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KinderCare Learning Center

Child care center · 162 E Main Street, Denville, NJ 07834 · License 14KIN0012

0Compliance score
Poor

Capacity 69. 0 to 13 Grow NJ Kids: Level 1

Violation history (41)

Severity	Date	Standard / narrative	Corrected
?	Thu Sep 25 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)	3A:52-5.3(m)(3) — The center shall be permitted to obtain a valid fire safety inspection certificate issued by the municipality in which it is located, based on a fire inspection conducted within the preceding 12 months, and submit a copy of the certificate to the Office of Licensing in lieu of a CO or CCO, if the center serves only children 2 ½ years of age or older and is located in a public school building that is used as a public school. Provide a current fire certificate. .	Yes
?	Mon Sep 23 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)	3A:52-5.3(a)(13) — Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: the center shall ensure that window blind cords and other cords and ropes that present risk of harm are inaccessible to children. Ensure cords in Room 4 are secure by sink.	Yes
?	Mon Sep 23 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)	3A:52-5.3(a)(15) — Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: ventilation outlets shall be clean and free from obstructions, and filters shall be replaced when saturated. Maintain all mechanical ventilation in a clean and operating condition.	Yes
?	Mon Sep 23 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)	3A:52-7.8(a)(1)(i) — Handwashing requirements are as follows: the center shall ensure that children three months of age and older wash their hands with soap and running water before intake of food. Ensure that children wash their hands before the intake of food.	Yes
?	Mon Sep 23 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)	3A:52-7.7(a)(3)(iii)(1) — The schedule for disinfecting shall be as follows: the following items shall be washed and disinfected at least weekly, cribs, cots, mats, playpens, or other Office of Licensing-approved sleeping equipment. Ensure that the center washes and disinfects mats, and other approved sleeping equipment at least weekly when mats are closed together appropriately, otherwise it is daily.	Yes
?	Mon Sep 23 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)	3A:52-5.3(b)(1) — Outdoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: the building, land, walkways, and outdoor play area shall be free from hazards to the health, safety or well-being of the children. Ensure the outdoor stairs and landing are repainted in areas as needed.	Yes
?	Mon Sep 23 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)	3A:52-5.3(a)(9) — 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. Maintain toilets, sinks, any and other plumbing fixtures in sanitary and operable condition. Provide toilet bolt cap in downstairs shared bathroom.	Yes
?	Mon Sep 23 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)	3A:52-5.3(a)(9) — 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. Maintain sinks in sanitary condition.	Yes
?	Mon Sep 23 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)	3A:52-5.3(a)(2) — 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. Ensure that stored items in the bathroom of Room 5 or other are kept clean by having covered containers or closed bags.	Yes
?	Mon Sep 23 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)	3A:52-5.3(a)(2) — 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. Ensure that all surfaces including walls are kept clean and in good repair. Repair any holes in walls.	Yes
?	Mon Sep 23 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)	3A:52-5.3(a)(2) — 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. Ensure that all surfaces including microwave ovens throughout the center are clean.	Yes
?	Mon Sep 23 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)	3A:52-5.3(a)(2) — 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. Ensure that all surfaces including blue chair in Room 2 is repaired or replaced.	Yes
?	Mon Sep 23 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)	3A:52-4.8(a)(11) — Topics of orientation training shall include recognizing and responding to injuries and emergencies, including the prevention of and response to emergencies due to food-related allergies and other allergic reactions. Ensure that all staff complete orientation training including recognizing and responding to injuries and emergencies and ensure that the form is completed with parental notification date and time.	Yes
?	Mon Sep 23 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)	3A:52-2.1(b) — A person applying for an initial license or renewal license to operate a center or relocation of a center shall submit a completed application to the Office of Licensing at least 45 days prior to the anticipated opening of the center or to the expiration of its existing regular license. Complete and submit a DCF Renewal Application and Attestation and all required documents.	Yes
?	Mon Sep 23 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)	3A:52-6.4(b)(2)(ii) — The center shall provide sleeping equipment for children over the age of 12 months and under the age of five years, the center shall provide for each child a crib that complies with the Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC), Federal Safety Standards for Full-Size and Non-Full-Size Baby Cribs; 16 CRF 1219 and 1220, which is incorporated herein by reference, and can be obtained through the CPSC's website at http://www.cpsc.gov/businfo/frnotices/fr11/cribfinal.pdf, playpen, cot, mat, or other Office of Licensing-approved sleeping equipment that meets the following requirements: each cot or mat used for rest and sleep shall be covered with a sheet, blanket or other covering. An additional covering shall be provided for use as a covering for each child. Repair or replace any torn mat used for rest and sleep	Yes
