Program Name: Seneca Arts & Learning Center    License/Registration ID: 766230


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Chelce E. Finch Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: Salamanca
Site Address: Map
25 Center Street, Salamanca, NY 14779
First Licensed/Registration Date: May 16, 2016
Current Registration Period: May 16, 2022 - May 15, 2026 		Phone: (716) 945-5035
Fax:
Total Capacity: 216
-Infants: 32
-Toddlers: 24
-Preschool: 78
-School-Age: 82
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 4/11/2025 5:37:11 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 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  
Mar 31, 2026 Complaint (Substantiated) 2026-I-BRO-027230 Violations Found
Feb 13, 2026 Self-Report 2026-I-BRO-021671 No violations cited for this Inspection
Feb 2, 2026 Self-Report 2026-I-BRO-020159 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jan 6, 2026 Fire Safety - Alternate Year 2026-I-BRO-000061 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 24, 2025 Self-Report 2025-I-BRO-112038 No violations cited for this Inspection
Aug 25, 2025 Self-Report 2025-I-BRO-090381 No violations cited for this Inspection
Aug 4, 2025 Self-Report 2025-I-BRO-057206 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jun 23, 2025 Self Reported Serious Incident 2025-I-BRO-047914 Violations Found
Mar 24, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-BRO-009046 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jan 3, 2025 Fire Safety - Renewal 2025-I-BRO-000182 Violations Found
Dec 19, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-BRO-115399 No violations cited for this Inspection
Aug 27, 2024 Self Reported Serious Incident 2024-I-BRO-083876 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jun 18, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-BRO-053494 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: Mar 31, 2026 Currently uncorrected violations: Yes
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Mar 31, 2026 418-1.9(m) Methods of discipline, interaction or toilet training which frighten, demean or humiliate a child are prohibited. Not Corrected
Jun 23, 2025 418-1.5(a)(1)(i) The program must take suitable precautions to prevent the following: serious injury of a child while in care at the program or being transported by the program; and Corrected
Jun 23, 2025 418-1.5(n)(4) Play equipment and apparatus may be used only by the children for whom it is developmentally appropriate. Corrected
Jun 23, 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 23, 2025 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
Jan 3, 2025 418-1.4(d) All fire alarm and detection systems must be inspected, tested and maintained in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Fire Code and Building Code of New York State or other applicable fire and building codes when the Fire Code and Building Code of New York State is not applicable. 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 April, 2021: None