Program Name: BRIGHTPATH    License/Registration ID: 875187


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Shannon M. Hahn Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: Clarence
Site Address:
5840 Goodrich Road, Clarence, NY 14031
First Licensed/Registration Date: Aug 13, 2021
Current Registration Period: Aug 13, 2021 - Aug 12, 2025 		Phone: (716) 406-2900
Fax: (716) 937-4675
Total Capacity: 47
-Infants: 8
-Toddlers: 10
-Preschool: 29
-School-Age: 0
Open Child Care Slots*:

* Important Note: This child care provider has not provided enrollment information for posting on the OCFS website.


To learn about current openings, please contact the program directly.


Care available during non-traditional hours: No
 Removed from referral list: No

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 22, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-BRO-034519 No violations cited for this Inspection
Mar 3, 2025 Fire Safety - Renewal 2025-I-BRO-025385 No violations cited for this Inspection
Feb 4, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-BRO-012326 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 28, 2024 Fire Safety - Alternate Year 2024-I-BRO-103527 No violations cited for this Inspection
Sep 16, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-BRO-086103 No violations cited for this Inspection
May 15, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-BRO-012796 No violations cited for this Inspection
Feb 23, 2024 Complaint (Substantiated) 2024-I-BRO-029061 Violations Found
Jan 25, 2024 Complaint (Substantiated) 2024-I-BRO-019345 Violations Found
Dec 4, 2023 Self Reported Serious Incident 2023-I-BRO-053488 No violations cited for this Inspection
Nov 3, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-BRO-049566 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jul 20, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-BRO-036996 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jun 2, 2023 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2023-I-BRO-031043 Violations Found
May 30, 2023 Fire Safety - Alternate Year 2023-I-BRO-029984 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: Apr 22, 2025 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Feb 23, 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
Jan 25, 2024 418-1.8(k) The supervision ratios are as follows: Corrected
Jun 2, 2023 418-1.10(c) In accordance with the provisions of Sections 413 and 415 of the Social Services Law, child care center staff must immediately report any suspected incidents of child abuse or maltreatment concerning a child receiving child care to the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment, or cause such a report to be made, when such staff have reasonable cause to suspect that a child coming before them in their capacity as child care center workers is an abused or maltreated child. This must be done in the following manner: Corrected
May 30, 2023 418-1.4(a) Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions which may contribute to or create a fire hazard. 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, 2020: Yes