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University District Community Development Association

3242 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214
licensed capacity
145
a week, county median
$215
year first licensed
2016

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About University District Community Development Association

University District Community Development Association is a school-age program in Buffalo, New York. It is registered with the state (since June 28, 2016), for up to 145 children, serving school-age children.

New York State Office of Children and Family Services made 22 visits in the last 3 years and cited 29 rules across 15 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.

School-age

Ages served: school-age children

From the state license
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Type
School-age program
Ages
School-age children
Hours today
Not listed
Licensed capacity
145 children

Hours

Hours

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Programs

Programs and care

AgesSchool-age childrenFrom the state license
Licensed capacity145 childrenFrom the state license

Cost

Tuition and costs

University District Community Development Association has not listed its tuition. For comparison, full-time school-age care at a child care center in Erie County has a median price of $215 a week (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022).

Ask the daycare for its ratesIt has not listed its tuition. The county medians below are a starting point.
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 University District Community Development Association

License

Status
Registered with the state and operating
License type
Registered School Age Child Care
Capacity
145 children
Ages
School-age children
First licensed
2016
License number
#762070
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Summary

22 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Aug 6, 2026: 2 rules cited

Rules cited on 15 of 22 visits · 29 rules in all

  • Staff training and qualifications 7
  • Background checks 7
  • Safety and hazards 6
  • Supervision and ratios 4
  • Discipline and child guidance 2
  • Health, medication and illness 2
  • Records and paperwork 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 6, 2026Inspection2 rules cited
    • Safety and hazards

      414.4(h) The director or a designated qualified staff member must conduct monthly inspections of the premises to observe possible fire and safety hazards. Any such hazard must be corrected immediately.

      Corrected during the visit

    • Safety and hazards

      414.4(b)(1) Evacuation drills must be conducted at least monthly during various hours of operation of the school age child care program.

      Corrected during the visit

  2. Jul 16, 2026Complaint investigation3 rules cited
    • Staff training and qualifications

      414.13(a)(1) Staff and volunteers must be mature, of good character and possess suitable personal qualifications.

    • Background checks

      413.4(d)(6) Pending notification of completion of all required background check components in subdivision (a) of this section, a prospective director, employee or volunteer must always be supervised by an individual who received a qualifying result on the background checks described in paragraph (a) of this section within the past five years. A provisional director, employee or volunteer shall not have unsupervised contact with children in care.

    • Background checks

      413.4(d)(2) Every licensee and registrant shall submit fingerprint images for each prospective director, employee, or volunteer, and any person age eighteen (18) or older prospectively living in a group family day care home or family day care home.

  3. Jun 9, 2026InspectionNo rules cited
  4. May 26, 2026Complaint investigation3 rules cited
    • Discipline and child guidance

      414.9(j) Corporal punishment is prohibited. For the purposes of this part, the term corporal punishment means punishment inflicted directly on the body including, but not limited to, physical restraint, spanking, biting, shaking, slapping, twisting or squeezing; demanding excessive physical exercise, prolonged lack of movement or motion, or strenuous or bizarre postures; and compelling a child to eat or have in the child's mouth soap, foods, hot spices, irritants or the like.

    • Discipline and child guidance

      414.9(b) The staff must use acceptable techniques and approaches to help children solve problems.

    • Supervision and ratios

      414.8(a) Children cannot be left without competent direct 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.

  5. May 22, 2026Visit1 rule cited
    • Staff training and qualifications

      414.8(b) School-age child care programs must employ staff who will promote the physical, intellectual, social, cultural and emotional well-being of the children.

  6. May 11, 2026Inspection2 rules cited
    • Staff training and qualifications

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

      Corrected during the visit

    • Staff training and qualifications

      414.14(b) Each applicant for, or individual in the position of director, teacher, or volunteer must complete Office- approved training that complies with federal minimum health and safety pre-service or three-month orientation period requirements. This training must be obtained pre-service or within three months of starting such position.

      Corrected during the visit

  7. Mar 30, 2026Visit1 rule cited
    • Health, medication and illness

      414.15(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,

  8. Mar 12, 2026Complaint investigation1 rule cited
    • Background checks

      413.4(d)(2) Every licensee and registrant shall submit fingerprint images for each prospective director, employee, or volunteer, and any person age eighteen (18) or older prospectively living in a group family day care home or family day care home.

  9. Mar 3, 2026Inspection2 rules cited
    • Safety and hazards

      414.4(h) The director or a designated qualified staff member must conduct monthly inspections of the premises to observe possible fire and safety hazards. Any such hazard must be corrected immediately.

