Program Name: Friendship Children's Center, Inc.    License/Registration ID: 39701


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Joi L. Mcmurtry Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: Rochester
Site Address: Map
310 Fernwood Ave, Rochester, NY 14609-3446
First Licensed/Registration Date: Nov 1, 1990
Current Registration Period: Nov 1, 2018 - Oct 31, 2022 		Phone: (585) 342-7250
Fax: (585) 342-7807
Total Capacity: 120
-Infants: 0
-Toddlers: 12
-Preschool: 72
-School age: 36
Care available during non-traditional hours: No
 Removed from referral list: No
This facility is approved to administer medications.

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  
Apr 30, 2021 Self Reported Serious Incident 2021-I-RRO-024935 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jan 5, 2021 Complaint 2021-I-RRO-000056 No violations cited for this Inspection
Dec 16, 2019 Complaint 2019-I-RRO-066528 Violations Found
Oct 21, 2019 Complaint 2019-I-RRO-059717 Violations Found
Jul 25, 2019 Complaint 2019-I-RRO-037353 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: Apr 30, 2021 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Dec 16, 2019 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
Dec 16, 2019 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
Oct 21, 2019 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
Oct 21, 2019 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
Jul 25, 2019 418-1.11(i)(9) The premises must be kept free of vermin. 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 July, 2016: Yes