Candy Land Day Care of WNY, LLC
A day care center in West Seneca, New York 14224
14 Center Road, West Seneca, New York 14224. (716) 821-0510.
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
- Sep 242026 the latest visit on record
- 61 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?
14 inspections in the last three years, the latest on Sep 24, 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
4 violations in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2025. 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.
Sep 30, 2025: fire Safety - Alternate Year1 violation
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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;
Feb 26, 2025: annual Unannounced1 violation
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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: daily attendance records, which must be filled out at the time a child arrives and departs, and must include arrival and departure times;
Nov 18, 2024: monitoring1 violation
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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: daily attendance records, which must be filled out at the time a child arrives and departs, and must include arrival and departure times;
Aug 5, 2024: application - Renewal1 violation
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To be qualified as a group teacher for a preschool class, a person must possess either: 9 college credits in Early Childhood, Child Development or a related field, with a plan of study leading to a Child Development Associate Credential, other Office-recognized credential specific to the preschool developmental period, or an Associate’s degree in Early Childhood, Child Development or a related field; and two years of experience related to caring for children.
Nov 8, 2023: complaint investigation3 violations
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Any abuse or maltreatment of a child is prohibited. A day care center must prohibit and may not tolerate or in any manner condone an act of abuse or maltreatment by an staff, volunteer or any other person. An abused child or maltreated child means a child defined as an abused child or maltreated child pursuant to Section 412 of the Social Services Law.
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The child day care center must employ staff who will promote the physical, intellectual, social, cultural and emotional well-being of the children.
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The staff must use acceptable techniques and approaches to help children solve problems.
All 15 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2026 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Sep 23, 2026 | Fire Safety - Alternate Year | No violations found |
| Jun 16, 2026 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Mar 11, 2026 | Annual Unannounced | No violations found |
| Dec 2, 2025 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Sep 30, 2025 | Fire Safety - Alternate Year | 1 violation cited |
| Sep 11, 2025 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Jun 16, 2025 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Feb 26, 2025 | Annual Unannounced | 1 violation cited |
| Nov 18, 2024 | Monitoring | 1 violation cited |
| Aug 5, 2024 | Application - Renewal | 1 violation cited |
| Apr 1, 2024 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Jan 2, 2024 | Annual Unannounced | No violations found |
| Nov 13, 2023 | Other | No violations found |
| Nov 8, 2023 | Complaint | Complaint (Substantiated); 3 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Day Care Center, open since Oct 3, 2014.
- School district: West Seneca.
- Capacity, in New York’s words: 4 Infants, 10 Toddlers, 31 Preschoolers and 16 School-Aged Children.
- Approved by New York to give medication.
- Licence 666695, issued Oct 3, 2024, expires Oct 2, 2028.
- Capacity: 61 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?
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2023 | 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 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 |
|---|---|
| Child’s Creative Development Center, Inc. | 4 |
| Care-A-Lot Childcare Centre, Inc. | 11 |
| Vivian’s Little Darlings Child Care Center, Inc. | 2 |
| Great Expectations Child Care Center, Inc. | 3 |
| BRIGHTPATH | 1 |
| Children First Early Childhood Education/Childcare | 2 |
| Just Kids Early Child Care Center, Inc. | 2 |
| Candy Land Day Care of WNY, LLC This child care provider | 7 |
| Stearns, Lori | 0 |
| YMCA Buffalo Niagara | 0 |
| YMCA Buffalo Niagara | 0 |
| YMCA Buffalo Niagara | Not given |
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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