Rhymes and Reasons Day Care, Corp.
A day care center in Lackawanna, New York 14218
1634 Electric Avenue, Lackawanna, New York 14218. (716) 827-1224.
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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.
- 5 violations in the last three years
- Sep 142026 the latest visit on record
- 44 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?
15 inspections in the last three years, the latest on Sep 14, 2026.
5 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
2 violations in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Dec 2023. 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.
Dec 6, 2023: fire Safety - Renewal2 violations
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The premises must be kept clean and free from dampness, odors and the accumulation of trash.
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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.
Nov 28, 2023: application - Renewal3 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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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 names, addresses and day time telephone numbers of at least two acceptable references, other than relatives, at least one of whom can verify employment history, work record and qualifications, and at least one of whom can attest to the applicant’s character, habits and personal qualifications to be a child care center staff member;
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Each staff person and volunteer must complete a minimum of thirty (30) hours of training every two years. The required thirty (30) hours of training every two years is subject to the following conditions: A minimum of five (5) hours of Office-approved training must be obtained each year which addresses topics or subject matters set forth in 418-1.14(d).
All 15 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2026 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Jun 11, 2026 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Jan 23, 2026 | Annual Unannounced | No violations found |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Oct 20, 2025 | Fire Safety - Other | No violations found |
| Sep 30, 2025 | Fire Safety - Alternate Year | No violations found |
| Jul 24, 2025 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Apr 10, 2025 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Jan 28, 2025 | Annual Unannounced | No violations found |
| Nov 18, 2024 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Aug 20, 2024 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| May 30, 2024 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Feb 23, 2024 | Annual Unannounced | No violations found |
| Dec 6, 2023 | Fire Safety - Renewal | 2 violations cited |
| Nov 28, 2023 | Application - Renewal | 3 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Day Care Center, open since Jan 23, 2002.
- School district: Lackawana.
- Capacity, in New York’s words: 7 Infants, 19 Toddlers, 18 Preschoolers.
- Keeps epinephrine auto-injectors for emergencies.
- Licence 44315, issued Jan 1, 2024, expires Dec 31, 2027.
- Capacity: 44 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?
- No complaints 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.
New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Child Care Regulated Programs. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
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 5.
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 |
|---|---|
| TINYDREAMS DAYCARE | 0 |
| Monarch Little Learners Academy | 6 |
| The Community Action Organization of Western New York, Inc. | 3 |
| Rhymes and Reasons Day Care, Corp. This child care provider | 5 |
| YWCA of WNY, Inc | 7 |
| CHILDREN FIRST CHRISTIAN CHILD CARE AND EARLY LEARNING INC. | 3 |
| LITTLE ANGELS DAYCARE OF WNY, INC. | 0 |
| Rhymes and Reasons Day Care, Corp. | 0 |
| Brierwood Child Care of Lancaster, Inc. | 5 |
| Little O’s Cuddley Family Day Care | 0 |
| Bluff, Lori | 0 |
| Stepping Stones Family Day Care | 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.
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This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.
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