[HISTORY: Adopted by the Bloomfield Board
of Health 4-7-1982 (Ch. 296 of the 1987 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 10-20-2022 by Ord. No. BOH 04-2022]
The Manual of Requirements for Childcare Centers
(Revised 2017 or a current version) for children from age two to five,
as promulgated by the Department of Children and Families, shall be
and is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference into this chapter
subject to the following changes, amendments and exceptions thereto,
relative exclusively to those children within the two-month-to-two-year
category.
The modifications to said manual are as follows:
A.
Subchapter I, General Provisions.
(1)
Legal authority.
(a)
The words "four children between two months
and two years of age" shall be substituted for the words "six or more
children over the age of two years and under the age of five years."
(b)
The words "Bloomfield Health Department" shall
be substituted for the "New Jersey Department of Human Services."
(2)
Definitions.
(a)
Delete the words "age of two and under the age
of five years" and substitute the words "two months and under the
age of two years."
(b)
Delete the word "six" and substitute "four."
(c)
"Department" in (e) means the Bloomfield Health
Department.
(d)
Delete in Section (k) "bureau" and substitute
"Health Department."
B.
Subchapter II, Licensing Procedures.
(1)
Delete "bureau" and substitute "Health Department"
in Sections a and b.
[Amended 12-6-1994; at
time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 575, General Provisions, Board of
Health, Art. V)]
(a)
A late fee of $25 will be assessed for each
license renewal application received on or after April 1.
(2)
Delete the words "the Treasurer, State of New Jersey"
and substitute "the Bloomfield Health Department."
(3)
Issuance of License. Delete the word "Bureau" and
substitute "Bloomfield Health Department."
(4)
Delete the word "three" and substitute "one" in one
and two.
(5)
Causes for Denial, Suspension or Revocation of a License.
Delete the word "Bureau" and substitute "Bloomfield Health Department."
Section (c): Delete the words "State of New Jersey" and substitute
the "Bloomfield Health Department."
(6)
Administrative Hearings. Delete entire section.
C.
Subchapter III and Subchapter IV. Delete the word
"Bureau" and substitute the "Bloomfield Health Department."
D.
Subchapter IV. Staff/child ratio:
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Under 12 weeks
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3 children
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1 staff member
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12 weeks through 2 years
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3 children
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1 staff member
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E.
Subchapter V and Subchapter VI. Delete the word "Bureau"
and substitute the "Bloomfield Health Department."
F.
Subchapter VI, Program Requirements.
[Amended 10-18-2012 by Ord. No. 005-2012]
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(2)
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Program equipment for children’s daily activities.
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(a)
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The center shall provide a supply of age-appropriate and developmentally
appropriate program equipment, including play equipment, child-size
furniture and supplies that are:
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1.
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Sufficient to meet the daily activity needs of the children
and the program; and
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2.
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Nontoxic and safe for use by children in the age groups served.
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3.
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Toys should be approved by the United States Consumer Product
Safety Commission.
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4.
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Separate parts of toys should be no smaller than two by two
inches to avoid accidental swallowing.
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(3)
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Food and nutrition.
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G.
Subchapter VII, Health Requirements.
[Amended 10-18-2012 by Ord. No. 005-2012]
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(4)
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Health requirements for staff members.
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(a)
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Prior to beginning work at the center, each staff member shall take a Mantoux tuberculin skin test with five TU (tuberculin units) of PPD tuberculin, except that the staff member shall have a chest x-ray taken if they have had a previous positive Mantoux tuberculin test. The staff member shall submit to the center written documentation of the results of the test and/or x-ray within five business days upon date of hire. The center will be charged a violation fee for each staff member who does not have a Mantoux tuberculin skin test and/or chest x-ray report on record. This will be conducted in accordance with Chapter 578, Article V.
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1.
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If the Mantoux tuberculin test result is insignificant [zero
to nine millimeter (mm) of induration], no further testing shall be
required. The Health Department or center may at any time require
a staff member to retake the Mantoux tuberculin test if there is a
reason to believe or suspect that the staff member may have contracted
tuberculosis or if the New Jersey Department of Health recommends
retesting.
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2.
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If the Mantoux tuberculin skin test is significant (10 or more
mm of induration), the individual shall have a chest x-ray taken within
seven business days. If the chest x-ray shows significant results,
the staff member shall not come in contact with the children unless
they submit to the center a written statement from a health care provider
certifying that they pose no threat of tuberculosis contagion.
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(c)
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The center shall maintain on file at the center the results
of each staff member’s:
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1.
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Mantoux tuberculin test and/or chest x-ray; and
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