BRIGHTPATH
A day care center in Amherst, New York 14228
2715 Niagara Falls Blvd, Amherst, New York 14228. (716) 204-3506.
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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.
- 15 violations in the last three years
- Jul 152026 the latest visit on record
- 85 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?
20 inspections in the last three years, the latest on Jul 15, 2026.
15 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
15 violations in 8 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 1, 2026: complaint investigation3 violations
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In accordance with the provisions of Sections 413 and 415 of the Social Services Law, child care center staff must immediately report any suspected incidents of child abuse or maltreatment concerning a child receiving child care to the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment, or cause such a report to be made, when such staff have reasonable cause to suspect that a child coming before them in their capacity as child care center workers is an abused or maltreated child. This must be done in the following manner:
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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 incident,
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Corporal punishment is prohibited. For the purposes of this Subpart, the term corporal punishment means punishment inflicted directly on the body including, but not limited to, physical restraint, spanking, biting, shaking, slapping, twisting or squeezing; demanding excessive physical exercise, prolonged lack of movement or motion, or strenuous or bizarre postures; and compelling a child to eat or have in the child’s mouth soap, foods, hot spices or irritants or the like.
May 7, 2026: monitoring1 violation
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Egress doors from the center must be able to be opened from the inside without using a key. Child protective door knob covers may not be used on egress doors.
Dec 16, 2025: 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.
Jun 5, 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.
May 20, 2025: complaint investigation4 violations
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In accordance with the provisions of Sections 413 and 415 of the Social Services Law, child care center staff must immediately report any suspected incidents of child abuse or maltreatment concerning a child receiving child care to the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment, or cause such a report to be made, when such staff have reasonable cause to suspect that a child coming before them in their capacity as child care center workers is an abused or maltreated child. This must be done in the following manner:
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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 incident,
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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.
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for 3-year-old children: there must be one teacher for every seven children;
Dec 20, 2024: complaint investigation2 violations
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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:
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The staff and volunteers must be in good health and be of good character and habits.
Jul 11, 2024: application - Renewal2 violations
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Staff members must be qualified by training and experience to carry out their respective functions in the administration, operation and maintenance of the child day care center.
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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: copies of current staff and volunteers health statements;
Jan 22, 2024: annual Unannounced1 violation
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for children between ages 18 months old and 36 months old: there must be one teacher for every five children;
All 25 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 2026 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Jun 5, 2026 | Self-Report | No violations found |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Complaint | Complaint (Substantiated); 3 violations cited |
| May 7, 2026 | Monitoring | 1 violation cited |
| Mar 19, 2026 | Fire Safety - Alternate Year | No violations found |
| Mar 12, 2026 | Self-Report | No violations found |
| Mar 10, 2026 | Annual Unannounced | No violations found |
| Dec 16, 2025 | Complaint | Complaint (Unsubstantiated); 1 violation cited |
| Oct 8, 2025 | Self-Report | No violations found |
| Oct 2, 2025 | Self-Report | No violations found |
| Sep 15, 2025 | Monitoring - Enforcement | No violations found |
| Aug 7, 2025 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Jun 5, 2025 | Complaint | Complaint (Substantiated); 1 violation cited |
| May 20, 2025 | Complaint | Complaint (Substantiated); 4 violations cited |
| Feb 27, 2025 | Fire Safety - Alternate Year | No violations found |
| Jan 31, 2025 | Annual Unannounced | No violations found |
| Dec 20, 2024 | Complaint | Complaint (Substantiated); 2 violations cited |
| Nov 6, 2024 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Sep 26, 2024 | Self Reported Serious Incident | No violations found |
| Jul 11, 2024 | Application - Renewal | 2 violations cited |
| Jun 25, 2024 | Self Reported Serious Incident | No violations found |
| Jun 20, 2024 | Fire Safety - Renewal | No violations found |
| Jan 22, 2024 | Annual Unannounced | 1 violation cited |
| Jan 10, 2024 | Fire Safety - Other | No violations found |
| Nov 16, 2023 | Monitoring | No violations found |
Is it licensed?
- Day Care Center, open since Aug 23, 2010.
- School district: Sweet Home.
- Capacity, in New York’s words: 16 Infants, 34 Toddlers, 35 Preschoolers.
- Approved by New York to give medication.
- Licence 426433, issued Aug 23, 2024, expires Aug 22, 2028.
- Capacity: 85 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?
- 5 complaints in the last three years. New York’s status for each: Complaint (Substantiated) (4), 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 |
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| Jun 1, 2026 | Complaint (Substantiated) | New York’s status for this complaint: Complaint (Substantiated). |
| Dec 16, 2025 | Complaint (Unsubstantiated) | New York’s status for this complaint: Complaint (Unsubstantiated). |
| Jun 5, 2025 | Complaint (Substantiated) | New York’s status for this complaint: Complaint (Substantiated). |
| May 20, 2025 | Complaint (Substantiated) | New York’s status for this complaint: Complaint (Substantiated). |
| Dec 20, 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 15.
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 | 8 |
| Shining Stars | 0 |
| Amherst Baby and Childcare Center | 3 |
| BRIGHTPATH This child care provider | 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.
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Replies
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