• There are several options for child care in Lake Shore:

    During this period of Emergency School Closure, school aged child care is being provided at the WT Hoag Educational Center by the YMCA Buffalo Niagara for families of essential workers.  If this applies to you, please call the Southtowns Family YMCA at 674-9622 between 8:00am-5:00pm, Monday - Friday or email Stephanie Bartosz at sbartosz@ymcabn.org.  Here is some guidance regarding Essential Workforce:  ttps://esd.ny.gov/guidance-executive-order-2026 

    Group Family Daycare

    A & A Child Care:  639 Herr Road, Angola

    Lori Bluff:  974 Gold Street, Angola   (716) 549-5833

    Renee's Day Care:  88 Middle Lane, Angola  (716) 549-8457

    Day Care Centers

    Care-A-Lot Childcare Centre:  7821 Erie Road, Derby  (716) 549-0585

    Kids' Kastle:  7008 Erie Road, Derby   (716) 947-5052

    Community Action Organization of WNY:  7008 Erie Road, Derby  (716) 947-0064

    School Aged Child Care  (before/after school)

    YMCA Buffalo Niagara at WT Hoag Educational Center and Highland Elementary (716) 674-9622

    Boys and Girls Club of Eden and Lake Shore at WT Hoag Educational Center  (716) 926-2119

    Community Action Organization of WNY; 251 N. Main Street, Angola  (716) 549-6382

     

    You can find the list of OCFS approved providers, with detailed contact information and inspection history here:  https://ocfs.ny.gov/main/childcare/ccfs_template.asp

    If you need financial assistance for child care, the Child Care Assistance form is attached here:  Child Care Assistance Form 

    It can be printed, competed and returned to:  

    Erie County DSS- Day Care - 95 Franklin Room 449 Buffalo NY 14202 or FAX- 716-858-2888

    You can also find this form and additional information here:  http://www2.erie.gov/socialservices/index.php?q=daycare

    If you are an Essential Worker in need of childcare please visit: 

    wnychildren.org/essential-workers

    Other helpful numbers are:

    Erie Co. Day Care Unit:   (716)-858-8953
    Child Resource Network: (716)-877-6666
     
    **Please note that currently staff at Erie County DSS, Day Care Unit and Child Resource Network are working remotely.  Please leave a detailed message and you will recieve a return call from a staff member.
     
    Also, during this period of Emergency School Closure, school aged child care is being provided at the WT Hoag Educational Center by the YMCA Buffalo Niagara for families of essential workers.  If this applies to you, please call the Southtowns Family YMCA at 674-9622 between 8:00am-5:00pm, Monday - Friday or email Stephanie Bartosz at sbartosz@ymcabn.org.
     
      If you need additional assistance you can visit the Child Care Resource Network website at wnychildren.org.
    Below is the parent survey to be filled out in the event that additional assistance is needed. *Note you can indicate if specific shifts or financial assistance is needed on this survey.  http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07egzfmneak80olxid/_tmp/questions