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The Blue Giraffe

3200 Elmwood Ave., Kenmore, NY 142174.3· 37 reviews
licensed capacity
151
open each week
5 days
a week, county median
$289
year first licensed
2005

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About

About The Blue Giraffe

The Blue Giraffe is a licensed child care center in Kenmore, New York. The state has licensed it since July 18, 2005, for up to 151 children, serving infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children.

It is open Monday to Friday, 6:30 AM to 6:00 PM.

New York State Office of Children and Family Services made 29 visits in the last 3 years and cited 21 rules across 13 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.

InfantsSchool-age

Ages served: infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children

From the state license
Ask when you call: rates, current openings, staff-to-child ratio, teacher qualifications and whether it accepts child care subsidies.
Type
Child care center
Ages
Infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children
Hours today
Closed today
Licensed capacity
151 children

Hours

Hours

Monday6:30 AM to 6:00 PM
Tuesday6:30 AM to 6:00 PM
Wednesday6:30 AM to 6:00 PM
Thursday6:30 AM to 6:00 PM
Friday6:30 AM to 6:00 PM
SaturdayNot listed
SundayTodayNot listed

Programs

Programs and care

AgesInfants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age childrenFrom the state license
Licensed capacity151 childrenFrom the state license
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Cost

Tuition and costs

The Blue Giraffe has not listed its tuition. For comparison, full-time infant care at a child care center in Erie County has a median price of $289 a week (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022).

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Erie County medians, full time, per week

Infant

Center$289
Home daycare$200

Toddler

Center$275
Home daycare$200

Preschool

Center$255
Home daycare$198

School age

Center$215
Home daycare$180

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 The Blue Giraffe

License

Status
Licensed and operating
License type
Licensed Day Care Center
Capacity
151 children
Ages
Infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children
First licensed
2005
License number
#239562
See the state's record

Summary

29 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Sep 2, 2026: no rules cited

Rules cited on 13 of 29 visits · 21 rules in all

  • Safety and hazards 6
  • Supervision and ratios 5
  • Staff training and qualifications 3
  • Building, equipment and play areas 2
  • Food and nutrition 2
  • Records and paperwork 1
  • Other rules 2

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. Sep 2, 2026VisitNo rules cited
  2. Aug 12, 2026InspectionNo rules cited
  3. Jul 13, 2026Complaint investigation3 rules cited
    • Building, equipment and play areas

      418-1.11(i)(18)(i) Toilet facilities must be kept clean at all times, and must be supplied with toilet paper, soap and towels accessible to the children. (not corrected)

    • Staff training and qualifications

      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. (not corrected)

    • Safety and hazards

      418-1.5(a) Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions in areas accessible to children which pose a safety or health hazard. (not corrected)

  4. Jul 7, 2026Complaint investigation2 rules cited
    • Staff training and qualifications

      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. (not corrected)

    • 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. (not corrected)

  5. May 13, 2026Visit1 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.

  6. May 7, 2026Visit2 rules 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.

    • Safety and hazards

      418-1.4(b)(1) Evacuation drills must be conducted at least monthly during various hours of operation of the child day care center.

  7. Apr 10, 2026Complaint investigation2 rules cited
    • Records and paperwork

      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,

    • Other rules

      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:

  8. Apr 7, 2026Inspection1 rule cited
    • Safety and hazards

      418-1.4(d) All fire alarm and detection systems must be inspected, tested and maintained in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Fire Code and Building Code of New York State or other applicable fire and building codes when the Fire Code and Building Code of New York State is not applicable.

  9. Feb 19, 2026VisitNo rules cited
  10. Feb 9, 2026VisitNo rules cited
Show 20 earlier visits
  1. Dec 16, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
  2. Nov 3, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
  3. Sep 15, 2025VisitNo rules cited
  4. Jul 17, 2025Inspection2 rules cited
    • Staff training and qualifications

      418-1.14(c)(1) Each staff person and volunteer must complete a minimum of thirty (30) hours of training every two years. The required thirty (30) hours of training every two years is subject to the following conditions: Fifteen (15) of the required thirty (30) hours of training must be obtained during the person's first six months at the program.

    • Food and nutrition

      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 during the visit

  5. Apr 18, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
  6. Apr 4, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
  7. Mar 28, 2025Complaint investigation1 rule cited
    • Other rules

      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:

  8. Mar 6, 2025Inspection2 rules cited
    • Food and nutrition

      418-1.12(ac) All devices used to warm breast milk, formula or food for infants must be kept at a low temperature not exceeding 120 degrees.

    • Safety and hazards

      418-1.4(b)(1) Evacuation drills must be conducted at least monthly during various hours of operation of the child day care center.

      Corrected during the visit

  9. Mar 5, 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. Dec 18, 2024InspectionNo rules cited
  11. Oct 30, 2024InspectionNo rules cited
  12. Aug 15, 2024Visit1 rule cited
    • Safety and hazards

      418-1.5(a) Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions in areas accessible to children which pose a safety or health hazard.

  13. Aug 6, 2024Inspection2 rules cited
    • Building, equipment and play areas

      418-1.7(c) Each program must provide a sufficient quantity and variety of materials and play equipment appropriate to the ages of the children and their developmental levels and interests, including children with developmental delays or disabilities, which promote the children's cognitive, educational, social, cultural, physical, emotional, language and recreational development.

    • Safety and hazards

      418-1.5(g) The use of pools that have not received a Department of Health permit to operate, spa pools and all fill-and-drain wading pools are prohibited.

      Corrected during the visit

  14. Jun 20, 2024InspectionNo rules cited
  15. May 1, 2024InspectionNo rules cited
  16. Apr 16, 2024VisitNo rules cited
  17. Feb 29, 2024Visit1 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.

  18. Feb 13, 2024InspectionNo rules cited
  19. Dec 27, 2023InspectionNo rules cited
  20. Oct 5, 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 The Blue Giraffe

Is The Blue Giraffe licensed?

Yes. New York State Office of Children and Family Services lists it as licensed and operating, first licensed July 18, 2005.

When was The Blue Giraffe last inspected?

New York State Office of Children and Family Services lists the most recent visit on September 2, 2026, with no rules cited. It lists 29 visits in the last 3 years.

Has The Blue Giraffe had rules cited by the state?

Yes. Inspectors cited 21 rules across 13 of 29 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 The Blue Giraffe care for?

151, the licensed capacity on the state record. It is licensed to serve infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children.

What are The Blue Giraffe's hours?

Monday to Friday, 6:30 AM to 6:00 PM. Holiday hours can differ.

How much does The Blue Giraffe cost?

It has not listed its tuition. Call (716) 447-6558 to ask.

What is The Blue Giraffe's phone number?

(716) 447-6558.

Where is The Blue Giraffe?

3200 Elmwood Ave., Kenmore, NY 14217. The nearest other daycare we list is Care-A-Lot Childcare Centre, 0.3 miles away.

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