Maggie's Kidz Early Learning and Enrichment Academy

2025

1. Medium-High risk10/21/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(q)(2)(i) — Operate within each room's capacity. At the time of the inspection, there were 14 children in Room 2 when the room's capacity is only for 12 children.

   Operate within each room's capacity. At the time of the inspection, there were 14 children in Room 2 when the room's capacity is only for 12 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 11/17/2025
2. High risk10/7/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.3(a)(1) — Ensure that children are adequately tracked at all times and staff are aware of the number of children in their care. At the time of the inspection, one staff member said she had 10 children in her care when there were only 9 ch

   Ensure that children are adequately tracked at all times and staff are aware of the number of children in their care. At the time of the inspection, one staff member said she had 10 children in her care when there were only 9 children in her care. Regulation: The center shall develop and implement an Office of Licensing-approved method to keep track of the location and ensure the safety of all children at all times when under the center’s supervision, including the transfer of supervision from and to parents during arrival and departure and the utilization of off-site locations, including playgrounds and field trips.

   Corrected 10/21/2025
3. Medium risk9/23/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.5(c)(2) — Ensure that the director or director designee shall be on premise at all times when the center is operating.

   Ensure that the director or director designee shall be on premise at all times when the center is operating. Regulation: The director or his or her designee(s) shall be on the premises at all times when the center is operating and the designee: shall not have full-time classroom responsibilities during the times when the director is not present at the center and shall complete staff development in understanding licensing rules as provided by the Office of Licensing.

   Corrected 10/7/2025
4. Medium risk9/9/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.4(i) — Cease the use of pacifier straps or other types of attachment devices. The center took immediate action to remove the strap in Room 2.

   Cease the use of pacifier straps or other types of attachment devices. The center took immediate action to remove the strap in Room 2. Regulation: Children shall not use pacifiers with straps or other types of attachment devices.

   Corrected 9/9/2025
5. Medium risk8/19/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.5(c)(2) — Ensure that the director designee shall not have full-time classroom responsibilities during the times when the director is not present at the center.

   Ensure that the director designee shall not have full-time classroom responsibilities during the times when the director is not present at the center. Regulation: The director or his or her designee(s) shall be on the premises at all times when the center is operating and the designee: shall not have full-time classroom responsibilities during the times when the director is not present at the center and shall complete staff development in understanding licensing rules as provided by the Office of Licensing.

   Corrected 9/9/2025
6. High risk8/19/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.4(b)(1) — Ensure that approved sleeping equipment is provided for each child as required. At the time of the inspection, 1 child was sleeping in a highchair in Room 2. 9/9/2025: At the time of the inspection, 1 child was sleeping in a hig

   Ensure that approved sleeping equipment is provided for each child as required. At the time of the inspection, 1 child was sleeping in a highchair in Room 2. 9/9/2025: At the time of the inspection, 1 child was sleeping in a highchair in Room 2. Regulation: 1. For children 12 months of age and younger, the center shall provide for each child a crib, that complies with the Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC) Federal Safety Standards for Full-Size and Non-Full-Size Baby Cribs; 16 CFR 1219 and 1220, which is incorporated herein by reference, and can be obtained through the CPSC's website at View official inspection document Education-Centers/cribs , playpen, or other Office of Licensing-approved sleeping equipment that meets the following requirements: i. Each cot used for children between 13 and 18 months of age shall not exceed 14 inches above the floor level. iii. Each mat used for rest and sleep shall be: (1) Placed on a surface that is warm, dry, clean and draft-free; (2) Water-repellent; (3) At least one inch thick; and (4) Stored so that there is no contact with the sleeping surface of another mat, or disinfected after each use, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-

   Corrected 9/23/2025
7. High risk8/19/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.3(c) — Ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times. At the time of the inspection, there were 12 children in Room 2 with 2 staff members present when 3 were required. 9/9/2025: At the time of the inspection, there

   Ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times. At the time of the inspection, there were 12 children in Room 2 with 2 staff members present when 3 were required. 9/9/2025: At the time of the inspection, there were 12 children in Room 2 with 1 staff member. Another staff member joined Room 2 later. 3 staff were required. 9/23/2025: At the time of the inspection, there were 10 children in Room 2 with 2 staff members, however, 1 staff member left the room. 2 staff were required. 10/7/2025: At the time of the inspection, there were 10 children in Room 2 with 1 staff member, when 2 staff were required. Regulation: (c) The following staff/child ratios shall apply, except as specified in (d) through (f) below: Under 18 months 1:4 18 months up to 2 ½ years 1:6 2 ½ years up to 4 years 1:10 4 years 1:12 5 years and older 1:15 (d) The following staff/child ratios shall apply during rest or sleep, when the criteria listed in (d) 1, 2, and 3 below are met: Under 18 months 18 months to under 2 ½ years 2 ½ years and above 1:10 1:12 1:20 2. A sufficient number of staff members shall be in the facility and readily accessible to ensure compliance with the awake staff/child ratios specified in (c) above.

   Corrected 10/21/2025
8. High risk8/19/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.3(a)(1) — Ensure that children are adequately tracked at all times and staff are aware of the number of children in their care. At the time of the inspection, one staff member did not know how many children were present in her care and co

   Ensure that children are adequately tracked at all times and staff are aware of the number of children in their care. At the time of the inspection, one staff member did not know how many children were present in her care and counted them when asked in Room 2. Regulation: The center shall develop and implement an Office of Licensing-approved method to keep track of the location and ensure the safety of all children at all times when under the center’s supervision, including the transfer of supervision from and to parents during arrival and departure and the utilization of off-site locations, including playgrounds and field trips.

   Corrected 9/9/2025
9. Medium risk8/19/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.3(b)(3)(iv)(1) — Ensure that each child's bottle is labeled with the child's name and date in Room 2.

   Ensure that each child's bottle is labeled with the child's name and date in Room 2. Regulation: Feeding requirements for centers serving children less than 18 months of age are as follows: for bottles, each child's bottle(s) shall be labeled with the child's name and dated.

   Corrected 9/23/2025
10. Medium-High risk7/11/2025

    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 9/23/2025
11. Medium-High risk7/11/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.2(d) — Provide a current fire certificate as required.

    Provide a current fire certificate as required. Regulation: An applicant seeking the renewal of a license or of a Certificate of Life/Safety Approval to continue operating a center shall obtain and maintain on file a fire safety inspection certificate for the building based on a fire inspection conducted within the preceding 12 months. If the center prepares meals, the applicant seeking renewal shall obtain and maintain on file a satisfactory Sanitary Inspection Certificate, as specified in N.J.A.C. 8:24, indicating that the kitchen is in compliance with the applicable requirements of the State Sanitary Code, based on a sanitary inspection conducted within the preceding 12 months.

    Corrected 10/7/2025
12. Medium-High risk7/11/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.3(a)(12)(ii) — Ensure that each child's sippy cup is labeled with the child's name throughout the center.

    Ensure that each child's sippy cup is labeled with the child's name throughout the center. Regulation: center shall ensure that these safety and sanitation practices are followed: sippy cups shall be labeled with the child’s name.

    Corrected 9/23/2025
13. High risk7/11/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(d) — Ensure that all credentialed staff complete 20 hours of staff development annually. 3 staff members missing 20 hour training logs.

    Ensure that all credentialed staff complete 20 hours of staff development annually. 3 staff members missing 20 hour training logs. Regulation: The director, head teacher(s), group teacher(s), and program supervisor(s) shall each complete 20 hours of staff development each year. Recommended topics of training for these staff include educational and physical activity; special needs programming and program development; social-emotional and behavioral development for young children; legal issues, including ADA guidelines and leadership and advocacy.

    Corrected 10/21/2025
14. Medium-Low risk7/11/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(c) — Ensure that all staff complete 12 hours of staff development annually. 2 staff members missing 12 hour training logs.

    Ensure that all staff complete 12 hours of staff development annually. 2 staff members missing 12 hour training logs. 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 10/7/2025
15. High risk7/11/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(a) — Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually. 7 staff members need orientation training.

    Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually. 7 staff members need orientation training. 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 10/7/2025
16. High risk7/11/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.11(a) — Ensure that CHRI background checks are completed as required for the sponsor/sponsor representative and all regularly scheduled staff. 6 staff members missing CHRI fingerprints. 8/19/2025: 3 staff members no longer employed, 1 rec

    Ensure that CHRI background checks are completed as required for the sponsor/sponsor representative and all regularly scheduled staff. 6 staff members missing CHRI fingerprints. 8/19/2025: 3 staff members no longer employed, 1 received, 2 outstanding. 10/7/2025: 1 staff outstanding Regulation: 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). If a staff member refuses to consent to a CHRI background check, the sponsor or sponsor representative shall immediately terminate the staff member’s employment at the center.

