Golden Gate Wenonah

2025

1. High risk10/22/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.6(d) — Provide documentation that the program supervisor meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual.

   Provide documentation that the program supervisor meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual. Regulation: For school-age child care programs the program supervisor shall meet the qualification requirements specified in one of the applicable options set forth in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.6(d) for education, training, and experience, based on the center's licensed capacity.

   Corrected 10/22/2025
2. Medium-Low risk10/22/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.6(c)(3) — Provide documentation that the group teacher meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual.

   Provide documentation that the group teacher meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual. Regulation: For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: the group teacher shall meet the requirements for experience and education

   Corrected 10/22/2025
3. Medium-Low risk10/22/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.6(c)(1) — Provide documentation that the head teacher meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual.

   Provide documentation that the head teacher meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual. Regulation: For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: or all centers, the head teacher or consulting head teacher shall meet the qualification requirements specified in one of the seven options set forth in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.6(c) for education and experience.

   Corrected 6/25/2026
4. Medium-High risk8/1/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(b)(1) — Ensure all outdoor hazards are removed from the outdoor play area as required including items around the fenced AC/heating unit.

   Ensure all outdoor hazards are removed from the outdoor play area as required including items around the fenced AC/heating unit. 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 10/22/2025
5. High risk8/1/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-2.1(b) — Complete and submit a DCF Renewal Attestation for the center's license renewal.

   Complete and submit a DCF Renewal Attestation for the center's license renewal. Regulation: A person applying for an initial license or renewal license to operate a center or relocation of a center shall submit a completed application to the Office of Licensing at least 45 days prior to the anticipated opening of the center or to the expiration of its existing regular license.

   Corrected 3/23/2026
6. High risk8/1/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(m)(2) — Ensure that all exits and egress areas are unobstructed. At the time of the inspection, the center took immediate corrective action. This violation was cited and abated. (Room 3)

   Ensure that all exits and egress areas are unobstructed. At the time of the inspection, the center took immediate corrective action. This violation was cited and abated. (Room 3) 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 8/1/2025
7. High risk8/1/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(m)(2) — Ensure that all exits and egress areas are unobstructed. At the time of the inspection, the center took immediate corrective action. This violation was cited and abated. (Room 2)

   Ensure that all exits and egress areas are unobstructed. At the time of the inspection, the center took immediate corrective action. This violation was cited and abated. (Room 2) 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 8/1/2025
8. High risk8/1/2025

   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 5/5/2026
9. Medium-Low risk8/1/2025

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-3.6(b) — Maintain at the center and distribute to all families and staff, a copy of the Information to Parents document designated by the OOL; maintain on file a record of parental and staff receipt of the policy.

   Maintain at the center and distribute to all families and staff, a copy of the Information to Parents document designated by the OOL; maintain on file a record of parental and staff receipt of the policy. Regulation: The center shall distribute a copy of the Information to Parents document to each child’s parent(s) upon enrollment and to every person upon becoming a staff member and secure and maintain on file a record of each parent’s and staff member’s signature attesting to receipt of the document.

   Corrected 9/8/2025
10. Medium-High risk8/1/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(q)(2)(i) — Operate within the center's licensed capacity and within each room's capacity. Wherein there were 13 children in a room that is licensed for 11 children. (Room 6).

    Operate within the center's licensed capacity and within each room's capacity. Wherein there were 13 children in a room that is licensed for 11 children. (Room 6). Regulation: At no time shall a center: i. Allow more children in attendance than the licensed capacity as specified on the license or the Certificate of Life/Safety Approval; ii. Allow more children in attendance than the licensed room capacity;

    Corrected 9/8/2025
11. High risk8/1/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(a) — Based on information, retrain all staff on the safe and appropriate use of equipment, including strollers.

    Based on information, retrain all staff on the safe and appropriate use of equipment, including strollers. Regulation: (a) Topics of orientation training shall include all of the following: 1. Supervising and tracking all children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.3(a); 2. Understanding center operations, policies and procedures, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.5(b)3; 3. Implementing group size limits and primary caregiver responsibilities, as applicable, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.4; 4. Recognizing and reporting child abuse or neglect, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.9; 5. Evacuating the center and using the fire alarms, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(l); 6.Implementing the center’s release policy, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.5; 7. Implementing the center's statement of policy on the disciplining of children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.6; 8. Implementing health practices, including medication administration and responding to symptoms of illness, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.1 through 7.11; 9. Implementing safe sleep practices to prevent Sudden Infant Death Syndrome; 10. Preventing Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma; 11. Recognizing and responding to injuries and emergencies, including the prevention of and response to emergencies due to food-related allergies and other allergic reactions; and 12. Including children with special needs in the center’s program.

