Hearth Record

BRIGHTPATH

A day care center in Amherst, New York 14228

2715 Niagara Falls Blvd, Amherst, New York 14228. (716) 204-3506.

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.

New York’s own record, on hs.ocfs.ny.gov

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The short answer

Record last released by New York State Office of Children and Family Services on Nov 5, 2026.

The last 24 months 15 violations in 8 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2026. Every month

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.

Source:

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.

15 violations by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
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2023 Dec
2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov

Hover or focus a month to read it.

No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

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.

Source:

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
  • 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:

    Rule 418-1.10(c). From a complaint.

  • 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,

    Rule 418-1.15(b)(14)(ii). From a complaint.

  • 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.

    Rule 418-1.9(j). From a complaint.

May 7, 2026: monitoring1 violation
  • 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.

    Rule 418-1.5(s)(3). Corrected during the inspection.

Dec 16, 2025: complaint investigation1 violation
  • The child day care center must employ staff who will promote the physical, intellectual, social, cultural and emotional well-being of the children.

    Rule 418-1.8(b). From a complaint.

Jun 5, 2025: complaint investigation1 violation
  • 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.

    Rule 418-1.8(a). From a complaint.

May 20, 2025: complaint investigation4 violations
  • 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:

    Rule 418-1.10(c). From a complaint.

  • 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,

    Rule 418-1.15(b)(14)(ii). From a complaint.

  • 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.

    Rule 418-1.8(a). From a complaint.

  • for 3-year-old children: there must be one teacher for every seven children;

    Rule 418-1.8(k)(4)(i). From a complaint.

Dec 20, 2024: complaint investigation2 violations
  • 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:

    Rule 418-1.15(b)(14). From a complaint.

  • The staff and volunteers must be in good health and be of good character and habits.

    Rule 418-1.15(b)(4). From a complaint.

Jul 11, 2024: application - Renewal2 violations
  • 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.

    Rule 418-1.13(a).

  • 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;

    Rule 418-1.15(c)(7).

Jan 22, 2024: annual Unannounced1 violation
  • for children between ages 18 months old and 36 months old: there must be one teacher for every five children;

    Rule 418-1.8(k)(3)(i).

All 25 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Jul 15, 2026MonitoringNo violations found
Jun 5, 2026Self-ReportNo violations found
Jun 1, 2026ComplaintComplaint (Substantiated); 3 violations cited
May 7, 2026Monitoring1 violation cited
Mar 19, 2026Fire Safety - Alternate YearNo violations found
Mar 12, 2026Self-ReportNo violations found
Mar 10, 2026Annual UnannouncedNo violations found
Dec 16, 2025ComplaintComplaint (Unsubstantiated); 1 violation cited
Oct 8, 2025Self-ReportNo violations found
Oct 2, 2025Self-ReportNo violations found
Sep 15, 2025Monitoring - EnforcementNo violations found
Aug 7, 2025MonitoringNo violations found
Jun 5, 2025ComplaintComplaint (Substantiated); 1 violation cited
May 20, 2025ComplaintComplaint (Substantiated); 4 violations cited
Feb 27, 2025Fire Safety - Alternate YearNo violations found
Jan 31, 2025Annual UnannouncedNo violations found
Dec 20, 2024ComplaintComplaint (Substantiated); 2 violations cited
Nov 6, 2024MonitoringNo violations found
Sep 26, 2024Self Reported Serious IncidentNo violations found
Jul 11, 2024Application - Renewal2 violations cited
Jun 25, 2024Self Reported Serious IncidentNo violations found
Jun 20, 2024Fire Safety - RenewalNo violations found
Jan 22, 2024Annual Unannounced1 violation cited
Jan 10, 2024Fire Safety - OtherNo violations found
Nov 16, 2023MonitoringNo 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.
Source:

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).
Source:

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.

On record, newest first
DateWhatDetail
Jun 1, 2026Complaint (Substantiated)New York’s status for this complaint: Complaint (Substantiated).
Dec 16, 2025Complaint (Unsubstantiated)New York’s status for this complaint: Complaint (Unsubstantiated).
Jun 5, 2025Complaint (Substantiated)New York’s status for this complaint: Complaint (Substantiated).
May 20, 2025Complaint (Substantiated)New York’s status for this complaint: Complaint (Substantiated).
Dec 20, 2024Complaint (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.
Source:

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.
Source:

New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Program pages: inspection and complaint history. Checked Oct 22, 2026. Updated daily.

11 of the 467 in Erie County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
PlaceViolations cited in the last three years
Doodle Bugs! Children’s Centers8
Shining Stars0
Amherst Baby and Childcare Center3
BRIGHTPATH This child care provider15
Butterfly Kisses, LLC2
Ohr Temimim0
My little lucky charms9
Just for Kids8
Just for Kids10
Town of Amherst4
Jannie’s Babies Daycare LLC14
Bahadori, Narges0

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

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.

Source:

This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.

From the provider

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Replies

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An example nursing home

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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