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Childery

YMCA Buffalo Niagara

111 GREAT ARROW DRIVE, BUFFALO, NY 14216Childery Rating: 4/5

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Quality Indicators

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  • Overall Quality
    4 / 5
  • Process Quality
    Not Available
  • Structural Quality
    4 / 5

Why this rating

This daycare earned 4 out of 5 stars overall. Structural quality reflects a 28% violation rate across 18 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
80
Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
AgeMax ratioMax group
Infants1:48
Toddlers1:512
Preschool1:821

Teacher Credentials

Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
Child Development Associate (CDA)

Inspection History

4 Inspection Visits Since 2025 · 5 Findings · 60% Corrected at Visit
Most recent: May 27, 2026⤓ Download Inspection History Report (PDF)
5 Important

Across 4 inspections since 2025, the issues cited most often were Children's Records & Files (4) and Staff-to-Child Ratios & Group Size (1). None of the 5 findings were critical.

See All 4 Inspection Visits
  1. May 27, 20262 Findings2 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

    • 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;

  2. Feb 11, 20261 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

  3. Sep 22, 20251 Finding1 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

  4. Mar 5, 20251 Finding1 Important
    • For a Child of School-age Through the Age of Nine Years Old: There Must Be One Teacher for Every Ten Children;414.8(k)(1)(i)

      ✓ Corrected at visit

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