Helen K. Baldwin Nursery School

CRANFORD, NJLicensed Child Care CenterLicensed

4.4based on state inspection data
Capacity49
Est. price$999/mo

Contact information

Address11 Springfield Ave, Cranford, NJ, 07016

CityCRANFORD, NJ 07016

CountyUnion

Phone908-276-1166

Operating details

Capacity49

Compliance snapshot

Last inspection: 7/1/2025 · Counts cover the full published inspection history; search results show the past 2 years.

  • High8
  • Medium-High13
  • Medium2
  • Medium-Low2
  • Low0

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11 Springfield Ave, Cranford, NJ, 07016, CRANFORD, NJ 07016

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Violation summary

Last 2 years · Last inspection: 7/1/2025

  • High8
  • Medium-High13
  • Medium2
  • Medium-Low2
  • Low0

2025

  1. High risk7/1/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.11(a) — Ensure that a CHRI background check is completed as required for the sponsor representative.

    Ensure that a CHRI background check is completed as required for the sponsor representative. 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 8/4/2025
  2. Medium-High risk1/14/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(a)(9) — Ensure that the toilet in the girl's bathroom is operable.

    Ensure that the toilet in the girl's bathroom is operable. Regulation: Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: toilets, wash basins, kitchen sinks, and other plumbing shall be maintained in good operating and sanitary condition.

    Corrected 2/24/2025
  3. Medium-High risk1/14/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(a)(1) — Ensure that the toilet in the girl's bathroom is operable.

    Ensure that the toilet in the girl's bathroom is operable. 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 3/18/2025

2024

  1. High risk12/12/2024

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.6(a) — Ensure that parents are notified immediately when a child sustains a head or facial injury, including when a child bumps his or her head.

    Ensure that parents are notified immediately when a child sustains a head or facial injury, including when a child bumps his or her head. Regulation: (a) The center shall take immediate necessary action to protect the child from further harm and shall immediately notify the child's parent(s) when one of the following occurs while the child is in the center’s care: 1. A child is bitten and the skin is broken; 2. A child sustains a head or facial injury, including when a child bumps his or her head; 3. A child falls from a height greater than the height of the child; or 4. An injury requiring professional medical care occurs.

    Corrected 3/18/2025
  2. Medium-High risk12/12/2024

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(a)(2) — Secure hanging smoke alarm in room 102.

    Secure hanging smoke alarm in room 102. Regulation: Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: floors, carpeting, walls, window coverings, ceilings, and other surfaces shall be kept clean and in good repair.

    Corrected 1/14/2025
  3. High risk12/12/2024

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.5(a)(3)(i)(1) — Ensure that the director designee, head teacher, and group teacher are identified on the center's table of organization and that a description of their responsibilities is added.

    Ensure that the director designee, head teacher, and group teacher are identified on the center's table of organization and that a description of their responsibilities is added. Regulation: The sponsor or sponsor representative shall designate individuals with the authority and responsibility to develop and implement written policies and procedures for the operation of the center, including a table of organization that illustrates lines of authority, responsibility and communication; and job descriptions, titles and qualifications for all center staff.

    Corrected 2/24/2025
  4. High risk12/12/2024

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(d)(1) — Ensure that all credentialed staff complete 20 hours of staff development annually.

    Ensure that all credentialed staff complete 20 hours of staff development annually. Regulation: In lieu of the child care staff development specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(b), the director, head teacher(s), group teacher(s), and program supervisor(s) shall each complete 20 hours of staff development each year. Recommended topics of training for these staff include educational and physical activity; special needs programming and program development; social-emotional and behavioral development for young children; legal issues, including ADA guidelines and leadership and advocacy.

    Corrected 2/24/2025
  5. Medium-High risk12/12/2024

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.8(a)(1) — Ensure that all items outlined on the Children's Records Checklist are maintained on file at the center. One child needs a completed enrollment application.

