Feeding requirements for centers serving children less than 18 months of age are as follows: for bottles, each child's bottle(s) shall be labeled with the child's name and dated.

Ensure that each child's bottle is labeled with the child's name and date.

3A:52-6.3(b)(3)(iv)(1) · Corrected Sep 15, 2025

All areas to be disinfected shall first be washed with soap and water.

Ensure that all surfaces are cleaned with soap and water prior to disinfecting.

3A:52-7.7(a)(2) · Corrected Sep 15, 2025

(a) Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: 1. The center shall be free of moisture resulting from water leaks or seepage. 2. Floors, carpeting, walls, window coverings, ceilings, and other surfaces shall be kept clean and in good repair. 4. Carpeting shall be securely fastened to the floor. 9. Toilets, wash basins, kitchen sinks, and other plumbing shall be maintained in good operating and sanitary condition.

Ensure all surfaces are clean and in good repair including wall under soap dispenser in room # 109.

3A:52-5.3(a)(1) · Corrected Sep 15, 2025

Handwashing requirements are as follows: staff members shall wash their hands with soap and running water immediately before preparing or serving food.

Ensure that staff wash their hands immediately before preparing or serving food, even when using gloves.

3A:52-7.8(a)(4)(i) · Corrected Jan 13, 2025

The schedule for disinfecting shall be as follows: tables used by the children for eating shall be washed and disinfected before each meal.

Ensure that the center washes and disinfects the tables for eating immediately before eating, always using a two step procedure.

3A:52-7.7(a)(3)(iv) · Corrected Jan 13, 2025

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 before intake of food.

Ensure that children wash their hands immediately before the intake of food.

3A:52-7.8(a)(1)(i) · Corrected Jan 13, 2025

Play equipment, materials, and furniture for indoor and outdoor use shall be of sturdy and safe construction, non-toxic, free of hazards, and used in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. The center may not use play equipment intended for outdoor use indoors.

Ensure that safety straps are used in infant feeding table, and used in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.

3A:52-5.3(p) · Corrected Jan 15, 2025

The sponsor or sponsor representative shall designate individuals with the authority and responsibility to develop and implement written policies and procedures for the operation of the center, including a table of organization that illustrates lines of authority, responsibility and communication; and job descriptions, titles and qualifications for all center staff.

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.

15: Based on information, provide a Corrective Action Plan to DCF as required.

3A:52-5.3(r) · Corrected Nov 29, 2023

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.

Ensure infants' needs are being met at all times. An infant was observed crying for 30 minutes.

3A:52-5.3(r) · Corrected Oct 18, 2023

The methods of guidance and discipline used shall: be positive.

30: Based on information, ensure that staff utilize positive methods of guidance and discipline. A named staff was observed roughly laying children on their mats and throwing their blankets on them. The named staff also sprayed the children with a water bottle as a form of discipline.

3A:52-6.6(a)(1) · Corrected Oct 18, 2023

Topics of orientation training shall include implementing the center's statement of policy on the disciplining of children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.6.

95: Based on information, retrain all staff on the center's discipline policy.

3A:52-4.8(a)(7) · Corrected Nov 29, 2023

The center shall complete and maintain on file for each enrolled child a Children’s Records Checklist, signed by the director, sponsor, or sponsor representative and designated by the Office of Licensing, indicating that the center has obtained documentation of the child's name, address, birth date, and date of enrollment.

Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a children's records checklist.

3A:52-6.8(a)(1) · Corrected Dec 20, 2022

Space and room requirements are as follows: all space and rooms within the center to be used by children shall be inspected and approved by the Office of Licensing prior to their use. In making its determination, the Office of Licensing shall consider whether the space is too far removed, remote, or isolated from other areas of the center to be used by children. rooms or areas of the center that are not Office of Licensing-approved for use by children shall be made inaccessible to children.

Remove storage from bathroom 125 and bathroom in room 113 to ensure safe use of approved bathrooms.

3A:52-5.3(q)(1)(ii) · Corrected Dec 20, 2022

For early childhood programs, the following shall apply, a supply of hot tap water not exceeding 110 degrees Fahrenheit and cold running water shall be provided.

Ensure that hot tap water does not exceed 110 degrees Fahrenheit throughout the center.

