Child Care Center
✓ Licensed
Kiddie Academy of Fair Lawn
Fair Lawn, NJ
· Bergen County
16-00 Pollitt Drive,
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Quick Facts
Capacity
146 children
Age Range
0 - 13 years
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
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Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
CCC116478
License Issued
Sep 5, 2025
Active Through
Sep 5, 2028
Issued By
New Jersey Department of Children & Families
District Office
New Jersey Dept of Children and Families - Office of Licensing
Reviews
Siya
2023-05-26 04:33:09
★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
I have used this provider for more than 6 months
Worst place ever for a kid to be in. This is the most unsafe place for kids. Ms. Ekta Patel (owner) is the most insensitive, rude, interfering in others life and money hungry person. She is extremely mean minded to kids. She seeks pleasure in your kids pain. She is a saddist.She has no interest in your child' s emotional or physical well-being. She will traumatized the kids and make them feel miserable. Some Young kids achieve milestones slower than others and she will label them and put them on spot.
Ms. Ekta Patel has no sense of respect or courtesy even towards the parents. She uses foul language for them as well while addressing them. No wonder her 7 /8 year old kid is also the same. Whenever we observed him at the academy that little boy has no manners to talk and is very abusive physically and verbally. If she cannot teach her own kid some good manners what will she teach to other kids. She is a frustrated lady with her broken family and unsupportive husband.
Most damaging part is her attitude towards the kids. Her license should be suspended immediately and her academy should be closed. She is a terrible lady with zero compassion for kids. Save yourself and your kids. Nobody wants people like her in the education system.
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About the Provider
Kiddie Academy of Fair Lawn is a Child Care Center in Fair Lawn NJ, with a maximum capacity of 146 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 - 13 years. It is open Monday - Friday, 06:30 AM - 06:30 PM. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Monday06:30 AM - 06:30 PM
- Tuesday06:30 AM - 06:30 PM
- Wednesday06:30 AM - 06:30 PM
- Thursday06:30 AM - 06:30 PM
- Friday06:30 AM - 06:30 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Inspection Date | Type | Reinspection / Rule | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-05-27 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2026-04-10 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2026-04-06 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-03-11 | Monitoring,Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-12-12 | Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-12-01 | Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-10-29 | Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-10-14 | Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-09-30 | Other,Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-08-26 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-07-30 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-07-15 | Other,Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-07-01 | Phone Call | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-06-10 | Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-05-30 | Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-05-20 | Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-05-13 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-04-25 | Monitoring,Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-04-22 | Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-28 | Other | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-24 | Other | No | Center Inspection |
| 2025-02-19 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2025-01-27 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-12-09 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-10-22 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-05-03 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-03-20 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-03-13 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-12-01 | Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-11-17 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-09-22 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-08-07 | Monitoring,Complaint | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-04-28 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-03-01 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-02-10 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-10 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-02-10 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(a)(1) | Based on information, ensure that adequate procedures for tracking children are adhered to at all times throughout the center, including on the playground. Two named staff failed to complete a "name to face" head count when returning from the playground, leaving a named child unsupervised on the playground. - 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. |
| 2023-02-10 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(r) | Based on information, provide a Corrective Action Plan to DCF as required. - 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. |
| 2023-02-10 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(1) | Based on report, retrain the 2 named staff on:1. The center's supervision policy2. The center's policies and procedures for tracking. - Topics of orientation training shall include supervising and tracking all children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.3(a). |
