Program Name: Aspire of Western New York, Inc.    License/Registration ID: 42250


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Melissa J. Bradley Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: Cheektowaga-Maryvale
Site Address: Map
4635 Union Road, Cheektowaga, NY 14225
First Licensed/Registration Date: Aug 1, 1995
Current Registration Period: Aug 1, 2023 - Jul 31, 2027
Phone: (716) 505-5700
Fax: (716) 633-9351
Total Capacity: 60
-Infants: 0
-Toddlers: 0
-Preschool: 60
-School-Age: 0
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 12/11/2024 1:29:42 PM
-Infants: 0
-Toddlers: 0
-Preschool: 36
-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  
Apr 2, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-BRO-031066 No violations cited for this Inspection
Feb 21, 2025 Fire Safety - Alternate Year 2025-I-BRO-024645 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jan 7, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-BRO-002017 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 8, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-BRO-099721 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 3, 2024 Fire Safety - Alternate Year 2024-I-BRO-098468 Violations Found
Jul 25, 2024 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2024-I-BRO-075735 Violations Found
Jun 11, 2024 Other 2024-I-BRO-051502 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jun 6, 2024 Serious Injury 2024-I-BRO-050977 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jun 5, 2024 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2024-I-BRO-050180 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jun 3, 2024 Self Reported Serious Incident 2024-I-BRO-049570 No violations cited for this Inspection
Apr 4, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-BRO-001626 No violations cited for this Inspection
Mar 5, 2024 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2024-I-BRO-036890 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jan 29, 2024 Other 2024-I-BRO-020706 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jan 23, 2024 Complaint (Substantiated) 2024-I-BRO-020742 Violations Found
Dec 27, 2023 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2023-I-BRO-055868 No violations cited for this Inspection
Dec 21, 2023 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2023-I-BRO-055621 Violations Found
Nov 6, 2023 Self Reported Serious Incident 2023-I-BRO-051083 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 6, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-BRO-046560 Violations Found
Jul 3, 2023 Application - Renewal 2023-I-BRO-021779 Violations Found
May 19, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-BRO-029271 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, 2025 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Oct 3, 2024 418-1.4(a) Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions which may contribute to or create a fire hazard. Corrected
Jul 25, 2024 418-1.9(b) The staff must use acceptable techniques and approaches to help children solve problems. Corrected
Jan 23, 2024 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. Corrected
Jan 23, 2024 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
Jan 23, 2024 418-1.10(a) Any abuse or maltreatment of a child is prohibited. A day care center must prohibit and may not tolerate or in any manner condone an act of abuse or maltreatment by an staff, volunteer or any other person. An abused child or maltreated child means a child defined as an abused child or maltreated child pursuant to Section 412 of the Social Services Law. Corrected
Jan 23, 2024 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: Corrected
Jan 23, 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
Jan 23, 2024 418-1.15(c)(5) 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: daily attendance records, which must be filled out at the time a child arrives and departs, and must include arrival and departure times; Corrected
Dec 21, 2023 418-1.9(b) The staff must use acceptable techniques and approaches to help children solve problems. Corrected
Dec 21, 2023 418-1.9(m) Methods of discipline, interaction or toilet training which frighten, demean or humiliate a child are prohibited. Corrected
Dec 21, 2023 418-1.15(b)(4) The staff and volunteers must be in good health and be of good character and habits. Corrected
Oct 6, 2023 418-1.15(c)(5) 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: daily attendance records, which must be filled out at the time a child arrives and departs, and must include arrival and departure times; Corrected
Jul 3, 2023 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
*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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Other enforcement actions such as Corrective action plans and fines are not shown on this website.
Enforcement Actions since April, 2020: Yes