Emergency procedure requirements are as follows: the center shall conduct two lockdown drills per year and maintain on file a record of each lockdown drill. The center shall ensure that lockdown drills are conducted during each session provided at the center.

Conduct and document at least two lockdown drills annually.

3A:52-5.3(l)(4) · Corrected Jun 23, 2025

For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: or all centers, the head teacher or consulting head teacher shall meet the qualification requirements specified in one of the seven options set forth in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.6(c) for education and experience.

Provide documentation that the head teacher meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual.

3A:52-4.6(c)(1) · Corrected Sep 29, 2025

When a person who is not required to complete a CHRI background check is working with children at the center, the center shall ensure oversight of that person by another staff member and ensure that the person is not left alone to supervise a child or group of children.

Ensure that all staff without a completed CARI and CHRI background check are directly supervised by another cleared staff member and are not left alone to care for children. Three staff who do not have completed CARI and CHRI background checks were left alone with a group of 8 infants. 9/6/24: Three staff in Room 2 with a group of 15 children and two staff in Room 1 with a group of 6 children were left alone to supervise the children without the required CARI and CHRI clearances on file. 9/30/24: Three staff in Room 2 with a group of 17 children and three staff in Room 1 with a group of 7 children were left alone to supervise the children without the required CARI and CHRI clearances on file. 11/25/24: Two staff in Room 2 with a group of 18 children and three staff in Room 1 with a group of 4 children were left alone to supervise the children without the required CARI and CHRI clearances on file. 1/8/25: Two staff in Room 1 with a group of 6 children and 3 staff in Room 2 with a group of 11 children were left alone to supervise the children without the required CHRI clearances. 1/29/25: Three staff in Room 2 with a group of 23 children and 3 staff in Room 1 with a group of 8 children were left alone to supervise the children without the required CHRI clearances on file. 3/31/25: Two staff in Room 2 were left alone to supervise a group of 19 children without the required CHRI clearances on file. 4/30/25: Three staff in Room 2 were left alone to supervise a group of 22 children without the required CHRI clearances on file.

The director shall be scheduled to work at the center at least 50 percent of the center’s daily operating hours.

Ensure that the director is at the center at least 50% of the center's daily operating hours.

3A:52-4.5(c)(1) · Corrected Feb 24, 2025

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; the name(s), home and work address(es), home and work telephone number(s) and signature(s) of the parent(s); the name(s), address(es), and telephone number(s) of any person(s) authorized by the parent(s) to visit the child at the center and/or take the child from the center, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.5(a)1; and the name, address, and telephone number of the child's health care provider; signed authorization from the parent(s) for emergency medical treatment; the parent’s signature attesting to the receipt of the Information to Parents document, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-3.6(b); the parent’s signature attesting to the receipt of the Information to Parents document, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-3.6(b).; health information for each child, as follows: for early childhood programs, a record of the child’s health examination and immunizations, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.3(a); and for school-age child care programs, a record of the parent’s statement concerning the child’s health, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.3(b).

Complete and maintain on file a Children's Records Checklist designated by OOL.

3A:52-6.8(a)(1) · Corrected Nov 25, 2024

Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: walls shall be painted or otherwise covered whenever there is evidence of: excessive peeling or chipped paint; or heavily soiled conditions.

Orientation training as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(a) may be included for six of the required hours of staff development specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(c) and (d).

Ensure that all staff complete orientation training which may be included for six of the required annual training hours.

3A:52-4.8(b) · Corrected Aug 13, 2024

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

Ensure that all staff complete 12 hours of staff development annually.

3A:52-4.8(c) · Corrected Apr 26, 2023

The center shall be permitted to obtain a valid fire safety inspection certificate issued by the municipality in which it is located, based on a fire inspection conducted within the preceding 12 months, and submit a copy of the certificate to the Office of Licensing in lieu of a CO or CCO, if the center serves only children 2 ½ years of age or older and is located in a public school building that is used as a public school.

Provide a current fire certificate as required.

3A:52-5.2(a)(5) · Corrected Apr 26, 2023

Space and room requirements are as follows: at no time shall a center

Based on complaint #21877 ensure that the center operates within its licensed capacity at all times. On multiple days there were 10 children, 0-18 months, present in Room 1 which has a maximum licensed capacity of 9 children.

3A:52-5.3(q)(2) · Corrected Apr 26, 2023

Handwashing requirements are as follows: staff members shall wash their hands with soap and running water immediately after assisting a child in toileting.

The director shall meet the following qualification requirements for early childhood programs licensed to serve more than 30 children, the director shall meet the qualification requirements as specified in N.J.A.C 3A:52-4.6(b) for education and experience.

Ensure that the director meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual.

3A:52-4.6(b)(1) · Corrected Nov 23, 2022

Orientation training as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(a) may be included for six of the required hours of staff development specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(c) and (d).

Ensure that all staff complete orientation training which may be included for six of the required annual training hours.

3A:52-4.8(b) · Corrected Nov 23, 2022

The sponsor or sponsor representative, and each staff member shall complete a signed consent form provided by the Department that indicates the identifying information necessary to conduct a CARI background check, including the person’s name, address, date of birth, sex, race, and Social Security number. Pursuant to the Federal Privacy Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-579), the Department shall advise each such person that the disclosure of his or her Social Security number is voluntary, and that the Social Security number will only be used for the purpose of conducting a CARI background check.

Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for all staff within two weeks of hire.

3A:52-4.10(a)(1) · Corrected Jul 1, 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.