| 2023-01-13 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-01-13 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-12-28 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-12-28 | Complaint | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-12-28 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(c) | Based on complaint # 21656, the center needs to ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times throughout the center, including in the morning. - 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 |
| 2022-12-28 | Violation | 3A:52-7.6(c) | Based on complaint # 21656, the center needs to ensure that adequate procedures for incidents are adhered to, including immediate notification to parents by the end of the day. - Bites and injuries other than those specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.6(a) shall be reported to the child's parent by the end of the day. |
| 2022-12-28 | Violation | 3A:52-7.6(b)(6)(i) | Complete accident reports as required, including a written description of the incident. - The center shall maintain on file a written record of each incident resulting in an injury as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.6(a). These records shall include the following: a written description of the incident. |
| 2022-12-28 | Violation | 3A:52-4.5(c)(1) | Based on complaint # 21656, the center needs to ensure that a director is hired and fulfills all the required responsibilities, including being present at the center for 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. |
| 2022-12-28 | 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. This includes the director and the administration (director designees). - 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. |
| 2022-12-28 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(8) | Based on complaint #21656, the center needs to ensure that adequate health procedures are adhered to at all times, including retraining all staff on the center’s medication policy and procedures and develop a procedure for documenting children’s allergies and informing staff as needed. - Topics of orientation training shall include implementing health practices, including medication administration and responding to symptoms of illness, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.1 through 7.11. |
| 2022-11-07 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-11-07 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-11-07 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(m)(2) | Ensure that all cribs, cots and sleeping equipment are arranged to provide access to a three foot wide aisle that leads to an exit. Ensure cot placement does not block egresses. Cots were moved with inspector at the time of the inspection and violation was abated. - Supplemental evacuation requirements are as follows: cribs, beds, playpens, and cots used for rest or sleep shall be arranged so as to provide access to a three-foot-wide aisle that leads to an unobstructed exit. |
| 2022-09-14 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-09-14 | Monitoring | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-09-14 | Violation | 3A:52-4.3(d)(2) | Ensure that a sufficient number of staff are present and readily accessible in the center in order to resume awake staff/child ratios as required. On the day of the inspection numerous staff were observed leaving the building for their lunch break and the center was not staffed to meet awake ratios as required. - A sufficient number of staff members shall be in the facility and readily accessible to ensure compliance with the awake staff/child ratios specified in 3A:52-4.3(c). |
| 2022-07-06 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-05-04 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-05-04 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-05-04 | Violation | 3A:52-6.1(g)(2) | Ensure that classrooms that care for children under 18 months of age provide at least four different activity areas and that each area contains at least four types of supplies and equipment. Not enough areas and supplies present in the infant room on the day of the inspection. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: centers serving children less than 18 months of age shall provide at least four types of children's daily activities including, but not limited to, sensory; language and dramatic play; manipulative; building; large muscle; music; or other comparable activities; and at least four types of supplies and equipment for each activity area chosen by the center. |
| 2022-05-04 | Violation | 3A:52-6.3(b)(3)(iv)(1) | Ensure that each child's bottle is labeled with the child's name and date. On the day of the inspection bottles were labeled but they were not dated. - 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. |
| 2022-05-04 | 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. |
| 2022-05-04 | Violation | 3A:52-6.3(a)(4) | Ensure that food provided by the center is stored, prepared and served in a sanitary manner. On the day of the inspection children's food from home was left out early in the morning. Ensure that food is stored in the frig or in a lunchbox with a cold pack until ready to be consumed. - All centers shall comply with the following requirements, if the center provides food, the center shall ensure that the food is stored, prepared, and served in a sanitary manner. |
| 2022-05-04 | Violation | 3A:52-7.9(a)(1) | Maintain an illness log on file at the center and ensure that it contains all of the required components. On the day of the inspection the center did not have an illness log on site. The center is using a form from their corporate office and it does not have all of the required items that are stipulated by OOL. - 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 |
| 2022-05-04 | Violation | 3A:52-7.6(a)(2) | Ensure that parents are notified immediately when a child sustains a head or facial injury, including when a child bumps his or her head. On the day of the inspection review of accident forms indicated that the center is not contacting parents immediately as required. - 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. |
