Robert Morris School #18 - YMCA After School Program
ELIZABETH, NJ·Licensed Child Care CenterLicensed
Contact information
Address860 Cross Ave, Elizabeth, NJ, 07208
CountyUnion
Phone908-355-9622
Websitehttp://www.tgfymca.org
Operating details
Capacity67
Compliance snapshot
Last inspection: 10/1/2025 · Counts cover the full published inspection history; search results show the past 2 years.
- High7
- Medium-High7
- Medium0
- Medium-Low11
- Low0
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Location
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860 Cross Ave, Elizabeth, NJ, 07208, ELIZABETH, NJ 07208
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Violation summary
Last 2 years · Last inspection: 10/1/2025
- High4
- Medium-High2
- Medium0
- Medium-Low4
- Low0
2025
- Medium-High risk10/1/2025
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(l)(1)(vii) — Ensure the center's emergency plan includes a diagram which shows how the center is to be evacuated during emergencies from each classroom and the outdoor play area.
Ensure the center's emergency plan includes a diagram which shows how the center is to be evacuated during emergencies from each classroom and the outdoor play area. Regulation: Emergency procedure requirements are as follows: the center shall prepare written emergency procedures delineating a diagram showing how the center is to be evacuated in case of emergency from each classroom and the outdoor play area.
Corrected 11/13/2025 - Medium-High risk10/1/2025
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(l)(4) — Conduct and document at least two lockdown drills annually.
Conduct and document at least two lockdown drills annually. Regulation: Emergency procedure requirements are as follows: the center shall conduct two lockdown drills per year and maintain on file a record of each lockdown drill. The center shall ensure that lockdown drills are conducted during each session provided at the center.
Corrected 11/13/2025
2024
- Medium-Low risk10/1/2024
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-3.6(b)(1) — Maintain at the center and distribute to all families and staff, a copy of the Information to Parents document designated by the OOL; maintain on file a record of parental and staff receipt of the policy.
Maintain at the center and distribute to all families and staff, a copy of the Information to Parents document designated by the OOL; maintain on file a record of parental and staff receipt of the policy. Regulation: The center shall distribute a copy of the Information to Parents document to each child’s parent(s) upon enrollment and to every person upon becoming a staff member and secure and maintain on file a record of each parent’s and staff member’s signature attesting to receipt of the document. The center shall maintain on file a copy of the Information to Parents document.
Corrected 12/18/2024 - Medium-Low risk10/1/2024
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.5(b) — Maintain at the center and distribute to all families and staff, a written policy on the release of children; maintain on file a record of parental and staff receipt of the policy.
Maintain at the center and distribute to all families and staff, a written policy on the release of children; maintain on file a record of parental and staff receipt of the policy. Regulation: The center shall distribute a copy of the release policy to the parent of each enrolled child and each staff member and secure and maintain on file a record of each parent’s and staff member’s signature attesting to receipt of the policy.
Corrected 12/18/2024 - Medium-Low risk10/1/2024
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.8(l) — Maintain on file and distribute to all families and staff, a social media policy; maintain on file a record of parental and staff receipt of the policy.
Maintain on file and distribute to all families and staff, a social media policy; maintain on file a record of parental and staff receipt of the policy. Regulation: The center shall distribute a copy of the social media policy to the parent of each enrolled child and to each staff member and secure and maintain on file a record of each parent’s signature and each staff member’s signature attesting to the receipt of the policy.
Corrected 12/18/2024 - Medium-Low risk10/1/2024
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.8(j)(3) — Maintain on file a record of parental receipt of the expulsion policy.
Maintain on file a record of parental receipt of the expulsion policy. 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 12/18/2024 - High risk10/1/2024
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.10(b)(1) — 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: 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 12/18/2024 - High risk10/1/2024
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.11(b)(1) — 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: When the center applies for a new license or Certificate of Life/Safety Approval, the sponsor or sponsor representative shall ensure that each staff member at least 18 years of age who is or will be working at the center on a regularly scheduled basis completes the CHRI fingerprinting process specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.11(a). Within two weeks after a new staff member begins working at the center, the sponsor or sponsor representative shall ensure that the new staff member completes the CHRI fingerprinting process specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.11(a).
Corrected 12/18/2024 - High risk10/1/2024
N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.6(d)(1) — Provide documentation that the program supervisor meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual.
Provide documentation that the program supervisor meets the required qualifications as specified in the manual. Regulation: For school-age child care programs the program supervisor shall meet the qualification requirements specified in one of the applicable options set forth in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.6(d) for education, training, and experience, based on the center's licensed capacity.
Corrected 12/18/2024 - High risk10/1/2024
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 11/7/2024
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Safety & Compliance Analysis
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(Past 6 Months)
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Estimated monthly cost
$949/month
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About this daycare
- Location: ELIZABETH, Union County
- Capacity: 67
- Type: Licensed Child Care Center
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