SECOND MOTHER CHILDCARE INC.
A day care center in Buffalo, New York 14213
257 Lafayette Ave, Buffalo, New York 14213. (716) 844-8040.
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.
- 6 violations in the last three years
- Sep 152026 the latest visit on record
- 59 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?
11 inspections in the last three years, the latest on Sep 15, 2026.
6 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
6 violations in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 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.
Sep 15, 2026: monitoring2 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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All child care programs must have at least one staff person who holds a valid certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first aid on the premises of the program during the program’s operating hours.
Mar 23, 2026: annual Unannounced1 violation
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The director or a designated qualified staff member must conduct monthly inspections of the premises to observe possible fire or safety hazards. Any such hazard must be corrected immediately.
Sep 26, 2025: monitoring3 violations
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Operating carbon monoxide detectors and alarms must be located in accordance with applicable laws.
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When preschool children are cared for in school age groups at the very beginning or very end of the day, the teacher/child ratio and maximum group size applicable to the youngest child in the group must be followed.
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When toddlers are cared for with preschool children in a mixed age group at the very beginning or very end of the day, the teacher/child ratio and maximum group size applicable to children aged 18 months to 36 months must be followed.
All 11 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | Monitoring | 2 violations cited |
| May 18, 2026 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Mar 23, 2026 | Annual Unannounced | 1 violation cited |
| Jan 6, 2026 | Fire Safety - TA | No violations found |
| Nov 25, 2025 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Monitoring | 3 violations cited |
| Jul 1, 2025 | Fire Safety - Alternate Year | No violations found |
| Jun 17, 2025 | Fire Safety - TA | No violations found |
| Jun 16, 2025 | Monitoring | No violations found |
| May 8, 2025 | Self Reported Serious Incident | No violations found |
| Jan 6, 2025 | Annual Unannounced | No violations found |
Is it licensed?
- Day Care Center, open since Oct 24, 2024.
- School district: Buffalo.
- Capacity, in New York’s words: 14 Infants, 12 Toddlers, 15 Preschoolers and 18 School-Aged Children.
- Licence 921059, issued Oct 24, 2024, expires Oct 23, 2028.
- Capacity: 59 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?
- Takes 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 6.
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 |
|---|---|
| SECOND MOTHER CHILDCARE INC. This child care provider | 6 |
| Warm Wishes Day Care | 6 |
| Rich’s Family Center | 28 |
| Lots of Love Daycare | 2 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Buffalo, Inc. | 17 |
| Second Mother DayCare | 10 |
| Delina Daycare LLC | 3 |
| Holy Cross Head Start, Inc | 3 |
| Kids Paradise Day Care | 5 |
| Mohamed, Zainab | 7 |
| West Side Community Services, Inc. | 3 |
| ALPHABET KIDS CHILDCARE LLC | 2 |
| SADULA ROSE MONTESSORI, INC. | 6 |
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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