Shining Stars
LICENSE20 Northpointe Parkway, Amherst, NY 14228
Day Care Center (DCC) in Erie County, New York
Day Care Center (DCC) — centre-based care in non-residential premises.
- Ages
- Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School-age
- Licensed for
- 99 children
The public record
- License number
- 218934
- License status
- LICENSE
- License type
- Day Care Center (DCC)
- Licensed capacity
- 99 children
- Address
- 20 Northpointe Parkway, Amherst, NY 14228
- County
- Erie County
- Phone
- +17165681040
- Website
- Not listed
- License issued
- June 16, 2023
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 Shining Stars and published in the state licence record. Availability is not the same as licensing, so confirm openings directly.
Licensed to serve
- Infant
- Toddler
- Preschool
- School-age
What New York licensed
The state describes Shining Stars’s capacity as “16 Infants, 24 Toddlers, 39 Preschoolers and 20 School-Aged Children”. Each figure is a ceiling OCFS set, not a count of children enrolled or places free.
- Infant places
- 16
- Toddler places
- 24
- Preschool places
- 39
- School-age places
- 20
- Program opened
- June 16, 2005
- Registration through
- June 15, 2027
- School district
- Sweet Home
- OCFS region
- Buffalo Regional Office
Questions parents ask about Shining Stars
Is Shining Stars a licensed child care provider in New York?
- Yes. Shining Stars holds New York registration 218934, listed as "LICENSE" by the Office of Children and Family Services, issued on June 16, 2023 and current through June 15, 2027. Confirm current standing with OCFS before enrolling.
What kind of child care is Shining Stars?
- New York licenses Shining Stars 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 Shining Stars care for?
- New York licenses Shining Stars for 16 infant places, 24 toddler places, 39 preschool places and 20 school-age places. Each figure is a ceiling the state set, not current enrolment.
Which school district is Shining Stars in?
- Shining Stars sits in the Sweet Home 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 Shining Stars?
- 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 Shining Stars'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 218934. 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