Child Care Center
✓ Licensed
Little Wonder Learning Center LLC
Maplewood, NJ
· Essex County
1605 Springfield Avenue,
Maplewood, NJ 07040
Quick Facts
Capacity
29 children
Age range (listing information)
0 - 13 years
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Subsidized Program
Participates
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Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
CCC115707
License Issued
Jan 14, 2026
Active Through
Jan 14, 2029
Issued By
New Jersey Department of Children & Families
District Office
New Jersey Dept of Children and Families - Office of Licensing
Reviews
FP (Parent)
2022-05-04 20:35:37
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
I have used this provider for less than 6 months
Our daughter had been out of day care since the start of covid and had limited interactions with other kids over these 2 years. When it was time to send her back to daycare her mother checked out Little Wonder and liked it and Miss Karen. Our daughter had some fears about leaving home and going to "school".
Her fears evaporated in less than a week and we soon had to explain to her that Miss Karen didn't open the school on weekends because she had to spend time with her own family. That's how much she loves this school, she wants to go every day. As her father I couldn't be more relived or happier with how my daughter has flourished with Miss Karen at Little Wonder.
If we had it to do over I would be very happy to send our little one to Little Wonder Learning Center.
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About the Provider
Little Wonder Learning Center LLC is a Child Care Center in Maplewood NJ, with a maximum capacity of 29 children. This child care center's listing gives an age range of 0 - 13 years; please confirm current ages with the provider. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-09 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-08-24 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-08-11 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-07-28 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-06-29 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-06-03 | Re-Inspection,Agency Meeting | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-05-18 | Re-Inspection,TA Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-04-28 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-04-15 | Agency Meeting,No Children Present | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-04-09 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2026-01-14 | Email,Record Retrieval | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-12-22 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-11-10 | Record Retrieval | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-09-29 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-09-18 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-08-14 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-06-23 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-05-29 | Record Retrieval | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-05-21 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-04-30 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-03-31 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-03-03 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-24 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-13 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-02-04 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-01-29 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-01-08 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-11-25 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-11-04 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-09-30 | Re-Inspection,Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-09-06 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-08-13 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-08-13 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-07-17 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-05-28 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-04-03 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-02-12 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-01-03 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-11-28 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-10-27 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-09-25 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-09-06 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-08-23 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-07-13 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-07-13 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-07-12 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(r) | Ensure the health, safety, and well-being of the children in room 2 by removing push pins at children's level. - 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. |
| 2023-07-12 | Violation | 3A:52-6.3(b)(3)(iv)(1) | Ensure that each child's bottle is labeled with the child's name and date in Room 1. - 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. |
| 2023-07-12 | Violation | 3A:52-6.3(a)(12)(ii) | Ensure that each child's sippy cup is labeled with the child's name. - 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. |
| 2023-07-12 | Violation | 3A:52-7.7(a)(3)(iv) | Ensure that the center uses the two step process to wash and disinfect the tables used by the children for eating before each meal. - The schedule for disinfecting shall be as follows: tables used by the children for eating shall be washed and disinfected before each meal. |
| 2023-07-12 | Violation | 3A:52-7.7(e)(1)(iii) | Ensure that the center uses a two step process to wash and disinfect 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. |
| 2023-07-12 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(1)(ii) | Ensure that children throughout the center wash their hands immediately after using the toilet or 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. |
| 2023-07-12 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(1)(v) | Ensure that children throughout the center wash their hands immediately after outdoor play. - 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 outdoor play. |
| 2023-07-12 | Violation | 3A:52-6.1(b)(6)(iii) | Ensure that children are not inactive for more than 30 minutes unless they are eating, sleeping or feeling ill. Children ages 3-5 years of age in Room 2 were sitting at the table for over an hour doing multiple activities. - The staff member(s) specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.5 who are responsible for developing and overseeing the implementation of the center's daily activities shall ensure that provided with daily structured and unstructured developmentally appropriate indoor and outdoor energetic physical activity as follows whenever feasible, and unless the child is eating, sleeping, needs to complete a seated activity, or is ill, children shall not be inactive for more than 30 minutes. |
| 2023-07-12 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(4)(iii) | Ensure that staff wash their hands immediately after assisting a child in toileting/diaper changes throughout the center. Ensure staff remove gloves prior to washing hands. - Handwashing requirements are as follows: staff members shall wash their hands with soap and running water immediately after assisting a child in toileting. |
