Doodle Bugs! Children’s Centers
A day care center in Amherst, New York 14228
100 North French Road, Amherst, New York 14228. (716) 564-1300.
What New York’s list coversOutside New York City
Programs New York State’s Office of Children and Family Services licenses or registers outside New York City, each county added once it is read in full. Programs in the city’s five boroughs, including the day care centers its Health Department regulates, aren’t here yet.
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The short answer
Record last released by New York State Office of Children and Family Services on Nov 5, 2026.
- 8 violations in the last three years
- Aug 132026 the latest visit on record
- 152 children, its licensed capacity
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean4
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Licence status
- Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
22 inspections in the last three years, the latest on Aug 13, 2026.
8 violations cited in the last three years.
New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Program pages: inspection and complaint history. Checked Oct 22, 2026. Updated daily.
When those violations happened
8 violations in 7 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
Hover or focus a month to read it.
Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
Each violation, in its source’s words
Grouped by visit, newest first, with the level its source gave it.
New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Program pages: inspection and complaint history. Checked Oct 22, 2026. Updated daily.
Aug 13, 2026: self-Report1 violation
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The program must immediately call 911 for children who require emergency medical care and also must: arrange for the transportation of any child in need of emergency health care, and for the supervision of the children remaining in the program;
Jul 28, 2026: complaint investigation1 violation
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Children cannot be left without competent supervision at any time. Competent supervision includes awareness of and responsibility for the ongoing activity of each child. It requires that all children be within a teacher’s range of vision and that the teacher be near enough to respond when redirection or intervention strategies are needed. Competent supervision must take into account the child’s age emotional, physical, and cognitive development.
Jul 21, 2026: complaint investigation1 violation
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Children cannot be left without competent supervision at any time. Competent supervision includes awareness of and responsibility for the ongoing activity of each child. It requires that all children be within a teacher’s range of vision and that the teacher be near enough to respond when redirection or intervention strategies are needed. Competent supervision must take into account the child’s age emotional, physical, and cognitive development.
Jul 21, 2025: self-Report1 violation
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Children cannot be left without competent supervision at any time. Competent supervision includes awareness of and responsibility for the ongoing activity of each child. It requires that all children be within a teacher’s range of vision and that the teacher be near enough to respond when redirection or intervention strategies are needed. Competent supervision must take into account the child’s age emotional, physical, and cognitive development.
Feb 24, 2025: complaint investigation1 violation
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Children cannot be left without competent supervision at any time. Competent supervision includes awareness of and responsibility for the ongoing activity of each child. It requires that all children be within a teacher’s range of vision and that the teacher be near enough to respond when redirection or intervention strategies are needed. Competent supervision must take into account the child’s age emotional, physical, and cognitive development.
Sep 13, 2024: complaint investigation1 violation
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The program must immediately notify the parent and Office upon learning of the following events involving a child which occurred while the child was in care at the program or was being transported by the program: serious condition,
Aug 16, 2024: complaint investigation1 violation
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The child day care center must employ staff who will promote the physical, intellectual, social, cultural and emotional well-being of the children.
Mar 13, 2024: complaint investigation1 violation
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Children cannot be left without competent supervision at any time. Competent supervision includes awareness of and responsibility for the ongoing activity of each child. It requires that all children be within a teacher’s range of vision and that the teacher be near enough to respond when redirection or intervention strategies are needed. Competent supervision must take into account the child’s age emotional, physical, and cognitive development.
