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2A Middlebury Blvd, Randolph NJ 07869 · License #170800050 · Center · Child Care Center
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Based on information, provide a Corrective Action Plan to DCF as required.
Based on information, ensure that staff utilize positive methods of guidance and discipline. A named staff was sometimes rough with the children.
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Ensure that all staff complete 12 hours of staff development annually.
Based on information, retrain all staff on 1. The center's supervision policy and 2. The center's discipline policy.
Provide documentation that the program supervisor meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual.
Provide activities for children who have rested or slept for 30 minutes and do not appear to need additional rest or sleep in room 11.
Clean the toilet in room 7.
Provide documentation that the head teacher meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual.
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 date in room 1.
Ensure that blankets do not cover children's faces in rooms 4 & 5. Staff took immediate action and removed the blankets from the children's faces.
Arrange cots, and sleeping equipment to provide access to an obstructed 3-foot wide aisle that leads to an exit in rooms 8 and 9. Staff took immediate action and moved the cots away from the emergency exit.
Based on information, ensure that adequate supervision is maintained at all times throughout the center. A named child was injured while under a named staff's care but how the injury was caused was unknown.
Conduct and document at least two lockdown drills annually.
Ensure Epi-pens are stored in their original boxes with the child's name and prescription, accompanied by a special care plan. 3 children need an updated special care plan. 1 child's epi-pen has expired. 1 child needs a new prescription from their physician.
Provide at least five different activity areas with at least five different types of supplies and equipment for children in room 4.
Ensure that a primary caregiver is assigned to each group of four infants or six toddlers in rooms 1,2, and 5.
Ensure that all credentialed staff complete 20 hours of staff development annually.
Ensure that CHRI background checks are completed as required for staff. Waiting for 4 staff clearances.
Provide alternative quiet activities for children who have rested or slept for 30 minutes and do not appear to need additional rest or sleep in room 7.
Ensure that blankets do not cover children's faces in rooms 6 & 10. Staff took immediate action and removed the blankets from the children's faces.
Ensure that each child's bottle is labeled with the date in rooms 1 & 2.
Maintain all mechanical ventilation in a clean and operating condition. Clean the bathroom vent in room 6.
Ensure that the staff utilize positive methods of guidance and discipline at all times in room 6. At the time of the inspection, staff raised their voice when redirecting a child during circle time.
Ensure that the group teacher meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual.
Ensure that the center updates and maintains on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL.
Ensure that the head teacher meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual.
Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for all staff within two weeks of hire. The center is missing 3 staff CARI's.
Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL. Ensure that all sections are completed and initialed when completed.
Per the NJ Department of Health COVID-19 Public Health Recommendations pursuant to Executive Order No. 149, groupings shall be separated by no less than 10 feet in all directions from other groups or separated by walls or other physical partitions. Interactions between groups will not be permitted: Although not exceeding the maximum group size, children from two separate groups occupying the Explorer/Pre-K Room were combined for an activity and the required distance between the groups was not maintained. Conduct staff training.
Develop and submit a current table of organization indicating lines of authority, responsibility and job descriptions.
Submit a copy of the center’s communicable disease management policy.
Deep clean all areas of the kitchen floor.
Develop and implement a maintenance plan to eliminate the odor from the indirect drain in the kitchen and to prevent drain overflow.
Ensure that reusable serving spoons and feeding/eating equipment is cleaned and sanitized as required, and is stored properly between uses.
Conduct staff training on the center's policies and procedures for sanitation practices, including cleaning and sanitizing eating/feeding equipment.
There were 16 children on the playground with 1 staff when 2 staff were needed.
Staff were unaware how many children were in their care. There were 16 children in room 11 and staff stated there were 14.
Provide a current health certificate as required.
Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for the sponsor/sponsor representative and all regularly scheduled staff. Missing 1 staff clearance.
Ensure that CHRI background checks are completed as required for the sponsor/sponsor representative and all regularly scheduled staff. Missing 1 staff clearance.
Ensure that staff wash their hands immediately after changing a diaper in room 5.
Based on information, retrain all staff on the center's discipline policy.
Retrain staff on cleaning and disinfecting the diaper changing areas using the 2 step cleaning and disinfecting process.
