Program Name: Early Bird Childcare Centers, Inc.    License/Registration ID: 291856


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Colleen M. Brecker Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Pending Revocation  <
Oct 21, 2024 <
School District: Springville-Griffith
Site Address: Map
243 West Main Street, Springville, NY 14141
First Licensed/Registration Date: Aug 28, 2007
Current Registration Period: Aug 28, 2023 - Aug 27, 2027
Phone: (716) 592-3868
Fax: (716) 592-3757
Total Capacity: 168
-Infants: 26
-Toddlers: 24
-Preschool: 90
-School-Age: 28
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 10/31/2024 8:38:03 AM
-Infants: 4
-Toddlers: 5
-Preschool: 10
-School-Age: 20

*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: Yes
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  
Dec 9, 2024 Self Reported Serious Incident 2024-I-BRO-112071 No violations cited for this Inspection
Nov 15, 2024 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2024-I-BRO-107341 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 29, 2024 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2024-I-BRO-103790 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 3, 2024 Complaint (Substantiated) 2024-I-BRO-098612 Violations Found
Aug 19, 2024 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2024-I-BRO-080059 No violations cited for this Inspection
Aug 15, 2024 Complaint (Substantiated) 2024-I-BRO-079478 Violations Found
Aug 12, 2024 Self Reported Serious Incident 2024-I-BRO-078959 Violations Found
Jul 10, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-BRO-060543 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jun 25, 2024 Fire Safety - Alternate Year 2024-I-BRO-052899 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jun 10, 2024 Serious Injury 2024-I-BRO-050254 Violations Found
May 28, 2024 Self Reported Serious Incident 2024-I-BRO-048609 No violations cited for this Inspection
May 10, 2024 Self Reported Serious Incident 2024-I-BRO-041301 No violations cited for this Inspection
Mar 28, 2024 Self Reported Serious Incident 2024-I-BRO-039840 No violations cited for this Inspection
Mar 13, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-BRO-004089 No violations cited for this Inspection
Dec 5, 2023 Self Reported Serious Incident 2023-I-BRO-053741 No violations cited for this Inspection
Nov 9, 2023 Complaint (Substantiated) 2023-I-BRO-050643 Violations Found
Oct 5, 2023 Self Reported Serious Incident 2023-I-BRO-046599 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jul 11, 2023 Application - Renewal 2023-I-BRO-024390 Violations Found
Jun 23, 2023 Fire Safety - Renewal 2023-I-BRO-032339 Violations Found
May 5, 2023 Annual Unannounced 2023-I-BRO-003749 Violations Found
Feb 17, 2023 Self Reported Serious Incident 2023-I-BRO-018772 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: Dec 9, 2024 Currently uncorrected violations: Yes
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Oct 3, 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. Not Corrected
Oct 3, 2024 418-1.8(c) The child day care center must provide supervision of the staff responsible for the care of children. Workloads and assignments must be arranged to provide consistency of care to children and to allow staff to fulfill their respective responsibilities. Not Corrected
Oct 3, 2024 418-1.10(c)(1) Child care center staff must personally make, or cause to be made, an immediate report to the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment by telephone, followed by a written report within 48 hours, in the form and manner prescribed by the Office, to the child protective service of the social services district in the county in which the child resides. Not Corrected
Oct 3, 2024 418-1.11(h)(1)(ii) The program must immediately call 911 for children who require emergency medical care and also must: arrange for the transportation of any child in need of emergency health care, and for the supervision of the children remaining in the program; Not Corrected
Oct 3, 2024 418-1.11(h)(1)(iii) The program must immediately call 911 for children who require emergency medical care and also must: in the event of an accident or illness requiring immediate health care, secure such care and notify the parent; and Not Corrected
Oct 3, 2024 418-1.11(h)(1)(iv) The program must immediately call 911 for children who require emergency medical care and also must: advise a parent or the person authorized to pick up the child that day, of any developing symptoms of illness or minor injury sustained while child is in care. Not Corrected
Oct 3, 2024 418-1.15(b)(14)(ii) 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, Not Corrected
Aug 15, 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
Aug 12, 2024 418-1.12(z) All containers or bottles of, breast milk, formula or other individualized food items must be clearly marked with the child's complete name. Corrected
Jun 10, 2024 418-1.11(h)(1)(iv) The program must immediately call 911 for children who require emergency medical care and also must: advise a parent or the person authorized to pick up the child that day, of any developing symptoms of illness or minor injury sustained while child is in care. Corrected
Nov 9, 2023 418-1.11(h)(1) The program must immediately call 911 for children who require emergency medical care and also must: Corrected
Nov 9, 2023 418-1.15(b)(14)(ii) 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, Corrected
Jul 11, 2023 413.4(d)(5) A prospective director, employee or volunteer may begin to work or volunteer at a child day care center, small day care center, school-age child care program, group family day care home or family day care home after completing the check described in paragraphs (1) or (2) of subdivision (a) of this section. Corrected
Jul 11, 2023 418-1.8(e) A group teacher, meeting the qualifications of section 418-1.13, is required for every group of children. Corrected
Jul 11, 2023 418-1.11(a)(2) The written medical statement from the health care provider must also state whether the child is a child with special health care needs and, if so, what special provisions, if any, will be necessary in order for the child to participate in child day care. When the written statement from the health care provider advises the day care program that the child being enrolled is a child with special health care needs, the day care program must work together with the parent and the child's health care provider to develop a reasonable health care plan for the child while the child is in the child day care program. The health care plan for the child must also address how the day care program will obtain or develop any additional competencies that the staff will need to have in order to carry out the health care plan for the child. Corrected
Jul 11, 2023 418-1.13(g) Minimum education and experience qualifications: Corrected
Jul 11, 2023 418-1.14(c)(1) 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. Corrected
Jun 23, 2023 418-1.5(b)(4) Each program must hold two shelter-in-place drills annually during which procedures and supplies are reviewed. Parents must be made aware of this drill in advance. Corrected
May 5, 2023 413.3(g)(3)(i) The Office shall require the child day care program to immediately post upon receipt, in a prominent place at the program that is visible to parents, a copy of the most recent compliance history report issued to the program by the Office. Corrected
May 5, 2023 418-1.4(h) 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. Corrected
May 5, 2023 418-1.15(c)(5) 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: daily attendance records, which must be filled out at the time a child arrives and departs, and must include arrival and departure times; 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
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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 December, 2019: Yes