William T. Hoag Educational Center

Child Care Assistance

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: Guidance on Executive Order 202.6 | Empire State Development

- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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.

You can find the list of OCFS approved providers, with detailed contact information and inspection history here: Search for Child Care | Division of Child Care Services | OCFS

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: Day Care | Social Services

If you are an Essential Worker in need of childcare please visit: wnychildren.org/essential-workers

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. Constant Contact