    Ensure that all items outlined on the Children's Records Checklist are maintained on file at the center. One child needs a completed enrollment application. Regulation: The center shall complete and maintain on file for each enrolled child a Children’s Records Checklist, signed by the director, sponsor, or sponsor representative and designated by the Office of Licensing, indicating that the center has obtained documentation of the child's name, address, birth date, and date of enrollment; the name(s), home and work address(es), home and work telephone number(s) and signature(s) of the parent(s); the name(s), address(es), and telephone number(s) of any person(s) authorized by the parent(s) to visit the child at the center and/or take the child from the center, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.5(a)1; and the name, address, and telephone number of the child's health care provider; signed authorization from the parent(s) for emergency medical treatment; the parent’s signature attesting to the receipt of the Information to Parents document, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-3.6(b); the parent’s signature attesting to the receipt of the Information to Parents document, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-3.6(b).; health information for each child, as follows: for early childhood programs, a record of the child’s health examination and immunizations, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.3(a); and for school-age child care programs, a record of the parent’s statement concerning the child’s health, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.3(b).

    Corrected 1/14/2025
  6. Medium-High risk12/12/2024

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.9(a)(1) — Maintain an illness log on file at the center and ensure that it contains all of the required components, including actions taken by the center; and dates of exclusion and return.

    Maintain an illness log on file at the center and ensure that it contains all of the required components, including actions taken by the center; and dates of exclusion and return. Regulation: For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: the center shall maintain on file a log of the initial illnesses, symptoms of illness, or diseases that are exhibited by each child while in the center’s care, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.1(c) and (d). This illness log shall include: the child's name; the date and time the illness, symptoms of illness or diseases were observed at the center; a description of the symptoms of illness manifested by the child; the action taken by the center to assist: the child who is demonstrating symptoms of illness; and the director in determining if exclusion of the child from the center is necessary; any significant change in the child's symptoms of illness; the date, if applicable, that: the child was removed from the center; the child returned to the center with a note from a health care provider attesting to the child's admissibility to the center and recovery from a reportable disease, as specified in N.J.A.C. 8:57; the child returned to the center with a parent’s note attesting that six days have elapsed since the onset of chicken pox, or that all chicken pox sores have dried and crusted; or the child returned to the center symptom-free.

    Corrected 1/14/2025
  7. Medium risk12/12/2024

    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 1/14/2025
  8. Medium risk12/12/2024

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.4(a)(1) — Ensure that the power cord in room 101 is inaccessible to children.

    Ensure that the power cord in room 101 is inaccessible to children. Regulation: For early childhood programs, the following shall apply, all electrical outlets that are accessible to the children shall have protective covers.

    Corrected 1/14/2025
  9. Medium-High risk12/12/2024

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(r) — Ensure the health, safety, and well-being of the children served. Secure wires under sinks and make inaccessible to children, and remove storage from the top of cabinets in the bathrooms.

    Ensure the health, safety, and well-being of the children served. Secure wires under sinks and make inaccessible to children, and remove storage from the top of cabinets in the bathrooms. 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 1/14/2025
  10. High risk12/12/2024

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.5(b)(10) — Ensure that all children's medications are accompanied by a special care plan or other documentation from a health care provider. One child in room 101 needs documentation for his medication.

    Ensure that all children's medications are accompanied by a special care plan or other documentation from a health care provider. One child in room 101 needs documentation for his medication. 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 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 1/14/2025
  11. Medium-High risk12/12/2024

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.3(a)(2) — Ensure that a Universal Health Record is completed upon enrollment and updated annually, including the immunization records and special care plans as required by state and local laws and regulations. An updated Universal Health

    Ensure that a Universal Health Record is completed upon enrollment and updated annually, including the immunization records and special care plans as required by state and local laws and regulations. An updated Universal Health Record is needed for one child. Regulation: For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: 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)

    Corrected 2/24/2025
  12. Medium-Low risk12/12/2024

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.8(j)(3) — Ensure that the center has a written policy on the expulsion of children.

    Ensure that the center has a written policy on the expulsion of children. Regulation: The center shall develop and follow a written policy on the expulsion of children from enrollment at the center. The center shall distribute a copy of the expulsion policy to the parent of each enrolled child and secure and maintain on file a record of each parent’s signature attesting to receipt of the policy.

