Just for Kids
480 WILLOW RIDGE DRIVE, AMHERST, NY 14228Childery Rating: 4/5
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Quality Indicators
See Methodology →- Overall QualityCombines daily care quality (interactions, learning, environment) with structural features like staff-to-child ratios and teacher qualifications.4 / 5
- Process QualityThe quality of daily care — caregiver-child interactions, learning activities, and the emotional climate. Drawn from the state QRIS rating, accreditations, and Head Start CLASS observations.Not Available
- Structural QualityMeasurable features like staff-to-child ratios, group sizes, license status, and teacher qualifications. Provider-level data when available; otherwise the state regulatory baseline.4 / 5
Why this rating
This daycare earned 4 out of 5 stars overall. Structural quality reflects a 25% violation rate across 16 visits in the last 3 years (most recently inspected March 2026) and a license in good standing. The structural rating also includes New York's licensing baseline — what every licensed daycare in the state must meet. New York caps infant ratios at 1:4, toddler ratios at 1:5, and preschool ratios at 1:8. Lead teachers must hold a Child Development Associate (CDA). Teachers must complete 15 hours of annual training. No objective process measures (e.g., state quality rating or national accreditation) are available for this daycare. The overall rating reflects structural features only.
Quality Recognitions & Accreditations
- Accreditations
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)Not Accredited
- National Accreditation Commission (NAC)Not Accredited
- National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA)Not Accredited
- National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC)Not Accredited
Facility Info
- Facility type
- After School
- Age groups served
- School-Age
- Licensed capacity
- 44
- Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
Age Max ratio Max group Infants 1:4 8 Toddlers 1:5 12 Preschool 1:8 21
Teacher Credentials
- Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
- Child Development Associate (CDA)
Inspection History
Across 3 inspections since 2024, the issues cited most often were Children's Records & Files (3) and Curriculum & Developmental Programming (1). None of the 5 findings were critical.
See All 3 Inspection Visits
Mar 9, 20263 Findings3 Important
- The Program Must Obtain an Individual Health Plan for Any Child Identified as a Child with Special Health Care Needs,…414.11(a)(1)
The program must obtain an individual health plan for any child identified as a child with special health care needs, prior to the child being in attendance at
✓ Corrected at visit
- Staff Must Be Aware of Each Child's Special Health Care Needs Identified in the Child's Individual Health Care Plan414.11(b)(13)
Staff must be aware of each child's special health care needs identified in the child's individual health care plan. This includes, but is not limited to, aller
✓ Corrected at visit
- The Program Must Establish and Implement a Written Daily Schedule of an Organized414.7(a)(1)
The program must establish and implement a written daily schedule of an organized, informal and nonscholastic program activities appropriate to the age, needs a
✓ Corrected at visit
Nov 12, 20241 Finding1 Important
- The Parent Must Approve414.11(h)(5)(iii)
The parent must approve, in writing, the administration of the medication as prescribed by the health care provider and keep medications current;
✓ Corrected at visit
Sep 4, 20241 Finding1 Important
- Failure to Adhere to the Terms of the Waiver Will Result in Rescission of the Waiver and May Constitute Sufficient…413.6(e)
Failure to adhere to the terms of the waiver will result in rescission of the waiver and may constitute sufficient cause for OCFS to deny, revoke, suspend or li
✓ Corrected at visit
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