Program Name: YWCA of the Niagara Frontier, Inc.    License/Registration ID: 653794


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Cheryl L. Wentland Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: Lockport
Site Address: Map
51 High Street, John Pound Early Childhood Center, Lockport, NY 14094
First Licensed/Registration Date: Jul 26, 2013
Current Registration Period: Jul 26, 2023 - Jul 25, 2027 		Phone: (716) 478-4751
Fax: (716) 433-1929
Total Capacity: 129
-Infants: 0
-Toddlers: 0
-Preschool: 129
-School-Age: 0
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 2/10/2025 10:28:50 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 program is located in a school.
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 12, 2025 Complaint (Substantiated) 2025-I-BRO-045634 Violations Found
May 9, 2025 Self Reported Serious Incident 2025-I-BRO-036969 No violations cited for this Inspection
Mar 25, 2025 Fire Safety - Other 2025-I-BRO-028558 No violations cited for this Inspection
Feb 11, 2025 Fire Safety - Alternate Year 2025-I-BRO-023061 No violations cited for this Inspection
Feb 4, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-BRO-007244 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 24, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-BRO-100072 No violations cited for this Inspection
Sep 4, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-BRO-080730 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jun 13, 2024 Fire Safety - Alternate Year 2024-I-BRO-050959 No violations cited for this Inspection
May 30, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-BRO-007202 No violations cited for this Inspection
Apr 25, 2024 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2024-I-BRO-043747 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jan 9, 2024 Serious Injury 2024-I-BRO-016864 No violations cited for this Inspection
Dec 8, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-BRO-053790 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 23, 2023 Fire Safety - Other 2023-I-BRO-048436 No violations cited for this Inspection
Sep 8, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-BRO-042799 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 12, 2025 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Jun 12, 2025 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
Jun 12, 2025 418-1.11(f)(7)(i) Over-the-counter products, including but not limited to over-the-counter topical ointments, lotions, creams, sprays, including sunscreen products and topically applied insect repellant can be administered by the program for one day only, with verbal permission of the parent. If an over-the-counter product is to be administered on a subsequent day or an ongoing basis, written permission from the parent must have been provided to the program. Corrected
Sep 8, 2023 418-1.15(c)(6) 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: children's individual health care plans; parental consents for emergency medical treatment; child's medical statement, immunizations, and any available results of lead screening for children not yet enrolled in kindergarten or a higher grade only; the name and dosage of any medications used by a child, the frequency of administration of such medications, and a record of their administration by child care center staff; daily health check documentation; a record of illnesses and injuries occurring while in care; and any indicators of child abuse or maltreatment; 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 July, 2020: None