YMCA of Greater Bergen County After School Program at 5/6

2025

1. High risk11/3/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.3(a) — Based on complaint #24704, ensure that children are directly supervised at all times including when in the hallways.

   Based on complaint #24704, ensure that children are directly supervised at all times including when in the hallways. Regulation: The children shall be supervised directly by a staff member at all times, including during outdoor activities, rest and sleep, and walking through hallways. Toileting procedures shall be supervised by a staff member as appropriate for the ages and developmental needs of the children. 1. At least one staff member shall be physically present in the room or area in which children are napping and shall be able to summon other staff members without leaving the room or area. 3. Naptime preparations shall have been completed and all children 18 months or above are resting or sleeping, while all children under 18 months of age are sleeping.

   Corrected 12/1/2025
2. High risk11/3/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.3(c) — Ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times. There was 1 staff member with 18 SACC children in the cafeteria when a second staff member was needed.

   Ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times. There was 1 staff member with 18 SACC children in the cafeteria when a second staff member was needed. 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 12/1/2025
3. High risk11/3/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(a) — Retrain all staff in the following areas: supervision, ratios, and adhering to age requirements as required by the license. Submit the agenda with signatures of attendance to the training.

   Retrain all staff in the following areas: supervision, ratios, and adhering to age requirements as required by the license. Submit the agenda with signatures of attendance to the 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 2/3/2026
4. High risk11/3/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.2(a)(6)(i) — Based on complaint #24704, ensure the center adheres to the license requirements including not permitted children under the age of 6 years old to the center.

   Based on complaint #24704, ensure the center adheres to the license requirements including not permitted children under the age of 6 years old to the center. Regulation: The center shall obtain a new CO issued by the local municipality in which the center is located, and submit a copy to the Office of Licensing, reflecting the building's compliance with provisions of the applicable NJUCC group classification, whenever the center changes the building's group classification to one other than the one prescribed on its original CO; makes a major alteration or renovation, as defined by the NJUCC, of the building or premises in which the center is located; increases the floor area or the number of stories to the building or premises in which the center is located; and relocates to another site.

   Corrected 12/1/2025
5. High risk11/3/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-2.3(d) — Ensure that the center prevents co-mingling by not permitting children not enrolled in the program to enter the gym or cafeteria when being used by the program.

   Ensure that the center prevents co-mingling by not permitting children not enrolled in the program to enter the gym or cafeteria when being used by the program. Regulation: The requirements for co-location of a center within a multi-use building are as follows, during operating hours, the Office of Licensing may require the center to operate in a separate room, floor, or section of the building; have or use a separate entrance or toilet facility; meet any other physical plant, staffing, program, or other operational requirements that are deemed necessary to protect the children from serious risk of harm stemming from the co-location; not share common areas, such as hallways, gyms, or bathrooms; and have a schedule for outdoor time, if the outdoor play area is shared.

   Corrected 12/1/2025
6. Medium-Low risk1/31/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(e) — Ensure that the director completes the training, "Understanding Licensing Regulations" provided by OOL within 90 days of hire. New director as of January 2025.

   Ensure that the director completes the training, "Understanding Licensing Regulations" provided by OOL within 90 days of hire. New director as of January 2025. Regulation: Directors shall complete staff development in understanding licensing regulations as provided by the Office of Licensing within 90 days of hire. Such staff development may be included in the required 20 hours of staff development specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(d).

   Corrected 2/24/2025
7. Medium-Low risk1/31/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(e) — Ensure that the center director completes the OOL's Understanding Licensing training within 90 days of hire. NEW DIRECTOR AS OF JANUARY 2025.

   Ensure that the center director completes the OOL's Understanding Licensing training within 90 days of hire. NEW DIRECTOR AS OF JANUARY 2025. Regulation: Directors shall complete staff development in understanding licensing regulations as provided by the Office of Licensing within 90 days of hire. Such staff development may be included in the required 20 hours of staff development specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(d).

   Corrected 3/17/2025
8. High risk1/31/2025

   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. RECITE: 1/31/25 NEW STAFF 1 MISSING. 4.21.2025-staff no longer employed.

   Ensure that CHRI background checks are completed as required for the sponsor/sponsor representative and all regularly scheduled staff. RECITE: 1/31/25 NEW STAFF 1 MISSING. 4.21.2025-staff no longer employed. 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 4/21/2025
9. High risk1/31/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.6(d)(1) — RECITE: NEW PROGRAM SUPERVISOR AS OF JANUARY 2025.

   RECITE: NEW PROGRAM SUPERVISOR AS OF JANUARY 2025. 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 2/12/2025
10. High risk1/31/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) — Ensure that all staff, the sponsor and/or the sponsor representative complete a CHRI background check as required. RECITE: 1/31/25 NEW STAFF 1 MISSING.

    Ensure that all staff, the sponsor and/or the sponsor representative complete a CHRI background check as required. RECITE: 1/31/25 NEW STAFF 1 MISSING. 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). The sponsor or sponsor representative and each staff member shall complete the electronic fingerprinting process through the vendor authorized by the State to conduct CHRI background checks through the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

    Corrected 2/24/2025
11. Medium risk1/31/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.6(b)(1) — RECITE: NEW DIRECTOR AS OF JANUARY 2025.

    RECITE: NEW DIRECTOR AS OF JANUARY 2025. 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 2/12/2025