Program Name: The Rochester Childfirst Network    License/Registration ID: 39692


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Jessica L. Zambuto Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Pending Revocation  <
Aug 20, 2025 <
School District: Rochester
Site Address: Map
941 South Ave, Rochester, NY 14620-2746
First Licensed/Registration Date: Feb 1, 1990
Current Registration Period: Feb 1, 2024 - Jan 31, 2028
Phone: (585) 473-2858
Fax: (585) 461-3771
Total Capacity: 171
-Infants: 8
-Toddlers: 24
-Preschool: 114
-School-Age: 25
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 8/26/2024 7:38:47 AM
-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: Yes
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: Rochester Regional Office
Phone: (585) 238-8531
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 9, 2025 Documentation Review 2025-I-RRO-106444 Violations Found
Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Sep 25, 2025 Monitoring - Enforcement 2025-I-RRO-104296 No violations cited for this Inspection
Sep 23, 2025 Complaint (Investigation Pending) 2025-I-RRO-102726 Violations Found
Sep 19, 2025 Complaint (Investigation Pending) 2025-I-RRO-102260 Violations Found
Aug 15, 2025 Complaint (Investigation Pending) 2025-I-RRO-059368 Results Pending
Aug 11, 2025 Monitoring - Enforcement 2025-I-RRO-058161 No violations cited for this Inspection
Aug 8, 2025 Complaint (Substantiated) 2025-I-RRO-057665 Violations Found
Aug 7, 2025 Monitoring - Enforcement 2025-I-RRO-059142 No violations cited for this Inspection
Aug 5, 2025 Complaint (Substantiated) 2025-I-RRO-056785 Violations Found
Jul 15, 2025 Self-Report 2025-I-RRO-052488 Violations Found
Jul 7, 2025 Fire Safety - Other 2025-I-RRO-050592 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jun 13, 2025 Monitoring - Enforcement 2025-I-RRO-046185 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jun 10, 2025 Complaint (Substantiated) 2025-I-RRO-045620 Violations Found
Feb 14, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-RRO-001601 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 4, 2024 Complaint (Substantiated) 2024-I-RRO-098088 Violations Found
Aug 6, 2024 Fire Safety - Other 2024-I-RRO-078503 No violations cited for this Inspection
May 2, 2024 Application - Renewal 2023-I-RRO-044309 No violations cited for this Inspection
Apr 26, 2024 Complaint (Substantiated) 2024-I-RRO-046406 Violations Found
Apr 26, 2024 Complaint (Substantiated) 2024-I-RRO-043282 Violations Found
Apr 5, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-RRO-001193 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: Oct 9, 2025 Currently uncorrected violations: Yes
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Oct 9, 2025 413.4(d)(6) Pending notification of completion of all required background check components in subdivision (a) of this section, a prospective director, employee or volunteer must always be supervised by an individual who received a qualifying result on the background checks described in paragraph (a) of this section within the past five years. A provisional director, employee or volunteer shall not have unsupervised contact with children in care. Not Corrected
Oct 9, 2025 418-1.8(m) There must be a director, group teacher or assistant teacher supervising all applicants, volunteers and persons in the process of approval. Not Corrected
Oct 9, 2025 418-1.15(b)(10)(ii) A child day care center must cooperate with inspectors and other representatives of the Office in regard to any inspections or investigations that are conducted by the Office or its representatives. Not Corrected
Oct 9, 2025 418-1.15(b)(10)(iii) A child day care center must cooperate with local Child Protective Services' Staff conducting any investigation of alleged child abuse or maltreatment. Not Corrected
Sep 23, 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. Not Corrected
Sep 23, 2025 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. Not Corrected
Sep 19, 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. Not Corrected
Sep 19, 2025 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. Not Corrected
Sep 19, 2025 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: Not Corrected
Sep 19, 2025 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, Not Corrected
Aug 8, 2025 418-1.7(d) As age and development permit, children must be allowed freedom of movement and must be provided with an environment designed to develop such skills as crawling, standing, walking and running. Not Corrected
Aug 8, 2025 418-1.7(w) Children unable to sleep during nap time shall not be confined to a sleeping surface (cot, crib, etc) but instead must be offered a supervised place for quiet play. Not Corrected
Aug 8, 2025 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. Not Corrected
Aug 8, 2025 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. Not Corrected
Aug 8, 2025 418-1.9(b) The staff must use acceptable techniques and approaches to help children solve problems. Not Corrected
Aug 8, 2025 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. Not Corrected
Aug 8, 2025 418-1.9(m) Methods of discipline, interaction or toilet training which frighten, demean or humiliate a child are prohibited. Not Corrected
Aug 8, 2025 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: Not Corrected
Aug 8, 2025 418-1.12(h) Where meals are furnished by the child day care center, the servings must be in portions suitable for the size and age of the children in care including infants. There must be a sufficient amount of food available to children to permit second helpings of nutritious food. Not Corrected
Aug 8, 2025 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, Not Corrected
Aug 5, 2025 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. Not Corrected
Aug 5, 2025 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. Not Corrected
Aug 5, 2025 418-1.9(b) The staff must use acceptable techniques and approaches to help children solve problems. Not Corrected
Aug 5, 2025 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. Not Corrected
Aug 5, 2025 418-1.9(m) Methods of discipline, interaction or toilet training which frighten, demean or humiliate a child are prohibited. Not Corrected
Jul 15, 2025 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. Not Corrected
Jul 15, 2025 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. Not Corrected
Jul 15, 2025 418-1.9(b) The staff must use acceptable techniques and approaches to help children solve problems. Not Corrected
Jul 15, 2025 418-1.12(h) Where meals are furnished by the child day care center, the servings must be in portions suitable for the size and age of the children in care including infants. There must be a sufficient amount of food available to children to permit second helpings of nutritious food. Not Corrected
Jul 15, 2025 418-1.12(j) Sufficient time, based on age and individual needs, must be allowed for meals so that children will not be hurried. Not Corrected
Jul 15, 2025 418-1.12(o) A staff person or volunteer must not force or bribe a child to eat nor use food as a reward or punishment. Not Corrected
Jun 10, 2025 418-1.5(a) Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions in areas accessible to children which pose a safety or health hazard. Not Corrected
Jun 10, 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. Not Corrected
Jun 10, 2025 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. Not Corrected
Jun 10, 2025 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, Not Corrected
Oct 4, 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 4, 2024 418-1.9(b) The staff must use acceptable techniques and approaches to help children solve problems. Corrected
Oct 4, 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
Apr 26, 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
Apr 26, 2024 418-1.9(b) The staff must use acceptable techniques and approaches to help children solve problems. Corrected
Apr 26, 2024 418-1.9(m) Methods of discipline, interaction or toilet training which frighten, demean or humiliate a child are prohibited. 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: Rochester Regional Office
Phone: (585) 238-8531

 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 December, 2020: Yes