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.
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The short answer
Record last released by New York State Office of Children and Family Services on Nov 5, 2026.
- 11 violations in the last three years
- Oct 162026 the latest visit on record
- 142 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?
18 inspections in the last three years, the latest on Oct 16, 2026.
11 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
11 violations in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 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.
Jul 14, 2026: monitoring1 violation
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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:
Jan 27, 2026: fire Safety - Alternate Year2 violations
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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;
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All corridors, aisles, and approaches to exits must be kept unobstructed at all times.
Jun 23, 2025: complaint investigation1 violation
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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.
Feb 14, 2025: complaint investigation1 violation
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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.
May 9, 2024: application - Renewal2 violations
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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;
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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.
May 8, 2024: fire Safety - Renewal4 violations
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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.
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Buildings, systems and equipment must be kept in good repair and operate as designed.
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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.
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Operating carbon monoxide detectors and alarms must be located in accordance with applicable laws.
All 20 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2026 | Fire Safety - Other | No violations found |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Jul 14, 2026 | Monitoring | 1 violation cited |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Jan 27, 2026 | Fire Safety - Alternate Year | 2 violations cited |
| Jan 7, 2026 | Annual Unannounced | No violations found |
| Nov 3, 2025 | Change(s) to Site | No violations found |
| Aug 18, 2025 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Jun 23, 2025 | Complaint | Complaint (Unsubstantiated); 1 violation cited |
| Jun 12, 2025 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| May 7, 2025 | Fire Safety - Other | No violations found |
| Mar 12, 2025 | Annual Unannounced | No violations found |
| Feb 14, 2025 | Complaint | Complaint (Unsubstantiated); 1 violation cited |
| Feb 4, 2025 | Fire Safety - Alternate Year | No violations found |
| Nov 25, 2024 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Aug 20, 2024 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| May 9, 2024 | Application - Renewal | 2 violations cited |
| May 8, 2024 | Fire Safety - Renewal | 4 violations cited |
| Mar 25, 2024 | Annual Unannounced | No violations found |
| Dec 20, 2023 | Monitoring | No 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.
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).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2025 | Complaint (Unsubstantiated) | New York’s status for this complaint: Complaint (Unsubstantiated). |
| Feb 14, 2025 | Complaint (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.
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.
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 |
|---|---|
| The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Northtowns, Inc. | 1 |
| Yolanda’s Kids Paradise Day Care | 2 |
| Holy Cross Head Start, Inc. | 2 |
| Holy Cross Head Start, Inc. | 0 |
| Munchkin Land Day Care Center, Inc | 1 |
| Grow With Us Day Care, Inc. | 7 |
| The YWCA of Western New York, Inc. This child care provider | 11 |
| BESTSELF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INC. | 23 |
| AJAMO’S RAINBOW CHILDREN DAYCARE LLC | 0 |
| Omba, Beni | 7 |
| Curry, Sharaina | 4 |
| Say Yes Buffalo Scholarship, Inc | 3 |
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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