Child Care Center
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Divine Kidz Academy and Preschool
Trenton, NJ
· Mercer County
16 W Front Street,
Trenton, NJ 08608
Quick Facts
Capacity
168 children
Age Range
0 - 13 years
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
1
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Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
170700149
License Issued
Sep 13, 2026
Active Through
Sep 13, 2029
Issued By
New Jersey Department of Children & Families
District Office
New Jersey Dept of Children and Families - Office of Licensing
Reviews
Messiah Mom
2019-12-26 14:37:49
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
I have used this provider for less than 6 months
They need to learn how to inform parents if there having school after holidays..
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About the Provider
Divine Kidz Academy and Preschool is a Child Care Center in Trenton NJ, with a maximum capacity of 168 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
Where possible, ChildcareCenter provides inspection reports as a service to families. This information is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed. We encourage families to contact the daycare provider directly with any questions or concerns. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 | Other,Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-08-19 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2026-07-09 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-06-03 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-04-15 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-11-26 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-10-21 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-10-20 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-08-07 | Re-Inspection,Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-07-10 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-05-16 | Re-Inspection,Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-03-26 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-03-11 | Monitoring,Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-01-03 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-11-27 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-10-24 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-09-24 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-02-23 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-02-15 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-12-28 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-11-03 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-09-29 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-08-25 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-08-03 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-06-13 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-05-11 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-05-11 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-05-11 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(a)(1) | Ensure that adequate procedures for tracking children are adhered to at all times throughout the center.- Room 2 - The center shall develop and implement an Office of Licensing-approved method to keep track of the location and ensure the safety of all children at all times when under the center’s supervision, including the transfer of supervision from and to parents during arrival and departure and the utilization of off-site locations, including playgrounds and field trips. |
| 2023-05-11 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(c) | Ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times throughout the center.- Infant room - 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 |
| 2023-05-11 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(1) | Based on report, retrain the named staff on the center's supervision policy. - Topics of orientation training shall include supervising and tracking all children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.3(a). |
| 2023-04-06 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-04-06 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-04-06 | 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. |
| 2023-04-06 | 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 for the center's license renewal. - 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. |
| 2023-04-06 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(i)(5)(i) | 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. - 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. |
| 2023-03-15 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-02-03 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-12-22 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-11-22 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-10-03 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-10-03 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-10-03 | 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. |
| 2022-10-03 | 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. 1 CHRI pending for 1 staff member. - 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. |
| 2022-10-03 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(a) | Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL. - 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). |
| 2022-04-06 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-03-09 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-01-24 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-01-19 | Increase | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-01-19 | Increase | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-01-19 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(a)(6)(ii) | Submit a copy of the Certificate of Approval issued by the local construction official which includes the construction classification. - 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. |
| 2022-01-19 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(q)(1)(ii) | Ensure that room 9 is free of storage items. - 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. |
| 2021-11-15 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-06-03 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-04-06 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-03-31 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2021-01-28 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-01-12 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-12-03 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-11-12 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2020-09-30 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-09-25 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-06-30 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-04-16 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-03-16 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-03-06 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-02-21 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-01-30 | Age Change | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2020-01-15 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2020-01-08 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-12-10 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-12-06 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2019-11-25 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-10-15 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-10-15 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-09-11 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-08-13 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-08-13 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-07-29 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2019-07-24 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-07-24 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-06-19 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2019-06-19 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2019-05-15 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2019-05-06 | Initial,Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
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