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License #07LOV0004 · Center · Child Care Center
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Ensure that 3 credentialed staff members complete 20 hours of staff development annually.
Conduct and document at least two lockdown drills annually. At the time of the inspection 1 lockdown was missing.
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Submit a Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the DOH.
Ensure to replace the doorknob on the door to the kitchen to prevent accidental access by the children.
Ensure that the center has a table of organization that illustrates lines of authority, responsibility, and job descriptions.
Ensure that 3 staff members complete orientation training annually and maintain documentation on file.
Ensure that all staff members complete 12 hours of staff development annually.
Ensure that all staff members complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually, including training on supervising and tracking children. 2/16/2024: Ensure that 1 newly hired staff member completes orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually, including training on supervising and tracking children.
Provide a current fire certificate as required.
Provide a current life/hazard use registration certificate applicable to the center's licensed capacity and ages served.
Submit a Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the DOH.
Ensure that all credentialed staff complete 20 hours of staff development annually.
Submit or upload to NJCCIS File Cabinet the CHRI clearances for all staff members.
Submit or upload to NJCCIS File Cabinet the staff’s daily time sheets with arrival and departure times for the prior 2-week period.
Submit or upload to NJCCIS File Cabinet the children’s daily time sheets with arrival and departure times for the prior 2-week period.
Ensure that children are directly supervised by a staff member at all times. A staff member was observed leaving the children alone and unsupervised several times in Room 1 to answer the door and allow parents into the center. Two children were also observed leaving Room 5 unsupervised to retrieve personal items that were located in Room 1.
Maintain required staff to meet ratios in Rooms 1 and 5. There were ten children, ages 3-4 years, and five school-age children being supervised by one staff member in Room 5 when two staff members were actually required. There were 2 children under 18 months and 6 children, 18-24 months, being supervised by one staff member in Room 1 when two staff members were actually required.
Clean the ceiling vent located in the Room 5 bathroom.
Ensure that all staff members complete a CHRI background check as required for the center's license renewal. 11/10/2023:. Ensure that all staff members complete a CHRI background check as required for the center's license renewal. The sponsor representative's CHRI clearance was submitted and uploaded to the center's NJCCIS File Cabinet. 2/16/2024: Ensure that 1 newly hired staff member completes a CHRI background check as required.
Ensure that the center has a table of organization that illustrates job responsibilities.
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. 11/10/2023: Complete and submit a DCF Drinking Water Testing Checklist and Statement of Assurance. A copy of the center's water testing report completed by a laboratory certified by the Department of Environmental Protection was submitted and uploaded to the center's NJCCIS File Cabinet. 4/15/2024: Complete and submit a DCF Drinking Water Testing Statement of Assurance. A copy of the DCF Drinking Water Testing Checklist and the center's water testing report completed by a laboratory certified by the Department of Environmental Protection were submitted and uploaded to the center's NJCCIS File Cabinet.
Ensure that each child's bottle is labeled with the child's name and date.
Maintain all mechanical ventilation in a clean and operating condition. Clean the ceiling vents throughout the center.
Remove debris and overgrown vegetation from the outdoor play area.
Ensure that the outdoor play area is free from stagnant water.
Maintain the building structure to prevent drafts or heat loss, as pertains to both of the emergency exit doors.
Ensure that all outdoor hazards are removed as required. Ensure that cars are not parked in the center's outdoor play area. 2/16/2024: Ensure that all outdoor hazards are removed as required. Ensure that cars are not parked in the center's outdoor play area.
Ensure that the use of infant equipment, including swings, exersaucers and bouncers, is limited to 30 minutes at a times.
Ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times throughout the center. 2/16/2024: Ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times throughout the center.
Based on Complaint #22808, retrain all staff members on the center's communicable disease management policy.
Based on Complaint #22808, submit a Memorandum of Understanding which states, "Going forward, the center will maintain and distribute to all families the center's communicable disease management policy that includes assurance that families will be notified in writing of outbreaks of communicable diseases at the center."
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 head teacher meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual.
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. Obtain and maintain on file at the center all documents listed on the children's records checklist, specifically, the signed enrollment applications, health care provider's information, signed proof of receipt of policies, signed authorization from the parent(s) for emergency medical treatment, and a record of the parent's statement concerning the child's health.