Based on information, ensure that staff utilize positive methods of guidance and discipline. A named staff pulled on a named child's arm while assisting with his jacket, injuring his arm. A 2nd named staff pulled on the named child's arm on a separate occasion when the named child was hitting another student, injuring his arm a 2nd time.
Provide a current fire certificate as required.
Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually, including emergency preparedness and response procedures, evacuating the center and using fire alarms. 2 staff were unaware of the center's emergency alternate indoor location. 2 staff were unaware of the center's lock down procedures.
Ensure that the center washes and disinfects diapering surfaces after each use in room 5.
Ensure that all staff without a completed CARI background check are directly supervised by another cleared staff member and are not left alone to care for children in room 10.
Cease the use of blankets for children under 12 months of age. Staff took immediate action and removed the blankets from the children under 12 months of age.
Ensure that all staff complete orientation training which may be included for six of the required annual training hours. Missing 5 staff orientation training. 9/3/24 - Missing 2 staff
Ensure that children wash their hands immediately after having their diaper changed in room 5.
Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually, including evacuating the center and using fire alarms. Staff were unaware of the center's emergency evacuation procedures.
Ensure that all staff complete 12 hours of staff development annually.
Ensure that all staff orientation training is documented as clock hours of staff development.
Complete and submit a DCF Renewal Attestation and all required documents.
Ensure that all staff, the sponsor and/or the sponsor representative complete a CHRI background check as required for the center's license renewal.
Ensure that all staff submit a CARI background check upon renewal.
Ensure that the director & the director designee completes the Understanding Licensing training provided by OOL.
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 a primary caregiver is assigned to each group of four infants or six toddlers.
Ensure that the center has a table of organization that illustrates lines of authority, responsibility and communication.
Ensure that the center washes and disinfects the tables used by the children for eating before each meal throughout the center.
Update the center's communicable disease policy.
Remove blankets when children fall asleep in room 1.
Ensure that approved sleeping equipment is provided for each child as required. At the time of the inspection, a child was sleeping in a bouncy seat in room 1. Upon OOL inspector's request, staff moved the child from the bouncy seat and placed the child in their crib.
Ensure that each child's bottle is labeled with the child's name and date.
Develop a written policy for the use of television, computers and other technology by children at the center.
Ensure that bottles are stored in the refrigerator until they are ready to be served in room 4.
Provide a current fire certificate as required.
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 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 washes and disinfects diapering surfaces after each use in the infant and toddler classrooms.
Ensure that children wash their hands immediately after using the toilet or having their diaper changed in the infant and toddler classrooms.
Ensure that staff wash their hands immediately after changing a diaper in rooms 4 & 5.
Ensure that diapering surfaces are flat, smooth, clean, dry, non-absorbent and in good repair in room 8.
Maintain an illness log on file at the center and ensure that it contains all of the required components.
Ensure that the emergency exit door is easily operable in room 4.
Ensure that blankets do not cover the child's face in rooms 4 & 10. Staff took immediate action and removed the blankets from covering the child's face.
Ensure that all fire extinguishers are serviced and tagged annually and recharged throughout the center.
Ensure that the program supervisor meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual.
Provide a current health certificate from the local pizza restaurant.
Ensure that at least two staff have current first aid and CPR certifications and are present at all times at the center.
Complete radon testing in every room on the lowest floor used by children and post the results in a prominent location.
Ensure that all credentialed staff complete 20 hours of staff development annually.
Ensure that the center director signs in and out daily.
Ensure that parents are notified immediately when a child sustains a head or facial injury, including when a child bumps his or her head.
Ensure that staff designated to perform health care procedures are trained in doing so and that at least two staff members at the center have received the training.
Ensure that the center prepares the bleach solution daily.
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. 2 children are missing their 2nd. EpiPen that is required. 3 children are missing their EpiPen prescription from their physician. 4 children are missing their emergency care plan from their physician.
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.
Ensure that the center completes and maintains a medication log that includes the instructions for administration, including dosage and frequency.
Ensure that all staff, the sponsor and/or the sponsor representative complete a CHRI background check as required. Ensure that all staff, the sponsor and/or the sponsor representative complete a CHRI background check as required for the center's license renewal. The center is missing 2 staff CHRI's.
Submit the center’s current staff records checklist. Ensure that all staff submitted a CARI for the center’s renewal and indicate the date cleared (or date submitted if not yet cleared). Ensure completion of process for obtaining out-of-state CARI clearances.