| 2023-06-26 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-06-26 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-06-26 | Violation | 3A:52-6.1(e) | Ensure that cups are removed when children are crawling or walking in Room 1. - The center shall ensure that pacifiers are removed when the children are crawling or walking. |
| 2023-06-26 | Violation | 3A:52-7.6(e)(1) | Based on complaint # 22231 develop a written policy for parental notification of injuries if the center uses methods other than a telephone call and maintain on file the signatures of staff and parents acknowledging receipt of the policy. The center took and sent pictures of a named child to their parent through a parental notification app without having a current signed policy for a named parent. - The center shall develop and follow a written policy for parental notification if a method other than a telephone call is used at the center for parental notification. The center shall distribute a copy of this policy to the parent of each enrolled child and secure and maintain on file a record of each parent’s signature attesting to receipt of this policy. |
| 2023-06-05 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-04-26 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-04-26 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-13 | Monitoring,Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-13 | Monitoring,Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-13 | Violation | 3A:52-4.4(b)(2) | Ensure that group size limits for toddler and early childhood classrooms are adhered to at all times throughout the center. There were 22 children, 18 months - 4 years old, in Room 2 without a visible barrier, partition or room divider separating groups.4/26/23: There were 28 children, 18 months - 4 years old, in Room 2 without a visible barrier, partition or room divider separating groups. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply for children 2 ½ years of age and older: each group shall be limited to a maximum of 20 children except during meals, naptime, outdoor activities, specially-scheduled events (for example, parties, community speakers, films, etc.), and daily information sharing sessions (for example, “circle time”), which shall not exceed 15 minutes in duration. |
| 2023-03-13 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(q)(2) | Based on complaint #21877 ensure that the center operates within its licensed capacity at all times. On multiple days there were over 29 children present at the center, exceeding the center's licensed capacity. 4/26/23: There were 36 children present at the center, exceeding the center's licensed capacity of 29 children.6/5/23: There were 34 children present at the center, exceeding the center's licensed capacity of 29 children. 6/26/23: There were 34 children present at the center, exceeding the center's licensed capacity of 29 children. 7/12/23: There were 35 children present at the center, exceeding the center's licensed capacity of 29 children. - Space and room requirements are as follows: at no time shall a center |
| 2023-03-13 | Violation | 3A:52-7.9(a)(1) | Based on complaint # 21877, maintain an illness log on file at the center and ensure that it contains all of the required components. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: the center shall maintain on file a log of the initial illnesses, symptoms of illness, or diseases that are exhibited by each child while in the center’s care, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.1(c) and (d). This illness log shall include |
| 2023-03-13 | Violation | 3A:52-7.10(a) | Based on complaint # 21877 ensure that the center notifies the local health department of any reportable diseases occurring at the center by the next working day. Whereas the center did not report an outbreak of a reportable disease within a timely manner. - The director, sponsor, or sponsor representative, upon learning that an enrolled child or staff member at the center has been diagnosed as having contracted or is suspected of having a reportable disease, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.1(d), shall report this knowledge by the next working day to the local health department. |
| 2023-03-13 | Violation | 3A:52-7.7(a)(1) | Ensure that the center uses a two step process to wash and disinfect surfaces and equipment/materials as required throughout the day. - Disinfectants shall be used as follows: the center shall disinfect those items specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.7(a)3 with a solution that shall be |
| 2023-03-13 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(1) | Ensure that children over three months of age wash their hands with soap and running water in Room 1, whereas the staff was observed using baby wipes on the children's hands instead of washing. - 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 |
| 2023-03-13 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(4)(iii) | Ensure that staff wash their hands immediately after assisting a child in toileting/diaper changes in Room 1. - Handwashing requirements are as follows: staff members shall wash their hands with soap and running water immediately after assisting a child in toileting. |
| 2023-03-13 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(d)(1)(ii)(2) | Ensure that staff wash their hands and the children's hands in the bathroom handwashing sink, whereas staff were observed washing hands in the food prep sink next to the refrigerator in Room 1. - 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. |
| 2023-03-13 | 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). |
| 2023-03-13 | 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). |
| 2023-03-13 | 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. |
| 2023-03-13 | 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. |
| 2023-03-13 | 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. |
| 2023-03-13 | 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. |
| 2023-03-13 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(e)(8) | Ensure that all staff working with children under 2.5 years of age have training specific to this age group initiated within 90 days of hire and completed within one year. - For early childhood programs all staff that work with children under 2 1/2 years of age shall have training specific to this age group, which may include, but is not limited to, the New Jersey Infant/Toddler Credential administered through Professional Impact NJ, the Infant-Toddler Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential, or other trainings specifically related to the care of infants and toddlers. Each employee shall initiate this training within 90 days and complete it within one year. |
| 2022-11-23 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-11-15 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-09-27 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-08-08 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-07-01 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-06-06 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-04-27 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-04-27 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-04-27 | 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. - 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. |
| 2022-04-27 | 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). |
| 2022-03-16 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-01-25 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2021-12-10 | Initial | No | Center Inspection |
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