The Berkeley Heights YMCA at William Woodruff School

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJLicensed Child Care CenterLicensed

4.2based on state inspection data
Capacity60
Est. price$949/mo

Contact information

AddressBriarwood Drive West, Berkeley Heights, NJ, 07922

CityBERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ 07922

CountyUnion

Phone908-464-8301

Operating details

Capacity60

Compliance snapshot

Last inspection: 4/15/2026 · Counts cover the full published inspection history; search results show the past 2 years.

  • High19
  • Medium-High3
  • Medium0
  • Medium-Low3
  • Low0

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Briarwood Drive West, Berkeley Heights, NJ, 07922, BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ 07922

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Violation summary

Last 2 years · Last inspection: 4/15/2026

  • High19
  • Medium-High3
  • Medium0
  • Medium-Low3
  • Low0

2026

  1. High risk4/15/2026

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(d) — Ensure that 2 credentialed staff members complete 20 hours of staff development annually.

    Ensure that 2 credentialed staff members complete 20 hours of staff development annually. Regulation: 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 5/26/2026
  2. Medium-Low risk4/15/2026

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(c) — Ensure that 2 staff members complete 12 hours of staff development annually.

    Ensure that 2 staff members complete 12 hours of staff development annually. Regulation: The center shall ensure that all staff members who work at the center complete 12 hours of continuing staff development each year. Orientation training as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(a) may be included for six of the required hours of staff development specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(c) and (d).

    Corrected 5/26/2026

2025

  1. High risk5/5/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(i)(5)(i) — Submit a copy of the public school's drinking water test results.

    Submit a copy of the public school's drinking water test results. 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 10/7/2025
  2. High risk5/5/2025

    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.

    Ensure that CHRI background checks are completed as required for the sponsor/sponsor representative and all regularly scheduled staff. 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 10/27/2025
  3. High risk5/5/2025

    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 10/27/2025
  4. High risk5/5/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.5(b)(2) — Complete and maintain daily time sheets with arrival and departure times for children and staff.

    Complete and maintain daily time sheets with arrival and departure times for children and staff. Regulation: The director shall have the authority and responsibility for the implementation of policies and procedures for the day-to-day operation of the center, including maintenance of staff attendance records indicating daily hours worked and maintenance of children's daily attendance records, including the daily time of arrival and departure.

    Corrected 10/7/2025
  5. High risk5/5/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(d) — 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: 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 10/27/2025
  6. High risk5/5/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(a) — Retrain all staff including administration, from an outside source on: 1. Implementing health practices, including medication administration and responding to symptoms of illness, and 2. Recognizing and responding to injuries and e

    Retrain all staff including administration, from an outside source on: 1. Implementing health practices, including medication administration and responding to symptoms of illness, and 2. Recognizing and responding to injuries and emergencies, including the prevention of and response to emergencies due to food-related allergies and other allergic reaction. 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 12/31/2025
  7. Medium-Low risk5/5/2025

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(c) — Ensure that all staff complete 12 hours of staff development annually.

    Ensure that all staff complete 12 hours of staff development annually. Regulation: The center shall ensure that all staff members who work at the center complete 12 hours of continuing staff development each year. Orientation training as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(a) may be included for six of the required hours of staff development specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(c) and (d).

    Corrected 10/27/2025

2024

  1. High risk12/9/2024

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(a) — Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually. 2/13/2025- There is 1 staff missing orientation.

    Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually. 2/13/2025- There is 1 staff missing orientation. 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 3/12/2025
  2. High risk12/9/2024

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.5(b)(7) — Ensure that the center maintains all medication, and medical paperwork including Special Care Plans.

    Ensure that the center maintains all medication, and medical paperwork including Special Care Plans. 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

    Corrected 2/24/2025
  3. High risk12/9/2024

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.5(b)(9) — Ensure that staff designated to perform health care procedures are trained in doing so and that at least two staff members at the center have received the training.

    Ensure that staff designated to perform health care procedures are trained in doing so and that at least two staff members at the center have received the training. 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: 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.

    Corrected 2/24/2025
  4. High risk12/9/2024

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.5(b)(10) — Ensure that staff designated to perform health care procedures are trained in doing so and that at least two staff members at the center have received the training.

    Ensure that staff designated to perform health care procedures are trained in doing so and that at least two staff members at the center have received the training. 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 3/12/2025
  5. High risk12/9/2024

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-7.5(b)(10) — Ensure that the center maintains all medication and medical paperwork including Special Care Plans.

    Ensure that the center maintains all medication and medical paperwork including Special Care Plans. 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 12/18/2025
  6. Medium-High risk12/9/2024

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(o)(1) — Ensure that there are at least two staff members present at the center at all times who have current first aid and CPR certifications.

    Ensure that there are at least two staff members present at the center at all times who have current first aid and CPR certifications. Regulation: First aid requirements are as follows: at least two staff members who have current certified basic knowledge of first aid principles and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), as defined by a recognized health organization (such as the American Red Cross), shall be in the center at all times when enrolled children are present. The first aid and CPR training shall include a hands-on training component in addition to any online training coursework.

