Program Name: Imagination Station Child Care Center, Inc.    License/Registration ID: 538069


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Sharyl A. Daul Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: Lewiston-Porter
Site Address: Map
902 Seneca Street, Lewiston, NY 14092
First Licensed/Registration Date: Sep 21, 2011
Current Registration Period: Sep 21, 2021 - Sep 20, 2025
Phone: (716) 754-4305
Fax:
Total Capacity: 92
-Infants: 16
-Toddlers: 24
-Preschool: 28
-School-Age: 24
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 7/17/2023 10:50:21 AM
-Infants: 8
-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  
Jun 5, 2025 Fire Safety - Renewal 2025-I-BRO-041659 Violations Found
Apr 14, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-BRO-006252 No violations cited for this Inspection
Feb 20, 2025 Self Reported Serious Incident 2025-I-BRO-024430 No violations cited for this Inspection
Dec 2, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-BRO-110143 No violations cited for this Inspection
Nov 7, 2024 Fire Safety - Alternate Year 2024-I-BRO-104188 No violations cited for this Inspection
Aug 15, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-BRO-079236 No violations cited for this Inspection
May 29, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-BRO-048429 No violations cited for this Inspection
Mar 4, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-BRO-006141 No violations cited for this Inspection
Dec 15, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-BRO-055110 No violations cited for this Inspection
Aug 18, 2023 Other 2023-I-BRO-040788 Violations Found
Aug 17, 2023 Complaint (Substantiated) 2023-I-BRO-040444 Violations Found
Aug 17, 2023 Complaint (Substantiated) 2023-I-BRO-040394 Violations Found
Aug 1, 2023 Fire Safety - Alternate Year 2023-I-BRO-038294 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: Jun 5, 2025 Currently uncorrected violations: Yes
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Jun 5, 2025 418-1.8(k)(2)(i) for children between ages 6 weeks old and 18 months old: there must be one teacher for every four children; Not Corrected
Jun 5, 2025 418-1.8(k)(2)(ii) for children between ages 6 weeks old and 18 months old: the maximum group size is eight children. Not Corrected
Aug 18, 2023 418-1.5(k) If off-site events are part of the program's activities, the child care program must develop and share with its program staff written plans that cover field trip events. The safety plan must at least include requirements set forth in 418-1.5(g), 418-1.6, and 418-1.8(o). Corrected
Aug 18, 2023 418-1.15(c)(12) 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: a current daily schedule documenting the arrival and departure times of each staff person and volunteers; Corrected
Aug 17, 2023 413.4(d)(8) A person who has separated from their role in a child care program within New York State for a period of more than 180 consecutive days is required to submit the clearances pursuant to this section when applying for a role in any child care program. Corrected
Aug 17, 2023 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
Aug 17, 2023 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
Aug 17, 2023 418-1.8(k)(7)(ii) for a child of school-age through the age of 9 years old: the maximum group size is twenty children. Corrected
Aug 17, 2023 418-1.8(l)(11) Day care centers that have been approved to operate a school-age children component in their day care center may only mix school age children with pre-school children at the very beginning of the day and the very end of the day. School age children may never be mixed with pre-school children for the entire period of time they are in care at the center. Corrected
Aug 17, 2023 418-1.11(i)(3)(iv) Sharing personal hygiene items, such as washcloths, towels, toothbrushes, combs and hairbrushes, is prohibited. Corrected
Aug 17, 2023 418-1.11(i)(6) All rooms, equipment, surfaces, supplies and furnishings accessible to children must be cleaned and then sanitized or disinfected, using an EPA registered product, as needed to protect the health of children, and in a manner consistent with the program's health care plan approved by the Office. Corrected
Aug 1, 2023 418-1.15(c)(33) 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: documentation from the local government authority having jurisdiction for determining compliance with the Fire and Building Code of New York State showing that the facility has been inspected and approved once every 12 months during the current license period for compliance with the applicable fire safety provisions of the Fire and Building Code of New York State; 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 June, 2020: Yes