Temple Beth El Nursery School
CLOSTER, NJ·Licensed Child Care CenterLicensed
Contact information
Address221 Schraalenburgh Rd, Closter, NJ, 07624
CountyBergen
Phone201-768-3726
Operating details
Capacity118
Compliance snapshot
Last inspection: 4/29/2026 · Counts cover the full published inspection history; search results show the past 2 years.
- High11
- Medium-High5
- Medium1
- Medium-Low8
- Low0
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221 Schraalenburgh Rd, Closter, NJ, 07624, CLOSTER, NJ 07624
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Violation summary
Last 2 years · Last inspection: 4/29/2026
- High7
- Medium-High3
- Medium1
- Medium-Low4
- Low0
2026
- High risk4/29/2026
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.6(d) — Provide documentation that the program supervisor meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual. Submit educational documentation and ensure that the staff is associated with the center in NJCCIS.
Provide documentation that the program supervisor meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual. Submit educational documentation and ensure that the staff is associated with the center in NJCCIS. Regulation: For school-age child care programs the program supervisor shall meet the qualification requirements specified in one of the applicable options set forth in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.6(d) for education, training, and experience, based on the center's licensed capacity.
Corrected 5/14/2026 - Medium-High risk4/15/2026
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(q)(2)(i) — Operate within the center's licensed capacity and within each room's capacity. There were 11 children present in room 4 when the capacity is for 10 children.
Operate within the center's licensed capacity and within each room's capacity. There were 11 children present in room 4 when the capacity is for 10 children. Regulation: At no time shall a center: i. Allow more children in attendance than the licensed capacity as specified on the license or the Certificate of Life/Safety Approval; ii. Allow more children in attendance than the licensed room capacity;
Corrected 4/29/2026 - Medium-High risk4/15/2026
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(q)(2)(iii) — Comply with the written conditions on the center's license. Cease caring for children over the age of 6 unless the center obtains a license for that age group.
Comply with the written conditions on the center's license. Cease caring for children over the age of 6 unless the center obtains a license for that age group. Regulation: At no time shall a center: iii. Operate in violation of the written conditions on its license or Certificate of Life/Safety Approval including, but not limited to, capacity or age restrictions for specific classrooms.
Corrected 4/29/2026 - Medium-Low risk1/13/2026
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.1(d) — Complete and maintain on file, a current Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL. Ensure that the center is using the most current form and that it is completed as required.
Complete and maintain on file, a current Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL. Ensure that the center is using the most current form and that it is completed as required. 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 2/5/2026 - Medium-Low risk1/13/2026
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(c) — Ensure that all staff complete 12 hours of staff development annually. Missing annual training logs for 1 staff.
Ensure that all staff complete 12 hours of staff development annually. Missing annual training logs for 1 staff. Regulation: The center shall ensure that all staff members who work at the center complete 12 hours of continuing staff development each year. 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).
Corrected 2/5/2026 - High risk1/13/2026
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(a) — Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually. Missing signed and or completed orientation logs for 3 staff.
Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually. Missing signed and or completed orientation logs for 3 staff. 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 2/5/2026 - Medium-High risk1/13/2026
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.8(a)(1) — Ensure that children wash their hands with soap and running water as required in room 3. Children were observed not washing their hands prior to having snack.
Ensure that children wash their hands with soap and running water as required in room 3. Children were observed not washing their hands prior to having snack. Regulation: Handwashing requirements are as follows: the center shall ensure that children three months of age and older wash their hands with soap and running water before intake of food; immediately after using the toilet or having diapers changed; immediately after coming into contact with blood, fecal matter, urine, vomit, nasal secretions, or other body fluids or secretions; immediately after coming in contact with an animal's body secretions; and immediately after outdoor play. (2)for children under three months of age or for those children three months of age and older wherein hand washing with soap and running water may not be developmentally appropriate, the center may use an alternate means for hand washing, including but not limited to disposable baby wipes.
