Program Name: BRIGHTPATH    License/Registration ID: 795429


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Wendy M. Filkorn Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: Iroquois
Site Address: Map
2331 Bowen Road, Elma, NY 14059
First Licensed/Registration Date: Jul 7, 2017
Current Registration Period: Jul 7, 2023 - Jul 6, 2027 		Phone: (716) 655-2705
Fax:
Total Capacity: 81
-Infants: 16
-Toddlers: 20
-Preschool: 30
-School-Age: 15
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 11/1/2022 8:39:14 AM
-Infants: 0
-Toddlers: 0
-Preschool: 4
-School-Age: 3

*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

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  
Apr 21, 2025 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2025-I-BRO-034542 Violations Found
Apr 8, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-BRO-031817 No violations cited for this Inspection
Mar 7, 2025 Self Reported Serious Incident 2025-I-BRO-026685 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jan 27, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-BRO-009666 No violations cited for this Inspection
Nov 4, 2024 Fire Safety - Alternate Year 2024-I-BRO-105033 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 22, 2024 Self Reported Serious Incident 2024-I-BRO-103189 Violations Found
Sep 3, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-BRO-083114 No violations cited for this Inspection
May 30, 2024 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2024-I-BRO-049370 No violations cited for this Inspection
Mar 13, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-BRO-009816 No violations cited for this Inspection
Dec 15, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-BRO-054724 No violations cited for this Inspection
Sep 25, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-BRO-044988 Violations Found
Jun 8, 2023 Application - Renewal 2023-I-BRO-019367 No violations cited for this Inspection
May 30, 2023 Fire Safety - Renewal 2023-I-BRO-028817 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: Apr 21, 2025 Currently uncorrected violations: Yes
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Apr 21, 2025 418-1.13(b)(3) Child day care centers must review and evaluate the backgrounds of all applicants for staff and volunteer positions. All applicants whose backgrounds must be checked are required to provide the following: a sworn statement by the applicant indicating whether, to the best of the applicant's knowledge, such applicant has ever been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony in New York State or any other jurisdiction and fingerprint images as required to comply with the requirements of 413.4 of this Title; Not Corrected
Oct 22, 2024 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
Sep 25, 2023 418-1.3(h) Peeling or damaged paint or plaster must be repaired. 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 May, 2020: None