Cease the use of blankets for children under 12 months.
Submit a Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the DOH.
Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL. Obtain and maintain on file at the center all documents listed on the staff records checklist, specifically, the signed employment applications, criminal disclosure statements, signed proof of receipt of policies, Mantoux test results, and medical clearances for all staff members. 11/10/2023: Obtain and maintain on file at the center all documents listed on the staff records checklist, specifically, the signed employment applications, criminal disclosure statements, signed proof of receipt of policies, Mantoux test results, and medical clearances for all staff members. A current Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL was submitted and uploaded to the center's NJCCIS File Cabinet. 2/16/2024: Ensure that the center revises and maintains on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL. 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 newly hired staff member.
Ensure that all credentialed staff members complete 20 hours of staff development annually.
Ensure that all staff members submit a CARI background check upon renewal. 11/10/2023: Ensure that all staff members submit a CARI background check upon renewal. The sponsor representative's renewal CARI clearance was submitted and uploaded to the center's NJCCIS File Cabinet.
Ensure that all fluorescent tubes and incandescent light bulbs have protective coverings. Provide documentation indicating that the fluorescent tubes in the ceiling light fixtures located throughout the center are shatterproof.
Ensure that the consulting head teacher makes at least two on-site visits to the center per month and is able to observe the center's program and provide staff development as required, is able to observe and evaluate other staff as required, that the center maintains a written records of the visits, that the center documents the date, time, purpose and nature of each visit, and that the center maintains documentation of their observations.
Ensure that the center conducts at least 1 additional lockdown drill for the year and maintains records of the drills on file.
Ensure that all ceiling tiles are kept clean and in good repair. Repair or replace the stained ceiling tiles located in the kitchen.
Ensure that the center maintains daily time sheets for the children that indicate the children's arrival and departure times. The departure times are not being recorded by the center on the daily time sheets for the children.
Provide adequate lighting throughout the center. Repair or replace the inoperable ceiling light located in the kitchen.
Provide a current fire certificate as required.
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 has a current comprehensive general liability insurance policy and maintains the documentation on file.
Ensure that at least two staff have current first aid and CPR certifications and are present at all times at the center.
Ensure that all staff complete 12 hours of staff development annually. 5/23/2022: Ensure that 1 staff member completes 12 hours of staff development annually.
Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL.
Ensure that a Universal Health Record is completed upon enrollment and updated annually, including the immunization records and special care plans as required.
Submit or upload to NJCCIS File Cabinet the CHRI clearance for 1 staff member.
Submit or upload to NJCCIS File Cabinet the center’s table of organization indicating lines of authority, responsibility and job descriptions of current staff and submit required documentation for any credentialed staff on the table of organization that have not been approved in NJCCIS.
Submit or upload to NJCCIS File Cabinet a copy of the center’s NJ DCF Drinking Water Checklist and Statement of Assurance along with documentation that the center (supplied by a community water system) completed water testing conducted by a Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) certified lab for water testing for lead and copper from all faucets and sources used for drinking water or food preparation and at least 50% of all indoor water faucets used by the center. 9/14/2021: Submit or upload to NJCCIS File Cabinet a copy of the center’s NJ DCF Drinking Water Checklist and Statement of Assurance. The documentation that the center (supplied by a community water system) completed water testing conducted by a Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) certified lab for water testing for lead and copper from all faucets and sources used for drinking water or food preparation and at least 50% of all indoor water faucets used by the center was submitted and uploaded to NJCCIS File Cabinet. 12/10/2021: Submit or upload to NJCCIS File Cabinet a copy of the center’s NJ DCF Drinking Water Checklist. The DCF Drinking Water Testing Statement of Assurance was submitted and uploaded to NJCCIS File Cabinet.
The center shall operate within each room's capacity as was previously designated by the Office of Licensing. There were 21 children in Room 5 during nap time when a maximum of 18 children are permitted in the room at any given time.
Ensure that diapering surfaces are maintained and in good repair. Repair or replace the diaper changing mat located in Room 5 as the fabric is currently torn in multiple areas.
Provide education/training experience for the head teacher.
Remove the debris and overgrown vegetation in the outdoor play area.
Repair or replace the gate and portions of the fence surrounding the center's outdoor play area that are in disrepair.
Securely fasten the loose fluorescent light cover above the children's bathroom in Room 1.
