Little Friends - Kearny NJ Child Care Center

650 KEARNY AVE , KEARNY NJ 07032
(201) 772-7043

About the Provider

Description: Little Friends is a Child Care Center in KEARNY NJ, with a maximum capacity of 150 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 - 13 years. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 09LIT0026
  • Capacity: 150
  • Age Range: 0 - 13 years
  • State Rating: 3
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: Yes
  • Current License Issue Date: 2025-08-14
  • Current License Expiration Date: 2028-08-14
  • District Office: New Jersey Dept of Children and Families - Office of Licensing
  • District Office Phone: 1-877-667-9845 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)
  • Licensor: Jennifer Blohm (jblohm@cjfhc.org)

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Inspection/Report History

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Inspection Date Inspection Type Reinspection Form
2026-03-11 Technical Assistance Inspection,Other No Center Inspection
2025-06-19 Re-Inspection Yes Center Inspection
2025-05-09 Renewal,Monitoring No Center Inspection
2025-02-20 Re-Inspection Yes Center Inspection
2024-12-04 Monitoring No Center Inspection
2022-07-12 Email Yes Center Inspection
2022-06-24 Email Yes Center Inspection
2022-06-15 Email Yes Center Inspection
2022-06-08 Email Yes Center Inspection
2022-06-02 115347 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.
2022-06-02 115347 3A:52-4.5(a)(3)(i)(2) 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 job descriptions, titles and qualifications for all center staff.
2022-06-02 115347 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.
2022-06-02 115347 3A:52-5.3(h)(2) Lead paint precautions are as follows: the center shall comply with the lead paint inspection requirements specified in N.J.A.C. 3A:52-5.3(h)3, unless the center
2022-06-02 115347 3A:52-4.8(c) The center shall ensure that all staff members who work at the center complete 12 hours of continuing staff development each year.
2022-06-02 115347 3A:52-4.8(d)(1) 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.

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