BRIGHTPATH
A day care center in Williamsville, New York 14221
8750 Sheridan Drive, Williamsville, New York 14221. (716) 632-6953.
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.
- 7 violations in the last three years
- Oct 142026 the latest visit on record
- 98 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 14, 2026.
7 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
7 violations in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 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.
Jul 28, 2026: self-Report1 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: a sworn statement by the applicant indicating whether, to the best of the applicant’s knowledge, such applicant has ever been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony in New York State or any other jurisdiction and fingerprint images as required to comply with the requirements of 413.4 of this Title;
Nov 18, 2024: monitoring2 violations
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In the case of medication that needs to be given on an ongoing, long-term basis, the authorization and consent forms for children under the age of 5 years of age must be reauthorized at least once every six months. Any changes in the medication authorization related to dosage, time or frequency of administration shall require a program to obtain new instructions written by the licensed authorized prescriber. All other changes to the original medication authorization require a change in the prescription.
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A written Individual Health Care Plan must be developed for the child;
Mar 4, 2024: annual Unannounced1 violation
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A written Individual Health Care Plan must be developed for the child;
Dec 8, 2023: application - Renewal3 violations
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Staff and volunteers must each submit a medical statement on forms furnished by the Office or an approved equivalent from a health care provider: before such person has any involvement in child care work.
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The program must obtain a written statement from the parent of each infant in care setting forth the breast milk, formula and feeding schedule instructions for the infant and must be updated as changes are made.
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Each applicant for, or individual in the position of director, teacher, or volunteer must complete Office-approved training that complies with federal minimum health and safety pre-service or three-month orientation period requirements. This training must be obtained pre-service or within three months of starting such position.
All 18 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2026 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Oct 13, 2026 | Fire Safety - Alternate Year | No violations found |
| Jul 28, 2026 | Self-Report | 1 violation cited |
| Jun 24, 2026 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Feb 10, 2026 | Annual Unannounced | No violations found |
| Dec 19, 2025 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Aug 12, 2025 | Fire Safety - Alternate Year | No violations found |
| Jul 28, 2025 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Apr 22, 2025 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Feb 4, 2025 | Annual Unannounced | No violations found |
| Nov 18, 2024 | Monitoring | 2 violations cited |
| Nov 7, 2024 | Fire Safety - Alternate Year | No violations found |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Self Reported Serious Incident | No violations found |
| Jul 11, 2024 | Serious Injury | No violations found |
| May 15, 2024 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Mar 4, 2024 | Annual Unannounced | 1 violation cited |
| Dec 18, 2023 | Fire Safety - Renewal | No violations found |
| Dec 8, 2023 | Application - Renewal | 3 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Day Care Center, open since Jan 1, 2000.
- School district: Clarence.
- Capacity, in New York’s words: 16 Infants, 26 Toddlers, 39 Preschoolers and 17 School-Aged Children.
- Approved by New York to give medication.
- Licence 44661, issued Jan 1, 2024, expires Dec 31, 2027.
- Capacity: 98 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 7.
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 |
|---|---|
| BRIGHTPATH This child care provider | 7 |
| Tracy’s Tots, Inc. | 11 |
| Town of Amherst Youth Board | 1 |
| Young Men’s Christian Association Buffalo Niagara | 9 |
| YMCA Buffalo Niagara | 12 |
| Wanamaker, Patricia | 0 |
| Doodle Bugs! Children’s Center | 2 |
| The Little Red Schoolhouse, Inc. | 0 |
| Childtime Learning Centers | 19 |
| Castle Kids Club | 0 |
| Town of Amherst Youth Board | 3 |
| Auxiliary Services Corporation of Erie Community College | 3 |
| Storybook | 14 |
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
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Replies
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Paid listing
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