Packanack Cooperative Nursery School

2024

1. Medium-Low risk10/7/2024

   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: for 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 11/4/2024
2. High risk10/7/2024

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.11(a)(3) — Ensure that CHRI background checks are completed as required for the sponsor/sponsor representative and all regularly scheduled staff. The center has 1 staff CHRI pending.

   Ensure that CHRI background checks are completed as required for the sponsor/sponsor representative and all regularly scheduled staff. The center has 1 staff CHRI pending. 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 11/4/2024
3. Medium-High risk10/7/2024

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(a)(18) — Ensure that microwave and toaster ovens are secured to a stable surface, out of the reach of children, and are not used when children are in the area. Secure/remove coffee machine in PreK room to a secure surface.

   Ensure that microwave and toaster ovens are secured to a stable surface, out of the reach of children, and are not used when children are in the area. Secure/remove coffee machine in PreK room to a secure surface. Regulation: Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: 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 11/4/2024
4. Medium-High risk10/7/2024

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(a)(18) — Ensure that microwave and toaster ovens are secured to a stable surface, out of the reach of children, and are not used when children are in the area. Room PreK.

   Ensure that microwave and toaster ovens are secured to a stable surface, out of the reach of children, and are not used when children are in the area. Room PreK. Regulation: Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: 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 11/4/2024
5. High risk10/7/2024

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.5(b)(7) — Maintain medication records that include the following: child's name; parental authorization; name of medication or health care procedure; illness being treated; instructions for administration, including the dosage and frequenc

   Maintain medication records that include the following: child's name; parental authorization; name of medication or health care procedure; illness being treated; instructions for administration, including the dosage and frequency; the date and time medication was administered and the name or initials of the staff member who administered it; and any adverse effect the medication can have or has had on the child. Named child in Room 4: requires parental signature on health action plan. 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 maintain on file a record of the following: the child's name and parental authorization for the center to administer medication or health care procedures; the name of the medication or health care procedure; the condition for which the medication or health care procedure is being used; the instructions for administration, including the dosage and frequency; the date and time medication or a health care procedure was administered to a child and the name or initials of the staff member who administered it; and any adverse effect the medication can have or has had on the child.

   Corrected 11/4/2024
6. Medium-High risk10/7/2024

   N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(i)(8) — Submit a Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the DOH. The center's certificate expired on 11/19/23.

   Submit a Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the DOH. The center's certificate expired on 11/19/23. 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 12/18/2024