Remove excess storage and/or combustibles from the furnace room.
Remove excess storage and/or combustibles from the furnace room.
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License #15STE0001 · Center · Child Care Center
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Remove excess storage and/or combustibles from the furnace room.
Provide 2 additional areas of activities in Room #4.
Ensure that children wash their hands with soap and running water as required including after coming in contact with bodily fluids.
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Ensure that all surfaces are cleaned with soap and water prior to disinfecting including the cots and tables.
Ensure that all staff complete 12 hours of staff development annually.
Provide documentation that the center has current comprehensive general liability insurance coverage.
Maintain all mechanical ventilation in a clean and operating condition in Room #4 and the bathrooms.
Ensure that all exits and egress areas are unobstructed and that the emergency exit doors in Room #4.
Ensure that diapering surfaces are flat, smooth, clean, dry, non-absorbent and in good repair in Room #4.
Provide an updated fire inspection certificate.
Ensure that all credentialed staff complete 20 hours of staff development annually.
Ensure that each child's bedding and sleeping equipment are labeled with the child's name and stored separately.
Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually.
Ensure that pacifiers are removed when walking.
Ensure all surfaces are clean and in good repair including the couches in Room #4.
Ensure that at least two staff members who have current pediatric first aid and CPR certifications are present at the center at all times and that the training includes a hands-on component in addition to any online training.
Ensure all surfaces are clean and in good repair including the microwaves.
Ensure that the exit in Room #4 is unobstructed.
Repair and/or paint surfaces including in the outdoor play area on the bottom of the cement wall as you exit the center.
Remove excess storage and/or combustibles from the furnace room.
Based on complaint, Ensure children only use approved sleeping equipment. Ensure children are not sleeping in car seats in the cribs.
Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually which includes safe sleeping practices.
Ensure that the center distributes the current version of the Information to Parents document to all staff and parents and maintains on file signatures of all staff and families attesting to the receipt of the updated policy.
Ensure that adequate procedures for tracking children are adhered to at all times throughout the center. Staff in room 4 stated they had 6 children but 5 children were present. Staff in room 2 stated they had 6 children but 5 children were present.
Ensure that the center has a table of organization which includes titles, job descriptions, responsibilities, and communication.
Ensure that no milk, formula or breast milk is warmed in a microwave oven.
Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for all staff within two weeks of hire. 1 missing CARI.
Ensure that children wash their hands before the intake of food in room 3.
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 each child's bedding is stored separately and labeled with each child's name in rooms 2 and 3.
Ensure that the center washes and disinfects diapering surfaces after each use.
Submit to OOL, cleared CARI background checks for the center's sponsor and all current staff.
Submit to OOL, the center's table of organization including the lines of authority, job duties and responsibilities.
Submit to OOL, job descriptions, titles and qualifications for all center staff.
This center inspection inspection recorded no violations or advisories.
Ensure that community playground equipment used by the children complies with the Playground Safety Subcode. Replenish the mulch around the climbing equipment.
Ensure that the center has an adequate supply of materials to meet the daily activity needs of the children and the program and ensure all materials used by the children are age-appropriate, non-toxic, and safe for use by children. Provide additional supplies to Room #3,4.
Based on complaint, Ensure cribs are free of pillows, and soft bedding when occupied by a sleeping child. Discontinue the use of Boppies in the cribs.
Ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times. In Room #3, 8 children were present, 4-18-24 months, 4-2 1/2-4 years of age. 2 staff were required, 1 staff was present.
Ensure that the director designee completes the Understanding Licensing training provided by OOL.
Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a Staff Records Checklist and all components of the checklist are on file at the center.
Ensure the bases of the toilets are cleaned and re-caulked as needed in room 4.
Ensure that the fence surrounding the outdoor play area is maintained in good condition. Ensure the white vinyl fence is cleaned where there is a brown substance is running down it.
Provide documentation of current orientation training for all staff.
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 all exits and egress areas are unobstructed. Remove the chairs in the outdoor play area that are being used to prevent children from entering the exit ramp outside of room 3 and 4.
Ensure that the center maintains and distributes to all families and staff the center's policy on the release of children and will maintain on file signatures from all parents and staff attesting to the receipt of the policy.
Develop and distribute to all families and staff a social media policy and maintain on file signatures from all families and staff attesting to the receipt of the policy.
Ensure that the center maintains and distributes to all families the center's communicable disease policy which accurately reflects the center's temperature screening policy, when a note from a health care provider can be provided, and exclusion from the center.
