Imagination Station - Buffalo NY Group Family Day Care

193 Butler Avenue , Buffalo NY 14208
(716) 308-5789

About the Provider

Description: Imagination Station is a Group Family Day Care in Buffalo NY, with a maximum capacity of 16 children. The home-based daycare service helps with children in the age range of 12 children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years AND 4 additional school-aged children. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.

Additional Information: Care is available during non-traditional hours; This facility is authorized to administer medications;

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 864645
  • Capacity: 16
  • Age Range: 12 children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years AND 4 additional school-aged children
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: No
  • Schools Served: Buffalo School District
  • Initial License Issue Date: 2020-10-13
  • Current License Issue Date: 2024-10-13
  • Current License Expiration Date: 2028-10-12
  • District Office: Buffalo Regional Office
  • District Office Phone: (716) 847-3828 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Date Type Regulations Status
2026-05-13 Monitoring Monitoring 2026-I-BRO-028100
Brief Description: No violations cited for this Inspection
2026-02-17 Annual Unannounced Annual Unannounced 2026-I-BRO-010263
Brief Description: Violations Found
2026-02-17 Violation 416.5(b)(4) Corrected
Brief Description: Each program must hold two shelter-in-place drills annually during which procedures and supplies are reviewed. Parents must be made aware of this drill in advance.
2025-11-04 Monitoring Monitoring 2025-I-BRO-111367
Brief Description: Violations Found
2025-11-04 Violation 416.4(b)(1) Corrected
Brief Description: Evacuation drills must be conducted at least monthly during the hours of operation of the group family day care home.
2025-07-14 Monitoring Monitoring 2025-I-BRO-039719
Brief Description: No violations cited for this Inspection
2025-01-07 Annual Unannounced Annual Unannounced 2025-I-BRO-011764
Brief Description: No violations cited for this Inspection
2024-10-01 Application - Renewal Application - Renewal 2024-I-BRO-049264
Brief Description: Violations Found
2024-10-01 Violation 416.5(a) Corrected
Brief Description: Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions in areas accessible to children which pose a safety or health hazard.
2024-10-01 Violation 416.11(h)(5) Corrected
Brief Description: When a caregiver has not been authorized to administer medications in a day care setting in accordance with the requirements of subdivision (f) of this section, such caregiver may administer emergency care through the use of patient-specific epinephrine auto-injectors, Diphenhydramine, when prescribed in combination with the auto-injector, asthma inhalers and asthma nebulizers when necessary to prevent anaphylaxis or breathing difficulty for an individual child, but only when the parent and the child's health care provider have indicated such treatment is appropriate. In addition:
2024-10-01 Violation 416.14(c)(2) Corrected
Brief Description: The required 30 hours of training every two years is subject to the following conditions: A minimum of five (5) hours of Office-approved training must be obtained each year which addresses topics or subject matters set forth in 416.14(f).
2024-07-30 Monitoring Monitoring 2024-I-BRO-075808
Brief Description: No violations cited for this Inspection
2022-06-30 Violation 416.8(j)(3) Corrected
Brief Description: When care is provided for children under the age of two years, there must be at least one caregiver present for every two children under the age of two years in attendance.
2022-02-24 Violation 416.14(m) Corrected
Brief Description: All child care programs must have at least one caregiver who holds a valid certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first aid on the premises of the child care program during the program's operating hours.

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