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Catapult Learning at Antonia Pantoja School #27

505-517 Morris Avenue, Elizabeth NJ 07208 · License #080800203 · Child Care Center

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Last inspected Jan 28, 2025
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Director
Angela Amatrucola
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Address
505-517 Morris Avenue, Elizabeth NJ 07208 · Directions

Hours

Mon07:30 AM–08:15 AM, 03:00 PM–05:30 PM
Tue07:30 AM–08:15 AM, 03:00 PM–05:30 PM
Wed07:30 AM–08:15 AM, 03:00 PM–05:30 PM
Thu07:30 AM–08:15 AM, 03:00 PM–05:30 PM
Fri07:00 AM–08:15 AM, 03:00 PM–05:30 PM
SatClosed
SunClosed

Care & schedule

When they operate

Schedule type not published.

Ages served

Ages not published.

  • Accepts child care subsidy (CCDF)
3
Violations, past 3 yrs
From inspections (not complaints)
0
High-risk violations
Serious / high-risk non-compliance
0
Substantiated complaints
Published by New Jersey DCF
2
Inspections, past 3 yrs
Monitoring & assessments

How this facility compares

Violations per inspection, 3-yr
This facility
1.5
New Jersey average
9.1

Inspection history & violations

Source: New Jersey DCF, Office of Licensing
Jan 28, 2025 — Monitoring
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
May 13, 2024 — Monitoring
3 violations cited · view state record
3 violations
  • Violation

    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.

    Corrected by May 21, 2024

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  • Violation

    3A:52-4.8(b) · 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).

    Ensure that all staff complete orientation training which may be included for six of the required annual training hours.

    Corrected by May 21, 2024

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  • Violation

    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.

    Corrected by May 21, 2024

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May 31, 2023 — Renewal
8 violations cited · view state record
8 violations
  • Violation

    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.

    Corrected by Sep 20, 2023

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  • Violation

    3A:52-4.10(b)(1) · 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.

    Ensure that all staff and sponsor representative submit a CARI background check upon renewal. 9.20.23. 7 outstanding CARIs.

    Corrected by Oct 19, 2023

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  • Violation

    3A:52-4.11(a)(1) · 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.

    Ensure that the staff complete a CHRI background check as required for the renewal. 9.20.23. 1 outstanding CHRI.

    Corrected by Oct 19, 2023

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  • Violation

    3A:52-4.8(a)(1) · Topics of orientation training shall include supervising and tracking all children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.3(a).

    Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually.

    Corrected by Sep 20, 2023

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  • Violation

    3A:52-4.3(a)(1) · 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.

    Ensure that adequate procedures for tracking children are adhered to at all times throughout the center.

    Corrected by Jun 14, 2023

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  • Violation

    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).

    Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL, including staff signed receipt of OOL policies.

    Corrected by Jun 14, 2023

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  • Violation

    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.

    Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a children's records checklist.

    Corrected by Sep 20, 2023

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  • Violation

    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.

    Ensure that all credentialed staff complete 20 hours of staff development annually.

    Corrected by Sep 20, 2023

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Feb 8, 2022 — Renewal
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    3A:52-4.10(b)(1) · 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.

    Ensure that 3 named staff submit a CARI background check upon renewal.

    Corrected by Feb 22, 2022

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Sep 16, 2019 — Monitoring
7 violations cited · view state record
7 violations
  • Violation

    3A:52-4.1(d)(1) · The staff records specified in 3A:52-4.1(a) through (c) shall be maintained on file as follows: the Staff Records Checklist for the current director and all staff members currently working at the center shall be maintained on file at the center.

    Ensure that all records are kept on file at the center at all times.

    Corrected by Dec 17, 2019

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  • Violation

    3A:52-4.10(b)(1) · 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.

    Provide a CARI for 3 named staff.

    Corrected by Dec 17, 2019

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  • Violation

    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).

    Provide a staff records checklist.

    Corrected by Dec 17, 2019

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  • Violation

    3A:52-4.8(a)(1) · Topics of orientation training shall include supervising and tracking all children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.3(a).

    Provide orientation training for all staff annually.

    Corrected by Dec 17, 2019

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  • Violation

    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.

    Provide 12 hours of staff development for staff and 20 hours of staff development for all credentialed staff annually.

    Corrected by Dec 17, 2019

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  • Violation

    3A:52-4.11(a)(1) · 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.

    Provide a CHRI for 3 named staff.

    Corrected by Feb 3, 2020

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  • Violation

    3A:52-5.3(o)(1) · First aid requirements are as follows: at least two staff members who have current certified basic knowledge of first aid principles and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), as defined by a recognized health organization (such as the American Red Cross), shall be in the center at all times when enrolled children are present.

    Provide CPR/First Aid for at least 2 staff who are present at the center at all times.

    Corrected by Feb 3, 2020

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Questions to ask on your tour

Generated from this facility's specific inspection record

  1. 1The May 13, 2024 inspection noted: “Ensure that all staff complete 12 hours of staff development annually.” — what has changed since then?
  2. 2The May 31, 2023 inspection noted: “Ensure that all staff complete 12 hours of staff development annually.” — what has changed since then?
  3. 3The Feb 8, 2022 inspection noted: “Ensure that 3 named staff submit a CARI background check upon renewal.” — what has changed since then?

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