Program Name: Our Future Leads    License/Registration ID: 869707


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Mercedes Douglas Contact Title: On-Site Provider
Program Type: Group Family Day Care Status: Open
School District: Buffalo
Site Address: Map
205 Locust Street, Buffalo, NY 14204
First Licensed/Registration Date: Feb 2, 2021
Current Registration Period: Feb 2, 2021 - Feb 1, 2025
Phone: (561) 236-6853
Fax:
Total Capacity: 12 children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years AND 4 additional school-aged children
  (there must be one caregiver for every two children under the age of two years in attendance)
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 10/19/2022 11:27:19 PM
4 slots available for ages 6 weeks to 12 years
Children Under 2 years of age slots are available

*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: Yes
Removed from referral list: No
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  
Apr 14, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-BRO-012014 No violations cited for this Inspection
Mar 31, 2025 Monitoring - Enforcement 2025-I-BRO-027950 No violations cited for this Inspection
Feb 19, 2025 Complaint (Substantiated) 2025-I-BRO-023922 Violations Found
Feb 2, 2025 Other 2025-I-BRO-022349 Violations Found
Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Jan 30, 2025 Application - Renewal 2024-I-BRO-092203 No violations cited for this Inspection
Dec 19, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-BRO-099126 Violations Found
Nov 1, 2024 Monitoring - Enforcement 2024-I-BRO-104088 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 1, 2024 Other 2024-I-BRO-104761 No violations cited for this Inspection
Sep 20, 2024 Complaint (Substantiated) 2024-I-BRO-095277 Violations Found
Sep 16, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-BRO-085876 No violations cited for this Inspection
Apr 23, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-BRO-041879 No violations cited for this Inspection
Feb 13, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-BRO-012452 No violations cited for this Inspection
Dec 12, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-BRO-050321 Violations Found
Sep 14, 2023 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2023-I-BRO-043814 No violations cited for this Inspection
Sep 7, 2023 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2023-I-BRO-043125 No violations cited for this Inspection
Aug 24, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-BRO-032799 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 14, 2025 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Feb 19, 2025 416.13(a)(3) The provider, assistant(s), and substitutes must each meet the following qualifications: be capable of providing, and agree to provide, safe and suitable care to children which is supportive of the children's physical, intellectual, emotional and social well-being; Corrected
Feb 2, 2025 416.14(c) Each employee and volunteer must complete a minimum of thirty (30) hours of training every two years. The required 30 hours of training every two years is subject to the following conditions: Corrected
Dec 19, 2024 416.14(m) All child care programs must have at least one caregiver who holds a valid certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first aid on the premises of the child care program during the program's operating hours. Corrected
Sep 20, 2024 413.3(c)(1) Any violation of applicable statutes or regulations will be a basis to deny, reject, limit, suspend, revoke or terminate a license or registration. Corrected
Sep 20, 2024 416.9(b) The caregivers must use acceptable techniques and approaches to help children solve problems. Corrected
Sep 20, 2024 416.9(h) Physical restraint is prohibited. Physical restraint is the act of using force to extremely limit a child's body movements for a lengthy period of time. It involves holding a child against his/her will and putting pressure on the child's chest and/or extremities in an effort to significantly restrict his/her movement, thereby making it extremely difficult for a child to move. It may also involve holding a child flat on the ground and restricting his/her body from movement. Corrected
Sep 20, 2024 416.9(j) Corporal punishment is prohibited. For the purposes of this Part, the term corporal punishment means punishment inflicted directly on the body including, but not limited to, physical restraint, spanking, biting, shaking, slapping, twisting or squeezing; demanding excessive physical exercise, prolonged lack of movement or motion, or strenuous or bizarre postures; and compelling a child to eat or have in the child's mouth soap, hot spices, irritants or the like. Corrected
Sep 20, 2024 416.9(m) Methods of discipline, interaction or toilet training which frighten, demean or humiliate a child are prohibited. Corrected
Sep 20, 2024 416.10(b) In accordance with the provisions of sections 413 and 415 of the Social Services Law, caregivers 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 the caregiver has reasonable cause to suspect that a child coming before them in their capacity as caregiver in a group family day care is an abused or maltreated child. Such report must be 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. Corrected
Sep 20, 2024 416.13(a)(3) The provider, assistant(s), and substitutes must each meet the following qualifications: be capable of providing, and agree to provide, safe and suitable care to children which is supportive of the children's physical, intellectual, emotional and social well-being; Corrected
Sep 20, 2024 416.15(a)(1)(ii) Each group family day care home must operate in compliance with the regulations of the Office and all other applicable laws and regulations. Corrected
Sep 20, 2024 416.15(b)(4) The caregivers, employees, volunteers and all members of the household must be in good health and be of good character and habits. Corrected
Dec 12, 2023 416.4(b)(1) Evacuation drills must be conducted at least monthly during the hours of operation of the group family day care home. 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: Yes