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License #080800230 · Center · Child Care Center
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Complete and maintain at the center daily time sheets for staff with arrival and departure times.
Provide care for no more than 5 children below 2.5 years of age if the center has an E (Educational) Use Certificate of Occupancy (C.O.) issued prior to 11/5/03. There were 9 children less than 2.5 years of age at the center. 9/17/2024- There were 10 children less than 2.5 years of age at the center. 10/15/2024- There were 10 children less than 2.5 years of age at the center. 11/7/2024- There were 7 children less than 2.5 years of age at the center. 12/13/2024- There were 7 children less than 2.5 years of age at the center. 1/23/2025- There were 10 children less than 2.5 years of age at the center. 2/11/2025- There were 12 children less than 2.5 years of age at the center. 3/10/2025- There were 9 children less than 2.5 years of age at the center. 4/1/2025- There were 10 children less than 2.5 years of age at the center. 4/24/2025- There were 6 children less than 2.5 years of age at the center. 6/17/2025- There were 7 children less than 2.5 years of age at the center. 7/22/2025- There were 6 children less than 2.5 years of age at the center. 8/5/2025- There were 8 children less than 2.5 years of age at the center.
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Maintain at the center and distribute to all families and staff, a copy of the Information to Parents document designated by the OOL; maintain on file a record of parental and staff receipt of the policy.
Complete and maintain on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL and all required documents.
Ensure that walking trips are within the center's neighborhood.
Ensure that a Universal Health Record is completed upon enrollment and updated annually, including the immunization records and special care plans as required by state and local laws and regulations.
Maintain at the center and distribute to all families and staff, a written policy on the release of children; maintain on file a record of parental and staff receipt of the policy.
Maintain on file a record of parental receipt of the center's expulsion policy.
Ensure that the center provides opportunities for the parents to participate in the center's activities and operations and maintain a record on file.
Maintain all mechanical ventilation in a clean and operating condition.
Submit a lead paint risk assessment and a lead paint risk management plan as required.
Repair the trip hazard on the blacktop near the fence.
Maintain on file and distribute to all families and staff, a social media policy; maintain on file a record of parental and staff receipt of the policy.
Maintain at the center and distribute to all families, the center's communicable disease management policy; maintain on file a record of parental receipt of the policy.
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 CARI background checks are completed as required for the sponsor/sponsor representative and all regularly scheduled staff for the center's license renewal dated 11/09/2024. There are 4 renewal CARIs missing. 7/8/2025- There is 1 renewal CARI missing.
Ensure that the center washes and disinfects diapering surfaces after each use.
Ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times throughout the center. There were 5 infants with 1 staff, a second was needed.
Ensure staff without a cleared CHRI are not left alone to supervise children at any time.
Provide documentation that the director meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual.
Ensure tables are washed and disinfected before each meal.
Submit to OOL an MOU that the center will cease enrolling children under 2.5 and the center will comply with restriction on license indicating the center may have a maximum of 5 children below 2 ½ years of age.
Ensure that the director is at the center at least 50% of the center's daily operating hours.
Ensure that the center director designee completes the OOL's Understanding Licensing training.
Ensure that staff wash their hands with soap and running water as required including immediately after assisting a child in toileting in the toddler room.
Repair or replace the torn rug in classroom 2/3.
Ensure that all aerosol spray cans and spray bottles are removed from cubbies and made inaccessible to the children throughout the center.
Secure all the sinks in classroom 1's bathroom.
Replenish resilient surfacing as required in all play equipment use zones in accordance with ASTM F1292.
Ensure that hot tap water does not exceed 110 degrees Fahrenheit.
Provide documentation that the center has current comprehensive general liability insurance coverage.
Provide documentation that the head teacher meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual.
Complete and maintain on file, a current Children's Records Checklist designated by OOL.
Ensure accident reports are completed as required including all required components.
Maintain an illness log on file at the center that includes: the child's name; symptoms of illness; actions taken by the center; and dates of exclusion and return.
