Mount Carmel Guild Cares

2025

1. High risk3/14/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-2.6(c) — Ensure that the center cooperates with all DCF inspections and investigations as required.

   Ensure that the center cooperates with all DCF inspections and investigations as required. Regulation: Whenever the Department, through its Office of Licensing, Institutional Abuse Investigation Unit, or local offices, conducts complaint investigations, the center shall cooperate with all Department investigators.

   Corrected 6/24/2025
2. High risk3/14/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(a) — Based on complaint #23992, retrain all staff on positive methods of discipline and guidance..

   Based on complaint #23992, retrain all staff on positive methods of discipline and guidance.. 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 3/21/2025
3. Medium-Low risk3/14/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(g) — Maintain documentation related to staff development on file at the center.

   Maintain documentation related to staff development on file at the center. Regulation: The center shall maintain on file documentation of the date, time, topic, presenter, and attendance for all staff development and orientation completed by center staff members. For staff development provided by the center, the center shall maintain on file documentation or a copy of all staff development materials used.

   Corrected 6/24/2025
4. High risk3/14/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.6(a) — Based on complaint#23992, the center needs to ensure that all staff utilize positive methods of guidance and discipline at all times.

   Based on complaint#23992, the center needs to ensure that all staff utilize positive methods of guidance and discipline at all times. Regulation: (a) The methods of guidance and discipline used shall: 1. Be positive; 2. Be consistent with the age and developmental needs of the children; and 3. Lead to the child's ability to develop and maintain self-control. (b) Staff members shall not discipline children for failing to eat or sleep or for soiling themselves. (c) Staff shall not withhold active play time as a means of discipline unless the child's actions or behavior present a danger to themselves or others. (d) Children may be removed from a group activity to another area, provided that the child so removed is either under the supervision of another staff member or continuously visible to a staff member.

   Corrected 3/14/2025
5. Medium-High risk1/31/2025

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

   Repair and/or paint the bathroom stalls and the radiators in the children's bathrooms. Regulation: Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: walls shall be painted or otherwise covered whenever there is evidence of: excessive peeling or chipped paint; or heavily soiled conditions.

   Corrected 2/20/2025
6. Medium-High risk1/31/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.8(a)(1)(iii) — Ensure that children wash their hands immediately after coming into contact with nasal secretions.

   Ensure that children wash their hands immediately after coming into contact with nasal secretions. 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 immediately after coming into contact with blood, fecal matter, urine, vomit, nasal secretions, or other body fluids or secretions.

   Corrected 2/20/2025
7. Medium-Low risk1/31/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.5(b) — Maintain at the center and distribute to all families and staff, a written policy on the release of children; maintain on file a record of parental and staff receipt of the policy.

   Maintain at the center and distribute to all families and staff, a written policy on the release of children; maintain on file a record of parental and staff receipt of the policy. Regulation: The center shall distribute a copy of the release policy to the parent of each enrolled child and each staff member and secure and maintain on file a record of each parent’s and staff member’s signature attesting to receipt of the policy.

   Corrected 2/4/2025
8. Medium risk1/31/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(c)(1) — Provide protective coverings for all fluorescent tubes and incandescent light bulbs in Room 7.

   Provide protective coverings for all fluorescent tubes and incandescent light bulbs in Room 7. Regulation: Lighting requirements are as follows: all fluorescent tubes and incandescent light bulbs shall have protective covers or shields.

   Corrected 2/20/2025
9. Medium-High risk1/31/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(a)(9) — Replace the missing toilet seat in the girls bathroom.

   Replace the missing toilet seat in the girls bathroom. Regulation: Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: toilets, wash basins, kitchen sinks, and other plumbing shall be maintained in good operating and sanitary condition.

   Corrected 2/20/2025
10. Medium risk1/8/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(d)(3) — Cease the use of electric space heaters

    Cease the use of electric space heaters Regulation: Heating requirements are as follows: the center shall not use portable liquid fuel-burning or wood-burning heating appliances or electric space heaters.

    Corrected 1/15/2025
11. Medium risk1/8/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.4(a)(4) — Ensure that a supply of hot tap water shall be provided in the children's bathrooms and does not exceed 110 degrees Fahrenheit.

    Ensure that a supply of hot tap water shall be provided in the children's bathrooms and does not exceed 110 degrees Fahrenheit. 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 1/15/2025
12. Medium-High risk1/8/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(d)(1) — Based on complaint# 23814, the center needs to ensure that a minimum temperature of 68 degrees Fahrenheit is maintained in all areas used by the children including the children's bathrooms and hallways.

    Based on complaint# 23814, the center needs to ensure that a minimum temperature of 68 degrees Fahrenheit is maintained in all areas used by the children including the children's bathrooms and hallways. 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 1/15/2025