Program Name: Bright and Early Discoveries Child Care Center LLC    License/Registration ID: 816075


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Sarah A. Loper Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: Riverhead
Site Address: Map
608 Northville Turnpike, Riverhead, NY 11901
First Licensed/Registration Date: May 23, 2018
Current Registration Period: May 23, 2024 - May 22, 2028
Phone: (631) 591-9060
Fax: (631) 591-9061
Total Capacity: 63
-Infants: 8
-Toddlers: 24
-Preschool: 22
-School-Age: 9
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 2/3/2025 5:04:01 PM
-Infants: 4
-Toddlers: 10
-Preschool: 10
-School-Age: 8

*Important Note: This self reported information on open child care slots can quickly change.


Please contact this program for the most current openings.


Care available during non-traditional hours: No
Removed from referral list: No
This facility has Non-Patient Specific Auto Injectors.

For additional information on this program and compliance history, contact
Office: Long Island Regional Office
Phone: (631) 240-2560
For additional details and to view the checklist used during an inspection, please click on the Inspection ID links below. Inspection checklists are generated per inspection type and reason. Also note, that any regulatory requirement can be assessed and cited during an inspection and as a result, may not be reflected on the inspection checklist. These items would be reflected in the program's compliance history that is posted.

 Inspection History: (Inspections in the past 24 months)

Date Inspection Type Inspection ID Inspection Result  
Jan 14, 2026 Self-Report 2026-I-LIRO-019510 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jan 14, 2026 Annual Unannounced 2026-I-LIRO-008828 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 15, 2025 Self-Report 2025-I-LIRO-108592 Violations Found
Sep 23, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-LIRO-102893 No violations cited for this Inspection
May 16, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-LIRO-010183 Violations Found
Dec 11, 2024 Technical Assistance 2024-I-LIRO-112965 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 10, 2024 Other 2024-I-LIRO-100392 No violations cited for this Inspection Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Aug 13, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-LIRO-010383 No violations cited for this Inspection
May 6, 2024 Application - Renewal 2024-I-LIRO-016712 Violations Found
Additional Inspection History

*Inspections may be conducted outside of program operating hours and/or off-site(where inspector was not on premises where care is provided) for the following reasons:
-Record/File Review
-Interviewing of Staff
-Or Other Investigative Reasons

 Compliance History
Date of Last Inspection: Jan 14, 2026 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Oct 15, 2025 418-1.8(a) Children cannot be left without competent supervision at any time. Competent supervision includes awareness of and responsibility for the ongoing activity of each child. It requires that all children be within a teacher's range of vision and that the teacher be near enough to respond when redirection or intervention strategies are needed. Competent supervision must take into account the child's age emotional, physical, and cognitive development. Corrected
Oct 15, 2025 418-1.11(c)(1) The licensee must prepare a health care plan on forms furnished by the Office. Such plan must protect and promote the health of children. The health care plan must be on site, followed by all staff and available upon demand by a parent or the Office. In those instances in which the program will administer medications, the health care plan must also be approved by the program's health care consultant unless the only medications to be administered are: Corrected
May 16, 2025 418-1.11(g)(5) Child care programs that stock supplies of over-the-counter medication, which are not in single dose packaging, must provide a separate mechanism to administer the medication for each child that may need the medication. Once a device has been used for a specific child in care, that specific device must be disposed of or reused only for that specific child and must be labeled with the child's first and last name. The program must include the procedure in the over-the-counter stock medication policy for dispensing the stock medication from the container to the device, or directly administering to the child, without contaminating the stock medication. Corrected
May 6, 2024 418-1.11(f)(15) Prescription and over-the-counter medications must be kept in their original bottles or containers. Corrected
May 6, 2024 418-1.11(f)(21) In the case of medication that needs to be given on an ongoing, long-term basis, the authorization and consent forms for children under the age of 5 years of age must be reauthorized at least once every six months. Any changes in the medication authorization related to dosage, time or frequency of administration shall require a program to obtain new instructions written by the licensed authorized prescriber. All other changes to the original medication authorization require a change in the prescription. Corrected
*Violations are posted on this web site after the inspection results have been finalized in a report mailed to the provider. Violations are listed here as 'Corrected' after the Office has verified corrections with the provider, and a letter confirming the corrections has been mailed to the provider.
For additional information on this program and compliance history, contact
Office: Long Island Regional Office
Phone: (631) 240-2560

 Enforcement History
The New York State Office of Children and Family Services uses a range of tools to help bring child care programs into compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.

The enforcement actions listed on this website only include denial, revocation or suspension of a child care program's license or registration. Fines are not shown on this website. OCFS stops referring families to the program if a program's license or registration is closed, revoked or suspended.

Other enforcement actions such as Corrective action plans and fines are not shown on this website.
Enforcement Actions since March, 2021: Yes