Hamilton I Head Start

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. Remove snow/ice from the emergency exit from the red room.

Ensure that all exits and egress areas are unobstructed and that the emergency exit doors are easily operable. Remove snow/ice from the emergency exit from the red room. 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.

N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.2(b) — Ensure that all illuminated exit signs and emergency lighting are operable at all times throughout the center, including in the blue room.

Ensure that all illuminated exit signs and emergency lighting are operable at all times throughout the center, including in the blue room. Regulation: An applicant seeking a license or a Certificate of Life/Safety Approval to operate a center shall comply with all applicable provisions of the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code, as specified in N.J.A.C. 5:70 and hereinafter referred to as the NJUFC. The center shall obtain the building's fire safety inspection certificate issued by the municipality in which it is located, based on a fire inspection conducted within the preceding 12 months, reflecting the center's compliance with all applicable provisions of the NJUFC. The center shall maintain on file the building's fire safety inspection certificate.

N.J.A.C. 3A:52-2.3(d) — Ensure that the center prevents co-mingling by keeping the classroom doors locked to prevent access from visitors of the neighborhood center in the building.

Ensure that the center prevents co-mingling by keeping the classroom doors locked to prevent access from visitors of the neighborhood center in the building. 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.

N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(a)(13) — Ensure that blinds are maintained in good repair and that all blind cords are inaccessible to the children.

Ensure that blinds are maintained in good repair and that all blind cords 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.

N.J.A.C. 3A:52-2.3(d) — Ensure that the center prevents co-mingling by preventing people from other uses from accessing classrooms.

Ensure that the center prevents co-mingling by preventing people from other uses from accessing classrooms. 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.