Program Name: LITTLE LAMBS DAYCARE    License/Registration ID: 886041


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Jessica Lorenzo Contact Title: On-Site Provider
Program Type: Group Family Day Care Status: License Suspended  <
Aug 21, 2025 <
School District: Buffalo
Site Address: Map
23 Hillside Ave, Buffalo, NY 14210
First Licensed/Registration Date: Jul 25, 2022
Current Registration Period: Jul 25, 2022 - Jul 24, 2026
Phone: (716) 370-8340
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 5/28/2025 1:18:23 PM
0 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: No
Removed from referral list: Yes
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  
Oct 2, 2025 Monitoring - Enforcement 2025-I-BRO-105502 No violations cited for this Inspection
Aug 22, 2025 Monitoring - Enforcement 2025-I-BRO-070481 No violations cited for this Inspection
Aug 21, 2025 Other 2025-I-BRO-070321 No violations cited for this Inspection
Aug 15, 2025 Complaint (Substantiated) 2025-I-BRO-059278 Violations Found
Jul 28, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-BRO-054762 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jul 24, 2025 Fire Safety - Pools & Bodies of Water 2025-I-BRO-055277 Violations Found
Jul 24, 2025 Complaint (Substantiated) 2025-I-BRO-054364 Violations Found
May 28, 2025 Monitoring 2023-I-BRO-047199 Violations Found
Apr 8, 2025 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2025-I-BRO-031803 No violations cited for this Inspection
Feb 5, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-BRO-013205 Violations Found
Nov 6, 2024 Self Reported Serious Incident 2024-I-BRO-105784 No violations cited for this Inspection
Aug 8, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-BRO-013807 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jun 4, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-BRO-046818 Violations Found
Mar 7, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-BRO-024613 No violations cited for this Inspection
Dec 6, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-BRO-051596 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: Oct 2, 2025 Currently uncorrected violations: Yes
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Aug 15, 2025 416.5(z) Caregivers and volunteers must take suitable precautions to prevent children from receiving burns caused by contact with hot liquids. Not Corrected
Aug 15, 2025 416.8(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 caregiver's range of vision except as provided in section 416.8(b) of this Part and that the caregiver 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
Aug 15, 2025 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. Not Corrected
Aug 15, 2025 416.11(h)(1)(ii) The caregivers 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
Aug 15, 2025 416.11(h)(1)(iii) The caregivers also must: in the event of an accident or illness requiring immediate health care, secure such care and notify the parent; and Not Corrected
Aug 15, 2025 416.15(b)(14)(iii) The caregiver 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 a caregiver: serious injury, Not Corrected
Jul 24, 2025 416.3(o) All residences used for group family day care homes must remain in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Fire and Building Code of New York State, or other applicable fire and building codes when the Fire and Building Code of New York State is not applicable. Corrected
Jul 24, 2025 416.5 Safety Corrected
Jul 24, 2025 416.5(f)(1) Barriers must exist to prevent children from gaining access to any swimming pool, drainage ditches, wells, ponds or other bodies of open water located on or adjacent to the property where the day care program is located. Such barriers must be of adequate height and appropriately secured to prevent children from gaining access to such areas. Corrected
Jul 24, 2025 416.15(b)(12) The group family day care home must report to the Office: any change affecting, or which reasonably might be expected to affect, those portions of the building and property in which the program is operating or which are used for the children's egress in the case of emergency; any change in household members; and any other change that would place the home out of compliance with applicable regulations. Corrected
Jul 24, 2025 416.8(j)(1) One caregiver may care for a maximum of six children younger than school age, or eight children when at least two of the eight children are school aged. Corrected
Jul 24, 2025 416.15(c)(13) The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection: a daily schedule documenting the arrival and departure times of each caregiver, employees and volunteers; Corrected
May 28, 2025 416.4(i) Trash, garbage and combustible materials must not be stored in the furnace room, or in rooms or outdoor areas adjacent to the home that are ordinarily occupied by or accessible to children. If there is not a separate, enclosed furnace room, trash, garbage and combustible materials must not be stored within four feet of the furnace. Corrected
Feb 5, 2025 416.5(j) All matches, lighters, medicines, drugs, detergents, aerosol cans and other poisonous or toxic materials must be stored in their original containers, and 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
Feb 5, 2025 416.13(b) All child day care providers, employees, volunteers and any person age eighteen (18) or older living or who begins to live in a group family day care home are required to comply with the criminal history review provisions of this Part and Part 413 of this Title. Corrected
Jun 4, 2024 416.4(h)(4) All paths of egress on the interior and exterior of the home, including corridors, aisles and approaches must be kept free of obstructions, impediments and debris at all times. Corrected
Jun 4, 2024 416.5(a) Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions in areas accessible to children which pose a safety or health hazard. Corrected
Jun 4, 2024 416.6(a) The Licensee must obtain written consent on forms furnished by the Office or approved equivalents from the parent of the child for any transportation of the children in care at the group family day care home provided or arranged for by a caregiver. Corrected
Jun 4, 2024 416.6(f) All children must be secured in child safety seats properly installed per manufacturers recommendations, or with safety belts, as appropriate for the age of the child in accordance with the requirements of the Vehicle and Traffic Law, before any child may be transported in a motor vehicle where such transportation is provided or arranged for by the licensee. Corrected
Jun 4, 2024 416.8(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 caregiver's range of vision except as provided in section 416.8(b) of this Part and that the caregiver 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
Jun 4, 2024 416.8(d) Only approved caregivers may be left unsupervised with day care children. Corrected
Jun 4, 2024 416.8(j)(3) When care is provided for children under the age of two years, there must be at least one caregiver present for every two children under the age of two years in attendance. Corrected
Jun 4, 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
Jun 4, 2024 416.15(b)(12) The group family day care home must report to the Office: any change affecting, or which reasonably might be expected to affect, those portions of the building and property in which the program is operating or which are used for the children's egress in the case of emergency; any change in household members; and any other change that would place the home out of compliance with applicable regulations. Corrected
Dec 6, 2023 416.8(j)(3) When care is provided for children under the age of two years, there must be at least one caregiver present for every two children under the age of two years in attendance. Corrected
Dec 6, 2023 416.12(ab) Children may not be placed in a crib with a bottle, food or drink. Corrected
Dec 6, 2023 416.15(c)(5) The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection daily attendance records that are 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 October, 2020: Yes