First Presbyterian Pre-school & Kindergarten

2025

1. Medium-Low risk10/9/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.1(d) — Complete and maintain on file, a current Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL.

   Complete and maintain on file, a current Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL. Regulation: the Staff Records Checklist for the current director and all staff members currently working at the center shall be maintained on file at the center.

   Corrected 11/18/2025
2. High risk10/9/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.10(a) — 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.

   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. Regulation: 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.

   Corrected 11/18/2025
3. Medium risk10/9/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(a)(16) — Repair and/or paint surfaces. Repair chipping paint in the children's bathroom stalls.

   Repair and/or paint surfaces. Repair chipping paint in the children's bathroom stalls. Regulation: Walls shall be painted or otherwise covered whenever there is evidence of: i. Excessive peeling or chipped paint; or ii. Heavily soiled conditions.

   Corrected 11/18/2025
4. High risk4/11/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.10(b) — Based on report, ensure that the center notifies OOL of reportable injuries and illnesses as required.

   Based on report, ensure that the center notifies OOL of reportable injuries and illnesses as required. Regulation: The director, sponsor, or sponsor representative shall report the following occurrences to the Office of Licensing by the next working day after the center learns of the occurrence and shall submit documentation to the Office of Licensing within one week of the occurrence of the incident: 1. The occurrence of an injury or illness while under the center’s supervision that results in a child visiting the emergency room; 2. The occurrence of an injury or illness while under the center’s supervision that results in a child’s admittance to the hospital; 3. The death of a child while under the center’s supervision; or 4. The occurrence of an injury or illness that results in a call to 911, on-site medical or transported emergency care, or urgent care.

   Corrected 5/20/2025
5. High risk4/11/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(a) — Retrain all staff on the following: report to OOL on the next business day when an accident or incident requires a child to go to the emergency room and receive medical care.

   Retrain all staff on the following: report to OOL on the next business day when an accident or incident requires a child to go to the emergency room and receive medical care. Regulation: (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.

   Corrected 5/20/2026
6. Medium risk4/11/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.8(b) — Ensure disposable rubber gloves are available for use to prevent contact with blood, vomit, bodily fluids, excretions or waste and ensure they are discarded after each use. In room 1, staff member did not change her gloves after cl

   Ensure disposable rubber gloves are available for use to prevent contact with blood, vomit, bodily fluids, excretions or waste and ensure they are discarded after each use. In room 1, staff member did not change her gloves after cleaning multiple areas. Regulation: Staff members shall use disposable rubber gloves, which shall be discarded after each use, when coming into contact with blood or vomit.

   Corrected 5/20/2025
7. Medium-High risk1/17/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(a)(1) — Ensure that all carpeting is securely fastened to the floor.

   Ensure that all carpeting is securely fastened to the floor. Regulation: (a) Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: 1. The center shall be free of moisture resulting from water leaks or seepage. 2. Floors, carpeting, walls, window coverings, ceilings, and other surfaces shall be kept clean and in good repair. 4. Carpeting shall be securely fastened to the floor. 9. Toilets, wash basins, kitchen sinks, and other plumbing shall be maintained in good operating and sanitary condition.

   Corrected 3/17/2025
8. High risk1/17/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(a) — Retrain all staff on the following: completing illness and accident logs. 3.17.25-Staff were retrained on 2.19.25.

   Retrain all staff on the following: completing illness and accident logs. 3.17.25-Staff were retrained on 2.19.25. Regulation: (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.

   Corrected 3/17/2025
9. High risk1/17/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.6(a) — Ensure that parents are notified immediately when a child sustains a head or facial injury, including when a child bumps his or her head. 3.17.25-Staff were retrained on completing accident reports on 2.19.25.

   Ensure that parents are notified immediately when a child sustains a head or facial injury, including when a child bumps his or her head. 3.17.25-Staff were retrained on completing accident reports on 2.19.25. Regulation: (a) The center shall take immediate necessary action to protect the child from further harm and shall immediately notify the child's parent(s) when one of the following occurs while the child is in the center’s care: 1. A child is bitten and the skin is broken; 2. A child sustains a head or facial injury, including when a child bumps his or her head; 3. A child falls from a height greater than the height of the child; or 4. An injury requiring professional medical care occurs.

   Corrected 3/17/2025
10. High risk1/17/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.9(a)(1) — Maintain medication records that include the following: the date the child returned to the center. 3.17.25-Staff were trained on completing medication records on 2.19.25.

