New Jersey Statutes Title 30. Institutions and Agencies 30 § 5B-6

a. Any person operating a child care center on the effective date of this act or desiring to operate a child care center shall make application in the manner and on the forms prescribed by the commissioner. The license application form shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following information: the name and address of the child care center, its sponsor, the staff, the qualifications of the staff members, each member of the board of directors of the corporation, the child care center operator if different from the sponsor, a description of the center's premises, facilities and programs, the number and age of children to be enrolled in the center and the hours of its operation.

b. If a child care center meets the requirements of this act and of the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder, the department shall issue a license to the center. A license shall be valid for a period of three years and may be renewed at the end of that period, subject to continued compliance with the provisions of this act.