YMCA Buffalo Niagara
A school age child care in Williamsville, New York 14221
4560 Boncrest Drive East, Williamsville, New York 14221. (716) 276-8314.
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.
- 12 violations in the last three years
- Sep 242026 the latest visit on record
- 44 children, its capacity in the state’s list
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?
14 inspections in the last three years, the latest on Sep 24, 2026.
12 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
12 violations in 7 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 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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| 2023 | Dec | |||||||||||
| 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.
Jun 8, 2026: monitoring1 violation
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The parent must approve, in writing, the administration of the medication as prescribed by the health care provider and keep medications current;
Sep 8, 2025: self-Report2 violations
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Pending notification of completion of all required background check components in subdivision (a) of this section, a prospective director, employee or volunteer must always be supervised by an individual who received a qualifying result on the background checks described in paragraph (a) of this section within the past five years. A provisional director, employee or volunteer shall not have unsupervised contact with children in care.
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for a child of school-age through the age of nine years old: there must be one teacher for every ten children;
Jun 6, 2025: mid-Point1 violation
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Each staff person and volunteer must complete a minimum of thirty (30) hours of training every two years. The required (30) hours of training every two years is subject to the following conditions: Fifteen of the required thirty (30) hours of training must be obtained during the person’s first six months at the program.
Jan 30, 2025: annual Unannounced1 violation
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All fire suppression equipment and systems must be tested and maintained in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Fire Code and Building Code of New York State or other applicable fire and building codes when the Fire Code and Building Code of New York State is not applicable.
Nov 25, 2024: monitoring1 violation
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In hiring a director subsequent to issuance of a registration, a program: must submit to the Office within 15 days of the written notification of the change in director the name of any new director and the supporting documentation needed to complete the approval process including:
Sep 9, 2024: monitoring4 violations
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The staff persons who hold the valid certification in CPR and First Aid must have their certification available for review during their working hours at the program.
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The school age child care program must report to the Office: immediately or no later than the next day of business of the director’s resignation or termination;
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Upon termination or resignation of the director: An acting director must be immediately named by the registrant.
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Evacuation drills must be conducted at least monthly during various hours of operation of the school age child care program.
Jan 23, 2024: annual Unannounced2 violations
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Each applicant for, or individual in the position of director, teacher, or volunteer must complete Office- approved training that complies with federal minimum health and safety pre-service or three-month orientation period requirements. This training must be obtained pre-service or within three months of starting such position.
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Each program must hold two shelter-in-place drills annually during which procedures and supplies are reviewed. Parents must be made aware of this drill in advance.
All 14 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2026 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Jun 8, 2026 | Monitoring | 1 violation cited |
| Mar 3, 2026 | Annual Unannounced | No violations found |
| Nov 19, 2025 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Sep 18, 2025 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Sep 8, 2025 | Self-Report | 2 violations cited |
| Jun 6, 2025 | Mid-Point | 1 violation cited |
| May 27, 2025 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Jan 30, 2025 | Annual Unannounced | 1 violation cited |
| Nov 25, 2024 | Monitoring | 1 violation cited |
| Sep 9, 2024 | Monitoring | 4 violations cited |
| May 15, 2024 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Jan 23, 2024 | Annual Unannounced | 2 violations cited |
| Nov 7, 2023 | Other | No violations found |
Is it licensed?
- School Age Child Care, open since Jun 5, 2007.
- School district: Clarence.
- Capacity, in New York’s words: 44 School-Aged Children.
- Registration 291228, issued Jun 5, 2023, expires Jun 4, 2027.
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?
- No complaints 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.
New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Child Care Regulated Programs. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
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 12.
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 |
|---|---|
| Tracy’s Tots, Inc. | 11 |
| Town of Amherst Youth Board | 1 |
| Young Men’s Christian Association Buffalo Niagara | 9 |
| YMCA Buffalo Niagara This child care provider | 12 |
| Wanamaker, Patricia | 0 |
| Doodle Bugs! Children’s Center | 2 |
| The Little Red Schoolhouse, Inc. | 0 |
| Childtime Learning Centers | 19 |
| Castle Kids Club | 0 |
| Town of Amherst Youth Board | 3 |
| Auxiliary Services Corporation of Erie Community College | 3 |
| Storybook | 14 |
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
The public record above comes first. Anything the provider adds will appear here, below it, and say who wrote it.
Replies
None. Replies aren’t open yet. When they open, the provider will be able to answer any finding for free, and the reply will show beside that finding, unedited and dated.
Paid listing
None. Paid listings aren’t open yet. When they open, anything paid for will say “Paid by the provider”, and paying will never change a finding, a rating or the order of results.