Program Name: Doodle Bugs! Children's Centers    License/Registration ID: 128005


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Catherine E. Welch Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: Cheektowaga
Site Address: Map
10 Losson Road, Cheektowaga, NY 14227
First Licensed/Registration Date: Mar 17, 2003
Current Registration Period: Mar 17, 2023 - Mar 16, 2027 		Phone: (716) 668-6500
Fax: (716) 681-3206
Total Capacity: 140
-Infants: 32
-Toddlers: 40
-Preschool: 48
-School-Age: 20
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 6/24/2024 4:43:37 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  
Mar 13, 2026 Self-Report 2026-I-BRO-024733 No violations cited for this Inspection
Mar 3, 2026 Annual Unannounced 2026-I-BRO-002130 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jan 5, 2026 Fire Safety - Alternate Year 2026-I-BRO-017242 No violations cited for this Inspection
Dec 19, 2025 Self-Report 2025-I-BRO-121824 Violations Found
Dec 15, 2025 Self-Report 2025-I-BRO-120708 No violations cited for this Inspection
Dec 9, 2025 Self-Report 2025-I-BRO-119814 Violations Found
Sep 23, 2025 Self-Report 2025-I-BRO-105454 Violations Found
Sep 8, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-BRO-101704 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jun 3, 2025 Self Reported Serious Incident 2025-I-BRO-045996 Violations Found
Feb 24, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-BRO-003013 No violations cited for this Inspection
Dec 6, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-BRO-113625 No violations cited for this Inspection
Nov 22, 2024 Fire Safety - Alternate Year 2024-I-BRO-109488 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jul 2, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-BRO-073717 No violations cited for this Inspection
May 14, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-BRO-002676 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: Mar 13, 2026 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Dec 19, 2025 418-1.8(l)(5)(i) A written assessment of the child's developmental readiness is required to be kept on file. Corrected
Dec 9, 2025 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
Sep 23, 2025 418-1.9(m) Methods of discipline, interaction or toilet training which frighten, demean or humiliate a child are prohibited. Corrected
Jun 3, 2025 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
*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, 2021: Yes