Description: Pioneer Academy of Science is a Child Care Center in CLIFTON NJ, with a maximum capacity of 121 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 2 1/2 - 13 years. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
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| Inspection Date | Inspection Type | Reinspection | Form |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-23 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-11-19 | Renewal,Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-06-04 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2024-05-01 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-04-03 | Monitoring,Age Change | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-01-09 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2022-12-19 | 134514 | 3A:52-5.2(a)(5) | 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. |
| 2022-12-19 | 134514 | 3A:52-7.5(b)(3)(iii) | 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: all medication and health care equipment shall be kept either in a locked cabinet or in an area that is inaccessible to the children. unused or expired medication and health care equipment shall be returned to the child’s parent or disposed of safely in a child-resistant waste receptacle when no longer being administered. |
| 2022-12-19 | 134514 | 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. |
| 2022-12-19 | 134514 | 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. |
| 2022-12-19 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2022-09-21 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-08-19 | 121639 | 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. |
| 2022-08-19 | Monitoring,Increase,Space Evaluation | No | Center Inspection |
| 2021-11-19 | Space Evaluation | No | Center Inspection |
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