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License #20DIA0001 · Center · Child Care Center
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Replace the missing door knobs to the storage closet door located on the second floor in the hallway by Room 3.
Ensure Epi-pens are stored in their original boxes with the child's name and prescription, accompanied by a special care plan that includes procedures for contacting parents and emergency medical services, and both epi-pens are present when two are required.
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Ensure that a CHRI background check is completed as required for 1 regularly scheduled staff.
Obtain and maintain on file at the center all documents listed on the staff records checklist, specifically, the Mantoux test results and medical clearance for 1 staff member.
Maintain a written emergency plan in a readily accessible location that includes all required components, specifically, the procedures to follow in the event of a lockdown.
Ensure that children are adequately tracked at all times and staff are aware of the number of children in their care, specifically, in Room 1.
Ensure the center's fire protective systems are operative at all times. The center's fire panel displayed a TROUBLE reading. The center's monitoring service was called while the inspector was present and it was confirmed hat the center was still being monitored despite the TROUBLE reading.
Repair the gate located in the emergency egress on the side of the building as it is currently unable to close easily.
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 the 2 classroom sinks located in Room 1 are dispensing a supply of hot water not exceeding 110 degrees Fahrenheit. 4/27/2026: Ensure that the 1 classroom sink located in Room 1 is dispensing a supply of hot water not exceeding 110 degrees Fahrenheit.
Based on Complaint #24853, ensure that safe conditions are maintained at all times throughout the center including the testing and removal of potential hazards.
Ensure that all emergency lighting is operable at all times throughout the center, specifically, in Room 1, Room 3, and above the emergency exit located on the second floor. 4/27/2026: Ensure that all emergency lighting is operable at all times throughout the center, specifically, the emergency lighting above the emergency exit located on the second floor.
Complete and maintain at the center daily time sheets for children with arrival and departure times.
Repair the inoperable emergency lights outside of room 3.
Ensure that all carpeting is securely fastened to the floor. In classroom 1, secure the blue rug near the kitchen, and the fuzzy rug near the library area.
Ensure that all stairways are free of tripping hazards. Secure the rug at the top of the stairs near classroom 4.
This center inspection inspection recorded no violations or advisories.
Ensure that a Universal Health Record is completed upon enrollment and updated annually, including the immunization records and special care plans as required.
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 medication listed is what is provided. A child had a different allergy medication than what was on the Special Care Plan.
Ensure that the center maintains daily time sheets for the children that indicate the children's arrival and departure times.
Ensure that all illuminated exit signs and emergency lighting are operable in the hallway on the second floor.
Ensure that the group teacher meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual, including the required teaching experience in a group program for children.
Remove the protruding branches from the fence on the playground.
Ensure Director Designee does not have full-time classroom responsibilities when the director is absent. Although a MOU was previously submitted, at the time of the inspection, staff needed to leave the classroom to answer the door in the director's absence.
Provide Staff Records Checklist.
This monitoring visit recorded no violations or advisories.
Ensure all medication is stored in a locked cabinet or in an area that is inaccessible to the children; kept in its original container; and returned to the child’s parent or discarded when expired.
Provide a current fire certificate as required.
Provide protective coverings for all electrical outlets accessible to the children in classroom 3 near emergency exit.
Ensure that all carpeting is securely fastened to the floor. In classroom 1, secure the blue rug near the kitchen, and the fuzzy rug near the library area.
Clean the emergency lights throughout the center
Complete and maintain at the center daily time sheets for children with arrival and departure times.
Ensure that children are adequately tracked at all times and staff are aware of the number of children in their care.
Provide documentation that the group teacher meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual.
Based on complaint #24576, ensure that staff utilize positive methods of guidance and discipline, wherein a staff let a child cry and not console the child.
Ensure that all stairways are free of tripping hazards. Secure the rug at the top of the stairs near classroom 4.
Based on complaint #24576, ensure that the center staff is retrained on appropriate and positive interactions between the staff and the children.
