Hands of Joy Day Care
LICENSE30 Littlefield Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14211
Group Family Day Care (GFDC) in Erie County, New York
Group Family Day Care (GFDC) — care in a provider's home with an assistant, for a larger group than family day care.
- Hours
- 6 AM–11 PM
- Licensed for
- 16 children
The public record
- License number
- 265401
- License status
- LICENSE
- License type
- Group Family Day Care (GFDC)
- Licensed capacity
- 16 children
- Address
- 30 Littlefield Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14211
- County
- Erie County
- Phone
- +17168925134
- Website
- Not listed
- License issued
- June 28, 2026
Hours
Listed on Google
- Mon
- 6 AM–11 PM
- Tue
- 6 AM–11 PM
- Wed
- 6 AM–11 PM
- Thu
- 6 AM–11 PM
- Fri
- 6 AM–11 PM
- Sat
- Closed
- Sun
- Closed
Hours change without the licence record changing. Call before you plan a drop-off around these times.
What New York licensed
The state describes Hands of Joy Day Care’s capacity as “12 children, ages 6 weeks to 12 years AND 4 additional school-aged children”. Each figure is a ceiling OCFS set, not a count of children enrolled or places free.
- Ages licensed
- 6 weeks to 12 years
- Program opened
- June 28, 2006
- Registration through
- June 27, 2030
- School district
- Buffalo
- OCFS region
- Buffalo Regional Office
Amenities and accessibility
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
Reported on the provider's Google business listing, not verified by the state.
Questions parents ask about Hands of Joy Day Care
Is Hands of Joy Day Care a licensed child care provider in New York?
- Yes. Hands of Joy Day Care holds New York registration 265401, listed as "LICENSE" by the Office of Children and Family Services, issued on June 28, 2026 and current through June 27, 2030. Confirm current standing with OCFS before enrolling.
What kind of child care is Hands of Joy Day Care?
- New York licenses Hands of Joy Day Care as a Group Family Day Care (GFDC), which is care in a provider's home with an assistant, for a larger group than family day care. The category comes from the state's own register, not from the provider.
What ages does Hands of Joy Day Care care for?
- New York licenses Hands of Joy Day Care for children 6 weeks to 12 years, up to 16 at one time. The age span is the state's, taken from its published capacity record.
Which school district is Hands of Joy Day Care in?
- Hands of Joy Day Care sits in the Buffalo school district, in Erie County. New York records the district on the licence, which matters for school-age care and transport.
Does this page show inspection results for Hands of Joy Day Care?
- No. New York's public child care roster carries no violation or inspection fields, and no separate statewide dataset of them was found, so nothing here reflects Hands of Joy Day Care's inspection history either way. Look the provider up in the OCFS child care search to read its violations and whether they were corrected.
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About this record
This page republishes the public license record maintained by the Office of Children and Family Services (New York City center-based programs are permitted by NYC DOHMH and published separately; NYC family, group family and school-age programs are OCFS-overseen and included here). Fields marked "Not listed" are absent from the state's published data, not hidden. Verify current license status with the agency before enrolling.
Where this comes from
- Primary. New York Office of Children and Family Services child care roster cb42-qumz, facility 265401. It carries no violation or inspection fields.
- Context. Our explainer on how New York daycare licensing and inspections work, and on New York child care assistance.
Licensing facts on this page were last checked against the state record on . We republish the public licensing record and label absent fields plainly rather than leaving them blank. Where our data comes from · Report an error