Program Name: The Community Action Organization of Western New York, Inc.    License/Registration ID: 357454


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Casandra L. Stewart Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: Buffalo
Site Address: Map
909 East Ferry Street, Buffalo, NY 14211
First Licensed/Registration Date: Sep 16, 2008
Current Registration Period: Sep 16, 2022 - Sep 15, 2026
Phone: (716) 348-3322
Fax: (716) 348-3330
Total Capacity: 124
-Infants: 0
-Toddlers: 0
-Preschool: 124
-School-Age: 0
Open Child Care Slots*:

* Important Note: This child care provider has not provided enrollment information for posting on the OCFS website.


To learn about current openings, please contact the program directly.


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 Monitoring 2026-I-BRO-024944 Violations Found
Jan 29, 2026 Annual Unannounced 2026-I-BRO-003856 Violations Found
Nov 13, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-BRO-114065 Violations Found
Sep 17, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-BRO-046708 Violations Found
Apr 28, 2025 Self Reported Serious Incident 2025-I-BRO-030706 Violations Found
Apr 23, 2025 Fire Safety - Alternate Year 2025-I-BRO-033560 Violations Found
Mar 24, 2025 Self Reported Serious Incident 2025-I-BRO-029534 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jan 29, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-BRO-004864 Violations Found
Nov 14, 2024 Complaint (Substantiated) 2024-I-BRO-107342 Violations Found
Nov 6, 2024 Other 2024-I-BRO-105408 No violations cited for this Inspection Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Oct 31, 2024 Self Reported Serious Incident 2024-I-BRO-104565 Violations Found
Oct 24, 2024 Mid-Point 2024-I-BRO-086388 Violations Found
Sep 19, 2024 Self Reported Serious Incident 2024-I-BRO-090983 No violations cited for this Inspection
Sep 17, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-BRO-080837 Violations Found
Aug 21, 2024 Fire Safety - Alternate Year 2024-I-BRO-080580 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: Yes
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Apr 2, 2026 418-1.4(e) All fire suppression equipment and systems must be tested and maintained in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Fire Code and Building Code of New York State or other applicable fire and building codes when the Fire Code and Building Code of New York State is not applicable. Not Corrected
Jan 29, 2026 418-1.4(e) All fire suppression equipment and systems must be tested and maintained in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Fire Code and Building Code of New York State or other applicable fire and building codes when the Fire Code and Building Code of New York State is not applicable. Not Corrected
Nov 13, 2025 418-1.4(e) All fire suppression equipment and systems must be tested and maintained in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Fire Code and Building Code of New York State or other applicable fire and building codes when the Fire Code and Building Code of New York State is not applicable. Not Corrected
Sep 17, 2025 418-1.4(e) All fire suppression equipment and systems must be tested and maintained in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Fire Code and Building Code of New York State or other applicable fire and building codes when the Fire Code and Building Code of New York State is not applicable. Not Corrected
Sep 17, 2025 418-1.11(f)(21) In the case of medication that needs to be given on an ongoing, long-term basis, the authorization and consent forms for children under the age of 5 years of age must be reauthorized at least once every six months. Any changes in the medication authorization related to dosage, time or frequency of administration shall require a program to obtain new instructions written by the licensed authorized prescriber. All other changes to the original medication authorization require a change in the prescription. Corrected
Apr 28, 2025 418-1.11(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 staff 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
Apr 28, 2025 418-1.11(f)(21) In the case of medication that needs to be given on an ongoing, long-term basis, the authorization and consent forms for children under the age of 5 years of age must be reauthorized at least once every six months. Any changes in the medication authorization related to dosage, time or frequency of administration shall require a program to obtain new instructions written by the licensed authorized prescriber. All other changes to the original medication authorization require a change in the prescription. Corrected
Apr 23, 2025 418-1.4(e) All fire suppression equipment and systems must be tested and maintained in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Fire Code and Building Code of New York State or other applicable fire and building codes when the Fire Code and Building Code of New York State is not applicable. Not Corrected
Apr 23, 2025 418-1.15(c)(31) 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 service personnel licensed by the New York State Department of State to perform fire alarm systems maintenance, repair and testing which shows that the fire alarm and detection systems have been inspected, tested and maintained during the current license period in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Fire and Building Code of New York State; Corrected
Apr 23, 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
Jan 29, 2025 418-1.11(f)(16) Prescription medication labels must include the following information or be available through the licensed authorized prescriber on the form provided by the Office or equivalent form: Corrected
Nov 14, 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
Nov 14, 2024 418-1.9(d) Behavior management must promote self-esteem in children and guide children in such a way as to help each child develop self-control and assume responsibility for his or her actions through clear and consistent rules and limits appropriate to the ages and development of the children in care. Corrected
Nov 14, 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
Nov 14, 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
Oct 31, 2024 418-1.11(a)(2) The written medical statement from the health care provider must also state whether the child is a child with special health care needs and, if so, what special provisions, if any, will be necessary in order for the child to participate in child day care. When the written statement from the health care provider advises the day care program that the child being enrolled is a child with special health care needs, the day care program must work together with the parent and the child's health care provider to develop a reasonable health care plan for the child while the child is in the child day care program. The health care plan for the child must also address how the day care program will obtain or develop any additional competencies that the staff will need to have in order to carry out the health care plan for the child. Corrected
Oct 24, 2024 418-1.14(c) Each staff person and volunteer must complete a minimum of thirty (30) hours of training every two years. The required thirty (30) hours of training every two years is subject to the following conditions: Corrected
Oct 24, 2024 418-1.14(d) Training must address all topics or subject matters required by state and federal law. The required state topics are: Corrected
Oct 24, 2024 418-1.15(b)(29)(iv) Mid-point requirements for four-year license holders. At the two-year calendar date in a four year licensing cycle, a program must be in compliance with the following mid-point requirements and be able to show proof of compliance to the Office when requested, as follows: documentation from service personnel qualified to perform fire suppression systems testing showing that fire suppression equipment and systems have been tested and maintained during the current license period in accordance with the requirements of the Fire Code 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, for use of the building as a child day care center; and Not Corrected
Sep 17, 2024 418-1.15(b)(12)(iii) The child day care center must report to the Office: Immediately or no later than the next day of business of the director's resignation or termination; 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 May, 2021: None