Childtime Childcare, Inc
A day care center in Cheektowaga, New York 14225
3429 Harlem Road, Cheektowaga, New York 14225. (716) 831-0550.
- Pending Revocation: recommended for revocation (New York)
- Removed from the referral list (New York)
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 102026 the latest visit on record
- 88 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?
23 inspections in the last three years, the latest on Sep 10, 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 9 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 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.
Aug 28, 2026: complaint investigation6 violations
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Pending notification of completion of all required background check components in subdivision (a) of this section, a prospective director, employee or volunteer must always be supervised by an individual who received a qualifying result on the background checks described in paragraph (a) of this section within the past five years. A provisional director, employee or volunteer shall not have unsupervised contact with children in care.
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In accordance with the provisions of Sections 413 and 415 of the Social Services Law, child care center staff must immediately report any suspected incidents of child abuse or maltreatment concerning a child receiving child care to the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment, or cause such a report to be made, when such staff have reasonable cause to suspect that a child coming before them in their capacity as child care center workers is an abused or maltreated child. This must be done in the following manner:
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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 incident,
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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: children’s individual health care plans; parental consents for emergency medical treatment; child’s medical statement, immunizations, and any available results of lead screening for children not yet enrolled in kindergarten or a higher grade only; 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 child care center staff; daily health check documentation; a record of illnesses and injuries occurring while in care; and any indicators of child abuse or maltreatment;
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Children cannot be left without competent 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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Except for Office approved continuity of care classrooms, infants may never be mixed with other age groups.
May 5, 2026: 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 staff 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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All containers or bottles of, breast milk, formula or other individualized food items must be clearly marked with the child’s complete name.
Dec 19, 2025: complaint investigation2 violations
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All containers or bottles of, breast milk, formula or other individualized food items must be clearly marked with the child’s complete name.
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Children cannot be left without competent 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.
Apr 29, 2025: monitoring - Enforcement1 violation
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Day care centers that have been approved to operate a school-age children component in their day care center may only mix school age children with pre-school children at the very beginning of the day and the very end of the day. School age children may never be mixed with pre-school children for the entire period of time they are in care at the center.
Mar 20, 2025: complaint investigation2 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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Methods of discipline, interaction or toilet training which frighten, demean or humiliate a child are prohibited.
Mar 11, 2025: mid-Point1 violation
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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: Fifteen (15) of the required thirty (30) hours of training must be obtained during the person’s first six months at the program.
Feb 21, 2025: complaint investigation1 violation
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Children cannot be left without competent 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.
Jul 22, 2024: complaint investigation1 violation
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The use of any type of personal electronic media device for social or entertainment purposes, including but not limited to, listening to music on headphones, playing screen games, surfing the internet, sending e-mails, or making personal calls while supervising children is prohibited. The use of mobile phones is permitted as necessary to promote the children’s safety and ensuring the orderly operation of the program.
Jul 17, 2024: complaint investigation1 violation
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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.
Jun 28, 2024: complaint investigation1 violation
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Buildings, systems and equipment must be kept in good repair and operate as designed.
Feb 26, 2024: annual Unannounced2 violations
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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: Fifteen (15) of the required thirty (30) hours of training must be obtained during the person’s first six months at the program.
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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).
Feb 21, 2024: fire Safety - Alternate Year1 violation
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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.
All 30 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| Sep 10, 2026 | Other | No violations found |
| Sep 3, 2026 | Other | No violations found |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Fire Safety - Renewal | No violations found |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Other | No violations found |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Complaint | Complaint (Substantiated); 6 violations cited |
| Jul 20, 2026 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| May 5, 2026 | Monitoring | 2 violations cited |
| Mar 5, 2026 | Annual Unannounced | No violations found |
| Dec 23, 2025 | Other | No violations found |
| Dec 22, 2025 | Other | No violations found |
| Dec 19, 2025 | Complaint | Complaint (Substantiated); 2 violations cited |
| Sep 2, 2025 | Fire Safety - Alternate Year | No violations found |
| Aug 12, 2025 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Apr 29, 2025 | Monitoring - Enforcement | 1 violation cited |
| Mar 28, 2025 | Other | No violations found |
| Mar 20, 2025 | Complaint | Complaint (Substantiated); 2 violations cited |
| Mar 11, 2025 | Mid-Point | 1 violation cited |
| Feb 21, 2025 | Complaint | Complaint (Substantiated); 1 violation cited |
| Feb 11, 2025 | Annual Unannounced | No violations found |
| Dec 2, 2024 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Jul 22, 2024 | Complaint | Complaint (Substantiated); 1 violation cited |
| Jul 17, 2024 | Complaint | Complaint (Substantiated); 1 violation cited |
| Jun 28, 2024 | Complaint | Complaint (Substantiated); 1 violation cited |
| May 14, 2024 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Feb 26, 2024 | Annual Unannounced | 2 violations cited |
| Feb 21, 2024 | Fire Safety - Alternate Year | 1 violation cited |
| Feb 2, 2024 | Other | No violations found |
| Jan 4, 2024 | Other | No violations found |
| Nov 28, 2023 | Monitoring | No violations found |
Is it licensed?
- Day Care Center, open since Nov 21, 2022.
- School district: Cleveland Hill.
- Capacity, in New York’s words: 16 Infants, 20 Toddlers, 32 Preschoolers and 20 School-Aged Children.
- Approved by New York to give medication.
- Keeps epinephrine auto-injectors for emergencies.
- Licence 890753, issued Nov 21, 2022, expires Nov 20, 2026.
- Capacity: 88 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?
- 7 complaints in the last three years. New York’s status for each: Complaint (Substantiated) (7).
- New York’s referral agencies won’t refer families to this program until its compliance issues are resolved.
- New York lists this program as Pending Revocation: recommended for revocation.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Removed from the referral list | New York’s referral agencies won’t refer families to this program until its compliance issues are resolved. | |
| Pending Revocation | New York lists this program as Pending Revocation: recommended for revocation. | |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Complaint (Substantiated) | New York’s status for this complaint: Complaint (Substantiated). |
| Dec 19, 2025 | Complaint (Substantiated) | New York’s status for this complaint: Complaint (Substantiated). |
| Mar 20, 2025 | Complaint (Substantiated) | New York’s status for this complaint: Complaint (Substantiated). |
| Feb 21, 2025 | Complaint (Substantiated) | New York’s status for this complaint: Complaint (Substantiated). |
| Jul 22, 2024 | Complaint (Substantiated) | New York’s status for this complaint: Complaint (Substantiated). |
| Jul 17, 2024 | Complaint (Substantiated) | New York’s status for this complaint: Complaint (Substantiated). |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Little Angels Day Care | 2 |
| BRIGHTPATH | 26 |
| Friend 4 Life Child Care Development | 1 |
| The Community Action Organization of Western New York, Inc. | 0 |
| Aspire of Western New York, Inc. | 17 |
| Just for Kids | 8 |
| Peep Squeak’s Family Daycare | 8 |
| CHAPTER 1 CHILDCARE LLC | 0 |
| Childtime Childcare, Inc This child care provider | 21 |
| Just for Kids | 6 |
| YWCA of Western New York, Inc. | 3 |
| Willie Hutch Jones Educational and Sports Program | 19 |
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
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.