Children shall not use pacifiers with straps or other types of attachment devices.
Cease the use of pacifier straps or other types of attachment devices in room 3B.
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License #110800095 · Center · Child Care Center
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Cease the use of pacifier straps or other types of attachment devices in room 3B.
Provide documentation that the center has current comprehensive general liability insurance coverage.
Ensure bathroom vent is free of dust in room 9B.
Ensure that all toxic substances are inaccessible to the children in hallway bathroom and room 9B. Toxic substances were removed upon inspector's request.
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Repair bottom of wall near emergency exit door where metal is exposed in room 9A.
Provide a current life/hazard use registration certificate applicable to the center's licensed capacity and ages served. Current policy has incorrect use code.
Ensure that the director designee completes Understanding Licensing training.
Ensure that a primary caregiver is assigned to each group of four infants or six toddlers.
Repair or replace changing pad in hallway bathroom outside room 9B.
Ensure that portable sink located near diapering area has clean supply of water in room 3B. Clean water container was filled upon inspectors request.
Provide current lockdown drill log.
Provide at least five different activity areas with at least five different types of supplies and equipment for children over 18 months of age in rooms 3A and 9B.
Provide at least four different activity areas with at least four types of supplies and equipment for children under 18 months in room 3B.
Ensure that at least two staff members who have current pediatric first aid and CPR certifications are present at the center at all times.
Ensure there is an evacuation crib for every 4 non-ambulatory children. At the time of inspection, there were no evacuation cribs in room 3B and 1 was needed.
Ensure that all emergency exit doors are easily operable. At time of inspection, the emergency exit door in room 9A would not open. Emergency door was operable by the time the inspector left. A new part for the door is on order to ensure the door is easily operable. All staff were trained on the procedure to open the door until the new part is installed.
Based on information, ensure that incident reports are completed as required.
Based on information, provide a Corrective Action Plan to DCF as required.
Based on information, ensure that staff cooperate with all DCF inspections and investigations as required.
Based on information, retrain all staff from an outside source on 1. Recognizing and reporting possible incidents of child abuse and neglect and 2. Maintaining adequate supervision at all times.
Based on information, ensure that staff utilize positive methods of guidance and discipline. A named staff and placed a named child into a crib and later a chair in a rough manner.
Based on information, ensure that parents are notified of incidents occurring at the center as required.
Based on information, retrain all staff on 1. Recognizing and reporting possible incidents of child abuse and neglect, 2. The center's discipline policy, 3. Notifying parents of incidents as required and 4. Completing incident reports as required.
Provide CARI background checks for 5 named staff members.
Ensure background check clearances are available for review at the time of the inspection.
Remove combustibles from the furnace room. Paint cans were removed upon inspectors request.
Provide staff orientation and staff development training logs for all staff members.
Based on information, provide a Corrective Action Plan to DCF as required.
Repair or replace ripped blue and red chairs in room 9A.
Based on information, ensure that adequate procedures for incidents are adhered to at all times, including recognizing and reporting possible incidents of child abuse and neglect.
Based on information, ensure that adequate supervision is maintained at all times throughout the center. Two named staff failed to adequately supervise 2 named children and the children engaged in inappropriate behavior.
Provide current fire drill log.
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.
Submit a Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the DOH.
Ensure that all staff, the sponsor and/or the sponsor representative complete a CHRI background check as required; 4 named staff members.
Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for all staff within two weeks of hire; 3 named staff members.
Label all classrooms with their OOL issued room numbers.
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.
Ensure that the center has an adequate supply of soap, wherein the handwashing sink did not contain any soap.
Ensure that the room dividers are placed so that there is a three feet wide are for exit. NOTE: Dividers were moved during inspection.
Per the NJ Department of Health COVID-19 Public Health Recommendations pursuant to Executive Order No. 149, groupings shall not exceed 15 children and be separated by no less than 10 feet in all directions from other groups or separated by walls or other physical partitions that extend above the height of staff members.
Designate a director designee and ensure that staff member completes the Understanding Licensing training provided by OOL.
Repair broken sink knob in Room 3A.
Repair/ paint the walls in disrepair throughout Rooms 9A and 9B, including entry way from lobby.
Secure or remove shelf by emergency exit in Room 9B.
Retrain all staff on the center's policies of hand washing and sanitation. Submit training information with staff signatures to OOL.
