The Blue Giraffe
LICENSE3200 Elmwood Ave., Kenmore, NY 14217
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
- 153 children
The public record
- License number
- 239562
- License status
- LICENSE
- License type
- Day Care Center (DCC)
- Licensed capacity
- 153 children
- Address
- 3200 Elmwood Ave., Kenmore, NY 14217
- County
- Erie County
- Phone
- +17164476558
- Website
- Not listed
- License issued
- July 18, 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 The Blue Giraffe 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 The Blue Giraffe’s capacity as “24 Infants, 32 Toddlers, 55 Preschoolers and 42 School-Aged Children”. Each figure is a ceiling OCFS set, not a count of children enrolled or places free.
- Infant places
- 24
- Toddler places
- 32
- Preschool places
- 55
- School-age places
- 42
- Program opened
- July 18, 2005
- Registration through
- July 17, 2027
- School district
- Kenmore
- OCFS region
- Buffalo Regional Office
Questions parents ask about The Blue Giraffe
Is The Blue Giraffe a licensed child care provider in New York?
- Yes. The Blue Giraffe holds New York registration 239562, listed as "LICENSE" by the Office of Children and Family Services, issued on July 18, 2023 and current through July 17, 2027. Confirm current standing with OCFS before enrolling.
What kind of child care is The Blue Giraffe?
- New York licenses The Blue Giraffe 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 The Blue Giraffe care for?
- New York licenses The Blue Giraffe for 24 infant places, 32 toddler places, 55 preschool places and 42 school-age places. Each figure is a ceiling the state set, not current enrolment.
Which school district is The Blue Giraffe in?
- The Blue Giraffe sits in the Kenmore 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 The Blue Giraffe?
- 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 The Blue Giraffe'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 239562. 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