Program Name: Hands of Joy Day Care    License/Registration ID: 265401


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Sheila Bineyard Contact Title: On-Site Provider
Program Type: Group Family Day Care Status: Open
School District: Buffalo
Site Address: Map
30 Littlefield Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14211
First Licensed/Registration Date: Jun 28, 2006
Current Registration Period: Jun 28, 2022 - Jun 27, 2026 		Phone: (716) 892-5134
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 11/1/2024 9:23:15 AM 		2 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  
May 30, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-BRO-042644 No violations cited for this Inspection
Apr 30, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-BRO-036339 No violations cited for this Inspection
Feb 27, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-BRO-004099 No violations cited for this Inspection
Dec 12, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-BRO-112491 No violations cited for this Inspection
Sep 20, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-BRO-095205 Violations Found
May 17, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-BRO-047225 No violations cited for this Inspection
Mar 11, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-BRO-003839 No violations cited for this Inspection
Dec 4, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-BRO-053330 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jul 24, 2023 Complaint (Substantiated) 2023-I-BRO-037351 Violations Found
Jul 7, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-BRO-032575 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: May 30, 2025 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Sep 20, 2024 416.4(b)(4) The licensee must maintain on file a record of each evacuation drill conducted, using forms provided by the Office or approved equivalents. Corrected
Jul 24, 2023 416.15(b)(6)(i) Information relating to an individual child is confidential and cannot be disclosed without written parental permission to anyone other than the Office, its designees or other persons authorized by law. Corrected
Jul 7, 2023 416.11(c)(1) The Licensee must prepare a health care plan on forms furnished by the Office. Such plan must protect and promote the health of children. The health care plan must be on site, followed by all caregivers and available upon demand by a parent or the Office. In those instances in which the program will administer medications, the health care plan must also be approved by the program's health care consultant unless the only medications to be administered are: Corrected
Jul 7, 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
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 June, 2020: None