| 2022-05-04 | Violation | 3A:52-7.6(b)(6) | Complete accident reports as required, including a written description of the incident. On the day of the inspection review of accident forms indicated that several reports were devoid of the following information: location of the injury of the child's body is missing, the time of the injury, time contact with the parent, no other injuries other than head injuries are being recorded. - The center shall maintain on file a written record of each incident resulting in an injury as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.6(a). These records shall include the following: a written description of |
| 2022-05-04 | Violation | 3A:52-4.4(a)(2) | Ensure that a primary caregiver is assigned to each group of four infants or six toddlers. On the day of the inspection interviews with the staff indicated that primary care roles have not been assigned in classrooms with children 0-2.5 years of age. Further interviews with assistant director indicated that there is some method that is to be used, but staff are unclear of which children have been assigned to them. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply for infants (under 18 months of age) and toddlers (18 months to 2½ years of age): a group shall consist of four infants or six toddlers to whom a primary caregiver has been assigned. |
| 2022-05-04 | Violation | 3A:52-6.1(b)(1) | Ensure that age appropriate time frames are provided for each activity. On the day of the inspection observation indicated that staff are minimally interacting verbally with the children in the toddler and preschool classrooms. - 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 time frames for each activity are geared to the age and developmental level of each child served and are flexible enough to accommodate spontaneous occurrences or children's suggestions and inquiries. |
| 2022-05-04 | Violation | 3A:52-7.7(a)(3)(iv) | Ensure that the center washes and disinfects the tables used by the children for eating before each meal. On the day of the inspection observation of the toddler class indicated that the staff did not wash and disinfect tables for lunch. Staff were observed with a paper towel wiping down multiple tables - The schedule for disinfecting shall be as follows: tables used by the children for eating shall be washed and disinfected before each meal. |
| 2022-05-04 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(1)(i) | Ensure that children wash their hands before the intake of food. Toddlers were observed being seated for lunch and then getting up from their chairs and touching the floor and toys, being placed back in their chairs to wait and their hands were not washed again as required. - 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. |
| 2022-05-04 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(4)(i) | Ensure that staff wash their hands immediately before preparing or serving food. Staff was observed in the infant feeding an infant their bottle and they did not washed their hands prior to the feeding. - Handwashing requirements are as follows: staff members shall wash their hands with soap and running water immediately before preparing or serving food. |
| 2022-05-04 | 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. The center does not currently have an organizational chart. - 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. |
| 2022-05-04 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(a) | Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL. Review of staff files indicated that some staff files are missing physicals and Mantoux results. - 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). |
| 2022-05-04 | Violation | 3A:52-7.8(a)(4)(iii) | Ensure that staff wash their hands immediately after assisting a child in toileting. Ensure staff remove their dirty gloves into the dirty diaper before dressing the child. Not removing gloves with cause cross contamination. - Handwashing requirements are as follows: staff members shall wash their hands with soap and running water immediately after assisting a child in toileting. |
| 2022-05-04 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(c)(1) | Ensure that the head teacher meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual. Center does not have head teacher as required. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: for all centers, the head teacher or consulting head teacher shall meet the qualification requirements specified in one of the seven options set forth in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.6(c) for education and experience. |
| 2022-05-04 | 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. Named staff person does not have results on file. - 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. |
| 2022-05-04 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(d)(1) | Ensure that the program supervisor meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual. Center has not designated a program supervisor as required. - 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. |
| 2022-05-04 | Violation | 3A:52-4.6(c)(3) | Ensure that the group teacher meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual. Provide documentation for 2 group teachers as required. - For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: the group teacher shall meet the requirements for experience and education |
| 2022-05-04 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(1) | Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually, including training on supervising and tracking children. Ensure staff are retrained in proper supervision. Observation of classroom indicated that the staff are not communicating with one and other to ensure supervision is adequate in toddler classroom. Retrain and submit retraining document with staff signatures to OOL. - Topics of orientation training shall include supervising and tracking all children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.3(a). |