    • Safety and hazards

      414.4(b)(1) Evacuation drills must be conducted at least monthly during various hours of operation of the school age child care program.

  10. Oct 29, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
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  1. Aug 12, 2025Inspection1 rule cited
    • Health, medication and illness

      414.11(b)(1)(ii) Staff and volunteers must each submit a medical statement on forms furnished by the Office or an approved equivalent from a health care provider: before such person has any involvement in child care work.

  2. Aug 6, 2025Inspection3 rules cited
    • Supervision and ratios

      414.8(k)(2)(i) for children between the ages of ten years old and twelve years old: there must be one teacher for every fifteen children;

    • Supervision and ratios

      414.8(k)(1)(i) for a child of school-age through the age of nine years old: there must be one teacher for every ten children;

      Corrected during the visit

    • Background checks

      413.4(d)(2) Every licensee and registrant shall submit fingerprint images for each prospective director, employee, or volunteer, and any person age eighteen (18) or older prospectively living in a group family day care home or family day care home.

  3. Jul 31, 2025Inspection4 rules cited
    • Records and paperwork

      414.15(c)(12) The program must maintain on file at the program, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: a current daily schedule documenting the arrival and departure times of each staff person and volunteers;

      Corrected during the visit

    • Supervision and ratios

      414.8(k)(2)(i) for children between the ages of ten years old and twelve years old: there must be one teacher for every fifteen children;

    • Background checks

      413.4(d)(6) Pending notification of completion of all required background check components in subdivision (a) of this section, a prospective director, employee or volunteer must always be supervised by an individual who received a qualifying result on the background checks described in paragraph (a) of this section within the past five years. A provisional director, employee or volunteer shall not have unsupervised contact with children in care.

    • Background checks

      413.4(d)(2) Every licensee and registrant shall submit fingerprint images for each prospective director, employee, or volunteer, and any person age eighteen (18) or older prospectively living in a group family day care home or family day care home.

  4. Jun 24, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
  5. Jun 2, 2025Inspection1 rule cited
    • Safety and hazards

      414.4(h) The director or a designated qualified staff member must conduct monthly inspections of the premises to observe possible fire and safety hazards. Any such hazard must be corrected immediately.

      Corrected during the visit

  6. May 28, 2025Inspection1 rule cited
    • Safety and hazards

      414.4(d) All fire alarm and detection systems must be inspected, tested and maintained in accordance with the applicable requirements of 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.

  7. Mar 24, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
  8. Dec 3, 2024InspectionNo rules cited
  9. Jul 19, 2024Inspection1 rule cited
    • Background checks

      413.4(d)(6) Pending notification of completion of all required background check components in subdivision (a) of this section, a prospective director, employee or volunteer must always be supervised by an individual who received a qualifying result on the background checks described in paragraph (a) of this section within the past five years. A provisional director, employee or volunteer shall not have unsupervised contact with children in care.

  10. Jul 10, 2024Inspection3 rules cited
    • Staff training and qualifications

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

      Corrected during the visit

    • Staff training and qualifications

      414.14(b) Each applicant for, or individual in the position of director, teacher, or volunteer must complete Office- approved training that complies with federal minimum health and safety pre-service or three-month orientation period requirements. This training must be obtained pre-service or within three months of starting such position.

      Corrected during the visit

    • Staff training and qualifications

      414.13(e) In school-age child care programs where the registered capacity is less than 45 children, a group teacher or an assistant teacher may also perform administrative/fiscal management functions and/or program supervision functions, provided that the qualifications for such positions as set forth in 414.13(g)(1) have been met.

  11. Apr 29, 2024InspectionNo rules cited
  12. Feb 7, 2024InspectionNo 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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FAQ

Questions about University District Community Development Association

Is University District Community Development Association licensed?

Yes. University District Community Development Association is registered with the state and operating, first licensed June 28, 2016. This is how New York authorizes this type of child care.

When was University District Community Development Association last inspected?

New York State Office of Children and Family Services lists the most recent visit on August 6, 2026, with 2 rules cited. It lists 22 visits in the last 3 years.

Has University District Community Development Association had rules cited by the state?

Yes. Inspectors cited 29 rules across 15 of 22 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 University District Community Development Association care for?

145, the licensed capacity on the state record. It is licensed to serve school-age children.

What are University District Community Development Association's hours?

Its hours are not listed. Call (716) 832-1010 to confirm.

How much does University District Community Development Association cost?

It has not listed its tuition. Call (716) 832-1010 to ask.

What is University District Community Development Association's phone number?

(716) 832-1010.

Where is University District Community Development Association?

3242 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214. The nearest other daycare we list is University at Buffalo Child Care Center, 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).