?	Mon Sep 23 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)	3A:52-6.1(g)(3) — For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: centers serving children 18 months of age and older shall provide at least five types of children's daily activities including, but not limited to, language; science and mathematics; manipulative; large muscle; building; art; music; drama; or other comparable activities; and at least five types of supplies and equipment for each daily activity chosen by the center. Ensure that classrooms that care for children over 18 months of age provide at least five different activity areas and that each area contains at least five different types of supplies and equipment.	Yes
?	Mon Sep 23 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)	3A:52-5.4(a)(3) — For early childhood programs, the following shall apply, crawl spaces, attic spaces, and all doors and windows used for natural ventilation shall be provided with insect screening. Repair any screens on windows that have holes.	Yes
?	Mon Sep 23 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)	3A:52-5.3(i)(5)(i) — 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. 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.	Yes
?	Mon Sep 23 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)	3A:52-5.3(b)(7) — Outdoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: the center shall comply with the Playground Safety Subcode of the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code, as specified in N.J.A.C. 5:23-11. Provide and maintain the resilient surfacing (ASTM F-1292) and use zones under all play equipment as required.	Yes
?	Mon Sep 23 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)	3A:52-5.3(a)(16) — Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: walls shall be painted or otherwise covered whenever there is evidence of: excessive peeling or chipped paint; or heavily soiled conditions. Repair and/or paint the walls in Room 3 and Room 5. .	Yes
?	Fri May 26 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)	3A:52-5.2(a)(8) — The center shall obtain a Life Hazard Use Registration certificate applicable to the center’s licensed capacity and ages served pursuant to the Uniform Fire Safety Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-192 et seq. The center shall post this document in a prominent location within the center. Provide a current life/hazard use registration certificate applicable to the center's licensed capacity and ages served.	Yes
?	Fri May 26 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)	3A:52-5.3(a)(16)(i) — Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: walls shall be painted or otherwise covered whenever there is evidence of excessive peeling or chipped paint. Repair and/or paint the walls and other surfaces as required. The center shall paint the areas on the outside deck where paint is peeling.	Yes
?	Fri May 26 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)	3A:52-5.3(b)(7) — Outdoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: the center shall comply with the Playground Safety Subcode of the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code, as specified in N.J.A.C. 5:23-11. Provide and maintain the resilient surfacing and use zones under all play equipment as required. There are large ditches under the end of the slides and various other areas that dirt can be visible around the play yard. The center shall ensure adequate resilient surfacing under the play equipment as required but also to make sure it is leveled accordingly.	Yes
?	Wed Jan 19 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)	3A:52-4.10(a)(1) — The sponsor or sponsor representative, and each staff member shall complete a signed consent form provided by the Department that indicates the identifying information necessary to conduct a CARI background check, including the person’s name, address, date of birth, sex, race, and Social Security number. Pursuant to the Federal Privacy Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-579), the Department shall advise each such person that the disclosure of his or her Social Security number is voluntary, and that the Social Security number will only be used for the purpose of conducting a CARI background check. Ensure that CARI background checks are completed as required for all staff within two weeks of hire. Ensure new staff have a completed CARI background check.	Yes
?	Wed Jan 19 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)	3A:52-4.11(a)(1) — 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. Ensure that all staff, the sponsor and/or the sponsor representative complete a CHRI background check as required. Ensure new staff have a CHRI background check complete.	Yes
?	Fri Aug 06 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)	3A:52-4.10(b)(1) — 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. The center shall ensure CARIs for staff are completed for the licensing renewal.	Yes
?	Fri Aug 06 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)	3A:52-4.6(c)(1) — 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. The center shall submit or upload the education and experience for a head teacher to the center's file cabinet.	Yes
?	Fri Aug 06 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)	3A:52-4.6(c)(3) — For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: the group teacher shall meet the requirements for experience and education The center shall submit or upload the education and experience for a group teacher to the center's file cabinet.	Yes
?	Fri Aug 06 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)	3A:52-5.3(i)(8) — 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. The center shall submit or upload a current Safe Building Interior Certification from DOH to the center's file cabinet.	Yes
