Community Nursery School

2025

1. Medium-Low risk10/14/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.6(b) — Submit a door lock policy to the OOL and ensure all staff are trained on the policy.

   Submit a door lock policy to the OOL and ensure all staff are trained on the policy. Regulation: Doors in all interior rooms designated for use by children shall remain unlocked.

   Corrected 12/1/2025
2. Medium-High risk10/14/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.4(a)(7)(iii) — Provide a barrier, in addition to the fence, for outdoor play areas exposed to vehicular traffic, or submit a Plan of Action to the OOL detailing steps center will take to ensure the safety of the children during outdoor pl

   Provide a barrier, in addition to the fence, for outdoor play areas exposed to vehicular traffic, or submit a Plan of Action to the OOL detailing steps center will take to ensure the safety of the children during outdoor playground use. Regulation: For early childhood programs, the following shall apply, outdoor space requirements for children over the age of 10 months are as follows: outdoor areas located near or adjacent to hazardous areas determined by the Office of Licensing to be unsafe (including, but not limited to, streets, roads, driveways, parking lots, railroad tracks, swimming pools, rivers, streams, steep grades, cliffs, open pits, high voltage boosters, or propane gas tanks) shall be fenced or otherwise protected by a natural or man-made barrier or enclosure.

   Corrected 12/1/2025
3. High risk10/14/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.2(a)(8) — Provide a current life/hazard use registration certificate applicable to the center's licensed capacity and ages served.

   Provide a current life/hazard use registration certificate applicable to the center's licensed capacity and ages served. Regulation: The center shall obtain a Life Hazard Use Registration certificate applicable to the center’s licensed capacity and ages served pursuant to the Uniform Fire Safety Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-192 et seq. The center shall post this document in a prominent location within the center.

   Corrected 12/1/2025
4. Medium-High risk10/14/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(a)(1) — Replace the missing ceiling tile in the second floor hallway outside of the bathrooms.

   Replace the missing ceiling tile in the second floor hallway outside of the bathrooms. 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 12/1/2025
5. Medium-High risk10/14/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(a)(1) — Ensure that the urinal in the second floor boy's bathroom is in working order.

   Ensure that the urinal in the second floor boy's bathroom is in working order. 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 12/1/2025
6. Medium-High risk10/14/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(a)(17) — Secure all loose wires throughout the center classrooms.

   Secure all loose wires throughout the center classrooms. Regulation: 17. All televisions and computers shall be secured on a stable surface and shelving shall be secured and not be overloaded. 18. Ensure that microwave ovens, toaster ovens, and other portable devices used to heat or prepare food are out of children's reach, secured on a stable surface, and not in use when children are in the area in order to ensure the safety of children.

   Corrected 12/1/2025
7. Medium-High risk10/14/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(o)(1) — Ensure that at least two staff members who have current pediatric first aid and CPR certifications are present at the center at all times and that the training includes a hands-on component in addition to any online training.

   Ensure that at least two staff members who have current pediatric first aid and CPR certifications are present at the center at all times and that the training includes a hands-on component in addition to any online training. Regulation: First aid requirements are as follows: at least two staff members who have current certified basic knowledge of first aid principles and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), as defined by a recognized health organization (such as the American Red Cross), shall be in the center at all times when enrolled children are present. The first aid and CPR training shall include a hands-on training component in addition to any online training coursework.

   Corrected 12/1/2025
8. High risk10/14/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.10(a) — Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for two named staff members.

   Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for two named staff members. 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 12/1/2025
9. Medium-Low risk10/14/2025

   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 12/1/2025