Emma Daycare
PARAMUS, NJ·Licensed Child Care CenterLicensed
Contact information
Address49 E. Midland Avenue, Paramus, NJ, 07652
CountyBergen
Phone201-523-9393
Operating details
Capacity90
Compliance snapshot
Last inspection: 7/31/2025 · Counts cover the full published inspection history; search results show the past 2 years.
- High7
- Medium-High14
- Medium2
- Medium-Low2
- Low0
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49 E. Midland Avenue, Paramus, NJ, 07652, PARAMUS, NJ 07652
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Violation summary
Last 2 years · Last inspection: 7/31/2025
- High6
- Medium-High7
- Medium2
- Medium-Low1
- Low0
2025
- Medium-High risk7/31/2025
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.7(e)(1)(iv) — Ensure mouthed toys are washed and sanitized before being given to another child in room 2.
Ensure mouthed toys are washed and sanitized before being given to another child in room 2. Regulation: In addition to the items specified in (a)3 above, the following equipment items or surfaces shall be washed and disinfected after each use: i. Toilet training chairs and potty seats that have first been emptied into a toilet; ii Sinks and faucets used for rinsing a toilet training chair; iv. Toys mouthed by infants and toddlers before being given to another child; and
Corrected 9/5/2025 - Medium-High risk7/31/2025
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(a)(1) — Replace stained ceiling tiles throughout the center.
Replace stained ceiling tiles throughout the center. Regulation: (a) Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: 1. The center shall be free of moisture resulting from water leaks or seepage. 2. Floors, carpeting, walls, window coverings, ceilings, and other surfaces shall be kept clean and in good repair. 4. Carpeting shall be securely fastened to the floor. 9. Toilets, wash basins, kitchen sinks, and other plumbing shall be maintained in good operating and sanitary condition.
Corrected 9/5/2025 - High risk7/31/2025
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.5(b)(10) — Provide updated special care plan signed by a health care provider for 3 named children. 9-5-2025 - Provide special care plan for 1 named child.
Provide updated special care plan signed by a health care provider for 3 named children. 9-5-2025 - Provide special care plan for 1 named child. Regulation: (9) The center shall develop and follow a policy on the administration of medication and health care procedures to children, which shall include the following provisions: before administering a health care procedure associated with a child’s health condition, such as the use of a blood glucose monitor, nebulizer, or epinephrine pen, the center shall ensure that all staff members who administer the procedure are taught to do so by the child’s parent or another appropriately-trained person. There shall be at least two staff members present at the center who are trained in such health care procedures. 10. The center shall store prescribed epinephrine pens in their original boxes with the child’s name and prescription. A special care plan or other documentation from a health care provider shall accompany the epinephrine pen. If two epinephrine pens are required, both shall be available. Each center under the jurisdiction of N.J.S.A. 18A:40-12.5 shall store back-up epinephrine pens on site consistent with the requirements stated at N.J.S.A. 18A:40- 12.5.e(1).
Corrected 10/14/2025 - Medium-High risk7/31/2025
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.8(a)(1) — Ensure that children wash their hands with soap and running water as required including before eating meals in room 3.
Ensure that children wash their hands with soap and running water as required including before eating meals in room 3. 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 before intake of food; immediately after using the toilet or having diapers changed; immediately after coming into contact with blood, fecal matter, urine, vomit, nasal secretions, or other body fluids or secretions; immediately after coming in contact with an animal's body secretions; and immediately after outdoor play. (2)for children under three months of age or for those children three months of age and older wherein hand washing with soap and running water may not be developmentally appropriate, the center may use an alternate means for hand washing, including but not limited to disposable baby wipes.
Corrected 9/5/2025 - Medium-High risk7/31/2025
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.8(a)(4) — Ensure that staff wash their hands with soap and running water as required including before serving meals in room 3.
Ensure that staff wash their hands with soap and running water as required including before serving meals in room 3. Regulation: Handwashing requirements are as follows: staff members shall wash their hands with soap and running water immediately before preparing or serving food; after toileting; after assisting a child in toileting; after caring for a child who appears to be sick; after coming in contact with an animal's body secretions; and after coming into contact with blood, fecal matter, urine, vomit, nasal secretions, or other body fluids or secretions. 7.8(d)3- Staff members hands are washed after changing each diaper.
Corrected 9/5/2025
2024
- Medium-High risk10/1/2024
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(a)(5) — Develop and submit a door lock policy for the classroom door locks and ensure that all staff are training in the policy.
Develop and submit a door lock policy for the classroom door locks and ensure that all staff are training in the policy. Regulation: Topics of orientation training shall include evacuating the center and using the fire alarms, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(l).
Corrected 1/24/2025 - Medium risk10/1/2024
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.7(e)(1)(iv) — Ensure that the center washes and disinfects toys mouthed by infants and toddlers before they are given to another child.
