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Dear Parent, Under provisions of the Manual of Requirements for Child Care Centers (N.J.A.C. 10:22). every licensed child care center in New Jersey must provide to parents of enrolled children written information on parent visitation rights, State licensing requirements, child abuse/neglect reporting requirements and other child care matters. The center may comply with these requirements by: 1) reproducing and distributing to parents this written statement, prepared by the Bureau of Licensing in the Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS) or, 2) by incorporating the required information in its own handbooks, brochures or other informational materials. In keeping with requirement, the center must secure each parent's signature attesting to his/her receipt of the information.
► Corporate Toddlers is required by the State Child Care Licensing Law to be licensed by the Bureau of Licensing of the Division of Youth and Family Services. A copy of our current license must be posted in a prominent location at our center. Please look for it when you are in the center. ►To be licensed, our center must comply with the Manual of Requirements for Child Care Centers (the official licensing regulations). The regulations cover such areas as: physical environment/life safety; staff qualifications, supervision, staff/child rations; program activities and equipment; health, food and nutrition; rest and sleep requirements; parent/community participation; administrative and record keeping requirements; and other areas as well. ► Our center must have on the premises a copy of the Manual of Requirements and make it available to interested parents for review. If you wish to review our copy, just ask our Director. Parents may obtain a copy of the Manual of Requirements for Child Care Centers, for a nominal fee, by writing to the Bureau of Licensing, Division of Youth and Family Services, CN 717, Trenton, New Jersey 08625.
► We encourage parents to discuss with us any questions or concerns about the policies and programs of the center or the meaning, application or alleged violations of the Manual of Requirements. We will be happy to arrange a convenient opportunity for you to review and discuss these matters with us. If you have any reason to believe our center may be in violation of license standards, you are entitled to report them to the Bureau of Licensing. Of course, we would appreciate your bringing these concerns to our attention as well. ►Our center must have a policy concerning the release of children to parents or people authorized by the parent(s) to be responsible for the child. Please discuss with us emergency plans for the care of your child in the event no authorized person arrives for pick-up. ►Our center must have a policy about dispensing medicine and the management of communicable diseases. Please talk to us about these policies so that we can work together to keep our children healthy. ►Parents are entitled to review the center's copy of the Bureau of Licensing's Inspection/Violation Reports on the center, which are issued after each State Inspection. If there is a licensing complaint you are also entitled to review the Bureau's Complaint Investigation Summary Report, as well as any letters of enforcement or other actions taken against the center during licensing period. These documents are always available for your review. ►Our center must cooperate with all phases of and DYFS inspections/investigations. This may include DYFS staff interviewing both Corporate Toddlers staff members and children. ►Our center must post its written statement of philosophy and practice on child discipline in a prominent location and make a copy of it available to parents upon request. We encourage you to review it and discuss any questions you may have. ►Our center must post a listing or diagram of those rooms and areas approved by the Bureau for the children's use. Please talk to us if you have any questions about the facility itself. ►Our center must offer parents of enrolled children ample opportunity to participate in and observe the activities of the center. We encourage parental participation and input. Parents wishing to participate in the activities of the center should discuss their interest with our Director, who can advise them of what opportunities are available. ►Parents of enrolled children may visit our center at any time without having to secure prior approval from the Director or any staff member. Please feel free to do so at your convenience. ►Our center must inform parents, in advance, of any intent to transport a child away from the center, and must obtain the express written consent from the parents for each individual incident. ►Anyone who has reasonable cause to believe that an enrolled child has been or is being subjected to any form of hitting, corporal punishment, abusive language, ridicule, harsh, humiliating or frightening treatment, or any other kind of child abuse, neglect, or exploitation by any adult, whether working at the center or not, is required by State law to report the concern immediately to the Division of Youth and Family Services, Office of Child Abuse Control, Toll-Free at (800) 792-6810, or any District Office. Please advise the Center as well. ►Parents may secure information about child abuse and neglect by contacting: Community Education Office, Division of Youth and Family Services, CN 717, Trenton, New Jersey 08625.
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