Program Name: Salem Lutheran Church and Preschool    License/Registration ID: 44865


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Amy S. Tillinghast Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: Springville-Griffith
Site Address: Map
91 West Main Street, Springville, NY 14141
First Licensed/Registration Date: Sep 4, 2000
Current Registration Period: Sep 1, 2022 - Aug 31, 2026
Phone: (716) 592-9067
Fax: (716) 592-1881
Total Capacity: 62
-Infants: 8
-Toddlers: 12
-Preschool: 28
-School-Age: 14
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 8/8/2023 2:07:59 PM
-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 9, 2026 Annual Unannounced 2026-I-BRO-001548 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 3, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-BRO-105762 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jul 15, 2025 Self-Report 2025-I-BRO-051846 Violations Found
Jun 2, 2025 Complaint (Substantiated) 2025-I-BRO-045673 Violations Found
Apr 2, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-BRO-002384 No violations cited for this Inspection
Mar 10, 2025 Fire Safety - Alternate Year 2025-I-BRO-025394 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jan 30, 2025 Self Reported Serious Incident 2025-I-BRO-021181 Violations Found
Nov 15, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-BRO-106548 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jul 26, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-BRO-062503 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jun 25, 2024 Fire Safety - Alternate Year 2024-I-BRO-052918 No violations cited for this Inspection
Apr 17, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-BRO-041241 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 9, 2026 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Jul 15, 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. Corrected
Jul 15, 2025 418-1.8(l)(8) Except for Office approved continuity of care classrooms, children under three years of age may not participate in mixed age groups except for limited periods of time at the beginning and end of the child day care center's daily operation. Corrected
Jul 15, 2025 418-1.8(l)(9) When toddlers are cared for with preschool children in a mixed age group at the very beginning or very end of the day, the teacher/child ratio and maximum group size applicable to children aged 18 months to 36 months must be followed. Corrected
Jun 2, 2025 418-1.4(b)(4) The program must maintain on file a record of each evacuation drill conducted, using forms furnished by the Office or approved equivalents. Corrected
Jun 2, 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. Corrected
Jun 2, 2025 418-1.15(b)(14)(iii) 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 injury, Corrected
Jan 30, 2025 418-1.15(b)(14)(iii) 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 injury, Corrected
Apr 17, 2024 418-1.8(l)(7) Except for Office approved continuity of care classrooms, infants may never be mixed with other age groups. 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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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, 2021: None