Aanrya LLC DBA Lightbridge Academy Eatontown
EATONTOWN, NJ·Licensed Child Care CenterLicensed
Contact information
Address801 Hope Road, Eatontown, NJ, 07724
CountyMonmouth
Phone732-695-6900
Websitehttps://lightbridgeacademy.com/locations/eatontown-nj/
Operating details
Capacity171
Compliance snapshot
Last inspection: 10/14/2025 · Counts cover the full published inspection history; search results show the past 2 years.
- High9
- Medium-High11
- Medium3
- Medium-Low2
- Low0
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801 Hope Road, Eatontown, NJ, 07724, EATONTOWN, NJ 07724
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Violation summary
Last 2 years · Last inspection: 10/14/2025
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- Medium-High11
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- Medium-Low2
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2025
- Medium-High risk10/14/2025
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(a)(15) — Maintain all mechanical ventilation in a clean and operating condition throughout the center.
Maintain all mechanical ventilation in a clean and operating condition throughout the center. Regulation: Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: ventilation outlets shall be clean and free from obstructions, and filters shall be replaced when saturated.
Corrected 11/6/2025 - Medium-High risk10/14/2025
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(a)(1) — Ensure light fixture in room 4 if free of moisture.
Ensure light fixture in room 4 if free of moisture. 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 11/6/2025 - Medium-High risk10/14/2025
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(a)(1) — Ensure light fixtures throughout the center are free of bugs and debris.
Ensure light fixtures throughout the center are free of bugs and debris. 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 11/6/2025 - Medium-High risk10/14/2025
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(a)(1) — Ensure the refrigerator and freezer in room 3 is maintained in a clean and sanitary condition.
Ensure the refrigerator and freezer in room 3 is maintained in a clean and sanitary condition. 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 11/6/2025 - Medium-High risk10/14/2025
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(a)(1) — Replace ripped window screens in room 10.
Replace ripped window screens in room 10. 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 11/6/2025 - Medium-High risk10/14/2025
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(a)(1) — Replace/ repair the ripping wallpaper in rooms 9, 10 and 8.
Replace/ repair the ripping wallpaper in rooms 9, 10 and 8. 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 11/6/2025 - Medium-Low risk10/14/2025
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 11/26/2025 - Medium-High risk10/14/2025
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.8(d)(1)(ii)(3) — Ensure that diapering surfaces in rooms 3 and 7 are clean, dry, and maintained in a sanitary condition.
Ensure that diapering surfaces in rooms 3 and 7 are clean, dry, and maintained in a sanitary condition. Regulation: the diapering surface shall be flat, smooth, clean, dry, non-absorbent, and in good repair.
Corrected 11/6/2025 - Medium risk10/14/2025
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.3(b)(3)(iv)(1) — Ensure that each child's bottle in room 3 is labeled with the child's name and date.
Ensure that each child's bottle in room 3 is labeled with the child's name and date. Regulation: Feeding requirements for centers serving children less than 18 months of age are as follows: for bottles, each child's bottle(s) shall be labeled with the child's name and dated.
Corrected 11/26/2025 - Medium risk10/14/2025
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.4(a)(4) — Ensure that hot tap water does not exceed 110 degrees Fahrenheit throughout the center.
Ensure that hot tap water does not exceed 110 degrees Fahrenheit throughout the center. Regulation: For early childhood programs, the following shall apply, a supply of hot tap water not exceeding 110 degrees Fahrenheit and cold running water shall be provided.
Corrected 11/26/2025 - Medium risk10/14/2025
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.4(a)(1) — Provide protective coverings for all electrical outlets accessible to the children.
Provide protective coverings for all electrical outlets accessible to the children. Regulation: For early childhood programs, the following shall apply, all electrical outlets that are accessible to the children shall have protective covers.
Corrected 11/6/2025 - High risk10/14/2025
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(m)(2) — Ensure that the emergency exit door in room 5 opens and closes properly.
Ensure that the emergency exit door in room 5 opens and closes properly. 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 11/26/2025 - High risk10/14/2025
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. Center is missing 3 initial CARIs. 11.6.25- Pertaining to 1 s
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. Center is missing 3 initial CARIs. 11.6.25- Pertaining to 1 staff member. 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 12/29/2025 - Medium-Low risk10/14/2025
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.1(d) — Complete and maintain on file, a current Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL.
Complete and maintain on file, a current Staff Records Checklist designated by OOL. 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 11/6/2025 - High risk10/14/2025
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.5(b)(10) — Ensure Asthma medication is on site for children who have an asthma treatment plan on file at the center.
Ensure Asthma medication is on site for children who have an asthma treatment plan on file at the center. 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 11/6/2025 - High risk10/14/2025
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, accompanied by a special care plan that includes procedures for contacting parents and emergency medical services, and both epi-pens are
Ensure Epi-pens are stored in their original boxes with the child's name and prescription, accompanied by a special care plan that includes procedures for contacting parents and emergency medical services, and both epi-pens are present when two are required. Pertaining to 2 children. 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 11/26/2025 - Medium-High risk10/14/2025
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.8(a)(4) — Ensure that staff wash their hands with soap and running water after each diaper change. A staff member did not wash their hands after changing a child's diaper.
Ensure that staff wash their hands with soap and running water after each diaper change. A staff member did not wash their hands after changing a child's diaper. 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 12/29/2025 - Medium-High risk10/14/2025
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.8(a)(1) — Ensure that children wash their hands with soap and running water after each diaper change. In room 2, a child did not have their hands washed after having their diaper changed.
