SWEET DREAMS DAYCARE CENTER
A group family day care in Buffalo, New York 14211
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 12026 the latest visit on record
- 10 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?
13 inspections in the last three years, the latest on Oct 1, 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 Oct 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.
Oct 1, 2026: mid-Point1 violation
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Each employee and volunteer must complete a minimum of thirty (30) hours of training every two years. The required 30 hours of training every two years is subject to the following conditions:
Jun 9, 2026: fire Safety - Other6 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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Peeling or damaged paint or plaster must be repaired.
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The home must have adequate indoor space for the comfort of the children and to accommodate a variety of activities for the number of children in care.
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Adequate and safe water supply and sewage facilities must be provided and must comply with State and local laws. Hot and cold running water must be available and accessible at all times.
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Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions which may contribute to or create a fire hazard.
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All paths of egress on the interior and exterior of the home, including corridors, aisles and approaches must be kept free of obstructions, impediments and debris at all times.
May 26, 2026: monitoring1 violation
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A firm clean crib, cot, bed or washable padded mat of age-appropriate size and construction must be provided for all children requiring a rest period.
Apr 8, 2025: monitoring1 violation
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Cribs, bassinets and other sleeping areas for infants through 12 months of age must include an appropriately sized fitted sheet, and must not have bumper pads, toys, stuffed animals, blankets, pillows, wedges or infant positioners. Wedges or infant positioners will be permitted with medical documentation from the child’s health care provider.
Nov 21, 2024: monitoring2 violations
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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 caregivers 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:
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The licensee must maintain on file a record of each evacuation drill conducted, using forms provided by the Office or approved equivalents.
All 13 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| Oct 1, 2026 | Mid-Point | 1 violation cited |
| Jul 21, 2026 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Jun 9, 2026 | Fire Safety - Other | 6 violations cited |
| May 26, 2026 | Monitoring | 1 violation cited |
| Mar 5, 2026 | Annual Unannounced | No violations found |
| Nov 3, 2025 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Aug 21, 2025 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Apr 8, 2025 | Monitoring | 1 violation cited |
| Mar 10, 2025 | Annual Unannounced | No violations found |
| Nov 21, 2024 | Monitoring | 2 violations cited |
| Sep 19, 2024 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Jun 20, 2024 | Application - Renewal | No violations found |
| Jan 31, 2024 | Annual Unannounced | No violations found |
Is it licensed?
- Group Family Day Care, open since Jul 18, 2018.
- School district: Buffalo.
- Capacity, in New York’s words: 10 children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years.
- Approved by New York to give medication.
- Keeps epinephrine auto-injectors for emergencies.
- Licence 822920, issued Jul 18, 2024, expires Jul 17, 2028.
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 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 |
|---|---|
| SWEET DREAMS DAYCARE CENTER This child care provider | 11 |
| Hands of Joy Day Care | 1 |
| HEART TO HEART CHILD CARE CENTER | 0 |
| Lana’s Land of Learning Family Day Care LLC | 5 |
| New Creation Family Day Care | 4 |
| The Community Action Organization of Western New York, Inc. | 22 |
| Our Family Daycare | 1 |
| Grandma’s Hands Family Daycare | 9 |
| Brinson’s Family Day Care LLC | 2 |
| Alexander, Brandi | 1 |
| Indispensable Kids | 3 |
| LISAS LEARN AND PLAY, INC. | 0 |
| Tawakal Daycare | 2 |
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.
- This provider asked New York to leave its address out of its open data, as a 2009 state law allows, so only its city and ZIP code are shown.
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
None. Replies aren’t open yet. When they open, the provider will be able to answer any finding for free, and the reply will show beside that finding, unedited and dated.
Paid listing
None. Paid listings aren’t open yet. When they open, anything paid for will say “Paid by the provider”, and paying will never change a finding, a rating or the order of results.