3A:52-5.4(a)(4) · Corrected Dec 20, 2022

The center shall develop and follow a policy on the administration of medication and health care procedures to children, which shall include the following provisions: the center shall store prescribed epinephrine pens in their original boxes with the child’s name and prescription. A special care plan or other documentation from a health care provider shall accompany the epinephrine pen. If two epinephrine pens are required, both shall be available. Each center under the jurisdiction of N.J.S.A. 18A:40-12.5 shall store back-up epinephrine pens on site consistent with the requirements stated at N.J.S.A. 18A:40-12.5.e(1).

The methods of guidance and discipline used shall: be positive.

Ensure that the staff utilize positive methods of guidance and discipline at all times throughout the center. Based on complaint # 20327, the center shall ensure that staff do not yell at the children.

3A:52-6.6(a)(1) · Corrected Apr 7, 2022

As a condition of securing a license or Certificate of Life/Safety Approval, the sponsor or sponsor representative shall ensure that a Criminal History Record Information (CHRI) fingerprint background check is completed for himself or herself, and for all staff members at least 18 years of age who are or will be working at the center on a regularly- scheduled basis, to determine whether any such person has been convicted of a crime, as specified in P.L. 2000, c. 77 (N.J.S.A. 30:5B-6.10 to 6.17). The sponsor or sponsor representative and each staff member shall complete the electronic fingerprinting process through the vendor authorized by the State to conduct CHRI background checks through the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Ensure that all staff, the sponsor and/or the sponsor representative complete a CHRI background check as required. 7/19/22-Center is missing 4 CHRIs. 8/2/22- Center needs to provide a clearance for 1 staff member.

3A:52-4.11(a)(1) · Corrected Oct 5, 2022

The center shall maintain on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by the Office of Licensing, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.1(b), indicating that the center has obtained documentation of the applicable staff education and experience, as specified in 3A:52-4.6(b) through (d).

Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL.

3A:52-4.6(a) · Corrected Oct 5, 2022

The methods of guidance and discipline used shall: be consistent with the age and developmental needs of the children.

Based on complaint # 20136. Ensure that the staff utilize age and developmentally appropriate methods of guidance and discipline at all times throughout the center.

3A:52-6.6(a)(2) · Corrected Mar 4, 2022

Topics of orientation training shall include implementing the center's statement of policy on the disciplining of children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.6.

Provide required annual orientation training including the discipline policy to all staff members. Ensure staff signs the state professional development document attesting to the training. Provide the materials used in the training.

3A:52-4.8(a)(7) · Corrected Dec 6, 2021

The center shall develop and follow a written policy on the expulsion of children from enrollment at the center. The expulsion policy shall include

Submit expulsion policy the NJCCIS file cabinet.

3A:52-6.8(j)(1) · Corrected May 21, 2021

The center shall provide sleeping equipment for children over the age of 12 months and under the age of five years, 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 CRF 1219 and 1220, which is incorporated herein by reference, and can be obtained through the CPSC's website at http://www.cpsc.gov/businfo/frnotices/fr11/cribfinal.pdf, playpen, cot, mat, or other Office of Licensing-approved sleeping equipment that meets the following requirements:

Repair or replace torn sleeping mats in room 103.

3A:52-6.4(b)(2) · Corrected May 21, 2021

For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: the center shall maintain on file a log of the initial illnesses, symptoms of illness, or diseases that are exhibited by each child while in the center’s care, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.1(c) and (d). This illness log shall include

Provide the center's illness log going back 30 days to the NJCIS file cabinet.

3A:52-7.9(a)(1) · Corrected May 21, 2021

The sponsor or sponsor representative shall secure comprehensive general liability insurance coverage for the center and shall maintain on file a copy of the insurance policy or documentation of current insurance coverage.

Submit liability insurance the NJCCIS file cabinet.

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.

Based on complaint # 18944, ensure that barriers between groups are at the eye level of teachers, or 10 feet of space completely surrounds groups when a classroom is shared. Groups must not exceed 15 children.

3A:52-5.3(r) · Corrected Mar 15, 2021

Topics of orientation training shall include understanding center operations, policies and procedures, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.5(b)3.

Based on a complaint, attain training from an outside source on staff center management policies.

3A:52-4.8(a)(2) · Corrected Nov 6, 2019

The methods of guidance and discipline used shall: be positive.

Based on complaint, a named staff member was observed inappropriately disciplining a child.

3A:52-6.6(a)(1) · Corrected Dec 17, 2019