A YWCA daycare on Grant Street in Buffalo says 6 children, ranging in age from 2 to 5-years-old, were taken to Children's Hospital after ingesting the illegal drug.
On Tuesday a child at the YWCA Schoolhouse Commons brought heroin to the daycare and distributed it to the other children telling them it was candy, according to YWCA officials.
2 Teachers in the classroom at the time immediately called police when they discovered what had happened. The children were taken to Women and Childrens hospital in Buffalo to be evaluated.
The daycare has been closed by the New York State's Office of Child and Family Services.
So far no charges have been filed.
The parents of the child say the drugs did not come from their home, and say the child told police the heroin was found outside the daycare.