Ensure at least 2 staff members present at the center are trained in such health care procedures, and that the medication is accessible to staff working with the child.
Ensure that all staff complete 12 hours of staff development annually.
Ensure that all credentialed staff complete 20 hours of staff development annually.
Ensure that each child's sippy cup is labeled with the child's name.
Ensure that the staff signatures attesting to the receipt of the center's discipline policy are maintained on file.
Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually, there are 2 staff missing orientation. 8/5/2025- Ensure all staff complete orientation annually.
Provide a current life/hazard use registration certificate applicable to the center's licensed capacity and ages served.
Ensure all surfaces are clean throughout the building.
Complete and maintain daily time sheets with arrival and departure times for children.
Ensure staff without a cleared CHRI are not left alone to supervise children at any time.
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. 7/8/2025- The DCF Drinking Water Testing Checklist and Statement of Assurance are missing.
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.
Ensure that CHRI background checks are completed as required for the sponsor/sponsor representative and all regularly scheduled staff. There is 1 CHRI missing. 9/17/2024- There is 1 renewal CHRI missing, and 1 CHRI missing. 7/22/2025- There is 1 renewal CHRI missing.
Submit an updated Safe Building Interior Certification.
Provide a current caterer's health certificate as required.
Ensure that the center has a table of organization that illustrates lines of authority, responsibility, and job descriptions.
Ensure that each child's bottle is labeled with the child's name and date.
Ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times throughout the center. There were 24 children 2.5-5 years old with 2 staff, a 3rd staff was needed.
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 there were 22 children, when 24 were present.
Ensure that all fire extinguishers are serviced and tagged annually and recharged as needed throughout the center.
Ensure that at least two staff have current first aid and CPR certifications and are present at all times at the center.
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 the center has a current comprehensive general liability insurance policy and maintains the documentation on file.
Submit Staff Record's Checklist.
Submit center's Expulsion policy.
Clean the vent in the bathroom in room 2.
Remove and repair the rusted bathroom stalls in the bathroom in room 2.
Replenish the mulch under and around the climbing equipment on the playground.
Provide renewal CARI check for two staff. 6/25/19 Three staff.
Provide missing CHRI check for six staff.
Ensure that CHRI background checks are completed as required for the sponsor/sponsor representative and all regularly scheduled staff. There is 1 CHRI missing. 9/17/2024- There is 1 renewal CHRI missing, and 1 CHRI missing.
Ensure that the center provides, in writing or by e-mail, the center's telephone number that provides direct on-site contact during operating hours to all parents, and provide the contact information to OOL.
Maintain at the center and distribute to all families, the center's communicable disease management policy; maintain on file a record of parental receipt of the policy.
Ensure that a Universal Health Record is completed upon enrollment and updated annually, including the immunization records and special care plans as required by state and local laws and regulations.
Maintain on file a record of parental receipt of the expulsion policy.
Maintain on file and distribute to all families and staff, a social media policy; maintain on file a record of parental and staff receipt of the policy.
Ensure that the center washes and disinfects diapering surfaces after each use.
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.
Ensure that the staffing the toddler room utilize age and developmentally appropriate methods of guidance and discipline at all times throughout the center.
Ensure that the staff signatures attesting to the receipt of the center's discipline policy are maintained on file.
Ensure that walking trips are within the center's neighborhood.
Conduct and document 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.
Repair or remove the broken picnic table from the outdoor play area.
Complete and maintain on file a Children's Records Checklist designated by OOL and all required documents.
Ensure that all credentialed staff complete 20 hours of staff development annually.
Ensure that all staff complete 12 hours of staff development annually.
Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for the sponsor/sponsor representative and all regularly scheduled staff for the center's license renewal dated 11/09/2024. There are 4 renewal CARIs missing.
Ensure that children are directly supervised at all times, including during outdoor activities, rest and sleep, and walking through hallways. There were children aged 2-4 years old able to go to their cubbies outside of the classroom without staff supervision.