| 2022-05-04 | 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. On the day of the inspection observation indicated that a named child's special care plan for an allergy was not completely filled out by the doctor. Special care plan lacked the exact way to respond to the allergy. The epi pen was in the classroom. One pen was stored in a plastic sandwich bag while the other was in the prescription box. Interviews indicated that this child also required the administration of Benadryl before the epi pen is used, but the Benadryl was not in the classroom, but instead in the office. Ensure all necessary medicines are clearly indicated on the specials care plan from the doctor, and that that care plan and the medications are kept in the classroom for immediate administration. - 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). |
| 2022-05-04 | Violation | 3A:52-3.6(b)(1) | Ensure that the center maintains and distributes to all families and staff a copy of the Information to Parents document and maintains on file signatures of all staff and families attesting to the receipt of the policy. This policy was not observed in the enrollment packet for parents and not in the staff paperwork in their files. Interviews with administration did not indicate that this policy is distributed in any other way either. - The center shall distribute a copy of the Information to Parents document to each child’s parent(s) upon enrollment and to every person upon becoming a staff member and secure and maintain on file a record of each parent’s and staff member’s signature attesting to receipt of the document. The center shall maintain on file a copy of the Information to Parents document. |
| 2022-05-04 | Violation | 3A:52-6.8(k)(2) | Ensure that the center's social media policy includes its policies regarding the use of e-mail, text messages and other electronic means of communication with staff and parents. Ensure the devices that are used to post and who is responsible for posting on social media is indicated in the policy. - The center shall develop and follow a written policy on the use of social media including, but not limited to the use of e-mail, text messages, and other electronic means of communication with staff and parents. |
| 2022-05-04 | Violation | 3A:52-7.5(b)(7)(v) | Ensure that the center completes and maintains a medication log that includes the date and time medication was administered and the name of the staff who administered it. Medication log for a named child was missing dates of medication administered. Interviews with administration indicated that a child received more than one dosage of a medication but only date of administration was documented. Ensure records are accurately kept. - 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 maintain on file a record of the following the date and time medication or a health care procedure was administered to a child and the name or initials of the staff member who administered it. |
| 2022-05-04 | Violation | 3A:52-5.2(c) | Provide a current health certificate for the food vendor is kept on file as required. - 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. |
| 2022-05-04 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(n)(1) | Ensure that the center conducts fire drills at least once per month during each session provided at the center, including one fire drill annually that is conducted during nap time. Review of fire drill log indicated that the center did not conduct a fire drill in January when children were present. The January drill documented was when only staff were in the building. Additionally, the fire drills documented on the log were all conducted at 3pm. Ensure that the times are varied throughout the day. - Fire prevention requirements are as follows: the center shall conduct fire drills at least once a month, as specified in the NJUFC. The center shall ensure that fire drills are conducted during each session provided at the center and that one fire drill per year is conducted during nap time, if applicable. |
| 2022-05-04 | Violation | 3A:52-5.3(b)(7) | Ensure that all playground equipment meets public playground design standards. The center has documentation for their climber which is specified for the use of children 6-23 months, but the documentation does not indicate that it meets the required code F2373 Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Public Use Play Equipment for Children 6 Months through 23 Months. Submit correct documentation to OOL. - Outdoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: the center shall comply with the Playground Safety Subcode of the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code, as specified in N.J.A.C. 5:23-11. |
| 2022-05-04 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(2) | Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually, including understanding center operations, policies and procedures. Ensure staff are retrained in proper sanitation including washing and disinfecting surfaces and washing hands before the intake of food. Retrain staff and submit retraining documents with staff signatures to OOL. - Topics of orientation training shall include understanding center operations, policies and procedures, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.5(b)3. |
| 2022-05-04 | Violation | 3A:52-4.8(a)(3) | Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually, including implementing group size limits and primary caregiver responsibilities. Ensure staff are retrained in primary care where required. Retrain and submit retraining documents with staff signatures to OOL. - Topics of orientation training shall include implementing group size limits and primary caregiver responsibilities, as applicable, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.4. |
| 2021-12-09 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2021-12-07 | Initial | No | Center Inspection |
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