    Corrected 4/4/2025
  7. High risk12/9/2024

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.11(a) — Ensure that all staff and the sponsor and/ or sponsor representative complete a CHRI background check as required.

    Ensure that all staff and the sponsor and/ or sponsor representative complete a CHRI background check as required. 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 3/12/2025
  8. High risk12/9/2024

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.11(a)(5) — Ensure staff without a completed CARI and CHRI background checks are directly supervised by another staff member.

    Ensure staff without a completed CARI and CHRI background checks are directly supervised by another staff member. Regulation: When a person who is not required to complete a CHRI background check is working with children at the center, the center shall ensure oversight of that person by another staff member and ensure that the person is not left alone to supervise a child or group of children.

    Corrected 4/4/2025
  9. High risk12/9/2024

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.10(b)(2) — Ensure that all staff who do not have a completed CARI, and CHRI background check are directly supervised by another staff member.

    Ensure that all staff who do not have a completed CARI, and CHRI background check are directly supervised by another staff member. Regulation: When the center applies for a new or renewal license or Certificate of Life/Safety Approval, the sponsor or sponsor representative shall submit to the Department the completed CARI consent forms for all staff members who are or will be working at the center on a regularly scheduled basis. Until the results of the CARI background check for a new staff member have been received from the Department, the center shall ensure oversight of the new staff member by another staff member, and ensure that person is not left alone to supervise a child or group of children.

    Corrected 2/24/2025
  10. High risk12/9/2024

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) — Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for all staff within two weeks of hire.

    Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for all staff within two weeks of hire. Regulation: When the center applies for a new or renewal license or Certificate of Life/Safety Approval, the sponsor or sponsor representative shall submit to the Department the completed CARI consent forms for all staff members who are or will be working at the center on a regularly scheduled basis. Within two weeks after a new staff member begins working at the center, the sponsor or sponsor representative shall submit to the Department a completed CARI consent form for the new staff member.

    Corrected 2/13/2025
  11. High risk12/9/2024

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.11(a)(1) — Ensure that all staff, the sponsor and/or the sponsor representative complete a CHRI background check as required.

    Ensure that all staff, the sponsor and/or the sponsor representative complete a CHRI background check as required. 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). The sponsor or sponsor representative and each staff member shall complete the electronic fingerprinting process through the vendor authorized by the State to conduct CHRI background checks through the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

    Corrected 2/24/2025
  12. High risk12/9/2024

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(a)(1) — Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually. 2/13/2025- There is 1 staff missing orientation.

    Ensure that all staff complete orientation training within two weeks of hire and annually. 2/13/2025- There is 1 staff missing orientation. Regulation: Topics of orientation training shall include supervising and tracking all children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.3(a).

    Corrected 2/24/2025
  13. Medium-Low risk12/9/2024

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(e) — Ensure that the director completes the training, "Understanding Licensing Regulations" provided by OOL within 90 days of hire.

    Ensure that the director completes the training, "Understanding Licensing Regulations" provided by OOL within 90 days of hire. Regulation: Directors shall complete staff development in understanding licensing regulations as provided by the Office of Licensing within 90 days of hire. Such staff development may be included in the required 20 hours of staff development specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(d).

    Corrected 2/13/2025
  14. High risk12/9/2024

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.3(a)(1) — Ensure that adequate procedures for tracking children are adhered to at all times throughout the center. The staff stated that there were 16 children, when 19 children were present.

    Ensure that adequate procedures for tracking children are adhered to at all times throughout the center. The staff stated that there were 16 children, when 19 children were present. Regulation: The center shall develop and implement an Office of Licensing-approved method to keep track of the location and ensure the safety of all children at all times when under the center’s supervision, including the transfer of supervision from and to parents during arrival and departure and the utilization of off-site locations, including playgrounds and field trips.

    Corrected 2/20/2025
  15. Medium-High risk12/9/2024

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(n)(1) — Ensure that the center conducts fire drills at least once per month during each session provided at the center.

    Ensure that the center conducts fire drills at least once per month during each session provided at the center. Regulation: Fire prevention requirements are as follows: the center shall conduct fire drills at least once a month, as specified in the NJUFC. The center shall ensure that fire drills are conducted during each session provided at the center and that one fire drill per year is conducted during nap time, if applicable.

    Corrected 2/13/2025
  16. Medium-High risk12/9/2024

    N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(o)(1) — Ensure that there are at least two staff members present at the center at all times who have current first aid and CPR certifications.

    Ensure that there are at least two staff members present at the center at all times who have current first aid and CPR certifications. Regulation: First aid requirements are as follows: at least two staff members who have current certified basic knowledge of first aid principles and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), as defined by a recognized health organization (such as the American Red Cross), shall be in the center at all times when enrolled children are present.

    Corrected 2/24/2025

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2Recent Violations
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$949/month

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About this daycare

  • Location: BERKELEY HEIGHTS, Union County
  • Capacity: 60
  • Type: Licensed Child Care Center

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