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Friendship Head Start

17 1/2 Pennsylvania Ave, Friendship, NY 14739
licensed capacity
49
a week, county median
$247
year first licensed
2001

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About Friendship Head Start

Friendship Head Start is a licensed child care center in Friendship, New York. The state has licensed it since January 1, 2001, for up to 49 children, serving infants, toddlers and preschoolers.

New York State Office of Children and Family Services made 19 visits in the last 3 years and cited 6 rules across 3 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.

Infants

Ages served: infants, toddlers and preschoolers

From the state license
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Type
Child care center
Ages
Infants, toddlers and preschoolers
Hours today
Not listed
Licensed capacity
49 children

Hours

Hours

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Programs

Programs and care

AgesInfants, toddlers and preschoolersFrom the state license
Licensed capacity49 childrenFrom the state license

Cost

Tuition and costs

Friendship Head Start has not listed its tuition. For comparison, full-time infant care at a child care center in Allegany County has a median price of $247 a week (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022).

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Allegany County medians, full time, per week

Infant

Center$247
Home daycare$190

Toddler

Center$230
Home daycare$180

Preschool

Center$200
Home daycare$175

School age

Center$194
Home daycare$175

County median full-time prices at centers and home daycares, U.S. Department of Labor, National Database of Childcare Prices, 2022 (the latest year). Not this daycare's rates; prices have risen since.

State record

Inspection reports for Friendship Head Start

License

Status
Licensed and operating
License type
Licensed Day Care Center
Capacity
49 children
Ages
Infants, toddlers and preschoolers
First licensed
2001
License number
#45058
See the state's record

Summary

19 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Aug 5, 2026: no rules cited

Rules cited on 3 of 19 visits · 6 rules in all

  • Health, medication and illness 4
  • Background checks 1
  • Supervision and ratios 1

For comparison: 79% of New York daycares had at least one rule cited in the last 3 years; the typical daycare had 4.

A cited rule is what an inspector found on the day of a visit. It is not a rating of the daycare today.

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  1. Aug 5, 2026VisitNo rules cited
  2. Jul 27, 2026Complaint investigation4 rules cited
    • Health, medication and illness

      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, (not corrected)

    • Background checks

      418-1.13(b)(3) Child day care centers must review and evaluate the backgrounds of all applicants for staff and volunteer positions. All applicants whose backgrounds must be checked are required to provide the following: a sworn statement by the applicant indicating whether, to the best of the applicant's knowledge, such applicant has ever been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony in New York State or any other jurisdiction and fingerprint images as required to comply with the requirements of 413.4 of this Title; (not corrected)

    • Health, medication and illness

      418-1.11(h)(1)(iii) The program must immediately call 911 for children who require emergency medical care and also must: in the event of an accident or illness requiring immediate health care, secure such care and notify the parent; and (not corrected)

    • Health, medication and illness

      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: (not corrected)

  3. Apr 28, 2026InspectionNo rules cited
  4. Apr 28, 2026InspectionNo rules cited
  5. Feb 25, 2026InspectionNo rules cited
  6. Dec 5, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
  7. Oct 21, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
  8. Jul 31, 2025VisitNo rules cited
  9. Jun 13, 2025Complaint investigation1 rule cited
    • Supervision and ratios

      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.

  10. Apr 22, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
Show 9 earlier visits
  1. Mar 4, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
  2. Dec 9, 2024InspectionNo rules cited
  3. Oct 22, 2024InspectionNo rules cited
  4. Sep 27, 2024Inspection1 rule cited
    • Health, medication and illness

      418-1.11(c)(2)(i) The health care plan must describe the following: how a daily health check of each child for any indication of illness, injury, abuse or maltreatment will be conducted and documented;

      Corrected during the visit

  5. Jun 6, 2024InspectionNo rules cited
  6. Mar 4, 2024VisitNo rules cited
  7. Feb 15, 2024InspectionNo rules cited
  8. Feb 14, 2024InspectionNo rules cited
  9. Nov 30, 2023InspectionNo rules cited

Copied from New York State Office of Children and Family Services on October 2, 2026; the state's records start around Oct 2023. Rule wording, severity and dates are the state's.

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Questions about Friendship Head Start

Is Friendship Head Start licensed?

Yes. New York State Office of Children and Family Services lists it as licensed and operating, first licensed January 1, 2001.

When was Friendship Head Start last inspected?

New York State Office of Children and Family Services lists the most recent visit on August 5, 2026, with no rules cited. It lists 19 visits in the last 3 years.

Has Friendship Head Start had rules cited by the state?

Yes. Inspectors cited 6 rules across 3 of 19 visits in the last 3 years. For comparison: 79% of New York daycares had at least one rule cited in the last 3 years; the typical daycare had 4. A cited rule is what an inspector found on the day of a visit. It is not a rating of the daycare today.

How many children can Friendship Head Start care for?

49, the licensed capacity on the state record. It is licensed to serve infants, toddlers and preschoolers.

What are Friendship Head Start's hours?

Its hours are not listed. Call (585) 268-7605 to confirm.

How much does Friendship Head Start cost?

It has not listed its tuition. Call (585) 268-7605 to ask.

What is Friendship Head Start's phone number?

(585) 268-7605.

Where is Friendship Head Start?

17 1/2 Pennsylvania Ave, Friendship, NY 14739. The nearest other daycare we list is Literacy West, NY, 0.6 miles away.

Sources: New York State Office of Children and Family Services (license and visits) · U.S. Department of Labor, 2022 (county prices).