Catapult Learning at Martin Luther King, Jr. #52
ELIZABETH, NJ·Licensed Child Care CenterLicensed
Contact information
Address130 Trumbull Street, Elizabeth, NJ, 07206
CountyUnion
Phone908-436-6164
Operating details
Capacity180
Compliance snapshot
Last inspection: 3/24/2026 · Counts cover the full published inspection history; search results show the past 2 years.
- High10
- Medium-High5
- Medium3
- Medium-Low7
- Low0
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Location
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130 Trumbull Street, Elizabeth, NJ, 07206, ELIZABETH, NJ 07206
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- This is a large program - ask how children are grouped, how ratios are kept in each room, and how staff cover breaks
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Violation summary
Last 2 years · Last inspection: 3/24/2026
- High3
- Medium-High1
- Medium0
- Medium-Low1
- Low0
2026
- Medium-High risk3/24/2026
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.1(d) — Maintain on file a copy of the Mantoux tuberculin skin test and physical examination results for five named staff.
Maintain on file a copy of the Mantoux tuberculin skin test and physical examination results for five named staff. 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 4/28/2026
2025
- High risk7/7/2025
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) — Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for 2 named staff.
Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for 2 named staff. Regulation: 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. 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 8/8/2025 - High risk7/7/2025
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.11(a) — Ensure that a CHRI background check is completed as required for 1 named staff.
Ensure that a CHRI background check is completed as required for 1 named 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 9/18/2025 - High risk7/7/2025
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.8(a) — Ensure that 2 named staff complete orientation training annually.
Ensure that 2 named staff complete orientation training annually. 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 11/6/2025 - Medium-Low risk7/7/2025
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-3.4(a) — Provide documentation that the center has current comprehensive general liability insurance coverage.
Provide documentation that the center has current comprehensive general liability insurance coverage. Regulation: The sponsor or sponsor representative shall secure comprehensive general liability insurance coverage for the center and shall maintain on file a copy of the insurance policy or documentation of current insurance coverage.
Corrected 8/8/2025
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Safety & Compliance Analysis
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(Past 6 Months)
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Estimated monthly cost
$899/month
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Typical prices in New Jersey run about $1,247/month for infant care at a center (federal median) — see daycare costs in New Jersey by age group.
About this daycare
- Location: ELIZABETH, Union County
- Capacity: 180
- Type: Licensed Child Care Center
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