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.
Complete and maintain on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL and all required docuements.
Ensure that a primary caregiver is assigned to each group of four infants or six toddlers.
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 adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times throughout the center. There were 5 infants with 1 staff, a second was needed.
Ensure that at least two staff members who have current pediatric first aid and CPR certifications and are present at the center at all times.
Ensure that food provided by the center is stored, prepared and served in a sanitary manner. There was food in the infant room that needed to be refrigerated. It was moved to the refrigerator during the inspection.
Complete and maintain at the center daily time sheets for staff with arrival and departure times.
Repair the trip hazard on the blacktop near the fence.
Ensure that the center has a current comprehensive general liability insurance policy and maintains the documentation on file.
Ensure that all fire extinguishers are serviced and tagged annually and recharged if necessary.
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.
Conduct and document at least two lockdown drills annually. Ensure children and staff participate in the drills.
Ensure that adequate procedures for tracking children are adhered to at all times throughout the center. In classroom 2, the staff stated there were 15 children, when 16 were present. In classroom 3, the staff stated there were 7 children, when 6 were present.
Provide care for no more than 5 children below 2.5 years of age if the center has an E (Educational) Use Certificate of Occupancy (C.O.) issued prior to 11/5/03. There were 9 children less than 2.5 years of age at the center. 9/17/2024- There were 10 children less than 2.5 years of age at the center. 10/15/2024- There were 10 children less than 2.5 years of age at the center. 11/7/2024- There were 7 children less than 2.5 years of age at the center. 12/13/2024- There were 7 children less than 2.5 years of age at the center. 1/23/2025- There were 10 children less than 2.5 years of age at the center. 2/11/2025- There were 12 children less than 2.5 years of age at the center.
Submit a lead paint risk assessment and a lead paint risk management plan as required.
Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually, there are 2 staff missing orientation.
Ensure that all surfaces including ceiling tiles are kept clean and in good repair in classroom 1.
Ensure that all cribs and playpens are equipped with all of the required components, including a firm, waterproof, snugly fitting mattress and clean snugly fitting sheet.
Ensure that the center provides opportunities for the parents to participate in the center's activities and operations and maintain a record on file.
Maintain at the center and distribute to all families and staff, a written policy on the release of children; maintain on file a record of parental and staff receipt of the policy.
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. One EpiPen was expired.
Ensure that the center cooperates with all DCF inspections and investigations as required. Ensure that the center has an updated email address and center phone number.
Maintain at the center and distribute to all families and staff, a copy of the Information to Parents document designated by the OOL; maintain on file a record of parental and staff receipt of the policy.
Ensure the center maintains accident/incident reports as required.
Ensure that the center washes and disinfects diapering surfaces after each use in room 3 and Infant Room.
Ensure the top of the cubbies, shelves and cabinets are clutter free.
Ensure that garbage receptacles are covered securely throughout the center.
Ensure that the director completes the Understanding Licensing training provided by OOL within 90 days of hire.
Ensure that the center chooses an alternate indoor location within a safe walking distance of the center. 3/10/2023- The alternate location is a 12 minute walk for adults, and is approximately 8 blocks away.
Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL.
Ensure that the center maintains daily time sheets for staff that indicate the hours the staff worked at the center including the Director.
Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually, including understanding center operations, policies and procedures.
Ensure that the information on the Staff Records Checklist is current and that it is maintained on file at the center, including the staff's CARI and CHRI background checks.
Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for all staff within two weeks of hire. Missing 1 staff.
Ensure that staff wash their hands immediately after changing a diaper in room 3 and the Infant room.
Ensure that the center complies with the conditions of the license including the age restrictions for specific classrooms. There were 13 children under age 2.5 years old, when the licensed capacity is 5.
Ensure that adequate supervision is maintained at all times throughout the center. There was an infant in a bouncing chair that was covered with a sheet, so the staff could not see the child.
Ensure that adequate procedures for tracking children are adhered to at all times throughout the center. The staff stated there were 8 children, when only 7 were present.