?	Fri Aug 06 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)	3A:52-5.3(a)(19) — Indoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: the center shall test for the presence of radon gas in each classroom on the lowest floor level used by children at least once every five years and shall post the test results in a prominent location in all buildings at the center, as specified in N.J.S.A. 30:5B-5.2. The center shall submit or upload the current radon test in each room on the lowest floor used by children to their file cabinet.	Yes
?	Wed Apr 07 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)	3A:52-5.3(b)(1) — Outdoor maintenance and sanitation requirements are as follows: the building, land, walkways, and outdoor play area shall be free from hazards to the health, safety or well-being of the children. Repair and paint the peeling areas of the outside decks used for play at the side and back of the center.	Yes
?	Tue Apr 06 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)	3A:52-5.3(r) — 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. Per the NJ Department of Health COVID-19 Public Health Recommendations pursuant to Executive Order 149, ensure the indoor screening areas are separated from the program facility or outdoor screening areas are sufficiently sheltered for use during inclement weather. The center relocated it's screening site from the initial reopening location to inside the facility. The indoor foyer is not separated enough from the rest of the facility. Parents should not enter the front door unless required separation is met. The center shall ensure sufficient shelter outside the front door to meet the social distancing area.	Yes
?	Tue Apr 06 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)	3A:52-6.6(a)(1) — The methods of guidance and discipline used shall: be positive. Based on information, ensure that staff utilize positive methods of guidance and discipline at all times throughout the center. A named staff would slap on the head and mouth 5 named children and also pull and kick their legs when they misbehaved.	Yes
?	Tue Apr 06 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)	3A:52-5.3(r) — 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. Per the NJ Department of Health COVID-19 Public Health Recommendations pursuant to Executive Order 149, screen visitors for fever and other COVID-19 symptoms prior to entry to the program facility using one of the two DCF approved methods.	Yes
?	Tue Apr 06 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)	3A:52-5.3(r) — 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. Per the NJ Department of Health COVID-19 Public Health Recommendations pursuant to Executive Order 149, prohibit non-essential visitors during operating hours, except as defined by ED20-032.. The director was having a meeting with two parents at the time of the inspection.	Yes
?	Tue Apr 06 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)	3A:52-4.8(a)(7) — Topics of orientation training shall include implementing the center's statement of policy on the disciplining of children, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-6.6. Based on information, retrain all staff on the center's discipline policy.	Yes
?	Tue Jan 28 2020 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)	3A:52-4.8(e) — 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). Provide documentation that the director designee completes the Understanding Licensing workshop within 90 days.	Yes
?	Tue Jan 28 2020 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)	3A:52-4.10(a)(1) — The sponsor or sponsor representative, and each staff member shall complete a signed consent form provided by the Department that indicates the identifying information necessary to conduct a CARI background check, including the person’s name, address, date of birth, sex, race, and Social Security number. Pursuant to the Federal Privacy Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-579), the Department shall advise each such person that the disclosure of his or her Social Security number is voluntary, and that the Social Security number will only be used for the purpose of conducting a CARI background check. Provide a completed Child Abuse background check for one staff.	Yes
?	Tue Jan 28 2020 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)	3A:52-4.6(c)(3) — For early childhood programs, the following shall apply: the group teacher shall meet the requirements for experience and education Provide experience and education for a new group teacher.	Yes
?	Fri Apr 26 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)	3A:52-4.10(a)(3) — 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 the sponsor or sponsor representative refuses to consent to a CARI background check, the Department shall deny the application or suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew the license or Certificate of Life/Safety Approval, as applicable. The sponsor or sponsor representative may appeal the denial, suspension, revocation, or refusal to renew to the Department, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-2.5. Complete a CARI for one staff.	Yes
?	Fri Aug 10 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)	3A:52-4.6(a) — The center shall maintain on file a Staff Records Checklist designated by the Office of Licensing, as specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-4.1(b), indicating that the center has obtained documentation of the applicable staff education and experience, as specified in 3A:52-4.6(b) through (d).	Yes

Severity 5 = most serious. Source: official state record.

Inspections (24)

24 inspection record(s) on file from NJ-DCF.

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