Tables used by the children for eating shall be washed and disinfected before each meal.
Ensure tables are washed and disinfected before each meal in room 2.
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10 Grove Street, Cherry Hill NJ 08002 · License #180900139 · Center · Child Care Center
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Ensure tables are washed and disinfected before each meal in room 2.
Ensure that each child's sippy cup is labeled with the child's name.
Based on information, ensure that adequate supervision is maintained at all times throughout the center. A named child was left unsupervised in a room.
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Ensure disposable rubber gloves are discarded after each use in room 1.
Ensure that staff wash their hands with soap and running water as required including after each diaper change in room 1.
Ensure children's chairs are clean in room 2.
Ensure that food in the refrigerator is stored in a sanitary manner in room 5.
Based on report, retrain all staff on: 1. The center's supervision policy; and 2. The center's policies and procedures for tracking children.
Ensure that each child's bottle is labeled with the child's name and date.
Based on information, provide a Corrective Action Plan to DCF as required.
Ensure diapering surfaces are washed and disinfected after each use in room 5.
Ensure that children wash their hands with soap and running water as required including before intake of food in room 2.
Ensure that CHRI background checks are completed as required for 3 staff members.
Based on report, ensure that adequate supervision is maintained at all times throughout the center.
Based on information, ensure that adequate procedures for tracking children are adhered to at all times throughout the center. A named staff did not complete a name to face count when transitioning to another room and a named child was left unsupervised.
Based on complaint #24743, ensure that CHRI background checks are completed within two weeks of hire as required for 1 staff member.
Ensure that children wash their hands with soap and running water after having a diaper change.
This center inspection inspection recorded no violations or advisories.
Ensure that each child's bedding are stored separately in room 1.
Remove the non-compliant seesaws from the outdoor play area.
Cease the use of television, computers, and other video equipment for children under the age of two.
Repair or replace the broken toilet tank lid in room 1.
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.
Provide the required Mantoux test results for 26 named staff. 1/8/2025: 14 received, 13 outstanding.
Complete the CARI background check for 1 named staff.
Provide a second Epi-pen for 3 named children as required by the special care plan.
Ensure that each child's bottle is labeled with the child's name and date in rooms 3 and 4.
Cease the use of television, computers, and other video equipment for children under the age of two in room 5
Ensure that the staff throughout the center remove bottles, cups and other food items when children are walking or crawling.
Ensure that two group teacher meet the required qualifications as specified in the manual.
Ensure that children throughout the center wash their hands before the intake of food.
Complete and submit a DCF Renewal Application and Attestation documents.
Ensure that 4 named staff complete a CHRI background check as required.
Ensure that at least two staff have current first aid and CPR certifications and are present during the centers opening hours.
Ensure that adequate procedures for tracking children are adhered to at all times throughout the center.
Ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times throughout the center, including during nap and rest time.
Provide documentation for all applicable CPR/First Aid certified staff who are present during the centers opening hours of operation.
Cease the use of pacifier straps in room 3.
Wash and disinfect the diaper changing surface between children in room 1.
Ensure that the children in room 1 wash their hands with soap and running water after a diaper change.
Based on complaint # 19006, Retrain all staff on the center's special care plan and medication policy and procedures.
Ensure that the children in room 7 wash their hands with soap and running water immediately before meals.
Repair or replace the torn window screen in room 7.
Provide age appropriate timeframes in room 1 when transitioning from one activity to another.
Remove bottles from children who are walking or crawling in room 3.
Provide and document the new hire orientation for 7 named staff.
Complete the CARI check for 6 new hired staff. 12/23/2019em: 3 received, 2 no longer employed, 1 outstanding.
Complete the CHRI check for 1 named staff.
Secure the electrical box located on the building's exterior wall in the outdoor play area.
Based on complaint #24743, ensure that refrigerator surfaces and the surrounding areas are clean and free of debris.
Ensure that staff wash their hands with soap and running water after diaper changing.
Limit group size to 12 toddlers.
Limit group size to 20 early childhood children.
Ensure diapering surfaces are washed and disinfected after each use.
Ensure that a minimum temperature of 68 degrees Fahrenheit is maintained in all areas used by the children. The thermostat for rooms 3 and 4, the Infant Suites read 65 degrees Fahrenheit.
Complete the CARI background check for 1 named staff.
Ensure that all indoor equipment is safe and free of hazards. In room 2, the children's chairs were stacked higher than the height of the children.
Complete the CHRI background check for 1 named staff.
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.
Ensure that all staff implement the center's policies and procedures for tracking children and are aware of the number of children, and ages that are in their care at all times. In room 5, a named staff was unaware of how many children were present and needed to count. In room 10 a named staff reported 10 children present, unsure of the ages, 13 were present.
Ensure that children in room 2 wash their hands immediately after having their diaper changed.
Ensure that the staff throughout the center washes and disinfects toys mouthed by infants and toddlers before they are given to another child.
