Program Name: The Early Childhood Kindness Center-Amherst    License/Registration ID: 893095


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Samantha A. Lindahl Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: Sweet Home
Site Address: Map
785 Millersport Highway, Amherst, NY 14226
First Licensed/Registration Date: Nov 16, 2022
Current Registration Period: Nov 16, 2022 - Nov 15, 2026
Phone: (716) 446-5546
Fax:
Total Capacity: 51
-Infants: 16
-Toddlers: 17
-Preschool: 18
-School-Age: 0
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 7/26/2023 2:44:57 PM
-Infants: 2
-Toddlers: 3
-Preschool: 2
-School-Age: 5

*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 2, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-BRO-031368 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jan 31, 2025 Complaint (Substantiated) 2025-I-BRO-021442 Violations Found
Jan 6, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-BRO-013917 Violations Found
Oct 9, 2024 Monitoring - Enforcement 2024-I-BRO-099983 No violations cited for this Inspection
Sep 3, 2024 Monitoring - Enforcement 2024-I-BRO-083979 No violations cited for this Inspection
Aug 13, 2024 Monitoring - Enforcement 2024-I-BRO-079749 No violations cited for this Inspection
Aug 12, 2024 Monitoring - Enforcement 2024-I-BRO-079301 No violations cited for this Inspection
Aug 7, 2024 Other 2024-I-BRO-078604 No violations cited for this Inspection
Aug 1, 2024 Complaint (Substantiated) 2024-I-BRO-077131 Violations Found
Jul 25, 2024 Complaint (Substantiated) 2024-I-BRO-076082 Violations Found
Apr 4, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-BRO-040727 Violations Found
Feb 13, 2024 Fire Safety - Alternate Year 2024-I-BRO-023961 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jan 23, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-BRO-014620 No violations cited for this Inspection
Dec 4, 2023 Self Reported Serious Incident 2023-I-BRO-053510 No violations cited for this Inspection
Nov 10, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-BRO-050697 No violations cited for this Inspection
Aug 4, 2023 Serious Injury 2023-I-BRO-038849 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jul 25, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-BRO-037694 Violations Found
May 30, 2023 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2023-I-BRO-030176 No violations cited for this Inspection
May 12, 2023 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2023-I-BRO-028239 Violations Found
May 1, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-BRO-026363 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 2, 2025 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Jan 31, 2025 418-1.15(b)(14) The program must immediately notify the parent and Office upon learning of the following events involving a child which occurred while the child was in care at the program or was being transported by the program: Corrected
Jan 6, 2025 418-1.3(d) A temperature of at least 68 degrees Fahrenheit must be maintained in all rooms to be occupied by children. Corrected
Aug 1, 2024 413.4(d)(6) Pending notification of completion of all required background check components in subdivision (a) of this section, a prospective director, employee or volunteer must always be supervised by an individual who received a qualifying result on the background checks described in paragraph (a) of this section within the past five years. A provisional director, employee or volunteer shall not have unsupervised contact with children in care. Corrected
Aug 1, 2024 418-1.8(e) A group teacher, meeting the qualifications of section 418-1.13, is required for every group of children. Corrected
Aug 1, 2024 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
Aug 1, 2024 418-1.12(z) All containers or bottles of, breast milk, formula or other individualized food items must be clearly marked with the child's complete name. Corrected
Jul 25, 2024 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
Jul 25, 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 25, 2024 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
Jul 25, 2024 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
Jul 25, 2024 418-1.11(h)(1)(iv) The program must immediately call 911 for children who require emergency medical care and also must: advise a parent or the person authorized to pick up the child that day, of any developing symptoms of illness or minor injury sustained while child is in care. Corrected
Jul 25, 2024 418-1.15(b)(4) The staff and volunteers must be in good health and be of good character and habits. Corrected
Jul 25, 2024 418-1.15(b)(14)(iii) The program must immediately notify the parent and Office upon learning of the following events involving a child which occurred while the child was in care at the program or was being transported by the program: serious injury, Corrected
Apr 4, 2024 418-1.8(l)(8) Except for Office approved continuity of care classrooms, children under three years of age may not participate in mixed age groups except for limited periods of time at the beginning and end of the child day care center's daily operation. Corrected
Jul 25, 2023 418-1.15(b)(14)(ii) The program must immediately notify the parent and Office upon learning of the following events involving a child which occurred while the child was in care at the program or was being transported by the program: serious incident, Corrected
May 12, 2023 413.4(d)(6) Pending notification of completion of all required background check components in subdivision (a) of this section, a prospective director, employee or volunteer must always be supervised by an individual who received a qualifying result on the background checks described in paragraph (a) of this section within the past five years. A provisional director, employee or volunteer shall not have unsupervised contact with 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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Other enforcement actions such as Corrective action plans and fines are not shown on this website.
Enforcement Actions since April, 2020: Yes