{"id":195,"date":"2024-03-13T13:26:44","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T13:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/srp\/dccrequest\/?page_id=195"},"modified":"2024-05-23T19:21:05","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T19:21:05","slug":"new-center","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dccrequest\/new-center\/","title":{"rendered":"New Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row el_class=&#8221;pt-4&#8243;][vc_column][breadcrumb-shortcode][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-9 vc_col-md-9&#8243; el_class=&#8221;order-2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"topic-header\">Open a New Center &#8211; Environmental Requirements for New Child Care Centers<\/h4>\n<p>Before a license to operate a child care center can be issued, Department of Children and Families (DCF) requires applicants to fulfill environmental requirements by obtaining a Response Action Outcome (RAO) issued by a Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP), as well as Safe Drinking Water Certification. Please be advised that the New Jersey Department Of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) is no longer issuing Child Care Facility Approval letters.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dccrequest\/obtain-rao\/\">Learn more on how to pursue a RAO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dccrequest\/certify-safe-drinking-water\/\">Learn more on how to obtain a Safe Drinking Water Certification<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Fund (HDSRF) Grants<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Fund (HDSRF) grants are available to an existing or prospective owner or operator of a child care center that is licensed or who has applied for a license with the Department of Children and Families (DCF). The grant is available for reimbursement up to a maximum amount of $1500, for a complete Preliminary Assessment report.<\/p>\n<p>The HDSRF grant application is available at this website: <a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/srp\/finance\/hdsrf\/hdsrf-ccfg\/\">Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Fund (HDSRF) \u2013 Child Care Facility Grant Application<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>All deficiencies identified by the Department must be resolved within 90 days or the application will be deemed withdrawn.<\/p>\n<p>For additional questions, please see the <a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dccrequest\/faqs\/#hdsrf-grant\">HDSRF Grant FAQs<\/a>. To check the status of a grant application, please call 609-633-1403.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Non-DEP Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"my-4\">\n<li><a title=\"How to Obtain a Letter of Prior Uses\" href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dccrequest\/letter-of-prior-uses\/\">How to Obtain Letter of Prior Uses<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"How to Comply with Indoor Air Evaluations for Child Care Centers\" href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dccrequest\/indoor-air-evaluations\/\">How to Comply with Indoor Evaluations<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-3 vc_col-md-3&#8243; el_class=&#8221;order-1 swap-on-mobile&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"card bg-light mb-3\">\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h5 class=\"card-title\">Related Topics<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dccrequest\/new-center\/\">Open a New Center<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dccrequest\/recertify-center\/\">Recertify Center<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dccrequest\/renew-center\/\">Renew Center<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dccrequest\/obtain-rao\/\">How to Obtain a Response Action Outcome<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dccrequest\/certify-safe-drinking-water\/\">How to Obtain a Safe Drinking Water Certification<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row el_class=&#8221;pt-4&#8243;][vc_column][breadcrumb-shortcode][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-9 vc_col-md-9&#8243; el_class=&#8221;order-2&#8243;][vc_column_text] Open a New Center &#8211; Environmental Requirements for New Child Care Centers Before a license to operate a child care center can be issued, Department of Children and Families (DCF) requires applicants to fulfill environmental requirements by obtaining a Response Action Outcome (RAO) issued by a Licensed Site Remediation Professional [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"fullwidth.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-195","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dccrequest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/195","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dccrequest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dccrequest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dccrequest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dccrequest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=195"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dccrequest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/195\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dccrequest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}