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130 County Road, Demarest NJ 07627 · License #CCC129008 · Center · Child Care Center
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3A:52-7.5(b)(7) · 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 child's name and parental authorization for the center to administer medication or health care procedures; the name of the medication or health care procedure; the condition for which the medication or health care procedure is being used; the instructions for administration, including the dosage and frequency; 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; and any adverse effect the medication can have or has had on the child.
Ensure medication records are completed as required including parental authorization for medication.
Corrected Corrected by Dec 3, 2025
Category: ratio. Marked corrected in the state record.
3A:52-4.3(a) · 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.
Ensure that children are directly supervised at all times. A staff left the children alone in the classroom to retrieve the cart from another location within the school. 1/21/25: The staff member left the children 9 children alone in the classroom to get the snack which is located in another part of the building.
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Corrected Corrected by Feb 4, 2025
Category: supervision. Marked corrected in the state record.
3A:52-4.3(a)(2) · The center shall ensure that all staff members are trained in the method of keeping track of children and know how many children are in their care at all times.
Ensure that all staff have completed training pertaining to the center's policies and procedures for tracking children and are aware of the number of children in their care at all times. The staff stated that 11 children were present when only 10 children were present.
Corrected Corrected by Feb 4, 2025
Marked corrected in the state record.
3A:52-4.3(b) · There shall be a minimum of two staff members accompanying children on any field trip, outing, or special event involving children away from the center, even when the appropriate staff/child ratios allow fewer than two staff members.
Ensure that a minimum of 2 staff are present at the center as required. At the time of the inspection, only 1 staff was present with 10 children. A second staff arrived later. 1/21/25: There were 9 children present with 0 staff from the licensed program for 23 minutes. A staff member from the school stepped in to watch the children since the children were already occupying the empty classroom. 1 staff arrived with 9 children when 2 is staff is required when working with 6 or more children.
Corrected Corrected by Feb 4, 2025
Category: ratio. Marked corrected in the state record.
3A:52-4.6(a) · 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).
Complete and maintain on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL. Ensure that the required components of the staff files are available at the center.
Corrected Corrected by Feb 24, 2025
Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.
3A:52-4.6(d)(1) · 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.
Provide documentation that the program supervisor meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual. Submit educational documentation for the director/program supervisor and ensure that the staff is associated with the center on www.njccis.com.
Corrected Corrected by Feb 4, 2025
Category: supervision. Marked corrected in the state record.
3A:52-4.7(a)(1) · The center shall meet the following requirements for orientation training: the center shall ensure that all newly-hired staff receive orientation training within two weeks of hire and that no individual is left alone to supervise a child or group of children until orientation training is completed.
Ensure that all staff who have not completed the required orientation training are directly supervised by another staff member. Missing completed and signed orientation logs for 2 staff.
Corrected Corrected by Feb 4, 2025
Category: supervision. Marked corrected in the state record.
3A:52-4.8(c) · The center shall ensure that all staff members who work at the center complete 12 hours of continuing staff development each year.
Ensure that all staff complete 12 hours of staff development annually. Missing log for 1 staff.
Corrected Corrected by Feb 4, 2025
Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.
3A:52-6.8(k)(6) · The center shall develop and follow a written policy on the use of social media including, but not limited to the guidelines for parents, including but not limited to, prohibiting the posting of photographs or videos of any child other than their own.
Ensure that the center's social media policy includes guidelines for parents. The social media policy was not available at the time of the inspection.
Corrected Corrected by Feb 4, 2025
Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.
3A:52-7.11(a)(1) · Each center shall develop a written policy on the management of communicable diseases. This policy shall include the following: the list of illnesses and symptoms of illness for which a child will be separated from the group and possibly sent home, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.1©.
Maintain at the center and distribute to all families, the center's communicable disease management policy and ensure that it includes the list of symptoms for which a child will be excluded from the center. The policy was not available at the time of the inspection.
Corrected Corrected by Dec 13, 2024
Category: health medication. Marked corrected in the state record.
3A:52-7.5(b)(10) · 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).
Ensure Epi-pens are stored in their original boxes with the child's name and prescription, accompanied by a special care plan or other equivalent documentation from a healthcare provider, and that two are present when two are required by the plan. 1/21/25: Epi-pens could not be reviewed due to the medication being stored in another area of the building and the staff was alone with the children.
Corrected Corrected by Feb 18, 2025
Category: ratio. Marked corrected in the state record.
3A:52-7.6(b)(1) · 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: the name of the injured child.
Maintain an accident log or reports as required. A blank log was not available at the time of the inspection.
Corrected Corrected by Dec 13, 2024
Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.
3A:52-7.7(a)(3)(iv) · The schedule for disinfecting shall be as follows: tables used by the children for eating shall be washed and disinfected before each meal.
Ensure that the center washes and disinfects the tables used by the children for eating before each meal. The staff used hand wipes on the table.
Corrected Corrected by Feb 4, 2025
Category: nutrition. Marked corrected in the state record.
3A:52-6.8(a)(1) · The center shall complete and maintain on file for each enrolled child a Children’s Records Checklist, signed by the director, sponsor, or sponsor representative and designated by the Office of Licensing, indicating that the center has obtained documentation of the child's name, address, birth date, and date of enrollment; the name(s), home and work address(es), home and work telephone number(s) and signature(s) of the parent(s); the name(s), address(es), and telephone number(s) of any person(s) authorized by the parent(s) to visit the child at the center and/or take the child from the center, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.5(a)1; and the name, address, and telephone number of the child's health care provider; signed authorization from the parent(s) for emergency medical treatment; the parent’s signature attesting to the receipt of the Information to Parents document, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-3.6(b); the parent’s signature attesting to the receipt of the Information to Parents document, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-3.6(b).; health information for each child, as follows: for early childhood programs, a record of the child’s health examination and immunizations, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.3(a); and for school-age child care programs, a record of the parent’s statement concerning the child’s health, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.3(b).
Complete and maintain on file a Children's Records Checklist designated by OOL. Ensure that the good health statement is completed by the parents for all enrolled children.
Corrected Corrected by Feb 4, 2025
Category: health medication. Marked corrected in the state record.
3A:52-4.8(d)(1) · 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; special needs programming and program development; social-emotional and behavioral development for young children; legal issues, including ADA guidelines and leadership and advocacy.
Ensure that all credentialed staff complete 20 hours of staff development annually. Missing log for 1 staff.
Corrected Corrected by Feb 4, 2025
Category: supervision. Marked corrected in the state record.
3A:52-2.2(e) · The license shall be posted in a prominent location within the center and in each building associated with the center.
Post the center's license in a prominent location in each building.
Corrected Corrected by Feb 4, 2025
Marked corrected in the state record.