Kiddie World Daycare

BLOOMFIELD, NJLicensed Child Care CenterLicensed

2.7based on state inspection data
Capacity68
Est. price$949/mo

Contact information

Address147-151 & 155-157 Grove Street, Bloomfield, NJ, 07003

CityBLOOMFIELD, NJ 07003

CountyEssex

Phone973-429-8440

Operating details

Capacity68

Compliance snapshot

Last inspection: 6/24/2026 · Counts cover the full published inspection history; search results show the past 2 years.

  • High6
  • Medium-High11
  • Medium8
  • Medium-Low0
  • Low0

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147-151 & 155-157 Grove Street, Bloomfield, NJ, 07003, BLOOMFIELD, NJ 07003

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Violation summary

Last 2 years · Last inspection: 6/24/2026

  • High6
  • Medium-High11
  • Medium8
  • Medium-Low0
  • Low0

2026

  1. High risk6/24/2026

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(r) — Ensure the health, safety, and well-being of the children served. Ensure appropriate staff action is maintained at all times. Cease the use of stacked sleeping cots as a diaper changing area in Room 2.

    Ensure the health, safety, and well-being of the children served. Ensure appropriate staff action is maintained at all times. Cease the use of stacked sleeping cots as a diaper changing area in Room 2. Regulation: The center shall take any steps required by the Office of Licensing to correct conditions in the building or center that may endanger the health, safety, and well-being of the children served.

    Not corrected
  2. Medium risk5/15/2026

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(a)(13) — Ensure that hanging string lights are inaccessible to the children.

    Ensure that hanging string lights are inaccessible to the children. Regulation: the center shall ensure that window blind cords and other cords and ropes that present risk of harm are inaccessible to children.

    Corrected 5/15/2026
  3. Medium-High risk5/15/2026

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(a)(10) — Ensure that all cleaning supplies are inaccessible to the children in the bathroom in Room 2.

    Ensure that all cleaning supplies are inaccessible to the children in the bathroom in Room 2. 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 5/15/2026
  4. Medium-High risk5/15/2026

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(a)(10) — Ensure that all cleaning supplies are inaccessible to the children in the cabinet in Room 1.

    Ensure that all cleaning supplies are inaccessible to the children in the cabinet in Room 1. 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 5/15/2026
  5. High risk5/15/2026

    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 6/24/2026
  6. High risk5/15/2026

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(m)(2) — Ensure that all exits and egress areas are unobstructed and that the emergency exit doors are easily operable in Room 1.

    Ensure that all exits and egress areas are unobstructed and that the emergency exit doors are easily operable in Room 1. Regulation: Supplemental evacuation requirements are as follows: cribs, beds, playpens, and cots used for rest or sleep shall be arranged so as to provide access to a three-foot-wide aisle that leads to an unobstructed exit.

    Corrected 5/15/2026
  7. Medium-High risk5/15/2026

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(n)(4) — Ensure that all fire extinguishers are serviced and tagged annually and recharged if necessary.

    Ensure that all fire extinguishers are serviced and tagged annually and recharged if necessary. Regulation: Fire prevention requirements are as follows: all fire extinguishers shall be visually inspected once a month, and serviced and tagged at least once a year and recharged, if necessary, as specified in the NJUFC.

    Corrected 6/24/2026
  8. Medium risk5/15/2026

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.4(a)(1) — Provide protective coverings for all electrical outlets accessible to the children in Room 2.

    Provide protective coverings for all electrical outlets accessible to the children in Room 2. Regulation: For early childhood programs, the following shall apply, all electrical outlets that are accessible to the children shall have protective covers.

    Corrected 6/24/2026
  9. Medium-High risk5/15/2026

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(p) — Ensure that all indoor equipment is sturdy, safe, free of hazards and used in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. Cease the use of the infant bouncy chair in the infant crib.

    Ensure that all indoor equipment is sturdy, safe, free of hazards and used in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. Cease the use of the infant bouncy chair in the infant crib. Regulation: Play equipment, materials, and furniture for indoor and outdoor use shall be of sturdy and safe construction, non-toxic, free of hazards, and used in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. The center may not use play equipment intended for outdoor use indoors.

    Corrected 6/24/2026

2025

  1. Medium-High risk8/25/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(q)(2)(i) — Operate within each room's capacity in the center. Room 5A was over capacity by 2 children.

    Operate within each room's capacity in the center. Room 5A was over capacity by 2 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 8/25/2025
  2. Medium-High risk4/9/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(p) — Remove the excessive broken lumber at the back exit of the Preschool building.

    Remove the excessive broken lumber at the back exit of the Preschool building. Regulation: Play equipment, materials, and furniture for indoor and outdoor use shall be of sturdy and safe construction, non-toxic, free of hazards, and used in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. The center may not use play equipment intended for outdoor use indoors.

    Corrected 5/15/2025
  3. Medium risk4/9/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.4(b)(1)(i) — Ensure that all cribs have a firm, waterproof, snugly fitting mattress and clean snugly fitting sheet.

    Ensure that all cribs have a firm, waterproof, snugly fitting mattress and clean snugly fitting sheet. Regulation: Each crib or playpen shall be equipped with: a firm, waterproof, snugly fitting mattress; a clean, snugly fitting sheet; top rails that are at least 19 inches above the mattress and slats that are not more than 2 3/8 inches apart.