Ensure that the staff in room 2 washes and disinfects diapering surfaces after each use.
Based on report, ensure that staff utilize positive methods of guidance and discipline.
Based on report, ensure that adequate feeding procedures are adhered to at all times, including ensuring that infants are fed in accordance with their feeding plans.
Ensure that two epi-pen's are present for 1 named child as required by the special care plan.
Replace the stained ceiling tile by the exit sign outside of room 8.
Complete the CHRI background check for 1 named staff.
Ensure that the staff in room 3 washes and disinfects diapering surfaces after each use.
Cease the use of television, computers, and other video equipment for children under the age of two in room 5.
Repair the areas of exposed rust on the exit door trim in rooms 1 and 2.
Ensure that all sleeping mats are stored so that there is no contact with the sleeping surface of another mat throughout the center.
Complete the CHRI background check for 3 named staff. 5/29/2024; 2 received, 1 outstanding.
Ensure that staff throughout the center wash their hands immediately before preparing or serving food.
Based on report, retrain the named staff on the center's policies and procedures for incidents, including notifying parents of facial injuries immediately as required.
Based on report, ensure that parents are notified of facial injuries immediately as required.
Ensure that adequate procedures for tracking children are adhered to at all times throughout the center. In room 10 a named staff reported that there were 13 children receiving care, 18 were present.
Ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times throughout the center. In room 2 there were 13 children age 2 years old and 2 staff present. One additional staff member was needed to meet the minimum required staff/child ratio.
Ensure that the staff in room 7 washes and disinfects the tables used by the children for eating before each meal.
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.
Compete the CHRI background checks for 3 named staff.
Ensure that adequate procedures for tracking children are adhered to at all times throughout the center. In room 10, a named staff reported that there were 17 children receiving care, 19 were present.
Based on report, ensure that staff utilize positive methods of guidance and discipline at all times throughout the center.
Submit a lead paint risk assessment as required.
Complete the CHRI checks for 4 named staff. 7/1/2022: 2 received; 2 outstanding.
Complete the CARI checks for 4 named staff.
Ensure that adequate procedures for tracking children are adhered to at all times throughout the center. In room 10, a named staff reported 14 children were receiving care, 19 were present. In room 9, a named staff was unaware of the number of children present and needed to count.
Based on information, ensure that adequate procedures for tracking children are adhered to at all times throughout the center. A named staff was unaware that a named child had left the classroom.
Based on information, ensure that adequate supervision is maintained at all times throughout the center. A named staff failed to adequately supervise a named child and the child was found unsupervised in the hallway.
Based on information, retrain all staff on 1. The center's supervision policy and 2. The center's policies and procedures for tracking children.
Based on report, ensure that adequate supervision is maintained at all times throughout the center.
Based on report, ensure that adequate procedures for tracking children are adhered to at all times throughout the center.
Submit a Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the DOH.
Complete and submit a DCF Drinking Water Testing Statement of Assurance and a copy of the center's water testing completed by a laboratory certified by the Department of Environmental Protection.
Based on report, retrain all staff on 1. The center’s supervision policy and 2. The center’s policies and procedures for tracking children.
Ensure that all staff submit a CARI background check upon renewal.
Ensure that CARI background checks for 3 named staff are completed as required for all staff within two weeks of hire.
Ensure that the staff in room 1 wash their hands with soap and running water after each diaper change.
Ensure that the infant bottles are labeled with the date.
Complete the CHRI checks for 11 new hired staff. 3/2/2020: 5 received, 6 remain outstanding.
Ensure that 2 named staff have the CARI clearance on file prior to being left alone with a group of children.
Complete the CARI checks for 8 new hired staff.
Ensure that 3 named staff have the CHRI clearance on file prior to being left alone with a group of children.
Develop and implement a method of tracking the ages of the children receiving care. In room 1, 3 named staff were unsure the ages of the children present. 3/2/2020: Staff in room 1 were unaware of how many children were present and needed to count. In room 3 staff reported 10 children, 11 were present. On the outdoor play area, a named staff reported 10 children and 8 were present.
Wash and disinfect the tables before meals in room 7.
Ensure that the staff in room 1 wash their hands with soap and running water after each diaper change.
Ensure that the children are directly supervised in room 5. Children were climbing on tables and furniture and the staff did not notice.
Provide the current general liability insurance policy documentation.
Based on complaint #18165, maintain the sleep or rest staff/child ratios in room 1. There were 16 children between the ages of 2-2.5 years old and 2 children between the ages of 2.5 and 3 years old and 1 staff. One additional staff member was needed to meet the minimum required ratio.
Ensure that the children in room 1 wash their hands with soap and running water after having a diaper change.
Complete the CHRI check for 7 new hired staff.
Complete the CARI check for 1 new hired staff.
Complete the CHRI check for 1 new hired staff.
Ensure that the staff are following the manufacturer instructions for the commercial disinfectant.