Program Name: Alternatives for Children    License/Registration ID: 42480


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Joseph A. Autera Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: Southampton
Site Address: Map
168 Hill St., Southampton, NY 11968
First Licensed/Registration Date: Apr 20, 1996
Current Registration Period: Apr 20, 2024 - Apr 19, 2028 		Phone: (631) 283-3272
Fax: (631) 283-3356
Total Capacity: 108
-Infants: 0
-Toddlers: 0
-Preschool: 108
-School-Age: 0
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 3/13/2023 2:13:02 PM
-Infants: 0
-Toddlers: 0
-Preschool: 0
-School-Age: 0

*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  
Mar 12, 2025 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2025-I-LIRO-029284 Violations Found
Feb 10, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-LIRO-002052 No violations cited for this Inspection
Nov 22, 2024 Complaint (Substantiated) 2024-I-LIRO-109306 Violations Found
Aug 19, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-LIRO-079949 No violations cited for this Inspection
Aug 8, 2024 Self Reported Serious Incident 2024-I-LIRO-079388 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jun 6, 2024 Self Reported Serious Incident 2024-I-LIRO-051042 No violations cited for this Inspection
Apr 17, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-LIRO-001663 No violations cited for this Inspection
Mar 20, 2024 Complaint (Substantiated) 2024-I-LIRO-039971 Violations Found
Feb 21, 2024 Application - Renewal 2023-I-LIRO-053830 Violations Found
Jan 25, 2024 Self Reported Serious Incident 2024-I-LIRO-020442 No violations cited for this Inspection
Dec 13, 2023 Complaint (Unsubstantiated) 2023-I-LIRO-054767 No violations cited for this Inspection
Nov 27, 2023 Serious Injury 2023-I-LIRO-053156 No violations cited for this Inspection
Nov 16, 2023 Complaint (Substantiated) 2023-I-LIRO-051453 Violations Found
Nov 13, 2023 Serious Injury 2023-I-LIRO-051319 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 24, 2023 Self Reported Serious Incident 2023-I-LIRO-049537 No violations cited for this Inspection
Aug 11, 2023 Self Reported Serious Incident 2023-I-LIRO-039899 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jul 10, 2023 Monitoring 2023-I-LIRO-030966 No violations cited for this Inspection
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: Mar 12, 2025 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Mar 12, 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
Nov 22, 2024 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
Mar 20, 2024 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
Mar 20, 2024 418-1.10(c)(1) Child care center staff must personally make, or cause to be made, an immediate report to the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment by telephone, followed by a written report within 48 hours, in the form and manner prescribed by the Office, to the child protective service of the social services district in the county in which the child resides. Corrected
Feb 21, 2024 418-1.14(c)(1) Each staff person and volunteer must complete a minimum of thirty (30) hours of training every two years. The required thirty (30) hours of training every two years is subject to the following conditions: Fifteen (15) of the required thirty (30) hours of training must be obtained during the person's first six months at the program. Corrected
Nov 16, 2023 418-1.5(a) Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions in areas accessible to children which pose a safety or health hazard. Corrected
Nov 16, 2023 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
*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 June, 2020: None