Remove excess storage and/or combustibles from the furnace room.
Remove excess storage and/or combustibles from the furnace rooms.
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License #07KEL0003 · Center · Child Care Center
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Remove excess storage and/or combustibles from the furnace rooms.
Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually.
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Complete and maintain on file, a current Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL.
Provide a current fire certificate as required.
Maintain the building structure to prevent water from entering through Room 5's ceiling.
Ensure that at least two staff members who have current pediatric first aid and CPR certifications are present at the center at all times and that the training includes a hands-on component in addition to any online training.
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.
Ensure all surfaces are clean and in good repair including the bathroom walls.
Ensure that the head teacher meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual.
Ensure that all staff working with children under 2.5 years of age have training specific to this age group initiated within 90 days of hire and completed within one year.
Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for all staff within two weeks of hire. Pertains to 4 staff. 12/16: This pertains to 1 new hired staff.
Submit updated Drinking Water Checklist and Statement of Assurance forms.
Submit an updated NJDOH Safe Building Interior Certificate.
Submit a current Life Hazard Use certificate.
Remove the branches in the outdoor play area and cut back the overgrown branches coming through the back fence.
Ensure that the concrete fence post footing is not exposed in the back of the play area.
Clean the vents in the bathroom between Rooms 2 and 3.
Ensure that the 4 named staff working at the center complete 12 hours of annual training. Orientation training may be included for up to six of the required hours. 4/30/19em: Received training for 2 staff, 4 remaining.
Ensure that all toxic substances are inaccessible to the children. Center took immediate corrective action to remove the cleaning products and air freshers accessible to the children in Rooms 2, 3 and 4.
Clean and repair the ventilation covers throughout the center.
Repair and paint the wall between Rooms 4 & 5 where damaged.
Provide a current fire certificate as required.
Ensure that all shelving is secured to a stable surface throughout the center.
Provide a current life/hazard use registration certificate applicable to the center's licensed capacity and ages served.
Ensure that children are evacuated from the center within three minutes during each fire drill.
Ensure that all fire extinguishers are serviced and tagged annually and recharged as needed.
Ensure that each child's sippy cup is labeled with the child's name.
Ensure that unused food is labeled, stored appropriately and discarded by the end of the day if not consumed throughout the center.
Ensure food is properly labeled and stored throughout the center. Whereas, there was unlabeled, outdated and open food in the refrigerator and freezer in Room 2. 12/16: Found open containers in the freezer.
Provide a crib for children under 12 months old when sleeping. Whereas, a child, under 12 months old, in Room 1 was sleeping in a swing.
Ensure that each child's bottle is labeled with the child's name and date.
Ensure that the center washes and disinfects the tables used by the children for eating immediately before each meal.
Remove any excess storage from the furnace rooms in the rear hallway.
Ensure that the center has a current comprehensive general liability insurance policy and maintains the documentation on file.
Ensure that all staff who have not completed the required orientation training, CARI and CHRI background check are directly supervised by another staff member in room 2.
Ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times in room 2. Whereas the staff was by themselves and unaware of the children's ages. There were 2 children under the age of 18 months and 5 children, 18-30 months, in room 2 with the one staff.
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.
Clean the walls throughout the center.
Repair and paint the damaged wall and baseboard in the toilet area of Room 4's bathroom.
Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL.
Ensure that 6 staff submit a CARI background check upon renewal.
Ensure that adequate procedures for tracking children are adhered to at all times in Room 4, whereas the staff stated that 12 children in care but only 11 were present when counted. Ensure that adequate procedures for tracking children are adhered to at all times in Room 3, whereas the staff stated that 11 children were in care but only 10 were present when counted. 7/28/23: Ensure that adequate procedures for tracking children are adhered to at all times in Room 5, whereas the staff were unaware of the number of children in their care and had to count.
Ensure that staff remove dirty gloves prior to washing hands assisting children with hand washing.
Ensure that the center conducts at least two lockdown drills per year during each session provided at the center and maintains records of the drills on file.
Replace the stained ceiling tiles throughout the center.
Ensure that the center washes and disinfects the diapering surface after each use.
Maintain an illness log on file at the center and ensure that it contains all of the required components.
Ensure that the center washes and disinfects the tables used by the children for eating immediately before each meal.
Ensure that each child's bottle is labeled with the child's name and date.
Ensure crib sheets are snug fitting to the mattress to avoid bunching.
Ensure that a Universal Health Record is completed upon enrollment and updated annually, including the immunization records and special care plans as required.
Complete accident reports as required, including the date, time and location of the incident.
Ensure that each child's sippy cup is labeled with the child's name.
Based on information, ensure that adequate supervision is maintained at all times throughout the center. Two named staff failed to notice a named child's injury.
Based on information, retrain all staff on the center's supervision policy.
Repair or replace broken base board in room 4.
Ensure that staff wash their hands immediately after diapering a child in room 2.
Ensure that children wash their hands immediately after having their diaper changed in room 2.
Repair / replace gate so that it can properly latch in the outdoor play area.
Ensure that all exits and egress areas are unobstructed and that the emergency exit doors are easily operable, whereas the back exit door was blocked by chairs in room 4.
Remove any excess storage from the furnace room.
Ensure that all ceiling tiles surrounding the ceiling vents are kept clean.
Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a children's records checklist.
Ensure that the center's evacuation procedures include an alternate indoor location that operates during the same operating hours as the center.
Cease the use of television, computers, and other video equipment for children under the age of two in room 2.
Provide a current fire certificate as required.
Ensure that each child under 12 months of age has a written feeding plan maintained on file.
Remove the overgrown vegetation from the outdoor play area.
Remove the overgrown vegetation from the outdoor play area fencing.
Based on information, provide a Corrective Action Plan to DCF as required.
Ensure that all staff complete 12 hours of staff development annually. Pertains to 2 staff.
Ensure that activities are provided during transition times, where as children were sitting without an activity for over 20 minutes waiting for lunch.
Ensure that the wires in Room 2 are inaccessible to children at all times.
Ensure that toilets, wash basins, kitchen sinks and other plumbing are maintained in sanitary condition.
Remove rust and repaint the fence as needed.
Ensure that 1 named staff complete a CHRI background check as required.
Ensure that staff in Room 1 wash their hands immediately before preparing or serving food.
Ensure that the center completes and maintains a medication log that includes the child's name and parent authorization to administer medication and specific details for when to administer the medication.
Ensure that adequate supervision is maintained at all times throughout the center. Whereas staff in rooms 2, 3 and 4 were by themselves with their heads down on their phones unable to maintain supervision during nap time.
Ensure that the director meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual.
Ensure that children in Room 1 wash their hands before the intake of food and bottles.
Ensure that all electrical outlets accessible to the children have protective coverings.
Ensure that all bathroom sinks are secured and resealed, eliminating any gaps between the sink and wall.
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.
Ensure that classrooms that care for children under 18 months of age provide at least four different activity areas and that each area contains at least four types of supplies and equipment.
Complete and submit a DCF Renewal Attestation and all required documents.
Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL.
Ensure that all staff complete a CHRI background check as required. Pertains to 3 staff.
Ensure that materials are accessible to the children at all times. The toys and materials were on high shelves out of the children's reach in room 2.
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.
Submit a current fire certificate.
Submit a complete updated staff records checklist.
Submit updated radon testing results for each classroom.
Submit the current staff's job descriptions and responsibilities.
Ensure that the head teacher completes 20 hours of annual training. Orientation training may be included for up to six of the required hours. 5/29/19email: Submitted head teachers training hours.