Program Name: BRIGHTPATH    License/Registration ID: 426433


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Cynthia L. Del Valle Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: Sweet Home
Site Address: Map
2715 Niagara Falls Blvd, Amherst, NY 14228
First Licensed/Registration Date: Aug 23, 2010
Current Registration Period: Aug 23, 2024 - Aug 22, 2028
Phone: (716) 204-3506
Fax: (716) 204-3596
Total Capacity: 93
-Infants: 8
-Toddlers: 34
-Preschool: 51
-School-Age: 0
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  
Feb 27, 2025 Fire Safety - Alternate Year 2025-I-BRO-025442 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jan 31, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-BRO-005454 No violations cited for this Inspection
Dec 20, 2024 Complaint (Substantiated) 2024-I-BRO-114603 Violations Found
Nov 6, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-BRO-041519 No violations cited for this Inspection
Sep 26, 2024 Self Reported Serious Incident 2024-I-BRO-096589 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jul 11, 2024 Application - Renewal 2024-I-BRO-041341 Violations Found
Jun 25, 2024 Self Reported Serious Incident 2024-I-BRO-053138 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jun 20, 2024 Fire Safety - Renewal 2024-I-BRO-050565 No violations cited for this Inspection
Apr 12, 2024 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2024-I-BRO-041876 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jan 22, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-BRO-005295 Violations Found
Jan 10, 2024 Fire Safety - Other 2024-I-BRO-016962 No violations cited for this Inspection
Nov 16, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-BRO-051273 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jul 26, 2023 Fire Safety - Alternate Year 2023-I-BRO-034917 Violations Found
Jul 24, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-BRO-035615 No violations cited for this Inspection
Apr 12, 2023 Other 2023-I-BRO-023781 No violations cited for this Inspection
Apr 11, 2023 Complaint (Substantiated) 2023-I-BRO-025388 Violations Found
Apr 11, 2023 Complaint (Substantiated) 2023-I-BRO-024310 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: Feb 27, 2025 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Dec 20, 2024 418-1.15(b)(4) The staff and volunteers must be in good health and be of good character and habits. Corrected
Dec 20, 2024 418-1.15(b)(14) 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: Corrected
Jul 11, 2024 418-1.13(a) Staff members must be qualified by training and experience to carry out their respective functions in the administration, operation and maintenance of the child day care center. Corrected
Jul 11, 2024 418-1.15(c)(7) 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: copies of current staff and volunteers health statements; Corrected
Jan 22, 2024 418-1.8(k)(3)(i) for children between ages 18 months old and 36 months old: there must be one teacher for every five children; Corrected
Jul 26, 2023 418-1.15(c)(22) 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: documentation from the local health department or the New York State Department of Health showing that the facility has been approved in accordance with the requirements of the New York State Department of Health; Corrected
Jul 26, 2023 418-1.15(c)(33) 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: documentation from the local government authority having jurisdiction for determining compliance with the Fire and Building Code of New York State showing that the facility has been inspected and approved once every 12 months during the current license period for compliance with the applicable fire safety provisions of the Fire and Building Code of New York State; Corrected
Apr 11, 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
Apr 11, 2023 418-1.10(c) 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: Corrected
Apr 11, 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
Apr 11, 2023 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 April, 2020: Yes