Ensure that all staff who have not completed the required orientation training and do not have clearances on file are not left alone to supervise children, wherein the enrichment teacher was alone with a group of children and she does not have the required clearances on file.
Ensure that the center has a table of organization that illustrates lines of authority, responsibility and communication.
Ensure that all staff complete 12 hours and credentialed staff complete 20 hours of staff development annually. Submit training logs to OOL.
Ensure that all electrical outlets accessible to the children have protective coverings.
Ensure that food requiring refrigeration is stored in lunch boxes with ice packs or stored in a refrigerator.
Ensure uneven grass/dirt is leveled so that it no longer poses a trip hazard throughout the playground. Note: 8/7/24-playground was observed in worse/poor condition.
Ensure that unapproved space is inaccessible to the children at all times. Center was observed using a small room off of the lobby, which is not approved space. Center must cease using the space and submit a space evaluation through NJCCIS for continued use.
Ensure that at least two staff have current first aid and CPR certifications and are present at all times at the center.
Ensure that all indoor and outdoor equipment is sturdy, safe, free of hazards and used in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. Once infants are able to sit up unassisted, ensure that they are no longer placed in infant seats/equipment.
Ensure that all Epi-pens are stored in their original boxes with the child's name and prescription and accompanied by a special care plan; 2 named children.
Ensure that the center washes and disinfects the tables used by the children for eating before each meal.
Cease the use of blankets or soft items for children under 12 months.
Identify and store individually all children's bedding.
Ensure that the center operates within its licensed capacity at all times, wherein center is licensed for 45 children and 57 were present. NOTE: Center has a pending increase request.
Ensure that the center has a current comprehensive general liability insurance policy and maintains the documentation on file.
Ensure that diapering pad and table is maintained in clean condition in the hallway bathroom outside of Room 9B
Ensure that staff wash their hands immediately before preparing or serving food.
Ensure that children wash their hands immediately after having their diaper changed.
Ensure that staff wash their hands immediately after changing a child's diaper.
Ensure that each child's pack and play is labeled with their name.
Provide an additional evacuation crib.
Ensure that all classrooms used by children under 2.5 years of age have a sink located in the classroom. Sink located in Room 3A has been inoperable for months. Center must ensure that the sink is in working order at all times in order to maintain serving children under 2.5 years.
Ensure that staff are not seated on the floor while feeding the infants in Room 3A, wherein staff were observed placing their hands and children's food containers on the floor while feeding the children seated at low high chairs.
Ensure that each child under 12 months of age has a written feeding plan.
Submit a lead paint risk assessment as required at renewal.
Submit a Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the DOH.
Clean/paint cubbies/shelves in Room 9.
Provide a current life/hazard use registration certificate applicable to the center's licensed capacity and ages served. Note, current certificate has the wrong capacity listed.
Ensure that the head teacher is present at the center for at least 75% of the center's daily operating hours or at least six hours a day, whichever is less.
Ensure that staff members are at least 14 years of age and that all staff under 18 years of age are directly supervised by a staff member who is 18 years of age or older, wherein the center had 3 staff members that were 13 years old and were unsupervised during the inspection.
Ensure that all staff and sponsor submit a CARI background check upon renewal.
Ensure that children wash their hands before the intake of food.
Ensure that all indoor and outdoor equipment is sturdy, safe, free of hazards and used in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions; cease the use of inflatable bounce houses.
Complete radon testing in every room on the lowest floor used by children and post the results in a prominent location.
Ensure that each child's sleeping equipment are labeled with the child's name.
Ensure that food that has touched the ground is not reserved to the children.
Ensure that all trash cans containing diapers and food are provided with lids.
Ensure that group size limits for infants are adhered to at all times throughout the center, including in the infant room, wherein 13 children under 18 months were observed together in one classroom/group.
Maintain the building structure to prevent water from entering as there was a leak from the ceiling during inspection.
Provide soap in Room 9B classroom bathroom.
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.
Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL.
Ensure that the director is at the center at least 50% of the center's daily operating hours.
Ensure that classrooms that care for children over 18 months of age provide at least five different activity areas and that each area contains at least five different types of supplies and equipment; Room 3B
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; Room3A.
