Program Name: Kiddie Haven Creative Center, Inc.    License/Registration ID: 681311


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Stephanie N. Salgot Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: No.Tonawanda
Site Address: Map
82 Mead St, Suite 1, North Tonawanda, NY 14120
First Licensed/Registration Date: May 1, 2014
Current Registration Period: May 1, 2024 - Apr 30, 2028
Phone: (716) 694-7877
Fax:
Total Capacity: 85
-Infants: 15
-Toddlers: 12
-Preschool: 36
-School-Age: 22
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 7/30/2024 3:21:20 PM
-Infants: 4
-Toddlers: 2
-Preschool: 5
-School-Age: 10

*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  
Apr 8, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-BRO-030341 No violations cited for this Inspection
Feb 4, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-BRO-007591 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jan 13, 2025 Fire Safety - Alternate Year 2025-I-BRO-000461 Violations Found
Dec 30, 2024 Self Reported Serious Incident 2024-I-BRO-115481 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 8, 2024 Other 2024-I-BRO-098704 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 2, 2024 Other 2024-I-BRO-098040 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 1, 2024 Complaint (Substantiated) 2024-I-BRO-097808 Violations Found
Jul 1, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-BRO-052261 Violations Found
Apr 9, 2024 Application - Renewal 2023-I-BRO-055275 Violations Found
Apr 4, 2024 Fire Safety - Renewal 2024-I-BRO-040377 No violations cited for this Inspection
Feb 14, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-BRO-007569 No violations cited for this Inspection
Nov 7, 2023 Complaint (Substantiated) 2023-I-BRO-050342 Violations Found
Nov 7, 2023 Complaint (Substantiated) 2023-I-BRO-050310 Violations Found
Nov 6, 2023 Complaint (Substantiated) 2023-I-BRO-050312 Violations Found
Sep 8, 2023 Serious Injury 2023-I-BRO-043196 No violations cited for this Inspection
Aug 8, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-BRO-032806 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: Apr 8, 2025 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Jan 13, 2025 418-1.4(a) Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions which may contribute to or create a fire hazard. Corrected
Jan 13, 2025 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
Oct 1, 2024 418-1.9(d) Behavior management must promote self-esteem in children and guide children in such a way as to help each child develop self-control and assume responsibility for his or her actions through clear and consistent rules and limits appropriate to the ages and development of the children in care. Corrected
Oct 1, 2024 418-1.9(j) Corporal punishment is prohibited. For the purposes of this Subpart, the term corporal punishment means punishment inflicted directly on the body including, but not limited to, physical restraint, spanking, biting, shaking, slapping, twisting or squeezing; demanding excessive physical exercise, prolonged lack of movement or motion, or strenuous or bizarre postures; and compelling a child to eat or have in the child's mouth soap, foods, hot spices or irritants or the like. Corrected
Oct 1, 2024 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
Oct 1, 2024 418-1.13(a) Staff members must be qualified by training and experience to carry out their respective functions in the administration, operation and maintenance of the child day care center. Corrected
Jul 1, 2024 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 1, 2024 418-1.8(l)(3) Groups of children may not be mixed together to use outdoor play areas, exercise areas, gym rooms or other common areas of the center unless, the space is large enough to accommodate multiple groups which must be kept separate. Corrected
Jul 1, 2024 418-1.11(i)(8) The premises must be kept clean and free from dampness, odors and the accumulation of trash. Corrected
Apr 9, 2024 418-1.11(a)(2) The written medical statement from the health care provider must also state whether the child is a child with special health care needs and, if so, what special provisions, if any, will be necessary in order for the child to participate in child day care. When the written statement from the health care provider advises the day care program that the child being enrolled is a child with special health care needs, the day care program must work together with the parent and the child's health care provider to develop a reasonable health care plan for the child while the child is in the child day care program. The health care plan for the child must also address how the day care program will obtain or develop any additional competencies that the staff will need to have in order to carry out the health care plan for the child. Corrected
Nov 7, 2023 418-1.10(a) Any abuse or maltreatment of a child is prohibited. A day care center must prohibit and may not tolerate or in any manner condone an act of abuse or maltreatment by an staff, volunteer or any other person. An abused child or maltreated child means a child defined as an abused child or maltreated child pursuant to Section 412 of the Social Services Law. Corrected
Nov 7, 2023 418-1.8(b) The child day care center must employ staff who will promote the physical, intellectual, social, cultural and emotional well-being of the children. Corrected
Nov 7, 2023 418-1.8(c) The child day care center must provide supervision of the staff responsible for the care of children. Workloads and assignments must be arranged to provide consistency of care to children and to allow staff to fulfill their respective responsibilities. Corrected
Nov 7, 2023 418-1.8(n) The use of any type of personal electronic media device for social or entertainment purposes, including but not limited to, listening to music on headphones, playing screen games, surfing the internet, sending e-mails, or making personal calls while supervising children is prohibited. The use of mobile phones is permitted as necessary to promote the children's safety and ensuring the orderly operation of the program. Corrected
Nov 7, 2023 418-1.9(b) The staff must use acceptable techniques and approaches to help children solve problems. Corrected
Nov 7, 2023 418-1.9(m) Methods of discipline, interaction or toilet training which frighten, demean or humiliate a child are prohibited. Corrected
Nov 7, 2023 418-1.10(a) Any abuse or maltreatment of a child is prohibited. A day care center must prohibit and may not tolerate or in any manner condone an act of abuse or maltreatment by an staff, volunteer or any other person. An abused child or maltreated child means a child defined as an abused child or maltreated child pursuant to Section 412 of the Social Services Law. Corrected
Nov 6, 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
Nov 6, 2023 418-1.9(d) Behavior management must promote self-esteem in children and guide children in such a way as to help each child develop self-control and assume responsibility for his or her actions through clear and consistent rules and limits appropriate to the ages and development of the children in care. 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 May, 2020: Yes