    Corrected 9/8/2025
12. High risk8/1/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(r) — Based on information, ensure that all equipment is used in a safe and appropriate manner. A named child's leg became entangled in the wheel of the stroller while on a walk, causing a serious leg injury.

    Based on information, ensure that all equipment is used in a safe and appropriate manner. A named child's leg became entangled in the wheel of the stroller while on a walk, causing a serious leg injury. Regulation: The center shall take any steps required by the Office of Licensing to correct conditions in the building or center that may endanger the health, safety, and well-being of the children served.

    Corrected 8/1/2025
13. Medium-High risk8/1/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(m)(3) — Ensure that evacuation crib is not used for storage in room 3B.

    Ensure that evacuation crib is not used for storage in room 3B. Regulation: The center shall be permitted to obtain a valid fire safety inspection certificate issued by the municipality in which it is located, based on a fire inspection conducted within the preceding 12 months, and submit a copy of the certificate to the Office of Licensing in lieu of a CO or CCO, if the center serves only children 2 ½ years of age or older and is located in a public school building that is used as a public school.

    Corrected 9/8/2025
14. Medium risk8/1/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(c)(1) — Ensure that non-working fluorescent tubes are repaired or replaced in room 4.

    Ensure that non-working fluorescent tubes are repaired or replaced in room 4. Regulation: Lighting requirements are as follows: all fluorescent tubes and incandescent light bulbs shall have protective covers or shields. 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. Parking areas, pedestrian walkways, or other exterior portions of the premises subject to use by center occupants at night shall be illuminated to provide safe entrance to and egress from the center.

    Corrected 9/8/2025
15. Medium risk8/1/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(c)(1) — Ensure that non-working fluorescent tubes are repaired or replaced in room 3B.

    Ensure that non-working fluorescent tubes are repaired or replaced in room 3B. Regulation: Lighting requirements are as follows: all fluorescent tubes and incandescent light bulbs shall have protective covers or shields. 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. Parking areas, pedestrian walkways, or other exterior portions of the premises subject to use by center occupants at night shall be illuminated to provide safe entrance to and egress from the center.

    Corrected 9/8/2025
16. Medium risk8/1/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(a)(16) — Repair and/or paint surfaces including chipped paint in room 3A, 3B and throughout the center.

    Repair and/or paint surfaces including chipped paint in room 3A, 3B and throughout the center. Regulation: Walls shall be painted or otherwise covered whenever there is evidence of: i. Excessive peeling or chipped paint; or ii. Heavily soiled conditions.

    Corrected 9/8/2025
17. Medium risk8/1/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(a)(13) — Ensure that power strip and electrical cord are inaccessible to the children. (Room 1)

    Ensure that power strip and electrical cord are inaccessible to the children. (Room 1) Regulation: the center shall ensure that window blind cords and other cords and ropes that present risk of harm are inaccessible to children.

    Corrected 9/8/2025
18. Medium-Low risk8/1/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.7(e)(3) — Ensure children's toilet seat is stored properly after use. (Room 7).

    Ensure children's toilet seat is stored properly after use. (Room 7). Regulation: (e) For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: 3. Centers that toilet train children shall: i. Utilize non-porous toilets, child-size toilets, toilet training chairs (potties), or children's toilet seats for children being toilet trained; ii Ensure that toilet training chairs are not used in kitchens or in the immediate area where meals are being served;

    Corrected 9/8/2025
19. Medium-High risk8/1/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(a)(1) — Ensure all surfaces are in good repair including the bathroom door in room 2 and 3.

    Ensure all surfaces are in good repair including the bathroom door in room 2 and 3. 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 9/8/2025
20. Medium-High risk8/1/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(a)(1) — Provide general housekeeping as needed throughout the center, including cleaning the bathroom in room 6.

    Provide general housekeeping as needed throughout the center, including cleaning the bathroom in room 6. 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 9/8/2025
21. Medium-High risk8/1/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(a)(1) — Ensure all surfaces are clean and in good repair including area by exit door in room 4.

    Ensure all surfaces are clean and in good repair including area by exit door in room 4. 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 9/8/2025
22. Medium-High risk8/1/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(a)(1) — Ensure all surfaces are clean and in good repair including area by exit door in room 3b.

    Ensure all surfaces are clean and in good repair including area by exit door in room 3b. 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 9/8/2025
23. Medium-Low risk8/1/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.1(d) — Maintain on file a record of staff Mantoux results and medical exam.

    Maintain on file a record of staff Mantoux results and medical exam. 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 6/25/2026
24. High risk8/1/2025

    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 5/5/2026
25. Medium risk3/4/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(d)(3) — Based on complaint # 23944, remove electric space heater in classroom 4.

    Based on complaint # 23944, remove electric space heater in classroom 4. Regulation: Heating requirements are as follows: the center shall not use portable liquid fuel-burning or wood-burning heating appliances or electric space heaters.

    Corrected 4/4/2025