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License #07LIT0034 · Center · Child Care Center
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Complete and maintain on file, a current Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL.
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. 4.7.26. Provide special care plan for two children. 5.12.26. Provide special care plan for one child.
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Secure the toilet seat in the 2nd floor bathroom.
Repair and/or paint the wall by the rear entrance.
Ensure that children are adequately tracked at all times and staff are aware of the number of children in their care in Room 3.
Ensure diapering surfaces are washed and disinfected after each use.
Ensure that children are adequately tracked at all times and staff are aware of the number of children in their care in Room 3.
Install the ceiling tile at the front entrance.
Ensure that the diaper creams are inaccessible to the children in the bathrooms throughout the center.
Provide documentation that the center has current comprehensive general liability insurance coverage.
Ensure that the center has a current comprehensive general liability insurance policy and maintains the documentation on file.
Ensure that the information on the Staff Records Checklist is current and that it is maintained on file at the center, including CARI and CHRI background check clearances.
Ensure that all staff complete 12 hours of staff development annually.
Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually, including training on supervising and tracking children.
Provide window guards with the approval of the local fire official or provide an alternative method to ensure that children cannot fall out of windows.
Ensure that all staircases used by children that subject the children to an open drop have five foot barriers as required.
Ensure that Room 7 is set up as a classroom.
Ensure that all staff complete 12 hours of staff development annually.
Ensure that at least two staff have current first aid and CPR certifications and are present at all times at the center.
Ensure that classrooms that care for children over 18 months of age provide at least five different activity areas and that each area contains at least five different types of supplies and equipment; room 4 (library).
This center inspection inspection recorded no violations or advisories.
Ensure that a primary caregiver is assigned to each group of four infants or six toddlers.
Secure the vent cover in the bathroom ceiling.
Ensure that each child is provided with a covering when on their cot for rest.
Provide a current Safe Building Interior Certification.
Upload current Radon Report into the NJCCIS file cabinet.
Upload into the NJCCIS file cabinet a table of organization.
Ensure the squeezable water toys in the infant room are free of mold due to water being left inside of them. In classroom #1 one toy had evidence of mold. The toy was immediately discarded.
1 child is missing the second epi-pen that was prescribed by the physician. 1 child is missing their emergency care plan.
Operate within each room's capacity for area 2.
Ensure that classrooms that care for children over 18 months of age are set up and provide at least five different activity areas and that each area contains at least five different types of supplies and equipment throughout the center
Ensure that at least two staff members who have current pediatric first aid and CPR certifications and are present at the center at all times.
Ensure that each child's sippy cup is labeled with the child's name throughout the center.
Ensure that each child's bottle is labeled with the child's name and date in area 1.
Ensure that all credentialed staff complete 20 hours of staff development annually.
Ensure that all toxic substances (hand sanitizer) are inaccessible to the children in area 1.
Ensure that all fire extinguishers are serviced and tagged annually and recharged if necessary throughout the center.
Repair and/or replace sleeping equipment that is in disrepair in toddler room in areas 7 and 8.
Ensure Epi-pens are stored in their original boxes with the child's name and prescription, accompanied by a special care plan or other equivalent documentation from a healthcare provider, and that two are present when two are required by the plan for two children.
Post a diagram of all approved areas and ensure that all rooms approved for use by the children are labeled accordingly.
Ensure that all diaper creams are inaccessible to the children in the bathrooms on the 2nd floor.
Submit a lead paint risk assessment that includes the map of tested areas.
Ensure that all diaper creams are inaccessible to the children in the bathrooms on the 2nd floor.
Provide protective guards for all windows and other glass surfaces not made of safety glass and that are located within 36 inches above the floor.
Provide allergy plan, 2nd auvi-q pen, and anything else that is listed on the allergy plan for one child.
Ensure that the center washes and disinfects surfaces as required wherein only 1 step was being used to disinfect surfaces.
Ensure that the center has a current comprehensive general liability insurance policy and maintains the documentation on file.
Ensure that the center has written emergency plans in a readily accessible location that includes evacuation, disaster and lockdown procedures.
Provide a current life/hazard use registration certificate applicable to the center's licensed capacity and ages served.
Provide a current health certificate as required. A conditionally satisfactory certificate was provided.
Ensure that all credentialed staff complete 20 hours of staff development annually.
Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually and that documentation or a copy of all materials used are maintained on file at the center; six staff.
Ensure that a primary caregiver is assigned to each group of four infants or six toddlers.
Complete and submit a renewal application via njccis.com.
Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for all staff within two weeks of hire; one staff.
Provide an updated staff records checklist that includes all current staff and remove any staff who no longer work there.
Ensure that all staff submit a CARI background check upon renewal. Provide 1 renewal CARI clearance.
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.
Repair the latch to the playground gate.
Ensure that all staff, the sponsor and/or the sponsor representative complete a CHRI background check as required for the center's license renewal; five staff. Provide the sponsor representative's CHRI clearance for renewal.
Ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times throughout the center. At the time of the inspection, there were 2 staff with 14 children when 3 staff were required in the toddler section of room 1. 2.20.24. At the time of the inspection, there were 3 staff with 14 children when 4 staff were required in the infant section of room 1.
Ensure utensils for feeding are not reused at the center.
Ensure that each child under 12 months of age has a written feeding plan.
Repair and/or remove all broken toys from the outdoor play area.
Ensure that all exits and egress areas are unobstructed. At the time of the inspection, the path from room 1 to the emergency exit was blocked with furniture. The center cleared a path upon inspector request.
Provide documentation of education and experience for a Head Teacher.
Provide a current Life Hazard Use Registration Certificate.