1.) Repair or remove the broken/rusted toys in the outdoor play area. 2.) Remove the see-saw from the outdoor play area as it does not meet the ASTM F-1487 playground design standards.
Cease the use of pacifier straps or any other types of attachment devices in Room 5.
Obtain and maintain on file at the center the signatures of 4 staff members attesting to their receipt of the Information to Parents document designated by the Office of Licensing. 9/19/19: Obtain and maintain on file at the center the signature of 1 staff member attesting to their receipt of the Information to Parents document designated by the Office of Licensing.
Develop a written table of organization that illustrates lines of authority, responsibility, and communication.
Ensure that regularly scheduled staff complete 12 hours of annual training and maintain the staff development log accordingly.
Provide evacuation cribs that meet CPSC standards and maintain documentation on file at the center.
Obtain and maintain on file at the center the signatures of 4 staff members attesting to their receipt of the center's release of children policy. 9/19/19: Obtain and maintain on file at the center the signature of 1 staff member attesting to their receipt of the center's release of children policy.
Ensure that indoor and outdoor equipment is sturdy, safe, and free of hazards, and used in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions. A heat lamp was being used in Room 5. Cease the use of any heat lamps and space heaters throughout the center as they pose a potential hazard to the children.
Provide safety glass/protective guards located within 36 inches above the floor for the 2 front glass doors of the center.
Conduct 2 lockdown drills per year and maintain on file a record of each lockdown drill. 11/25/19: Conduct 1 more lockdown drill for the year and update the lockdown drill log accordingly.
RECITE: Maintain required staff to meet ratios. There were 20 children, 3 of which were under 18 months and 17 who were between the ages of 2.5 to 3 years old, in Room 5 being supervised by 2 staff members when 3 staff members were actually required.
RECITE: Operate within each room’s capacity. Comply with written conditions on the license. There were 20 children in Room 5 when only 18 children are permitted in the room at any given time.
RECITE: Develop and implement a method to keep track of all children and ensure that staff members are aware of the number of children in their care at all times. A staff member in Room 5 was unaware of the number of children in their care.
Ensure that the director and the director's designee complete staff development in Understanding Licensing Regulations.
Obtain and maintain on file at the center the signatures of 4 staff members attesting to their receipt of the center's discipline policy. 9/19/19: Obtain and maintain on file at the center the signature of 1 staff member attesting to their receipt of the center's discipline policy.
Develop and implement a method to keep track of all children and ensure that staff knows the number of children in their care at all times. A staff member in Room 5 was unaware of the number of children in her care.
Update the alternate indoor location on center's emergency plans and evacuation procedures.
Provide orientation training to all staff members annually. Obtain the signatures of 4 staff members attesting to their completion of the annual orientation training and maintain on file at the center. 11/25/19: Provide orientation training to all staff members annually. Obtain the signature of 1 staff member attesting to their completion of the annual orientation training and maintain on file at the center.
Develop and maintain at the center a current staff records checklist.
Ensure that the director, director's designee, and the head teacher complete 20 hours of annual training and maintain the staff development log accordingly. 11/25/19: Ensure that the director's designee and the head teacher complete 20 hours of annual training and maintain the staff development log accordingly. 1/21/2020: Ensure that the director's designee completes 20 hours of annual training and maintain the staff development log accordingly.
Ensure that all exits and egress areas are unobstructed and that a minimum of a three-foot-wide aisle is provided at all times. 1.) Remove the large pedestal fan and relocate the storage area for the cots as they are obstructing the emergency exit and egress in Room 5. (Abated: 7/30/19) 2.) Remove the large tabletop that is obstructing the emergency exit door in Room 1. (Abated: 7/30/19) 3.) Remove the overgrown vegetation that is currently preventing the emergency exit door located in the back of Room 5 from fully opening, as well as, the overgrown vegetation that is currently obstructing the emergency exit route as this presents a potential hazard to the children. (Abated: 8/28/19) 4.) Ensure that the front door located in Room 5 is easily operable as it is very difficult to open, close, and lock which poses a potential hazard to the children. (Abated: 9/19/19)
Update the current policy/plan for use of TV/computer/video by children who are enrolled at the center.
Securely fasten the loose toilet seats located in the children's bathrooms throughout the center.