Handwashing requirements are as follows: the center shall ensure that children three months of age and older wash their hands with soap and running water

Ensure that children over three months of age wash their hands with soap and running water after diaper changes. Room 1.

3A:52-7.8(a)(1) · Corrected Apr 7, 2022

The center shall ensure that pacifiers are removed when the children are crawling or walking.

Ensure children are not walking while drinking bottles. Room 3.

3A:52-6.1(e) · Corrected Apr 7, 2022

The center shall maintain on file and follow a written policy on the release of children, which shall include written procedures to be followed by staff member(s) if the parent(s) or person(s) authorized by the parent(s), as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.5(a)1, fails to pick up a child at the time of the center's daily closing. The procedures shall require that an hour or more after closing time, and provided that other arrangements for releasing the child to his or her parent(s) or authorized person(s) have failed and the staff member(s) cannot continue to supervise the child at the center, the staff member shall call the Department's State Central Registry Hotline (1-877 NJ ABUSE/1-877-652-2873) to seek assistance in caring for the child until the parent(s) or person(s) authorized by the child's parent(s) is able to pick up the child.

Ensure that the center maintains and distributes to all families and staff the center's policy on the release of children and the policy must include all OOL required components. The policy needs to be distributed to all staff and parents and receipt of the policy must be maintained on file at the center.

3A:52-6.5(a)(3)(iii) · Corrected Mar 12, 2023

The children shall be supervised directly by a staff member at all times, including during outdoor activities, rest and sleep, and walking through hallways. Toileting procedures shall be supervised by a staff member as appropriate for the ages and developmental needs of the children.

Ensure that children sleeping in cribs are directly supervised at all times.

3A:52-4.3(a) · Corrected Oct 19, 2021

The sponsor or sponsor representative, and each staff member shall complete a signed consent form provided by the Department that indicates the identifying information necessary to conduct a CARI background check, including the person’s name, address, date of birth, sex, race, and Social Security number. Pursuant to the Federal Privacy Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-579), the Department shall advise each such person that the disclosure of his or her Social Security number is voluntary, and that the Social Security number will only be used for the purpose of conducting a CARI background check.

Submit to OOL, CARI clearances for all Staff.

3A:52-4.10(a)(1) · Corrected Oct 19, 2021

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.

Submit to OOL, at least 2 staff certificates for CPR and First Aid.

3A:52-5.3(o)(1) · Corrected Oct 19, 2021

The center shall take any steps required by the Office of Licensing to correct conditions in the building or center that may endanger the health, safety, and well-being of the children served.

The children shall be supervised directly by a staff member at all times, including during outdoor activities, rest and sleep, and walking through hallways. Toileting procedures shall be supervised by a staff member as appropriate for the ages and developmental needs of the children.

Based on information, ensure that adequate supervision is maintained at all times throughout the center, including during transitions. A named child was left unattended on the playground for approximately 6-8 minutes. At the time of the follow-up inspection, adequate supervision was maintained throughout the center so the violation was cited and immediately abated.

3A:52-4.3(a) · Corrected Dec 11, 2019

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.

Based on information, ensure that adequate procedures for tracking children are adhered to at all times throughout the center, including during transitions from the playground. A named staff failed to conduct the required face/name check upon re-entering the building from the playground and a named child was left unattended on the playground. At the time of the inspection, adequate procedures for tracking children were maintained throughout the center so the violation was cited and immediately abated.

3A:52-4.3(a)(1) · Corrected Dec 11, 2019

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

Based on information, retrain all staff on the center's supervision policy and the center's policies and procedures for tracking children, including during transitions from the playground. This violation was cited and abated as the training was conducted immediately following the incident.

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 the sponsor or sponsor representative and all regularly scheduled staff complete CARI checks for the center's renewal.

3A:52-4.10(b)(1) · Corrected Jun 20, 2019

The center shall provide sleeping equipment for children 12 months of age and younger, the center shall provide for each child a crib, that complies with the Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC) Federal Safety Standards for Full- Size and Non-Full-Size Baby Cribs; 16 CFR 1219 and 1220, which is incorporated herein by reference, and can be obtained through the CPSC's website at https://www.cpsc.gov/Safety-Education/Safety- Education-Centers/cribs , playpen, or other Office of Licensing-approved sleeping equipment that meets the following requirement that

Provide cots or 1 inch mats for children staying at the center for rest time.

3A:52-6.4(b)(1) · Corrected Jul 24, 2019

Environmental condition precautions are as follows: at the time of the initial application, any renewal application, relocation of an existing licensed center and, in the discretion of the Office of Licensing, any other time, the applicant or facility operator shall certify in writing that the center provides a potable water supply provided by a public community water system. If the facility is supplied by a public community water system, the applicant or facility operator shall provide documentation of water testing conducted by a laboratory certified by the Department of Environmental Protection for water testing for lead and copper from all faucets and other sources used for drinking water or food preparation and at least 50 percent of all indoor water faucets utilized by the center.