    Maintain medication records that include the following: the date the child returned to the center. 3.17.25-Staff were trained on completing medication records on 2.19.25. Regulation: The center shall maintain on file a log of the initial illnesses, symptoms of illness, or diseases that are exhibited by each child while in the center’s care, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.1(c) and (d). This illness log shall include: the child's name; the date and time the illness, symptoms of illness or diseases were observed at the center; a description of the symptoms of illness manifested by the child; the action taken by the center to assist: the child who is demonstrating symptoms of illness; and the director in determining if exclusion of the child from the center is necessary; any significant change in the child's symptoms of illness; the date, if applicable, that: the child was removed from the center; the child returned to the center with a note from a health care provider attesting to the child's admissibility to the center and recovery from a reportable disease, as specified in N.J.A.C. 8:57; the child returned to the center with a parent’s note attesting that six days have elapsed since the onset of chicken pox, or that all chicken pox sores have dried and crusted; or the child returned to the center symptom-free.

    Corrected 3/17/2025
11. Medium-High risk1/17/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(i)(8) — Submit a Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the DOH.

    Submit a Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the DOH. Regulation: at the time of the initial application, any renewal application, relocation of an existing licensed center, and, as determined by the Office of Licensing, on a case-by-case basis, the facility operator shall submit to the Office of Licensing a Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the Department of Health that indicates that no further remediation is needed for the interior of the building in which the center is located. the Office of Licensing shall not issue licenses or renewals to child care centers that are co-located in a building or other structure that contains a dry cleaner or nail salon unless the applicant obtains indoor air sampling that demonstrates that there is no impact to the child care center.

    Corrected 7/31/2025
12. Medium risk1/17/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.7(a)(3)(iv) — Ensure tables are washed and disinfected before each meal. One step was used. 3.17.25-Staff retrained on cleaning and disinfecting on 2.19.25.

    Ensure tables are washed and disinfected before each meal. One step was used. 3.17.25-Staff retrained on cleaning and disinfecting on 2.19.25. Regulation: Tables used by the children for eating shall be washed and disinfected before each meal.

    Corrected 3/17/2025
13. High risk1/17/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.5(b)(7) — Maintain medication records that include the following: the date the child returned to the center.

    Maintain medication records that include the following: the date the child returned to the center. Regulation: The center shall develop and follow a policy on the administration of medication and health care procedures to children, which shall include the following provisions: the center shall maintain on file a record of the following: the child's name and parental authorization for the center to administer medication or health care procedures; the name of the medication or health care procedure; the condition for which the medication or health care procedure is being used; the instructions for administration, including the dosage and frequency; the date and time medication or a health care procedure was administered to a child and the name or initials of the staff member who administered it; and any adverse effect the medication can have or has had on the child.

    Corrected 2/24/2025
14. Medium-High risk1/17/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(a)(4) — Ensure that all carpeting is securely fastened to the floor.

    Ensure that all carpeting is securely fastened to the floor. Regulation: Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: carpeting shall be securely fastened to the floor.

    Corrected 2/24/2025
15. Medium-High risk1/17/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(d)(1) — Ensure that a minimum temperature of 68 degrees Fahrenheit is maintained in all areas used by the children. The heat resumed working in room 4. The temperature was increasing during the inspection. The center submitted a MOU reg

    Ensure that a minimum temperature of 68 degrees Fahrenheit is maintained in all areas used by the children. The heat resumed working in room 4. The temperature was increasing during the inspection. The center submitted a MOU regarding not using room 4 until the temperature reaches and maintains 68 degrees. Regulation: Heating requirements are as follows: a minimum temperature of 68 degrees Fahrenheit shall be maintained in all areas used by children, including, but not limited to, classrooms and bathrooms.

    Corrected 1/17/2025
16. Medium-High risk1/17/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(i)(8) — Submit a Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the DOH.

    Submit a Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the DOH. Regulation: Environmental condition precautions are as follows: at the time of the initial application, any renewal application, relocation of an existing licensed center, and, as determined by the Office of Licensing, on a case-by-case basis, the facility operator shall submit to the Office of Licensing a Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the Department of Health that indicates that no further remediation is needed for the interior of the building in which the center is located.

    Corrected 2/24/2025
17. High risk1/17/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.6(a)(2) — Ensure that parents are notified immediately when a child sustains a head or facial injury, including when a child bumps his or her head.

    Ensure that parents are notified immediately when a child sustains a head or facial injury, including when a child bumps his or her head. Regulation: The center shall take immediate necessary action to protect the child from further harm and shall immediately notify the child's parent(s) when a child sustains a head or facial injury, including when a child bumps his or her head.

    Corrected 2/24/2025
18. Medium risk1/17/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.7(a)(3)(iv) — Ensure that the center washes and disinfects the tables used by the children for eating before each meal. One step was used.

    Ensure that the center washes and disinfects the tables used by the children for eating before each meal. One step was used. Regulation: The schedule for disinfecting shall be as follows: tables used by the children for eating shall be washed and disinfected before each meal.

    Corrected 2/24/2025
19. High risk1/17/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(a)(2) — Retrain all staff on the following: completing illness and accident logs.

    Retrain all staff on the following: completing illness and accident logs. Regulation: Topics of orientation training shall include understanding center operations, policies and procedures, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.5(b)3.

    Corrected 2/24/2025