    Corrected 6/18/2025
  4. Medium risk4/9/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.5(c)(2) — Ensure to appoint an additional director designee when director is not present at the center.

    Ensure to appoint an additional director designee when 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 8/25/2025
  5. Medium risk4/9/2025

    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 5/15/2025
  6. Medium-High risk4/9/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(n)(4) — Ensure that all fire extinguishers are serviced and tagged annually and recharged if necessary.

    Ensure that all fire extinguishers are serviced and tagged annually and recharged if necessary. Regulation: Fire prevention requirements are as follows: all fire extinguishers shall be visually inspected once a month, and serviced and tagged at least once a year and recharged, if necessary, as specified in the NJUFC.

    Corrected 5/15/2025
  7. Medium-High risk4/9/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(n)(1) — Ensure fire drills are conducted during each session provided at the center, one fire drill per year is conducted during nap time, if applicable, and all children are evacuated from the building within three minutes during each

    Ensure fire drills are conducted during each session provided at the center, one fire drill per year is conducted during nap time, if applicable, and all children are evacuated from the building within three minutes during each fire drill. Regulation: Fire prevention requirements are as follows: the center shall conduct fire drills at least once a month, as specified in the NJUFC. The center shall ensure that fire drills are conducted during each session provided at the center and that one fire drill per year is conducted during nap time, if applicable. The center shall ensure that all children present are evacuated from the building within three minutes during each fire drill.

    Corrected 6/18/2025
  8. Medium-High risk4/9/2025

    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 5/15/2025
  9. Medium risk4/9/2025

    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 the infant room.

    Ensure that each child's bottle is labeled with the child's name and date in the infant room. 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 6/18/2025

2024

  1. Medium-High risk10/7/2024

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.8(a)(1) — Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a children's records checklist, including a record of the child's health examination and immunizations for early childhood programs.

    Ensure that the center completes and maintains on file a children's records checklist, including a record of the child's health examination and immunizations for early childhood programs. Regulation: The center shall complete and maintain on file for each enrolled child a Children’s Records Checklist, signed by the director, sponsor, or sponsor representative and designated by the Office of Licensing, indicating that the center has obtained documentation of the child's name, address, birth date, and date of enrollment; the name(s), home and work address(es), home and work telephone number(s) and signature(s) of the parent(s); the name(s), address(es), and telephone number(s) of any person(s) authorized by the parent(s) to visit the child at the center and/or take the child from the center, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.5(a)1; and the name, address, and telephone number of the child's health care provider; signed authorization from the parent(s) for emergency medical treatment; the parent’s signature attesting to the receipt of the Information to Parents document, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-3.6(b); the parent’s signature attesting to the receipt of the Information to Parents document, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-3.6(b).; health information for each child, as follows: for early childhood programs, a record of the child’s health examination and immunizations, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.3(a); and for school-age child care programs, a record of the parent’s statement concerning the child’s health, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.3(b).

    Corrected 11/19/2025
  2. Medium risk10/7/2024

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.6(b) — Ensure that the director meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual.

    Ensure that the director meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual. Regulation: The director shall meet the following qualification requirements for early childhood programs licensed to serve more than 30 children, the director shall meet the qualification requirements as specified in N.J.A.C 3A:52-4.6(b) for education and experience.

    Corrected 6/18/2025
  3. High risk10/7/2024

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.10(a) — Ensure that all staff submit a CARI background check upon renewal.

    Ensure that all staff submit a CARI background check upon 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 3/6/2025
  4. Medium-High risk10/7/2024

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(h)(7) — Submit a lead paint risk assessment as required.

    Submit a lead paint risk assessment as required. Regulation: Lead paint precautions are as follows: if a previous lead paint inspection indicates the presence of lead, or a lead paint risk management plan is in progress at the center, the center shall: ensure that a lead paint risk assessment is conducted by a Lead Inspector/Risk Assessor who is certified and employed as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(h)3, upon renewal of the center’s license; and submit the results of the risk assessment to the Office of Licensing and the local department of health.

    Corrected 5/15/2025
  5. Medium risk10/7/2024

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.6(c)(1) — Ensure that the head teacher meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual.

    Ensure that the head teacher meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual. Regulation: For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: or all centers, the head teacher or consulting head teacher shall meet the qualification requirements specified in one of the seven options set forth in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.6(c) for education and experience.

    Corrected 8/25/2025
  6. High risk10/7/2024

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.5(a)(3) — Ensure that the center has a table of organization that illustrates lines of authority, responsibility and communication.

    Ensure that the center has a table of organization that illustrates lines of authority, responsibility and communication. Regulation: The sponsor or sponsor representative shall designate individuals with the authority and responsibility to develop and implement written policies and procedures for the operation of the center, including a table of organization that illustrates lines of authority, responsibility and communication; and job descriptions, titles and qualifications for all center staff.

    Corrected 8/25/2025
  7. High risk10/7/2024

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-2.1(b) — Complete and submit a DCF Renewal Attestation and all required documents.

    Complete and submit a DCF Renewal Attestation and all required documents. Regulation: A person applying for an initial license or renewal license to operate a center or relocation of a center shall submit a completed application to the Office of Licensing at least 45 days prior to the anticipated opening of the center or to the expiration of its existing regular license.

    Corrected 3/31/2025

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25Total Violations
9Recent Violations
(Past 6 Months)

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About this daycare

  • Location: BLOOMFIELD, Essex County
  • Capacity: 68
  • Type: Licensed Child Care Center

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