Program Name: Action for a Better Community, Incorporation    License/Registration ID: 43847


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Barthelemy W. Koumassou Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: Rochester
Site Address: Map
30 Hart Street, Rochester, NY 14605-1122
First Licensed/Registration Date: Dec 1, 1997
Current Registration Period: Dec 1, 2019 - Nov 30, 2023 		Phone: (585) 254-0093
Fax: (585) 254-6703
Total Capacity: 341
-Infants: 8
-Toddlers: 96
-Preschool: 237
-School-Age: 0
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 4/16/2024 10:11:38 AM
-Infants: 16
-Toddlers: 48
-Preschool: 50
-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 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  
Mar 12, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-RRO-002239 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jan 29, 2025 Complaint (Investigation Pending) 2025-I-RRO-019504 Violations Found
Dec 16, 2024 Complaint (Investigation Pending) 2024-I-RRO-113583 Results Pending
Nov 5, 2024 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2024-I-RRO-104971 Violations Found
Oct 15, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-RRO-001857 No violations cited for this Inspection
Aug 28, 2024 Change(s) to Site 2024-I-RRO-083340 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jul 30, 2024 Fire Safety - TA 2024-I-RRO-076813 No violations cited for this Inspection Inspection Conducted Outside of Program Operating Hours
May 20, 2024 Documentation Review 2024-I-RRO-048741 No violations cited for this Inspection
Apr 17, 2024 Application - Renewal 2023-I-RRO-036679 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 25, 2023 Annual Unannounced 2023-I-RRO-001312 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: Jun 5, 2025 Currently uncorrected violations: Yes
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Jan 29, 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
Jan 29, 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
Nov 5, 2024 418-1.11(i)(18)(iii) Children must be kept clean and comfortable at all times. Diapers must be changed when wet or soiled. The diaper changing area must be as close as possible to a sink with soap and hot and cold running water. This area or sink must not be used for food preparation. Diaper changing surfaces must be cleaned and disinfected after each use with an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registered product that has an EPA registration number on the label. Not 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
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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 July, 2020: Yes