Ensure Epi-pens are stored in their original boxes with the child's name and prescription, accompanied by a current special care plan or other equivalent documentation from a healthcare provider, and that two are present when two are required by the plan. Ensure that the medication provided matches the medication listed on the special care plan.
Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually. There is 1 staff missing orientation.
Provide a current fire certificate as required.
Provide protective coverings for all electrical outlets accessible to the children in classroom 3 near emergency exit.
Ensure all medication is stored in a locked cabinet or in an area that is inaccessible to the children; kept in its original container; and returned to the child’s parent or discarded when expired.
Provide documentation that the group teacher meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual.
Replace/ remove the rust on the echelons in the 1st floor bathrooms.
In classroom 1, ensure that the staff's beverages are inaccessible to the children. The beverage was moved during the inspection.
Ensure Epi-pens are stored in their original boxes with the child's name and prescription, accompanied by a current special care plan or other equivalent documentation from a healthcare provider, and that two are present when two are required by the plan. Ensure that the medication provided matches the medication listed on the special care plan.
Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually. There is 1 staff missing orientation.
Ensure that all expired medication is returned to the child's parent or disposed of appropriately.
Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually, including training on including children with special needs in the center's program.
Ensure that the center washes and disinfects the tables used by the children for eating before each meal. Ensure the mats are disinfected after cleaning.
Ensure that the center maintains and distributes to all families the center's communicable disease policy and that it includes the list of symptoms for which a child will be excluded from the center.
Ensure that the center's social media policy includes guidelines for parents.
Sand and paint the rusted bathroom stall dividers, handicap handles and escutcheon in the first floor bathrooms.
Provide a current life/hazard use registration certificate applicable to the center's licensed capacity and ages served.
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 head teacher meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual. The staff is missing the proof of Bachelor's degree.
Ensure that children are evacuated from the center within three minutes during each fire drill.
Ensure that the center has a table of organization that illustrates lines of authority, responsibility and communication.
Ensure that each child's sippy cup is labeled with the child's name.
Ensure that the center has a copy of the American Red Cross First Aid Manual or its equivalent.
Repair and/or remove rust from the blue tubes and the bench from the outdoor play area.
Ensure that each cot or mat used for rest and sleep is covered with a sheet, blanket or other covering.
Sand and paint the rusted bathroom stall dividers.
Ensure that all carpeting is securely fastened to the floor in room 1.
Develop a written policy for the use of television, computers and other technology by children at the center.
Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a children's records checklist, including the child's name, address, birth date and date of enrollment.
Ensure that the center maintains and distributes to all families the center's communicable disease policy and that it includes the list of symptoms for which a child will be excluded from the center.
Remove the rust from the toilet fixtures in the bathroom.
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 a Universal Health Record is completed upon enrollment and updated annually, including the immunization records and special care plans as required.
Ensure that the center develops a medication policy.
Ensure that all staff complete 12 hours of staff development annually.
Ensure that all credentialed staff complete 20 hours of staff development annually.
1 child is missing part of their medication prescribed by the physician.
Ensure that the head teacher meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual.
Post Radon results in a prominent location.
Submit a Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the DOH.
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.
At the time of the inspection, the center was caring for a child under the age of 2.5 years.
At the time of the inspection the fire alarm panel was reading trouble. The center took immediate action and reset the fire alarm.
Provide / replenish the resilient surfacing of the climbing equipment on the playground.(Center emailed pictures of the replenished mulch).
Provide documentation of the lead results.
Remove the excess storage of tables & lamps from the bathroom in room 3.
Provide drinking water results with drinking water check list and Assurance documents.
Provide documentation of lockdown drill.
Per the NJ Department of Health Covid-19 Public Health Recommendations pursuant to Executive Order No. 149, Screen staff, children and visitors for fever and other COVID-19 symptoms prior to entry to the program facility each day using one of the two DCF approved screening methods in an outdoor area or in the immediate entryway of the facility. At the time of the inspection, staff did not screen the inspector for COVID-19 symptoms.
Ensure cleaning supplies and hand sanitizer are inaccessible to children throughout the center.
Provide documentation of job descriptions and responsibilities.