Ensure that the center washes and disinfects toys mouthed by infants and toddlers before they are given to another child. Regulation: For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: in addition to the items specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.7(a)3, the following equipment items or surfaces shall be washed and disinfected after each use, toys mouthed by infants and toddlers before being given to another child.
Corrected 10/29/2024 - Medium-Low risk10/1/2024
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.7(e)(1)(i) — Ensure that the center dumps toilet training chairs and potty seats after each use AND then washes and disinfects toilet training chairs and potty seats after each use.
Ensure that the center dumps toilet training chairs and potty seats after each use AND then washes and disinfects toilet training chairs and potty seats after each use. Regulation: For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: in addition to the items specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.7(a)3, the following equipment items or surfaces shall be washed and disinfected after each use, toilet training chairs and potty seats that have first been emptied into a toilet.
Corrected 10/29/2024 - Medium risk10/1/2024
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(c)(2) — Provide adequate lighting throughout the center, in the rear exit hallways and vestibule.
Provide adequate lighting throughout the center, in the rear exit hallways and vestibule. Regulation: Lighting requirements are as follows: during program activities, at least 20 foot-candles of natural or artificial light shall be provided in all rooms used by the children. This illumination shall be measured three feet above the floor at the farthest point from the light source.
Corrected 10/29/2024 - High risk10/1/2024
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(a)(2) — Retrain all staff on the center's policy for the use and washing and disinfecting of potty training chairs. Submit training information with staff signatures to OOL.
Retrain all staff on the center's policy for the use and washing and disinfecting of potty training chairs. Submit training information with staff signatures to OOL. Regulation: Topics of orientation training shall include understanding center operations, policies and procedures, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.5(b)3.
Corrected 10/29/2024 - High risk10/1/2024
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) — Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for the sponsor/sponsor representative and all regularly scheduled staff for the center's license renewal; 7 named staff outstanding.
Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for the sponsor/sponsor representative and all regularly scheduled staff for the center's license renewal; 7 named staff outstanding. Regulation: When the center applies for a new or renewal license or Certificate of Life/Safety Approval, the sponsor or sponsor representative shall submit to the Department the completed CARI consent forms for all staff members who are or will be working at the center on a regularly scheduled basis. Within two weeks after a new staff member begins working at the center, the sponsor or sponsor representative shall submit to the Department a completed CARI consent form for the new staff member.
Corrected 10/29/2024 - Medium-High risk10/1/2024
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(i)(8) — Submit a Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the DOH.
Submit a Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the DOH. Regulation: Environmental condition precautions are as follows: at the time of the initial application, any renewal application, relocation of an existing licensed center, and, as determined by the Office of Licensing, on a case-by-case basis, the facility operator shall submit to the Office of Licensing a Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the Department of Health that indicates that no further remediation is needed for the interior of the building in which the center is located.
Corrected 1/30/2025 - High risk10/1/2024
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(m)(2) — Ensure that all exit doors are easily operable; repair sidewalk outside of the rear exit to allow the door to fully open. Note, the center has additional emergency exit doors that are operable in case of an emergency.
Ensure that all exit doors are easily operable; repair sidewalk outside of the rear exit to allow the door to fully open. Note, the center has additional emergency exit doors that are operable in case of an emergency. 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 10/29/2024 - High risk10/1/2024
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.10(a)(4) — Ensure that all people who work with the children and are not required to complete a CARI and CHRI background check are directly supervised by a cleared staff member and not left alone with the children. During inspection, dan
Ensure that all people who work with the children and are not required to complete a CARI and CHRI background check are directly supervised by a cleared staff member and not left alone with the children. During inspection, dance instructors without the required clearances were observed alone working with the children. Regulation: When a person who is not required to complete a CARI background check is working with children at the center, the center shall ensure oversight of that person by another staff member and ensure that person is not left alone to supervise a child or group of children.
Corrected 10/29/2024 - Medium-High risk10/1/2024
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(p) — Ensure that all doors to the fire alarm and mechanical rooms remain secured at all times.
Ensure that all doors to the fire alarm and mechanical rooms remain secured at all times. 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 10/29/2024 - High risk10/1/2024
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.5(b)(10) — Ensure Epi-pens are stored in their original boxes with the child's name and prescription, for one named child.
Ensure Epi-pens are stored in their original boxes with the child's name and prescription, for one named child. Regulation: The center shall develop and follow a policy on the administration of medication and health care procedures to children, which shall include the following provisions: the center shall store prescribed epinephrine pens in their original boxes with the child’s name and prescription. A special care plan or other documentation from a health care provider shall accompany the epinephrine pen. If two epinephrine pens are required, both shall be available. Each center under the jurisdiction of N.J.S.A. 18A:40-12.5 shall store back-up epinephrine pens on site consistent with the requirements stated at N.J.S.A. 18A:40-12.5.e(1).
Corrected 10/29/2024
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Estimated monthly cost
$949/month
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About this daycare
- Location: PARAMUS, Bergen County
- Capacity: 90
- Type: Licensed Child Care Center
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