Young Men’s Christian Association Buffalo Niagara
A school age child care in Williamsville, New York 14221
150 Tech Drive, Williamsville, New York 14221. (716) 839-2543.
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.
- 21 violations in the last three years
- Sep 162026 the latest visit on record
- 44 children, its capacity in the state’s list
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?
14 inspections in the last three years, the latest on Sep 16, 2026.
21 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
21 violations in 10 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 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.
Mar 13, 2026: annual Unannounced1 violation
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The program must maintain on file at the program, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: children’s individual health care plans; parental consents for emergency medical treatment; the name and dosage of any medications used by a child, the frequency of administration of such medications, and a record of their administration by program staff; daily health check documentation; a record of illnesses and injuries occurring while in care; and any indicators of child abuse or maltreatment;
Feb 20, 2026: complaint investigation7 violations
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The program must immediately call 911 for children who require emergency medical care and also must: advise a parent or the person authorized to pick up the child that day, of any developing symptoms of illness or minor injury sustained while child is in care.
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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 injury,
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The program must maintain on file at the program, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: daily attendance records, which must be filled out at the time a child arrives and departs, and must include arrival and departure times;
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Children cannot be left without competent direct 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.
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for a child of school-age through the age of nine years old: there must be one teacher for every ten children;
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for a child of school-age through the age of nine years old: the maximum group size is twenty children.
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When a school-age child care program cares for children in groups including children both over and under 10 years of age, the teacher/child ratio used must be that ratio applicable to the youngest child in the group.
Sep 15, 2025: mid-Point1 violation
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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.
May 27, 2025: monitoring1 violation
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The director or a designated qualified staff member must conduct monthly inspections of the premises to observe possible fire and safety hazards. Any such hazard must be corrected immediately.
Jan 30, 2025: annual Unannounced4 violations
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The program must obtain an individual health plan for any child identified as a child with special health care needs, prior to the child being in attendance at the program.
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Evacuation drills must be conducted at least monthly during various hours of operation of the school age child care program.
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The director or a designated qualified staff member must conduct monthly inspections of the premises to observe possible fire and safety hazards. Any such hazard must be corrected immediately.
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Each program must hold two shelter-in-place drills annually during which procedures and supplies are reviewed. Parents must be made aware of this drill in advance.
Nov 13, 2024: monitoring1 violation
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In hiring a director subsequent to issuance of a registration, a program: must submit to the Office within 15 days of the written notification of the change in director the name of any new director and the supporting documentation needed to complete the approval process including:
Sep 9, 2024: monitoring2 violations
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The school age child care program must report to the Office: immediately or no later than the next day of business of the director’s resignation or termination;
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Upon termination or resignation of the director: An acting director must be immediately named by the registrant.
May 15, 2024: monitoring1 violation
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for a child of school-age through the age of nine years old: there must be one teacher for every ten children;
Jan 22, 2024: annual Unannounced1 violation
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The school age child care program must post or display conspicuously in a place to which parents have free and daily access, the following: a copy of the most recent compliance history report immediately after it is issued to the program by the Office.
Dec 4, 2023: monitoring2 violations
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Evacuation drills must be conducted at least monthly during various hours of operation of the school age child care program.
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The director or a designated qualified staff member must conduct monthly inspections of the premises to observe possible fire and safety hazards. Any such hazard must be corrected immediately.
All 15 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| Sep 16, 2026 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Apr 8, 2026 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Mar 13, 2026 | Annual Unannounced | 1 violation cited |
| Feb 20, 2026 | Complaint | Complaint (Substantiated); 7 violations cited |
| Nov 17, 2025 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Sep 16, 2025 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Sep 15, 2025 | Mid-Point | 1 violation cited |
| May 27, 2025 | Monitoring | 1 violation cited |
| Jan 30, 2025 | Annual Unannounced | 4 violations cited |
| Nov 13, 2024 | Monitoring | 1 violation cited |
| Sep 9, 2024 | Monitoring | 2 violations cited |
| May 15, 2024 | Monitoring | 1 violation cited |
| Jan 22, 2024 | Annual Unannounced | 1 violation cited |
| Dec 4, 2023 | Monitoring | 2 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- School Age Child Care, open since Sep 13, 2013.
- School district: Williamsville.
- Capacity, in New York’s words: 44 School-Aged Children.
- Registration 654066, issued Sep 13, 2023, expires Sep 12, 2027.
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?
- 1 complaint in the last three years. New York’s status for each: Complaint (Substantiated) (1).
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 |
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| Feb 20, 2026 | Complaint (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.
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 21.
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 |
|---|---|
| Young Men’s Christian Association Buffalo Niagara This child care provider | 21 |
| 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
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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