All 28 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2026 | Self-Report | 1 violation cited |
| Jul 28, 2026 | Complaint | Complaint (Substantiated); 1 violation cited |
| Jul 21, 2026 | Complaint | Complaint (Substantiated); 1 violation cited |
| Jul 7, 2026 | Self-Report | No violations found |
| Jun 25, 2026 | Annual Unannounced | No violations found |
| Mar 27, 2026 | Self-Report | No violations found |
| Mar 27, 2026 | Self-Report | No violations found |
| Feb 4, 2026 | Self-Report | No violations found |
| Dec 15, 2025 | Annual Unannounced | No violations found |
| Dec 8, 2025 | Self-Report | No violations found |
| Nov 21, 2025 | Fire Safety - Alternate Year | No violations found |
| Nov 10, 2025 | Self-Report | No violations found |
| Jul 21, 2025 | Self-Report | No violations found |
| Jul 21, 2025 | Self-Report | 1 violation cited |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Self Reported Serious Incident | No violations found |
| Mar 13, 2025 | Self Reported Serious Incident | No violations found |
| Mar 7, 2025 | Self Reported Serious Incident | No violations found |
| Feb 24, 2025 | Complaint | Complaint (Substantiated); 1 violation cited |
| Dec 9, 2024 | Fire Safety - Alternate Year | No violations found |
| Nov 7, 2024 | Annual Unannounced | No violations found |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Complaint | Complaint (Unsubstantiated); 1 violation cited |
| Aug 16, 2024 | Complaint | Complaint (Substantiated); 1 violation cited |
| Jul 10, 2024 | Self Reported Serious Incident | No violations found |
| May 24, 2024 | Self Reported Serious Incident | No violations found |
| May 20, 2024 | Self Reported Serious Incident | No violations found |
| Mar 13, 2024 | Complaint | Complaint (Substantiated); 1 violation cited |
| Dec 6, 2023 | Fire Safety - Alternate Year | No violations found |
| Nov 16, 2023 | Annual Unannounced | No violations found |
Is it licensed?
- Day Care Center, open since Jan 3, 2005.
- School district: Sweet Home.
- Capacity, in New York’s words: 32 Infants, 42 Toddlers, 48 Preschoolers and 30 School-Aged Children.
- Keeps epinephrine auto-injectors for emergencies.
- Licence 192915, issued Jan 3, 2023, expires Jan 2, 2027.
- Capacity: 152 children.
New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Child Care Regulated Programs. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Program pages: inspection and complaint history. Checked Oct 22, 2026. Updated daily.
Has New York acted against it?
- 6 complaints in the last three years. New York’s status for each: Complaint (Substantiated) (5), Complaint (Unsubstantiated) (1).
New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Program pages: inspection and complaint history. Checked Oct 22, 2026. Updated daily.
New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Child Care Regulated Programs. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Date | What | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2026 | Complaint (Substantiated) | New York’s status for this complaint: Complaint (Substantiated). |
| Jul 21, 2026 | Complaint (Substantiated) | New York’s status for this complaint: Complaint (Substantiated). |
| Feb 24, 2025 | Complaint (Substantiated) | New York’s status for this complaint: Complaint (Substantiated). |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Complaint (Unsubstantiated) | New York’s status for this complaint: Complaint (Unsubstantiated). |
| Aug 16, 2024 | Complaint (Substantiated) | New York’s status for this complaint: Complaint (Substantiated). |
| Mar 13, 2024 | Complaint (Substantiated) | New York’s status for this complaint: Complaint (Substantiated). |
Who does the caring?
- New York doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual programs.
Who owns it?
- New York’s open data doesn’t list owners.
How is it rated?
- Doesn’t take part in QUALITYstarsNY, New York’s quality rating program.
New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Program pages: inspection and complaint history. Checked Oct 22, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 467 child care providers in Erie County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 8.
New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Program pages: inspection and complaint history. Checked Oct 22, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| Doodle Bugs! Children’s Centers This child care provider | 8 |
| Shining Stars | 0 |
| Amherst Baby and Childcare Center | 3 |
| BRIGHTPATH | 15 |
| Butterfly Kisses, LLC | 2 |
| Ohr Temimim | 0 |
| My little lucky charms | 9 |
| Just for Kids | 8 |
| Just for Kids | 10 |
| Town of Amherst | 4 |
| Jannie’s Babies Daycare LLC | 14 |
| Bahadori, Narges | 0 |
What the record doesn’t say
- New York doesn’t grade violations by severity, so read what was cited.
- New York’s records give the regulation behind each violation, not what the inspector saw.
- New York’s program pages cover four calendar years; this page shows the last three years.
- New York doesn’t publish staffing levels or owners for individual programs.
Sources
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New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Child Care Regulated Programs (cb42-qumz).
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Program pages: inspection and complaint history.
Checked Oct 22, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
If you believe something here is wrong, a correction starts with the agency whose record this copies: New York State Office of Children and Family Services. New York’s own record is on hs.ocfs.ny.gov. If Hearth Record copied something wrongly, it will fix it and log the correction publicly, with its date: how corrections work.
This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.
From the provider
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Replies
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