Clean the bathroom vents throughout the center.
Ensure that all cleaning supplies, hand sanitizer and air freshener sprays are inaccessible to the children through out the center including all the handwashing sinks in Room 3 and the Infant room. The center took immediate action and moved the toxic substances out of reach of children.
Provide a current fire certificate as required.
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.
Provide a current health certificate from the local restaurant that is providing lunch to the center.
Ensure that all staff, the sponsor and/or the sponsor representative complete a CHRI background check as required.
Ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times throughout the center. There was 1 staff with 5 infants, a second staff was needed.
Retrain staff on implementing safe sleep practices to prevent Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
Remove the buckets and mops inside the bathroom in room 1 so children can have access to the sink to wash their hands.
Ensure that the snacks provided by the center in room 3 are stored in a sanitary manner.
Provide a current life/hazard use registration certificate applicable to the center's licensed capacity and ages served.
Afford parents of enrolled children the opportunity to visit the center at any time during the center's hours of operation to observe its operation and program activities without having to secure prior approval as indicated in the Information to Parents document. At the time of the inspection, the center was not allowing parents to enter the center to drop off and pick up their child / children.
Maintain an illness log on file at the center and ensure that it contains all of the required components.
Submit Lead results.
Submit center's Communicable Disease Policy.
Remove the garbage, leaves and sticks from the playground.
Submit staff timesheets.
Submit Children's attendance sheets.
Submit center's Illness log.
Submit Center's lockdown drill.
Repair the cracks on the climbing equipment on the playground. (Center removed the climbing equipment from the playground).
Submit center's Liability Insurance Certificate.
Provide documentation of the climbing equipment showing that the play equipment meets ASTMF-1487 code standards.
Ensure that all toxic substances are inaccessible to the children. Remove the bucket of dirty water next to the toilet in the bathroom in Room 1. Center took immediate action and removed the dirty water from the bathroom.
Per the NJ Department of Health COVID-19 Public Health Recommendations pursuant to Executive Order No. 264, ensure that all health and safety guidelines are adhered to as required. At the time of the inspection, 2 out of 29 children over the age of 2 were wearing a mask. Provide an MOU to OOL that masks will be required over the age of 2. N/A
Maintain all mechanical ventilation in clean condition. Clean the bathrooms vents throughout the center.
Submit center's Life Hazard Certificate.
Submit fire drill log.
Ensure that all outdoor hazards are removed as required. Remove the rotten pumpkins and haybale next to the doorway on the playground.
Submit Center's Fire Certificate. 2/10/22 - center did not receive fire certificate as fire inspector indicated they needed more information on the lack of a fire monitoring system.
Submit center's Table of Organization with job descriptions.
Submit Safe Building Interior Certificate.
Ensure center follows their indoor shoe policy. At the time of the inspection, several children were not wearing their indoor shoes. Parents did not provide their indoor shoes and the center did not permit the children to wear their outside shoes indoors.
Submit all staff renewal CARI clearances.
Submit drinking water results with the drinking water checklist and assurance documents.
The center shall provide at least five types of children's daily activities including: but not limited to, language, science and mathematics: manipulative; large muscle; building; art; music; drama; or other comparable activities and at least five types of supplies and equipment for each activity chosen by the center. 8/14/2018 Room 1. 4/15/2019 Provide required activity areas for room 1 or request in writing to remove the space from licensed capacity.
Cease care of children under 2.5 years, other than the maximum allowed at any given time which is 5 children under 2.5 years, wherein there were 7 children present under 2.5 years. 7/15/19 There were 7 children under the age of 2.5. Provide a plan in writing for complying with having a maximum of 5 children under 2.5 at any given time.
Based on information, retrain all staff on the center's supervision policy. 4/15/2019 Provide for five additional staff.
Provide a copy of the full lead report.
Provide missing CARI check for six staff. 5/17/19 Five staff. 6/25/19 Three staff.