Ensure that children wash their hands with soap and running water after each diaper change. In room 2, a child did not have their hands washed after having their diaper changed. 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 12/29/2025 - Medium-High risk10/14/2025
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.7(a)(2) — Ensure that all surfaces are cleaned with soap and water prior to disinfecting. A staff member in room 2 did not clean and disinfect the diaper changing surface after the diaper change.
Ensure that all surfaces are cleaned with soap and water prior to disinfecting. A staff member in room 2 did not clean and disinfect the diaper changing surface after the diaper change. Regulation: All areas to be disinfected shall first be washed with soap and water.
Corrected 12/29/2025 - High risk10/14/2025
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.3(c) — Ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times. A teacher in room 6, left 15 children with 1 staff to take items to the kitchen.
Ensure that adequate staff/child ratios are maintained at all times. A teacher in room 6, left 15 children with 1 staff to take items to the kitchen. Regulation: (c) The following staff/child ratios shall apply, except as specified in (d) through (f) below: Under 18 months 1:4 18 months up to 2 ½ years 1:6 2 ½ years up to 4 years 1:10 4 years 1:12 5 years and older 1:15 (d) The following staff/child ratios shall apply during rest or sleep, when the criteria listed in (d) 1, 2, and 3 below are met: Under 18 months 18 months to under 2 ½ years 2 ½ years and above 1:10 1:12 1:20 2. A sufficient number of staff members shall be in the facility and readily accessible to ensure compliance with the awake staff/child ratios specified in (c) above.
Corrected 11/6/2025 - High risk10/14/2025
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.11(a) — Ensure that CHRI background checks are completed as required for the sponsor/sponsor representative and all regularly scheduled staff. Center is missing 2 CHRIs.
Ensure that CHRI background checks are completed as required for the sponsor/sponsor representative and all regularly scheduled staff. Center is missing 2 CHRIs. Regulation: As a condition of securing a license or Certificate of Life/Safety Approval, the sponsor or sponsor representative shall ensure that a Criminal History Record Information (CHRI) fingerprint background check is completed for himself or herself, and for all staff members at least 18 years of age who are or will be working at the center on a regularly- scheduled basis, to determine whether any such person has been convicted of a crime, as specified in P.L. 2000, c. 77 (N.J.S.A. 30:5B-6.10 to 6.17). If a staff member refuses to consent to a CHRI background check, the sponsor or sponsor representative shall immediately terminate the staff member’s employment at the center.
Corrected 11/6/2025 - High risk10/14/2025
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.6(a) — Ensure that staff utilize positive methods of guidance and discipline. A staff member in room 9 was heard speaking to children in a harsh and demeaning tone.
Ensure that staff utilize positive methods of guidance and discipline. A staff member in room 9 was heard speaking to children in a harsh and demeaning tone. Regulation: (a) The methods of guidance and discipline used shall: 1. Be positive; 2. Be consistent with the age and developmental needs of the children; and 3. Lead to the child's ability to develop and maintain self-control. (b) Staff members shall not discipline children for failing to eat or sleep or for soiling themselves. (c) Staff shall not withhold active play time as a means of discipline unless the child's actions or behavior present a danger to themselves or others. (d) Children may be removed from a group activity to another area, provided that the child so removed is either under the supervision of another staff member or continuously visible to a staff member.
Corrected 11/6/2025 - Medium-High risk10/14/2025
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.1(e) — Ensure that sippy cups are removed when children are walking in room 7.
Ensure that sippy cups are removed when children are walking in room 7. Regulation: The center shall ensure that pacifiers are removed when the children are crawling or walking. 6.3 (a)12. The center shall ensure that these safety and sanitation practices are followed: i. Older infants shall not carry bottles, sippy cups, or regular cups with them while crawling or walking;
Corrected 11/6/2025 - High risk10/14/2025
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(a) — Based on information, ensure that new staff complete orientation training within 2 weeks of hire as required.
Based on information, ensure that new staff complete orientation training within 2 weeks of hire as required. 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 10/14/2025 - High risk10/14/2025
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.3(a) — Ensure health records are maintained on file as required including if a child not longer has an allergy that required life saving medication. Pertaining to 1 child.
Ensure health records are maintained on file as required including if a child not longer has an allergy that required life saving medication. Pertaining to 1 child. Regulation: (a) For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: 1. Each child not enrolled in a public or private school shall have had a health examination performed by a health care provider within: i. Six months prior to admission, for children who are 2½ years of age or younger; or ii. One year prior to admission, for children above 2½ years of age. 2. For each child not enrolled in a public or private school, upon admission, the center shall maintain on file at the center a Universal Child Health Record (Department of Health Form CH-14) or its equivalent, updated annually, along with an immunization record , and a special care plan, if applicable. A 30-day grace period is permitted in N.J.A.C. 8:57- 4.5(e): i. For children coming from other states or countries in accordance with N.J.A.C. 8:57-4.6 and 4.7; and ii. For children who are in foster care or experiencing homelessness as defined by the McKinney-Vento Act, 42 U.S.C. § 11434a(2). 3. For children enrolled in a public or private school, the center shall obtain a written statement from each child's parent indicating: I. That the child is in good health and can participate in the normal activities of the program; and ii. Any conditions or specific needs that may require special accommodations. 4. If immunizations are contraindicated for medical reasons, the center may choose to admit the child, provided that the parent submits to the center a written statement from a health care provider attesting to the following: i. The reason the immunization is medically contraindicated; and ii. The specific time period that the immunization is medically contraindicated. 5. A child shall be exempted from a physical examination, immunization, or medical treatment if the parent objects thereto in a written statement submitted to the center, signed by
Corrected 11/6/2025
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$899/month
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About this daycare
- Location: EATONTOWN, Monmouth County
- Capacity: 171
- Type: Licensed Child Care Center
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