    Corrected 11/17/2025
17. High risk7/11/2025

    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. 4 staff members need CARI's. 8/19/2025: 3 staff members no longer employed, 1 staff outstanding

    Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for the sponsor/sponsor representative and all regularly scheduled staff. 4 staff members need CARI's. 8/19/2025: 3 staff members no longer employed, 1 staff outstanding. 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 10/7/2025
18. Medium-Low risk7/11/2025

    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 10/7/2025
19. Medium risk7/11/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.4(a)(4) — Ensure that hot tap water does not exceed 110 degrees Fahrenheit throughout the center.

    Ensure that hot tap water does not exceed 110 degrees Fahrenheit throughout the center. Regulation: For early childhood programs, the following shall apply, a supply of hot tap water not exceeding 110 degrees Fahrenheit and cold running water shall be provided.

    Corrected 11/17/2025
20. Medium-High risk7/11/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(l)(4) — Conduct and document at least two lockdown drills annually. Missing 1 lockdown drill for 2025 school year.

    Conduct and document at least two lockdown drills annually. Missing 1 lockdown drill for 2025 school year. Regulation: 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.

    Corrected 10/21/2025
21. Medium-High risk7/11/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(a)(10) — Ensure that all toxic substances are inaccessible to the children. At the time of the inspection, cleaning supplies were found in an unlocked cabinet in the Bathroom in Room 2. The center took immediate action to remove the cle

    Ensure that all toxic substances are inaccessible to the children. At the time of the inspection, cleaning supplies were found in an unlocked cabinet in the Bathroom in Room 2. The center took immediate action to remove the cleaning products. Regulation: Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: all corrosive agents, insecticides, bleaches, detergents, polishes, any products under pressure in an aerosol spray can, and any toxic substance shall be stored in a locked cabinet or in an enclosure located in an area not accessible to the children.

    Corrected 7/11/2025
22. Medium-High risk7/11/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(a)(10) — Ensure that all toxic substances are inaccessible to the children. At the time of the inspection, cleaning supplies were found in an unlocked cabinet in the bathroom in Room 3. The center took immediate action to remove the cle

    Ensure that all toxic substances are inaccessible to the children. At the time of the inspection, cleaning supplies were found in an unlocked cabinet in the bathroom in Room 3. The center took immediate action to remove the cleaning products. Regulation: Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: all corrosive agents, insecticides, bleaches, detergents, polishes, any products under pressure in an aerosol spray can, and any toxic substance shall be stored in a locked cabinet or in an enclosure located in an area not accessible to the children.

    Corrected 7/11/2025
23. Medium-High risk7/11/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(a)(10) — Ensure that all toxic substances are inaccessible to the children. At the time of the inspection, cleaning supplies were found in an unlocked cabinet under the sink in Room 3. The center took immediate action to remove the clea

    Ensure that all toxic substances are inaccessible to the children. At the time of the inspection, cleaning supplies were found in an unlocked cabinet under the sink in Room 3. The center took immediate action to remove the cleaning products. Regulation: Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: all corrosive agents, insecticides, bleaches, detergents, polishes, any products under pressure in an aerosol spray can, and any toxic substance shall be stored in a locked cabinet or in an enclosure located in an area not accessible to the children.

    Corrected 7/11/2025
24. High risk7/11/2025

    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 9/23/2025
25. Medium-Low risk7/11/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.5(e)(7) — Ensure that the consulting head teacher makes at least two on-site visits to the center per month to observe the center's program and provide staff development as required. Maintain documentation on file.

    Ensure that the consulting head teacher makes at least two on-site visits to the center per month to observe the center's program and provide staff development as required. Maintain documentation on file. Regulation: For early childhood programs for centers using a consulting head teacher, the consulting head teacher shall make at least two on-site visits to the center per month, for a sufficient length of time to conduct staff development, observe the center's program, and ensure that the provisions specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.5(e)1 are met. The center shall maintain on file a written record of the date, time, purpose, and nature of each visit by the consulting head teacher; and the consulting head teacher’s observation of the program and evaluation of the staff member in charge of the program.

    Corrected 8/19/2025