Recite: Ensure that unapproved space is inaccessible to the children at all times. Center was observed using a small room off of the lobby, which is not approved space. Center must cease using the space and submit a space evaluation through NJCCIS for continued use.
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.
Ensure that a primary caregiver is assigned to each group of four infants or six toddlers.
Replace stained ceiling tiles in Room 9.
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.
Ensure that all staff, the sponsor and/or the sponsor representative complete a CHRI background check as required.
Ensure that all cribs and playpens are equipped with all of the required components, including a clean, snugly fitting sheet.
Ensure that the center washes and disinfects diapering surfaces after each use.
Ensure that at least two staff have current first aid and CPR certifications and are present at all times at the center.
Ensure that all staff, the sponsor and/or the sponsor representative complete a CHRI background check as required.
Ensure that the center has a table of organization that includes job descriptions, titles and qualifications for all center staff.
Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL.
Ensure that all staff complete orientation training which may be included for six of the required annual training hours.
Ensure that each pack and play is labeled for each child.
Ensure that the center washes and disinfects the tables used by the children for eating before each meal.
Ensure that the center washes and disinfects diapering surfaces after each use.
Ensure that children wash their hands immediately before the intake of food.
Ensure that children wash their hands immediately after using the toilet or having their diaper changed.
Ensure that staff wash their hands immediately before preparing or serving food.
Ensure that staff wash their hands immediately after changing a child's diaper.
Ensure that the diapering area is within 15 feet of a sink that is not used for food preparation.
Ensure that the center has a current comprehensive general liability insurance policy and maintains the documentation on file.
Ensure that diapering surfaces are flat, smooth, clean, dry, non-absorbent and in good repair, wherein, staff were using mats on the floor and placing dirty diapers on carpeting which can not be properly cleaned. 3/14/22-Note violations can not be abated. Staff was still using a mat on the floor and prior to being able to wash and disinfect it, children were crawling on the dirty mat.
Ensure that adequate supervision is maintained at all times throughout the center, wherein the infant room staff had a room divider covering the area where the infants were sleeping. The room divider was removed to allow staff to maintain supervision.
Ensure the safety of the children en route to the outdoor play area. Repair large hole in the grass area right outside the playground fence gate as it is a large trip hazard.
Ensure that the center operates within its licensed capacity at all times, wherein the center's licensed capacity is 45 and there were 48 children present. 7/1/22-violation could not be abated as 51 children were present. 7/18/22-Violation could not be abated as 57 children were present. Note, center submitted an increase request through NJCCIS.
Maintain an illness log on file at the center and ensure that it contains all of the required components.
Ensure that diapering surfaces are flat, smooth, clean, dry, non-absorbent and in good repair. Replace or clover current changing table in infant room as it can't be properly cleaned. Additionally, ensure that the table is only used for infants as it is too small for the toddlers that were being changed on it.
RECITE: Ensure that the center operates within its licensed capacity at all times, wherein the center's licensed capacity is 45 and there were 50 children present.
Ensure that all exits and egress areas are unobstructed wherein a bookshelf was placed in front of an exit door. Book shelf was relocated during inspection.
Ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times throughout the center, wherein 11 children ages 0-18 months were with two staff members. An additional staff member was required. A third staff member arrived during inspection, which put the class back in ratio.
Ensure that soiled disposable diapers are placed in a closed container that has a leak proof lining.
Update and post diagrams.
Ensure that all exits and egress areas are unobstructed and that the emergency exit doors are easily operable, wherein the front room door was not working. The door was unable to open. Note, the center has several other exits to use.
Ensure that all cribs and playpens are equipped with all of the required components. Pack and plays must contain sheets for each child.
Ensure that adequate procedures for tracking children are adhered to at all times throughout the center, wherein infant room staff reported 9 babies when 8 were present.
Ensure that the center washes and disinfects diaper changing tables and potty seats after each use.
Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for all staff within two weeks of hire.
Ensure that all the stacked chairs in the synagogue are secured and inaccessible to the children..
Retrain all staff on the center's policies of hand washing and sanitation. Submit training information with staff signatures to OOL.
Provide an additional evacuation crib as there were 8 infants with only one evacuation crib during inspection.
Ensure that all exits and egress areas are unobstructed and that the emergency exit doors are easily operable, wherein the synagogue classroom furniture was arranged without a three feet wide exit. Furniture was moved during inspection to allow three feet exit.