Hearth Record

The YWCA of Western New York, Inc.

A day care center in Buffalo, New York 14207

1005 Grant Street, Buffalo, New York 14207. (716) 852-6120.

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 11 violations in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 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?

18 inspections in the last three years, the latest on Oct 16, 2026.

11 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

11 violations in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

11 violations by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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.

Jul 14, 2026: monitoring1 violation
  • The licensee must prepare a health care plan on forms furnished by the Office. Such plan must protect and promote the health of children. The health care plan must be on site, followed by all staff and available upon demand by a parent or the Office. In those instances in which the program will administer medications, the health care plan must also be approved by the program’s health care consultant unless the only medications to be administered are:

    Rule 418-1.11(c)(1).

Jan 27, 2026: fire Safety - Alternate Year2 violations
  • 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;

    Rule 418-1.15(c)(33).

  • All corridors, aisles, and approaches to exits must be kept unobstructed at all times.

    Rule 418-1.4(f)(2). Corrected during the inspection.

Jun 23, 2025: complaint investigation1 violation
  • Toxic paints or finishes must not be used on room surfaces, furniture or any other equipment, materials or furnishings which may be used by children or are within their reach.

    Rule 418-1.3(g). From a complaint.

Feb 14, 2025: complaint investigation1 violation
  • Child day care centers must review and evaluate the backgrounds of all applicants for staff and volunteer positions. All applicants whose backgrounds must be checked are required to provide the following: The information necessary to complete the criminal history review and background clearance requirements as outlined in this Part. This information must be submitted to the Office on forms provided by the Office.

    Rule 418-1.13(b)(6). From a complaint. Corrected during the inspection.

May 9, 2024: application - Renewal2 violations
  • When a health care consultant is required to approve a health care plan, the schedule of visits by a health care consultant to programs administering medications[,] must occur at least once every year and must include a review of the health care policies and procedures and a review of the documentation;

    Rule 418-1.11(c)(2)(ix).

  • Each center must have a staff person who meets the qualifications set forth in section 418-1.13(g)(1) to perform supervision functions for that center.

    Rule 418-1.13(d).

May 8, 2024: fire Safety - Renewal4 violations
  • All buildings used for day care centers must remain in compliance with the applicable provisions 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.

    Rule 418-1.3(o).

  • Buildings, systems and equipment must be kept in good repair and operate as designed.

    Rule 418-1.3(o)(2).

  • All fire alarm and detection systems must be inspected, 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.

    Rule 418-1.4(d).

  • Operating carbon monoxide detectors and alarms must be located in accordance with applicable laws.

    Rule 418-1.5(t). Corrected during the inspection.

All 20 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Oct 16, 2026Fire Safety - OtherNo violations found
Oct 1, 2026MonitoringNo violations found
Jul 14, 2026Monitoring1 violation cited
Apr 13, 2026MonitoringNo violations found
Jan 27, 2026Fire Safety - Alternate Year2 violations cited
Jan 7, 2026Annual UnannouncedNo violations found
Nov 3, 2025Change(s) to SiteNo violations found
Aug 18, 2025MonitoringNo violations found
Jun 23, 2025ComplaintComplaint (Unsubstantiated); 1 violation cited
Jun 12, 2025MonitoringNo violations found
May 7, 2025Fire Safety - OtherNo violations found
Mar 12, 2025Annual UnannouncedNo violations found
Feb 14, 2025ComplaintComplaint (Unsubstantiated); 1 violation cited
Feb 4, 2025Fire Safety - Alternate YearNo violations found
Nov 25, 2024MonitoringNo violations found
Aug 20, 2024MonitoringNo violations found
May 9, 2024Application - Renewal2 violations cited
May 8, 2024Fire Safety - Renewal4 violations cited
Mar 25, 2024Annual UnannouncedNo violations found
Dec 20, 2023MonitoringNo violations found

Is it licensed?

  • Day Care Center, open since Jun 1, 2000.
  • School district: Buffalo.
  • Capacity, in New York’s words: 12 Infants, 34 Toddlers, 16 Preschoolers and 80 School-Aged Children.
  • Approved by New York to give medication.
  • Keeps epinephrine auto-injectors for emergencies.
  • Licence 43113, issued Jun 1, 2024, expires May 31, 2028.
  • Capacity: 142 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?

  • 2 complaints in the last three years. New York’s status for each: Complaint (Unsubstantiated) (2).
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 23, 2025Complaint (Unsubstantiated)New York’s status for this complaint: Complaint (Unsubstantiated).
Feb 14, 2025Complaint (Unsubstantiated)New York’s status for this complaint: Complaint (Unsubstantiated).

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 11.
Source:

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

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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Source:

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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How to read a record

Four things every record does, shown on an example record made up for this guide.

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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.

From the homeNone yet. Replies and paid listings aren’t open, and when they open they will sit here, below the record.

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