Jewish Community Center of Greater Buffalo, Inc.
A day care center in Buffalo, New York 14209
787 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, New York 14209. (716) 886-3172.
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
- Jul 142026 the latest visit on record
- 198 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?
19 inspections in the last three years, the latest on Jul 14, 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 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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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.
Jun 2, 2026: monitoring2 violations
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storage, documentation of the administration of medication and labeling of the epinephrine device, asthma inhaler and asthma nebulizer must be in compliance with this section.
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Children may not sleep or nap in car seats, baby swings, strollers, infant seats or bouncy seats unless otherwise prescribed by a health care provider. Should a child fall asleep in one of these devices, he or she must be moved to a crib/cot or other approved sleeping surface.
Apr 20, 2026: other1 violation
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The staff and volunteers must be in good health and be of good character and habits.
Apr 17, 2026: complaint investigation1 violation
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Methods of discipline, interaction or toilet training which frighten, demean or humiliate a child are prohibited.
Feb 12, 2026: complaint investigation1 violation
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The use of any type of personal electronic media device for social or entertainment purposes, including but not limited to, listening to music on headphones, playing screen games, surfing the internet, sending e-mails, or making personal calls while supervising children is prohibited. The use of mobile phones is permitted as necessary to promote the children’s safety and ensuring the orderly operation of the program.
Jan 2, 2026: 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 injury,
Jan 30, 2025: fire Safety - Alternate Year1 violation
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Buildings, systems and equipment must be kept in good repair and operate as designed.
May 28, 2024: fire Safety - Alternate Year1 violation
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The program must maintain on file at the child day care center, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: documentation from the local government authority having jurisdiction for determining compliance with the Fire and Building Code of New York State showing that the facility has been inspected and approved once every 12 months during the current license period for compliance with the applicable fire safety provisions of the Fire and Building Code of New York State;
All 22 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 2026 | Self-Report | No violations found |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Monitoring | 2 violations cited |
| Apr 20, 2026 | Other | 1 violation cited |
| Apr 17, 2026 | Complaint | Complaint (Substantiated); 1 violation cited |
| Mar 30, 2026 | Annual Unannounced | No violations found |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Complaint | Complaint (Substantiated); 1 violation cited |
| Jan 2, 2026 | Complaint | Complaint (Substantiated); 1 violation cited |
| Dec 22, 2025 | Fire Safety - Alternate Year | No violations found |
| Nov 21, 2025 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Aug 20, 2025 | Self-Report | No violations found |
| Jun 11, 2025 | Self Reported Serious Incident | No violations found |
| May 19, 2025 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Feb 24, 2025 | Annual Unannounced | No violations found |
| Jan 30, 2025 | Fire Safety - Alternate Year | 1 violation cited |
| Oct 21, 2024 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Jul 19, 2024 | Annual Unannounced | No violations found |
| Jul 9, 2024 | Fire Safety - TA | No violations found |
| Jul 2, 2024 | Fire Safety - TA | No violations found |
| May 29, 2024 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| May 28, 2024 | Fire Safety - Alternate Year | 1 violation cited |
| Feb 14, 2024 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Nov 28, 2023 | Monitoring | No violations found |
Is it licensed?
- Day Care Center, open since Jan 15, 1991.
- School district: Buffalo.
- Capacity, in New York’s words: 24 Infants, 84 Toddlers, 90 Preschoolers.
- Approved by New York to give medication.
- Keeps epinephrine auto-injectors for emergencies.
- Licence 39498, issued Jul 1, 2023, expires Jun 30, 2027.
- Capacity: 198 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?
- 3 complaints in the last three years. New York’s status for each: Complaint (Substantiated) (3).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2026 | Complaint (Substantiated) | New York’s status for this complaint: Complaint (Substantiated). |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Complaint (Substantiated) | New York’s status for this complaint: Complaint (Substantiated). |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 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?
- Takes 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 |
|---|---|
| Westminster Early Childhood Program | 3 |
| Jewish Community Center of Greater Buffalo, Inc. This child care provider | 8 |
| Jewish Community Center of Greater Buffalo, Inc. | 8 |
| Beyond Child Care L.L.C. | 10 |
| TOOT-TOOT DAYCARE INC. | 7 |
| The Community Action Organization of Western New York, Inc. | 2 |
| Claudia’s Clubhouse | 69 |
| Friends Incorporated | 1 |
| Pure Care Provider | 0 |
| Beyond Child Care Two | 2 |
| Friends Incorporated | 0 |
| Brierwood Child Care of Lancaster, Inc. | 5 |
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
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Paid listing
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