Program Name: The Community Action Organization of Western New York, Inc.    License/Registration ID: 879909


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Kristina A. Jeffords Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: Lockport
Site Address: Map
85 North Adam Street, Lockport, NY 14094
First Licensed/Registration Date: Nov 22, 2021
Current Registration Period: Nov 22, 2025 - Nov 21, 2029
Phone: (716) 216-3990
Fax:
Total Capacity: 120
-Infants: 0
-Toddlers: 0
-Preschool: 120
-School-Age: 0
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 11/24/2025 2:18:48 PM
-Infants: 0
-Toddlers: 0
-Preschool: 0
-School-Age: 0

*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
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  
Apr 2, 2026 Fire Safety - Alternate Year 2026-I-BRO-027201 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jan 21, 2026 Annual Unannounced 2026-I-BRO-011089 No violations cited for this Inspection
Nov 6, 2025 Documentation Review 2025-I-BRO-113971 Violations Found
Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Oct 30, 2025 Complaint (Substantiated) 2025-I-BRO-110921 Violations Found
Oct 21, 2025 Application - Renewal 2025-I-BRO-050729 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 7, 2025 Fire Safety - Renewal 2025-I-BRO-104054 Violations Found
Sep 23, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-BRO-046703 Violations Found
May 12, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-BRO-030675 No violations cited for this Inspection
Mar 24, 2025 Self Reported Serious Incident 2025-I-BRO-028490 No violations cited for this Inspection
Feb 4, 2025 Self Reported Serious Incident 2025-I-BRO-023072 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jan 15, 2025 Self Reported Serious Incident 2025-I-BRO-018685 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jan 9, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-BRO-012695 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 23, 2024 Other 2024-I-BRO-102571 No violations cited for this Inspection Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Oct 22, 2024 Other 2024-I-BRO-102570 Violations Found
Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Oct 21, 2024 Complaint (Substantiated) 2024-I-BRO-102199 Violations Found
Oct 7, 2024 Fire Safety - Alternate Year 2024-I-BRO-098761 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 2, 2024 Self Reported Serious Incident 2024-I-BRO-096778 No violations cited for this Inspection
Aug 1, 2024 Self Reported Serious Incident 2024-I-BRO-077350 No violations cited for this Inspection
May 21, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-BRO-013214 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 2, 2026 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Nov 6, 2025 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
Oct 30, 2025 418-1.4(c) Fire detection, alarm and firefighting equipment appropriate to the type of building construction, size, height and occupancy must be provided, maintained and operate as designed. Corrected
Oct 30, 2025 418-1.11(i)(8) The premises must be kept clean and free from dampness, odors and the accumulation of trash. Corrected
Oct 7, 2025 418-1.3(o)(2) Buildings, systems and equipment must be kept in good repair and operate as designed. Corrected
Oct 7, 2025 418-1.4(j) Steam or hot water boilers must be inspected and approved in accordance with the requirements of the New York State Department of Labor by an inspector from the New York State Department of Labor, or by an insurance company which is licensed to write boiler insurance in the State. All other fuel burning heating systems and equipment and boilers not subject to the New York State Department of Labor requirements must be serviced by a heating contractor once every 24 months. Corrected
Oct 7, 2025 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
Sep 23, 2025 418-1.5(w) Cleaning materials must be stored in their original containers unless the product's use or the program's health care plan indicates that the product be mixed with water before use. In this case, the container used for subsequent use of the mixed product must state the name of the cleaning material contained within. Cleaning materials must be used in such a way that they will not contaminate play surfaces, food or food preparation areas, or constitute a hazard to children. Such materials must be kept in a place inaccessible to children. Corrected
Sep 23, 2025 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
Oct 22, 2024 418-1.8(b) The child day care center must employ staff who will promote the physical, intellectual, social, cultural and emotional well-being of the children. Corrected
Oct 22, 2024 418-1.9(a) The program must establish and follow a written plan for behavior management that is acceptable to the office. This plan must include how the staff will approach challenging behaviors, help children solve problems and encourage acceptable behaviors. Corrected
Oct 22, 2024 418-1.9(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
Oct 21, 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
Oct 21, 2024 418-1.9(j) Corporal punishment is prohibited. For the purposes of this Subpart, 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, foods, hot spices or irritants or the like. Corrected
Oct 21, 2024 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 21, 2024 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
Oct 21, 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, 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 April, 2021: Yes