Program Name: Doodle Bugs! Children's Centers    License/Registration ID: 128005


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Catherine E. Welch Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: Cheektowaga
Site Address: Map
10 Losson Road, Cheektowaga, NY 14227
First Licensed/Registration Date: Mar 17, 2003
Current Registration Period: Mar 17, 2023 - Mar 16, 2027 		Phone: (716) 668-6500
Fax: (716) 681-3206
Total Capacity: 142
-Infants: 24
-Toddlers: 50
-Preschool: 48
-School-Age: 20
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 6/24/2024 4:43:37 PM
-Infants: 0
-Toddlers: 0
-Preschool: 0
-School-Age: 0

*Important Note: This self reported information on open child care slots can quickly change.


Please contact this program for the most current openings.


Care available during non-traditional hours: No
 Removed from referral list: No
This facility is approved to administer medications.
This facility has Non-Patient Specific Auto Injectors.

For additional information on this program and compliance history, contact
Office: Buffalo Regional Office
Phone: (716) 847-3828
For additional details and to view the checklist used during an inspection, please click on the Inspection ID links below. Inspection checklists are generated per inspection type and reason. Also note, that any regulatory requirement can be assessed and cited during an inspection and as a result, may not be reflected on the inspection checklist. These items would be reflected in the program's compliance history that is posted.
 Inspection History: (Inspections in the past 24 months)

Date Inspection Type Inspection ID Inspection Result  
Feb 24, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-BRO-003013 No violations cited for this Inspection
Dec 6, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-BRO-113625 No violations cited for this Inspection
Nov 22, 2024 Fire Safety - Alternate Year 2024-I-BRO-109488 No violations cited for this Inspection
Sep 24, 2024 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2024-I-BRO-096121 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jul 2, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-BRO-073717 No violations cited for this Inspection
May 14, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-BRO-002676 No violations cited for this Inspection
Mar 8, 2024 Complaint (Substantiated) 2024-I-BRO-037110 Violations Found
Dec 27, 2023 Complaint (Substantiated) 2024-I-BRO-016584 Violations Found
Nov 9, 2023 Complaint (Substantiated) 2023-I-BRO-050542 Violations Found
Oct 13, 2023 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2023-I-BRO-047148 No violations cited for this Inspection
Sep 27, 2023 Complaint (Substantiated) 2023-I-BRO-045314 Violations Found
Sep 21, 2023 Self Reported Serious Incident 2023-I-BRO-045105 No violations cited for this Inspection
Sep 12, 2023 Annual Unannounced 2023-I-BRO-002219 No violations cited for this Inspection
May 11, 2023 Self Reported Serious Incident 2023-I-BRO-028097 No violations cited for this Inspection
Additional Inspection History
*Inspections may be conducted outside of program operating hours and/or off-site(where inspector was not on premises where care is provided) for the following reasons:
-Record/File Review
-Interviewing of Staff
-Or Other Investigative Reasons

 Compliance History
Date of Last Inspection: Feb 24, 2025 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Mar 8, 2024 418-1.11(i)(3) Staff must assist children in keeping clean and comfortable, and in learning appropriate personal hygiene practices. Corrected
Dec 27, 2023 418-1.8(a) 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. Corrected
Nov 9, 2023 418-1.5(a) Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions in areas accessible to children which pose a safety or health hazard. Corrected
Sep 27, 2023 418-1.8(k)(2)(i) for children between ages 6 weeks old and 18 months old: there must be one teacher for every four children; Corrected
Sep 27, 2023 418-1.8(k)(4)(i) for 3-year-old children: there must be one teacher for every seven children; Corrected
*Violations are posted on this web site after the inspection results have been finalized in a report mailed to the provider. Violations are listed here as 'Corrected' after the Office has verified corrections with the provider, and a letter confirming the corrections has been mailed to the provider.
For additional information on this program and compliance history, contact
Office: Buffalo Regional Office
Phone: (716) 847-3828
 Enforcement History
The New York State Office of Children and Family Services uses a range of tools to help bring child care programs into compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.

The enforcement actions listed on this website only include denial, revocation or suspension of a child care program's license or registration. Fines are not shown on this website. OCFS stops referring families to the program if a program's license or registration is closed, revoked or suspended.

Other enforcement actions such as Corrective action plans and fines are not shown on this website.
Enforcement Actions since April, 2020: Yes