Corrected 2/5/2026 - Medium risk1/13/2026
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(a)(19) — Test for the presence of radon gas as required.
Test for the presence of radon gas as required. Regulation: the center shall test for the presence of radon gas in each classroom on the lowest floor level used by children at least once every five years and shall post the test results in a prominent location in all buildings at the center, as specified in N.J.S.A. 30:5B-5.2.
Corrected 3/5/2026 - High risk1/13/2026
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.2(a)(8) — Provide a current life/hazard use registration certificate applicable to the center's licensed capacity and ages served.
Provide a current life/hazard use registration certificate applicable to the center's licensed capacity and ages served. Regulation: The center shall obtain a Life Hazard Use Registration certificate applicable to the center’s licensed capacity and ages served pursuant to the Uniform Fire Safety Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-192 et seq. The center shall post this document in a prominent location within the center.
Corrected 2/5/2026 - Medium-Low risk1/13/2026
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-3.4(a) — Provide documentation that the center has current comprehensive general liability insurance coverage.
Provide documentation that the center has current comprehensive general liability insurance coverage. Regulation: The sponsor or sponsor representative shall secure comprehensive general liability insurance coverage for the center and shall maintain on file a copy of the insurance policy or documentation of current insurance coverage.
Corrected 2/5/2026
2025
- High risk1/7/2025
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.5(b)(3) — Ensure all medication is returned to the child’s parent or discarded when expired.
Ensure all medication is returned to the child’s parent or discarded when expired. 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: all medication and health care equipment shall be kept either in a locked cabinet or in an area that is inaccessible to the children. All medication shall be kept in its original container. Medication shall be refrigerated if so indicated on the label. Unused or expired medication and health care equipment shall be returned to the child’s parent or disposed of safely in a child-resistant waste receptacle when no longer being administered.
Corrected 1/28/2025 - High risk1/7/2025
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.10(a)(2) — Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for the sponsor/sponsor representative and all regularly scheduled staff. Missing 1 updated renewal CARI background check.
Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for the sponsor/sponsor representative and all regularly scheduled staff. Missing 1 updated renewal CARI background check. 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 conset to a CARI background check, the sponsor or sponsor representative shall immediation terminate the staff member's employment at the center.
Corrected 1/14/2025 - High risk1/7/2025
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(i)(5)(i) — 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.
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. Regulation: Environmental condition precautions are as follows: at the time of the initial application, any renewal application, relocation of an existing licensed center and, in the discretion of the Office of Licensing, any other time, the applicant or facility operator shall certify in writing that the center provides a potable water supply provided by a public community water system. If the facility is supplied by a public community water system, the applicant or facility operator shall provide documentation of water testing conducted by a laboratory certified by the Department of Environmental Protection for water testing for lead and copper from all faucets and other sources used for drinking water or food preparation and at least 50 percent of all indoor water faucets utilized by the center.
Corrected 1/15/2025 - Medium-Low risk1/7/2025
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.6(a) — Complete and maintain on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL. Ensure that all of the required components are maintained on file at the center.
Complete and maintain on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL. Ensure that all of the required components are maintained on file at the center. Regulation: The center shall maintain on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by the Office of Licensing, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.1(b), indicating that the center has obtained documentation of the applicable staff education and experience, as specified in 3A:52-4.6(b) through (d).
Corrected 1/22/2025 - High risk1/7/2025
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.7(a)(1) — Ensure that all staff who have not completed the required orientation training are directly supervised by another staff member. Missing completed and signed orientation logs for 3 staff.
Ensure that all staff who have not completed the required orientation training are directly supervised by another staff member. Missing completed and signed orientation logs for 3 staff. Regulation: The center shall meet the following requirements for orientation training: the center shall ensure that all newly-hired staff receive orientation training within two weeks of hire and that no individual is left alone to supervise a child or group of children until orientation training is completed.
Corrected 1/14/2025
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Estimated monthly cost
$899/month
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About this daycare
- Location: CLOSTER, Bergen County
- Capacity: 118
- Type: Licensed Child Care Center
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