South Mountain YMCA- Seth Boyden School
MAPLEWOOD, NJ·Licensed Child Care CenterLicensed
Contact information
Address274 Boyden Avenue, Maplewood, NJ, 07040
CountyEssex
Phone973-762-0256
Operating details
Capacity72
Compliance snapshot
Last inspection: 1/7/2026 · Counts cover the full published inspection history; search results show the past 2 years.
- High13
- Medium-High5
- Medium2
- Medium-Low5
- Low0
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Location
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274 Boyden Avenue, Maplewood, NJ, 07040, MAPLEWOOD, NJ 07040
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Violation summary
Last 2 years · Last inspection: 1/7/2026
- High4
- Medium-High1
- Medium0
- Medium-Low0
- Low0
2026
- High risk1/7/2026
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) — Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for 1 transferred staff.
Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for 1 transferred staff. Regulation: Within two weeks after a new staff member begins working at the center, the sponsor or sponsor representative shall submit to the Department a completed CARI consent form for the new staff member. Until the results of the CARI background check for a new staff member have been received from the Department, the center shall ensure oversight of the new staff member by another staff member, and ensure that person is not left alone to supervise a child or group of children.
Corrected 2/5/2026 - High risk1/7/2026
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 2/5/2026 - High risk1/7/2026
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.11(b) — Ensure that CHRI background checks are completed as required for 1 transferred staff.
Ensure that CHRI background checks are completed as required for 1 transferred staff. Regulation: When the center applies for a new license or Certificate of Life/Safety Approval, the sponsor or sponsor representative shall ensure that each staff member at least 18 years of age who is or will be working at the center on a regularly scheduled basis completes the CHRI fingerprinting process specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.11(a). Within two weeks after a new staff member begins working at the center, the sponsor or sponsor representative shall ensure that the new staff member completes the CHRI fingerprinting process specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.11(a). Until the center receives the results of the CHRI background check for a new staff member, the center shall ensure oversight of that person by another staff member and ensure that the person is not alone to supervise a child or group of children.
Corrected 6/1/2026
2025
- Medium-High risk12/8/2025
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(l)(1)(vii) — Provide an updated diagram, including all floor and newly licensed spaces.
Provide an updated diagram, including all floor and newly licensed spaces. Regulation: Emergency procedure requirements are as follows: the center shall prepare written emergency procedures delineating a diagram showing how the center is to be evacuated in case of emergency from each classroom and the outdoor play area.
Corrected 2/5/2026 - High risk12/8/2025
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.6(d) — Provide documentation that the program supervisor meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual.
Provide documentation that the program supervisor meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual. 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 2/5/2026
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Safety & Compliance Analysis
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(Past 6 Months)
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Estimated monthly cost
$949/month
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Typical prices in New Jersey run about $1,247/month for infant care at a center (federal median) — see daycare costs in New Jersey by age group.
About this daycare
- Location: MAPLEWOOD, Essex County
- Capacity: 72
- Type: Licensed Child Care Center
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