Program Name: By The Bridge Early Childhood Center    License/Registration ID: 892477


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Faith R. Yocum Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Closed Dec 13, 2024
School District: Tonawanda
Site Address: Map
351 Main St., Tonawanda, NY 14150
First Licensed/Registration Date: Oct 13, 2022
Current Registration Period: Oct 13, 2022 - Oct 12, 2026 		Phone: (716) 692-1375
Fax:
Total Capacity: 39
-Infants: 8
-Toddlers: 10
-Preschool: 21
-School-Age: 0
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 6/28/2023 4:04:39 PM
-Infants: 3
-Toddlers: 5
-Preschool: 4
-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

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 24, 2024 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2024-I-BRO-043339 No violations cited for this Inspection
Feb 12, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-BRO-014545 No violations cited for this Inspection
Dec 11, 2023 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2023-I-BRO-054061 Violations Found
Dec 1, 2023 Self Reported Serious Incident 2023-I-BRO-053058 No violations cited for this Inspection
Nov 27, 2023 Complaint (Substantiated) 2023-I-BRO-052654 Violations Found
Nov 14, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-BRO-052053 Violations Found
Aug 22, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-BRO-041359 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jun 2, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-BRO-030762 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 24, 2024 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Dec 11, 2023 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
Nov 27, 2023 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 14, 2023 418-1.8(l)(7) Except for Office approved continuity of care classrooms, infants may never be mixed with other age groups. 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: None