Is Rhymes and Reasons Day Care, Corp. a licensed child care provider in New York?

Yes. Rhymes and Reasons Day Care, Corp. holds New York registration 44315, listed as "LICENSE" by the Office of Children and Family Services, issued on January 1, 2024 and current through December 31, 2027. Confirm current standing with OCFS before enrolling.

What kind of child care is Rhymes and Reasons Day Care, Corp.?

New York licenses Rhymes and Reasons Day Care, Corp. as a Day Care Center (DCC), which is centre-based care in non-residential premises. The category comes from the state's own register, not from the provider.

What ages does Rhymes and Reasons Day Care, Corp. care for?

New York licenses Rhymes and Reasons Day Care, Corp. for 7 infant places, 19 toddler places and 18 preschool places. Each figure is a ceiling the state set, not current enrolment.

Which school district is Rhymes and Reasons Day Care, Corp. in?

Rhymes and Reasons Day Care, Corp. sits in the Lackawana 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 Rhymes and Reasons Day Care, Corp.?

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 Rhymes and Reasons Day Care, Corp.'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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Rhymes and Reasons Day Care, Corp.

LICENSE

1634 Electric Avenue, Lackawanna, NY 14218

Day Care Center (DCC) in Erie County, New York

10Elevated Risk

Day care center

4.3(6)Yelp(0)

Day Care Center (DCC)

Day Care Center (DCC) — centre-based care in non-residential premises.

Ages: Infant · Toddler · Preschool
Hours: 6:30 AM–10 PM
Licensed for: 44 children

The public record

License number: 44315
License status: LICENSE
License type: Day Care Center (DCC)
Licensed capacity: 44 children
Address: 1634 Electric Avenue, Lackawanna, NY 14218
County: Erie County
Phone: +17168271224
Website: Not listed
License issued: January 1, 2024

Ages and programs

Reported to 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) by Rhymes and Reasons Day Care, Corp. and published in the state licence record. Availability is not the same as licensing, so confirm openings directly.

Licensed to serve

Infant
Toddler
Preschool

Hours

Listed on Google

Mon: 6:30 AM–10 PM
Tue: 6:30 AM–10 PM
Wed: 6:30 AM–10 PM
Thu: 6:30 AM–10 PM
Fri: 6:30 AM–10 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 Rhymes and Reasons Day Care, Corp.’s capacity as “7 Infants, 19 Toddlers, 18 Preschoolers”. Each figure is a ceiling OCFS set, not a count of children enrolled or places free.

Infant places: 7
Toddler places: 19
Preschool places: 18
Program opened: January 23, 2002
Registration through: December 31, 2027
School district: Lackawana
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.

How the reviews split

The 4.3 average comes from 6 Google reviews. An average hides whether opinion is consistent or divided, so the spread is shown too.

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3 star1
2 star0
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From Google

Recent parent reviews

This Daycare is currently open!!
Andrea Ventura-SzczygielAug 4, 2023
been there a few times to pick up my grandkid, nice place nice teachers but I should say that it needs a good cleaning, especially the kids own personal area/cubbies. A day care should be noticeably clean.
pablo picassoJun 4, 2018
Walk in an out as u please
twin boyzOct 25, 2017
Very nice place. Although the over exadurate things as a parent and with the kids.
Rich ZSep 25, 2017

Reviews shown verbatim as published on Google Maps.

Questions parents ask about Rhymes and Reasons Day Care, Corp.

Is Rhymes and Reasons Day Care, Corp. a licensed child care provider in New York?: Yes. Rhymes and Reasons Day Care, Corp. holds New York registration 44315, listed as "LICENSE" by the Office of Children and Family Services, issued on January 1, 2024 and current through December 31, 2027. Confirm current standing with OCFS before enrolling.
What kind of child care is Rhymes and Reasons Day Care, Corp.?: New York licenses Rhymes and Reasons Day Care, Corp. as a Day Care Center (DCC), which is centre-based care in non-residential premises. The category comes from the state's own register, not from the provider.
What ages does Rhymes and Reasons Day Care, Corp. care for?: New York licenses Rhymes and Reasons Day Care, Corp. for 7 infant places, 19 toddler places and 18 preschool places. Each figure is a ceiling the state set, not current enrolment.
Which school district is Rhymes and Reasons Day Care, Corp. in?: Rhymes and Reasons Day Care, Corp. sits in the Lackawana 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 Rhymes and Reasons Day Care, Corp.?: 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 Rhymes and Reasons Day Care, Corp.'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 44315. 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 August 17, 2026. We republish the public licensing record and label absent fields plainly rather than leaving them blank. Where our data comes from · Report an error