§ 30:5B-9 — Denial, suspension, revocation or refusal to renew licenses

The department may deny, suspend, revoke or refuse to renew a license for good cause, including, but not limited to: a. Failure of a child care center or its sponsor to comply with the provisions of this act; b. Violation of the terms and conditions of a license by a child care center or its sponsor; c. Use of fraud or misrepresentation by a child care center or its sponsor in obtaining a license or in the subsequent operation of the center; d. Refusal by a center or its sponsor to furnish the department with required files, reports or records; e. Refusal by a center or its sponsor to permit an inspection by an authorized representative of the department during normal operating hours; f. Any conduct, engaged in or permitted, which adversely affects or presents a serious hazard to the education, health, safety and general well-being and physical and intellectual development of a child attending the child care center, or which otherwise demonstrates unfitness to operate a child care center; g. Failure to provide a developmental or age-appropriate program that meets the physical, social, emotional and cognitive needs of the children in the center as set forth by regulation; or
h. Failure of a child care center or its sponsor to comply with the provisions of section 1 of P.L.1998, c.35 (C.30:5B-5.3). L.1983, c. 492, s. 9; amended 1998,c.35,s.2..