(a) Topics of orientation training shall include all of the following: 1. Supervising and tracking all children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.3(a); 2. Understanding center operations, policies and procedures, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.5(b)3; 3. Implementing group size limits and primary caregiver responsibilities, as applicable, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.4; 4. Recognizing and reporting child abuse or neglect, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.9; 5. Evacuating the center and using the fire alarms, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(l); 6.Implementing the center’s release policy, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.5; 7. Implementing the center's statement of policy on the disciplining of children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.6; 8. Implementing health practices, including medication administration and responding to symptoms of illness, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.1 through 7.11; 9. Implementing safe sleep practices to prevent Sudden Infant Death Syndrome; 10. Preventing Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma; 11. Recognizing and responding to injuries and emergencies, including the prevention of and response to emergencies due to food-related allergies and other allergic reactions; and 12. Including children with special needs in the center’s program.

Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually, including Based on report, retrain the named staff on the center's discipline policy.

3A:52-4.8(a) · Corrected Dec 8, 2025

(a) The methods of guidance and discipline used shall: 1. Be positive; 2. Be consistent with the age and developmental needs of the children; and 3. Lead to the child's ability to develop and maintain self-control. (b) Staff members shall not discipline children for failing to eat or sleep or for soiling themselves. (c) Staff shall not withhold active play time as a means of discipline unless the child's actions or behavior present a danger to themselves or others. (d) Children may be removed from a group activity to another area, provided that the child so removed is either under the supervision of another staff member or continuously visible to a staff member.

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.

Ensure that children are adequately tracked at all times and staff are aware of the number of children in their care. Staff in the Khaki Kangaroos incorrectly reported that they had 14 children in the classroom when they 15 children. The center shall retrain staff on tracking within the next 10 days. The center shall submit proof of training, materials used and all staff signatures.

3A:52-4.3(a)(1) · Corrected Mar 20, 2025

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. Infant room.

3A:52-6.3(b)(3)(iv)(1) · Corrected May 12, 2025

As a condition of securing a new or renewal license or Certificate of Life/Safety Approval, the sponsor or sponsor representative shall provide for himself or herself, and shall obtain from all staff members who are or will be working at the center on a regularly scheduled basis, written consent for the Department to conduct a Child Abuse Record Information (CARI) background check to determine whether an incident of child abuse or neglect has been substantiated against any such person. If a staff member refused to consent to a CARI background check, the sponsor or sponsor representative shall immediately terminate the staff member's employment at the center.

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. The center has 26 Renewal CARI's pending. 5/12/25-The center has 7 pending CARI's. 6/9/25-The center has 4 pending CARI's.

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.

Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually, including implementing the center's discipline policy. Based on report, retrain the named staff on the center's discipline policy.

3A:52-4.8(a)(7) · Corrected Apr 19, 2024

The methods of guidance and discipline used shall: lead to the child's ability to develop and maintain self-control.

Ensure that the methods of guidance and discipline used at the center lead to the child's ability to develop and maintain self-control. Based on report, ensure that staff utilize positive methods of guidance and discipline.

3A:52-6.6(a)(3) · Corrected Apr 19, 2024

For early childhood programs, the center shall provide opportunities for daily rest and sleep as follows: for children over the age of 18 months and under the age of four years, the center shall provide an alternative quiet activity for each child who has rested or slept for 30 minutes and does not appear to need additional rest or sleep.

Provide alternative quiet activities for children who have rested or slept for 30 minutes and do not appear to need additional rest or sleep. A named staff member placed a child back on the cot three times after the child had awaken from a nap.

3A:52-6.4(a)(4)(iii) · Corrected Aug 21, 2023

Each center shall develop a written policy on the management of communicable diseases. This policy shall include the following: assurance that during any outbreak of an excludable disease at the center, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.1(d), each parent whose child may have been exposed to the disease shall receive a written notice of the outbreak.

Update the policy to include notification via the app. 8/21/23- Page 8 of the center's policy was reviewed where it states that the center also communicates with e-communication aka as their app.

3A:52-7.11(a)(3) · Corrected Aug 21, 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.

Based on a complaint #22290, ensure all staff adhere to the center's policies, including notifying the administrative staff when children do not have the needed supplies. A child remained in wet shoes and staff did not notify the administrative staff that a change of shoes were needed. Disciplinary actions were immediately taken and the violation will be abated.

The center shall ensure that all staff members who work at the center complete 12 hours of continuing staff development each year.

Provide documentation for training hours for 10 staff members.

3A:52-4.8(c) · Corrected Sep 23, 2022

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

Provide documentation of annual orientation training for 14 staff members.

3A:52-4.8(a)(1) · Corrected Oct 14, 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.

Obtain 13 outstanding CHRI clearances for new staff.

3A:52-4.11(a)(1) · Corrected Dec 22, 2022

A person applying for an initial license or renewal license to operate a center or relocation of a center shall submit a completed application to the Office of Licensing at least 45 days prior to the anticipated opening of the center or to the expiration of its existing regular license.

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 sleeping equipment shall be free of pillows and soft bedding, including, but not limited to bumper pads, when occupied by a sleeping child.

An infant in room 5 was sleeping in his crib with a blanket. The blanket was removed during the investigation.

3A:52-6.4(b)(1)(ii) · Corrected Sep 17, 2021

The following staff/child ratios shall apply, except as specified in 3A:52-4.3(d) through (f): Age Staff/Child Ratio Under 18 months - 1:4 18 months up to 2 ½ years - 1:6 2 ½ years up to 4 years - 1:10 4 years - 1:12 5 years and older - 1:15

In room 6, there were twelve children ages three to four with one staff and an additional staff was needed.

3A:52-4.3(c) · Corrected Oct 22, 2021

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

For newly-constructed buildings, for existing buildings whose construction code group classification would change from that which it had been, or for existing buildings that require major alteration or renovation, the center shall obtain a Certificate of Occupancy (CO) issued by the municipality in which it is located, reflecting the center's compliance with the provisions of the NJUCC, and submit a copy of the CO to the Office of Licensing, for the following group classification: I-4 (Institutional) for buildings accommodating one or more children less than 2 ½ years of age.

140. Provide a copy of the center's final Certificate of Occupancy.

3A:52-5.2(a)(1)(ii) · Corrected Nov 21, 2019

Outdoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: the center shall comply with the Playground Safety Subcode of the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code, as specified in N.J.A.C. 5:23-11.

182. Provide documentation of playground equipment compliance with ASTM F-1487 Provide documentation of ages permitted for playground structures Repair and secure small playground structure.

3A:52-5.3(b)(7) · Corrected Nov 21, 2019

For early childhood programs, the following shall apply, all electrical outlets that are accessible to the children shall have protective covers.

164. Provide protective covers for open electrical boxes throughout the center.

3A:52-5.4(a)(1) · Corrected Nov 21, 2019

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.