Ensure that a Universal Health Record is completed upon enrollment and updated annually.
Ensure the center obtains documentation from a health care provider for the dosage of Benadryl to be given to a 3 year old. The bottle advises to consult a health care provider for children ages 2 to 5 and the center did not have the required documentation.
Ensure accidents and injuries are documented as required and include all the required information.
Ensure that the center completes a 2 step cleaning process which includes both washing and disinfecting surfaces as required. If the center chooses to use a commercially prepared disinfectant, it shall be used in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. Including the proper wait times for disinfecting.
Ensure that all toxic substances are inaccessible to the children throughout the center. Disinfectant cleaner was within children's reach. Abated at the time of inspection.
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.
Ensure that room 2 has a way to view the classroom as the door was closed and the windows were covered preventing anyone from seeing into the room.
Ensure that materials are accessible to the children at all times, except during lunch and nap time in room 2 and 3. Staff had toy shelves turned around facing the wall and were limiting the toys children could choose to play with.
Ensure that diapering surfaces are flat, smooth, clean, dry, non-absorbent and in good repair. In room 3, there is a cloth diaper pad being used on the diaper table.
Ensure that the center's evacuation procedures include an alternate indoor location that operates during the same operating hours as the center.
Ensure that each child's sippy cup is labeled with the child's name.
Ensure that each child's bottle is labeled with the child's name and date.
Ensure that the head teacher meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual. Provide credential paperwork.
Ensure that all staff submit a CARI background check upon renewal.
Ensure the large wooden climber is maintained and all bolts and screws are free of rust.
Ensure that the center maintains daily time sheets for the children that indicate the children's arrival and departure times.
Cease the use of blankets for children under 12 months of age.
Ensure that the center has a written outline of daily activities.
Provide credential paperwork for a program supervisor.
Maintain an illness log on file at the center and ensure that it contains all of the required components.
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 all staff, the sponsor and/or the sponsor representative complete a CHRI background check as required for the center's license renewal. 1 missing renewal clearance.
Develop a written policy for parental notification of injuries if the center uses methods other than a telephone call and maintain on file the signatures of staff and parents acknowledging receipt of the policy.
Ensure that all staff, the sponsor and/or the sponsor representative complete a CHRI background check as required. 4 missing CHRI clearances.
Provide CHRI clearances for 6 staff.
Based on complaint #21031, ensure that children's diapers are checked and/or changed according to the center's diapering policy.
Based on complaint #21031, ensure that each child under 12 months of age has a written feeding plan, the plans are on file at the center, and plans are made available to all staff responsible for feeding children.
Submit to OOL, the last 2 weeks of staff attendance records.
Submit to OOL, the last 2 weeks of children's attendance records.
Submit to OOL, a current staff records checklist.
Submit to OOL, the qualifications, education and experience required for the director.
Submit to OOL, the qualifications, education and experience required for the head teacher.
Test for the presence of Radon every 5 years in all rooms used by children on the lowest level and post results.
Submit to OOL, a current fire certificate.
Submit to OOL, a current Life Hazard Certificate.
Per updated COVID-19 Standards – Child Care Centers, issued 5.26.2021, ensure that children wash their hands with soap and water before and after each meal. 3/31/22- Children did not wash hands after diaper changes.
Submit to OOL, the center's fire drill log.
Submit to OOL, the center's policy for the management of Communicable Disease.
Submit to OOL, the center's discipline policy.
Submit to OOL, the center's illness log.
Submit to OOL, the center's liability insurance policy.
Submit a Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the DOH.
Ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times throughout the center. Room 4 had 8 children ages 2-2.5 with 1 staff when 2 were required.
Ensure that staff have cleared CARI and CHRI back ground checks and orientation training before being left alone to supervise children.
Submit to OOL, at least 2 staff members certificates for First Aid and CPR.
Ensure that toxins are inaccessible to children at all times.
Per the NJ Department of Health COVID-19 Public Health Recommendations pursuant to Executive Order No. 149, ensure that table are washed and disinfected before each meal. 3/31/22- Staff need to ensure the 2 step process of soap and water and then a disinfectant is used to wash tables.
Submit to OOL, cleared CHRI background checks for the center's sponsor and all current staff.
Submit to OOL, the center's expulsion policy.
Upon renewal, conduct water testing for lead and copper and submit and upload into the center's NJCCIS file cabinet, the test results along with the checklist and Statement of Assurance.