Tinton Falls Cooperative Preschool

2025

1. Medium-High risk9/15/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(q)(2)(iii) — Comply with the written conditions on the center's license. Ensure all rooms used are licensed.

   Comply with the written conditions on the center's license. Ensure all rooms used are licensed. Regulation: At no time shall a center: iii. Operate in violation of the written conditions on its license or Certificate of Life/Safety Approval including, but not limited to, capacity or age restrictions for specific classrooms.

   Corrected 9/16/2025
2. High risk7/29/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(a)(10) — Ensure medication is inaccessible to children at all times. The medication was moved and made inaccessible upon inspector request.

   Ensure medication is inaccessible to children at all times. The medication was moved and made inaccessible upon inspector request. 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 7/29/2025
3. Medium-High risk7/29/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(b)(1) — Repair the sharp edges on the outside of the shed on the sunny playground.

   Repair the sharp edges on the outside of the shed on the sunny playground. Regulation: Outdoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: 1. The building, land, walkways, and outdoor play area shall be free from hazards to the health, safety or well-being of the children. 2. The outdoor play area shall be graded or provided with drains to dispose of surface water.

   Corrected 9/15/2025
4. Medium-High risk7/29/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(b)(1) — Repair or remove the wood toy center with sharp edges on the shady playground.

   Repair or remove the wood toy center with sharp edges on the shady playground. Regulation: Outdoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: 1. The building, land, walkways, and outdoor play area shall be free from hazards to the health, safety or well-being of the children. 2. The outdoor play area shall be graded or provided with drains to dispose of surface water.

   Corrected 9/15/2025
5. Medium-High risk7/29/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(b)(1) — Repair or remove the wood table with sharp edges on the sunny playground.

   Repair or remove the wood table with sharp edges on the sunny playground. Regulation: Outdoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: 1. The building, land, walkways, and outdoor play area shall be free from hazards to the health, safety or well-being of the children. 2. The outdoor play area shall be graded or provided with drains to dispose of surface water.

   Corrected 9/15/2025
6. Medium-High risk7/29/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(b)(1) — Remove the weeds from the sunny playground.

   Remove the weeds from the sunny playground. Regulation: Outdoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: 1. The building, land, walkways, and outdoor play area shall be free from hazards to the health, safety or well-being of the children. 2. The outdoor play area shall be graded or provided with drains to dispose of surface water.

   Corrected 9/15/2025
7. Medium-High risk7/29/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(i)(8) — Submit a current Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the DOH.

   Submit a current Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the DOH. Regulation: 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. the Office of Licensing shall not issue licenses or renewals to child care centers that are co-located in a building or other structure that contains a dry cleaner or nail salon unless the applicant obtains indoor air sampling that demonstrates that there is no impact to the child care center.

   Corrected 9/15/2025
8. Medium-Low risk6/10/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.1(d) — Provide documentation of Mantoux and physical for 1 staff.

   Provide documentation of Mantoux and physical for 1 staff. 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 7/31/2025
9. High risk6/10/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(i)(5)(i) — Complete and submit a DCF Drinking Water Testing Checklist and Statement of Assurance and a copy of the center's water testing completed by a laboratory certified by the Department of Environmental Protection.

   Complete and submit a DCF Drinking Water Testing Checklist and Statement of Assurance and a copy of the center's water testing completed by a laboratory certified by the Department of Environmental Protection. Regulation: Environmental condition precautions are as follows: at the time of the initial application, any renewal application, relocation of an existing licensed center and, in the discretion of the Office of Licensing, any other time, the applicant or facility operator shall certify in writing that the center provides a potable water supply provided by a public community water system. If the facility is supplied by a public community water system, the applicant or facility operator shall provide documentation of water testing conducted by a laboratory certified by the Department of Environmental Protection for water testing for lead and copper from all faucets and other sources used for drinking water or food preparation and at least 50 percent of all indoor water faucets utilized by the center.

   Corrected 7/29/2025
10. High risk6/10/2025

    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 for the center's license renewal.

    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. 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 7/31/2025