Brighter Tomorrows Childrens Academy and Enrichment Center

2025

1. Medium-Low risk10/30/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-3.4(a) — Provide documentation that the center has current comprehensive general liability insurance coverage.

   Provide documentation that the center has current comprehensive general liability insurance coverage. Regulation: The sponsor or sponsor representative shall secure comprehensive general liability insurance coverage for the center and shall maintain on file a copy of the insurance policy or documentation of current insurance coverage.

   Corrected 12/4/2025
2. Medium risk10/30/2025

   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 rooms.

   Ensure that each child's bottle is labeled with the child's name and date in the infant rooms. 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 12/4/2025
3. Medium-High risk10/30/2025

   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, there was a closet door propped open with various chemicals and cleaning supplies. The center took immediate action to lock the c

   Ensure that all toxic substances are inaccessible to the children. At the time of the inspection, there was a closet door propped open with various chemicals and cleaning supplies. The center took immediate action to lock the closet door. 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 10/30/2025
4. Medium-High risk10/30/2025

   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 there were chemicals in an unlocked cabinet in the indoor play area. The center took immediate action to move the chemicals.

   Ensure that all toxic substances are inaccessible to the children. At the time of the inspection there were chemicals in an unlocked cabinet in the indoor play area. The center took immediate action to move the chemicals. 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 10/30/2025
5. High risk10/30/2025

   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. At the time of the inspection, large strollers were blocking the path to an emergency exit. The center took immediat

   Ensure that all exits and egress areas are unobstructed and that the emergency exit doors are easily operable. At the time of the inspection, large strollers were blocking the path to an emergency exit. The center took immediate action to move the strollers. 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 10/30/2025
6. Medium risk10/30/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.1(g)(3) — Provide at least five different activity areas with at least five different types of supplies and equipment for children over 18 months of age. Set up Room 4 or request a decrease in NJCCIS. 4/23/2026- Room archived, decrease no

   Provide at least five different activity areas with at least five different types of supplies and equipment for children over 18 months of age. Set up Room 4 or request a decrease in NJCCIS. 4/23/2026- Room archived, decrease not needed due to only a physical capacity change. Regulation: For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: centers serving children 18 months of age and older shall provide at least five types of children's daily activities including, but not limited to, language; science and mathematics; manipulative; large muscle; building; art; music; drama; or other comparable activities; and at least five types of supplies and equipment for each daily activity chosen by the center.

   Corrected 4/23/2026
7. Medium-Low risk10/30/2025

   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 12/4/2025
8. High risk10/30/2025

   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. Sponsor CARI missing from center.

   Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for the sponsor/sponsor representative and all regularly scheduled staff. Sponsor CARI missing from center. 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 12/4/2025