-6.6(e)(1) | Post the center's discipline policy. - The center shall maintain on file a written policy on the disciplining of children by staff members. The policy shall reflect the provisions specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.6(a) through (c) and include the acceptable actions that a staff member may take when disciplining a child (that is, discussion with the child, time-out, etc.). |
| 2022-08-29 | Violation | 3A:52-6.3(b)(3)(vi) | Ensure that the safety belts are being used while children are sitting in the highchairs. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply, feeding requirements for centers serving children less than 18 months of age are as follows: a child who, because of age or developmental readiness, no longer needs to be held for feeding shall be provided with an infant seat, high chair with safety strap, or other age-appropriate seating apparatus, which meets the standards of a recognized safety organization (such as the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association, the American Society for Testing and Materials, or the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission). |
| 2022-08-29 | Violation | 3A:52-6.3(b)(3)(iv)(1) | Ensure that each child's bottle is labeled with the child's name and date. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply, feeding requirements for centers serving children less than 18 months of age are as follows: for bottles, each child's bottle(s) shall be labeled with the child's name and dated. |
| 2022-08-29 | Violation | 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) | Ensure that 4 named staff complete a CHRI 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. |
| 2022-08-29 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(1) | Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually. - Topics of orientation training shall include supervising and tracking all children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.3(a). |
| 2022-08-29 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(c)(2)(ii) | Ensure that the director designee completes the Understanding Licensing training provided by OOL. - 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. |
| 2022-08-29 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(c) | Ensure that all staff complete 12 hours of staff development annually. - The center shall ensure that all staff members who work at the center complete 12 hours of continuing staff development each year. |
| 2022-08-29 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(o)(1) | Ensure that at least two staff have current first aid and CPR certifications and are present at all times at the center. - 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. |
| 2022-08-29 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(a)(5) | Provide a current fire certificate as required. - 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. |
| 2022-08-29 | 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. |
| 2022-08-29 | 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. |
| 2022-08-29 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(l)(1) | Ensure that the center has written emergency plans in a readily accessible location that includes evacuation, disaster and lockdown procedures. - Emergency procedure requirements are as follows: the center shall prepare written emergency procedures delineating |
| 2022-08-29 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(2) | Ensure the green turf causing a tripping hazard on the playground is secure, covered or removed. - 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. |
| 2022-08-29 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(a)(16) | Repair the hole in the wall by the playground exit on the 1st floor. - Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: walls shall be painted or otherwise covered whenever there is evidence of |
| 2022-08-29 | 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. |
| 2022-08-29 | 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. |
| 2022-08-29 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(d)(1) | Ensure that all credentialed staff complete 20 hours of staff development annually. - In lieu of the child care staff development specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(b), the director, head teacher(s), group teacher(s), and program supervisor(s) shall each complete 20 hours of staff development each year. Recommended topics of training for these staff include educational and physical activity. |
| 2021-11-19 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-10-14 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-08-25 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-06-23 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-04-28 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2020-10-27 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-08-19 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-06-05 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-04-23 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-03-19 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-12-05 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-10-25 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-10-08 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-09-18 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-08-22 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-08-06 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-07-09 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-06-21 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
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