    Corrected 1/14/2025
  13. Medium-Low risk12/12/2024

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.8(f) — Ensure that the center maintains on file a record of signed blanket permission slips for walks.

    Ensure that the center maintains on file a record of signed blanket permission slips for walks. Regulation: The center shall maintain on file a record of signed blanket permission slips for walks and signed individual permission slips for field trips, outings or special events.

    Corrected 1/14/2025
  14. High risk12/12/2024

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.4(a)(4) — Provide daily rest/sleep for each child under the age of four who attends the center for four or more consecutive hours, and ensure that each child is provided with a cot or mat used for rest and sleep.

    Provide daily rest/sleep for each child under the age of four who attends the center for four or more consecutive hours, and ensure that each child is provided with a cot or mat used for rest and sleep. Regulation: For early childhood programs, the center shall provide opportunities for daily rest and sleep as follows: for children over the age of 18 months and under the age of four years, the center shall provide

    Corrected 2/24/2025
  15. High risk12/12/2024

    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 2/24/2025
  16. Medium-High risk12/12/2024

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(d)(1) — Ensure that a minimum temperature of 68 degrees Fahrenheit is maintained in all areas used by the children.

    Ensure that a minimum temperature of 68 degrees Fahrenheit is maintained in all areas used by the children. Regulation: Heating requirements are as follows: a minimum temperature of 68 degrees Fahrenheit shall be maintained in all areas used by children, including, but not limited to, classrooms and bathrooms.

    Corrected 1/14/2025
  17. High risk12/12/2024

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.6(a)(2) — Ensure that parents are notified immediately when a child sustains a head or facial injury, including when a child bumps his or her head.

    Ensure that parents are notified immediately when a child sustains a head or facial injury, including when a child bumps his or her head. Regulation: The center shall take immediate necessary action to protect the child from further harm and shall immediately notify the child's parent(s) when a child sustains a head or facial injury, including when a child bumps his or her head.

    Corrected 2/24/2025
  18. Medium-High risk12/12/2024

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(a)(9) — Ensure that the toilet bases are cleaned in room 201.

    Ensure that the toilet bases are cleaned in room 201. Regulation: Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: toilets, wash basins, kitchen sinks, and other plumbing shall be maintained in good operating and sanitary condition.

    Corrected 1/14/2025
  19. Medium-High risk12/12/2024

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(a)(9) — Ensure that the sink in the girl's bathroom is re-caulked and secured to the wall.

    Ensure that the sink in the girl's bathroom is re-caulked and secured to the wall. Regulation: Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: toilets, wash basins, kitchen sinks, and other plumbing shall be maintained in good operating and sanitary condition.

    Corrected 2/24/2025
  20. Medium-High risk12/12/2024

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(a)(9) — Ensure that all toilet bolts are covered with a protective cap.

    Ensure that all toilet bolts are covered with a protective cap. Regulation: Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: toilets, wash basins, kitchen sinks, and other plumbing shall be maintained in good operating and sanitary condition.

    Corrected 1/14/2025
  21. Medium-High risk12/12/2024

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(a)(9) — Ensure that all bathroom pipes, hoses, and hardware are free of rust and chipping paint, and are maintained in good condition.

    Ensure that all bathroom pipes, hoses, and hardware are free of rust and chipping paint, and are maintained in good condition. Regulation: Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: toilets, wash basins, kitchen sinks, and other plumbing shall be maintained in good operating and sanitary condition.

    Corrected 2/24/2025
  22. Medium-High risk12/12/2024

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(a)(3) — Ensure that floor play mats are secured in room 102 to prevent tripping hazards.

    Ensure that floor play mats are secured in room 102 to prevent tripping hazards. Regulation: Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: stairways shall be free of tripping hazards, such as toys, boxes, loose steps, uneven treads, torn carpeting, raised strips, or uneven risers.

    Corrected 2/24/2025

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About this daycare

  • Location: CRANFORD, Union County
  • Capacity: 49
  • Type: Licensed Child Care Center

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