Program Name: Amherst Baby and Childcare Center    License/Registration ID: 42251


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Diana L. Cicciarelli Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: Williamsville
Site Address: Map
4350 Millersport Highway, Amherst, NY 14228
First Licensed/Registration Date: Dec 1, 1994
Current Registration Period: Dec 1, 2022 - Nov 30, 2026
Phone: (716) 688-2068
Fax:
Total Capacity: 83
-Infants: 16
-Toddlers: 22
-Preschool: 45
-School-Age: 0
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 10/11/2024 10:54:44 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: 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  
Jan 28, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-BRO-002018 Violations Found
Nov 8, 2024 Fire Safety - Alternate Year 2024-I-BRO-104204 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 28, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-BRO-101963 No violations cited for this Inspection
Aug 22, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-BRO-081050 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jun 25, 2024 Serious Injury 2024-I-BRO-053418 No violations cited for this Inspection
Apr 2, 2024 Serious Injury 2024-I-BRO-040551 No violations cited for this Inspection
Mar 13, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-BRO-001627 No violations cited for this Inspection
Dec 12, 2023 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2023-I-BRO-054514 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 19, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-BRO-048296 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 10, 2023 Fire Safety - Alternate Year 2023-I-BRO-046777 No violations cited for this Inspection
Aug 14, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-BRO-039928 Violations Found
May 23, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-BRO-029610 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: Jan 28, 2025 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Jan 28, 2025 418-1.11(i)(1) Staff and volunteers must thoroughly wash their hands with soap and running water at the beginning of each day, before and after the administration of medications, when they are dirty, after toileting or assisting children with toileting, after changing a diaper, before and after food handling or eating, after handling pets or other animals, after contact with any bodily secretion or fluid, and after coming in from outdoors. Corrected
Aug 14, 2023 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
May 23, 2023 418-1.7(q) Cribs, bassinets and other sleeping areas for infants through 12 months of age must include an appropriately sized fitted sheet, and must not have bumper pads, toys, stuffed animals, blankets, pillows, wedges or infant positioners. Wedges or infant positioners will be permitted with medical documentation from the child's health care provider. Corrected
May 23, 2023 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
*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 April, 2020: None