Program Name: BRIGHTPATH    License/Registration ID: 273162


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Kaitlin S. Boyle Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: Cheektowaga-Maryvale
Site Address: Map
777 Maryvale Drive, Cheektowaga, NY 14225
First Licensed/Registration Date: Jul 27, 2006
Current Registration Period: Jul 27, 2022 - Jul 26, 2026 		Phone: (716) 626-9126
Fax: (716) 675-4599
Total Capacity: 99
-Infants: 16
-Toddlers: 24
-Preschool: 39
-School-Age: 20
Open Child Care Slots*:

* Important Note: This child care provider has not provided enrollment information for posting on the OCFS website.


To learn about current openings, please contact the program directly.


Care available during non-traditional hours: No
 Removed from referral list: No
This facility is approved to administer medications.

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  
Jul 10, 2024 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2024-I-BRO-073023 Violations Found
Jul 2, 2024 Complaint (Substantiated) 2024-I-BRO-058023 Violations Found
Jun 4, 2024 Fire Safety - Alternate Year 2024-I-BRO-048532 No violations cited for this Inspection
Apr 26, 2024 Other 2024-I-BRO-043931 No violations cited for this Inspection
Apr 25, 2024 Complaint (Substantiated) 2024-I-BRO-043763 Violations Found
Apr 17, 2024 Other 2024-I-BRO-042631 No violations cited for this Inspection
Apr 16, 2024 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2024-I-BRO-042448 Violations Found
Jan 24, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-BRO-003935 No violations cited for this Inspection
Dec 15, 2023 Complaint (Substantiated) 2023-I-BRO-055000 Violations Found
Nov 16, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-BRO-051271 No violations cited for this Inspection
Aug 21, 2023 Self Reported Serious Incident 2023-I-BRO-040796 Violations Found
Jul 3, 2023 Self Reported Serious Incident 2023-I-BRO-035018 Violations Found
May 24, 2023 Fire Safety - Alternate Year 2023-I-BRO-028819 No violations cited for this Inspection
Apr 11, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-BRO-023771 No violations cited for this Inspection
Feb 21, 2023 Self Reported Serious Incident 2023-I-BRO-019688 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jan 31, 2023 Annual Unannounced 2023-I-BRO-003587 No violations cited for this Inspection
Dec 8, 2022 Complaint (Substantiated) 2022-I-BRO-048774 Violations Found
Nov 30, 2022 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2022-I-BRO-047796 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 19, 2022 Complaint (Substantiated) 2022-I-BRO-041249 Violations Found
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: Jul 10, 2024 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Jul 10, 2024 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
Jul 2, 2024 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
Apr 25, 2024 418-1.9(m) Methods of discipline, interaction or toilet training which frighten, demean or humiliate a child are prohibited. Corrected
Apr 16, 2024 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
Dec 15, 2023 418-1.9(b) The staff must use acceptable techniques and approaches to help children solve problems. Corrected
Dec 15, 2023 418-1.15(b)(4) The staff and volunteers must be in good health and be of good character and habits. Corrected
Aug 21, 2023 418-1.5(n)(4) Play equipment and apparatus may be used only by the children for whom it is developmentally appropriate. Corrected
Jul 3, 2023 418-1.8(k)(7)(i) for a child of school-age through the age of 9 years old: there must be one teacher for every ten children; Corrected
Dec 8, 2022 418-1.10(a) 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. Corrected
Oct 19, 2022 418-1.8(k) The supervision ratios are as follows: 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 October, 2019: Yes