Program Name: YMCA Buffalo Niagara    License/Registration ID: 773086


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Erinn L. Kuntz Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: Lewiston-Porter
Site Address: Map
4061 Creek Road, Youngstown, NY 14174
First Licensed/Registration Date: Sep 29, 2016
Current Registration Period: Sep 29, 2022 - Sep 28, 2026
Phone: (716) 888-0484
Fax:
Total Capacity: 110
-Infants: 0
-Toddlers: 0
-Preschool: 90
-School-Age: 20
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 8/8/2024 11:03:29 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 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  
Apr 15, 2026 Monitoring 2026-I-BRO-025545 No violations cited for this Inspection
Mar 2, 2026 Annual Unannounced 2026-I-BRO-007899 Violations Found
Feb 27, 2026 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2026-I-BRO-023772 Violations Found
Dec 11, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-BRO-113997 Violations Found
Sep 29, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-BRO-104328 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jun 12, 2025 Fire Safety - Alternate Year 2025-I-BRO-043788 No violations cited for this Inspection
May 22, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-BRO-041545 No violations cited for this Inspection
Apr 7, 2025 Complaint (Substantiated) 2025-I-BRO-031997 Violations Found
Jan 27, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-BRO-009188 Violations Found
Nov 7, 2024 Fire Safety - Alternate Year 2024-I-BRO-105647 Violations Found
Oct 29, 2024 Mid-Point 2024-I-BRO-097360 Violations Found
Sep 26, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-BRO-085308 Violations Found
May 29, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-BRO-048666 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 15, 2026 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Mar 2, 2026 418-1.14(b) Each applicant for, or individual in the position of director, teacher, or volunteer must complete Office-approved training that complies with federal minimum health and safety pre-service or three-month orientation period requirements. This training must be obtained pre-service or within three months of starting such position. Corrected
Feb 27, 2026 418-1.8(l)(10) When preschool children are cared for in school age groups at the very beginning or very end of the day, the teacher/child ratio and maximum group size applicable to the youngest child in the group must be followed. Corrected
Dec 11, 2025 418-1.3(h) Peeling or damaged paint or plaster must be repaired. Corrected
Apr 7, 2025 413.4(d)(2) Every licensee and registrant shall submit fingerprint images for each prospective director, employee, or volunteer, and any person age eighteen (18) or older prospectively living in a group family day care home or family day care home. Corrected
Apr 7, 2025 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
Apr 7, 2025 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
Apr 7, 2025 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
Jan 27, 2025 418-1.4(b)(1) Evacuation drills must be conducted at least monthly during various hours of operation of the child day care center. Corrected
Nov 7, 2024 418-1.3(o)(2) Buildings, systems and equipment must be kept in good repair and operate as designed. Corrected
Nov 7, 2024 418-1.5(y) Protective caps, covers or permanently installed obstructive devices must be used on all electrical outlets that are accessible to children. Corrected
Oct 29, 2024 418-1.14(b) Each applicant for, or individual in the position of director, teacher, or volunteer must complete Office-approved training that complies with federal minimum health and safety pre-service or three-month orientation period requirements. This training must be obtained pre-service or within three months of starting such position. Corrected
Sep 26, 2024 418-1.5(aa) The following items must be used and stored in such a manner that they are not accessible to children: handbags, backpacks or briefcases belonging to adults; plastic bags; and toys and objects small enough for young children to swallow. 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 May, 2021: None