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OCFS may take any of the following actions, or any combination of actions, as part of the enforcement process:

Denial
“Renewal denied” means the application to renew the license or registration to operate the child day care program was denied, the license or registration was permitted to expire, and the enforcement action to deny the application of the program to renew the license or registration is final.

Revocation
“Revoked” means OCFS took action to rescind the license or registration to operate the child day care program. The enforcement action to revoke the license or registration is final, and the program may no longer operate.

Suspension
“Suspended” means the child day care program has been closed by OCFS because there is evidence that the public health or a child’s safety or welfare is in imminent danger. A program which has been suspended must immediately stop operating. Suspension will continue until OCFS has determined that the condition requiring suspension has been corrected, until the child day care license or registration has been revoked, or until the program successfully challenges OCFS’ decision to suspend.

Pending Status
Enforcement action is “pending” when a child day care program has been notified that OCFS is taking enforcement action. Enforcement action will remain “pending” until a final decision has been rendered by an administrative law judge or by a court, or until the enforcement action has been resolved. A program may continue to operate while an enforcement action is pending.

 Program Overview

Contact Name: Sara R. Berentsen	Contact Title: Director
Program Type: School-Age Child Care	Status: Open
School District: Hampton Bays	Site Address: 72 Ponqougue Avenue, SCOPE at Hampton Bays Elementary School, Hampton Bays, NY 11946
First Licensed/Registration Date: Feb 23, 1996 Current Registration Period: Feb 23, 2023 - Feb 22, 2027	Phone: (631) 723-2121 Fax:
Total Capacity: 61 School-Aged Children   Open Child Care Slots*: This information was self reported to OCFS on 3/19/2026 2:54:28 PM 0 Preschool aged 10 School-Aged children
*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 program is located in a school.
This facility has Non-Patient Specific Auto Injectors.

For additional information on this program and compliance history, contact

Office: Child Care Council of Suffolk, Inc. Phone: (631) 462-0303

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)

This program is located in a public school and, therefore, the program may not be responsible for correcting the violation.

Date	Inspection Type	Inspection ID	Inspection Result
Jan 8, 2026	Annual Unannounced	2026-I-LIRO-001277	No violations cited for this Inspection
Nov 17, 2025	Fire Safety - Other	2025-I-LIRO-115225	No violations cited for this Inspection	Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Oct 9, 2025	Monitoring - Enforcement	2025-I-LIRO-105349	Violations Found
			Regulation Description Compliance Status 414.8(k)(1)(i) for a child of school-age through the age of nine years old: there must be one teacher for every ten children; Corrected
Sep 25, 2025	Monitoring - Enforcement	2025-I-LIRO-103317	No violations cited for this Inspection
Jul 1, 2025	Complaint (Substantiated)	2025-I-LIRO-049006	Violations Found
			Regulation Description Compliance Status 414.8(a) Children cannot be left without competent direct 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
Jun 27, 2025	Serious Injury	2025-I-LIRO-052690	Violations Found	Inspection Conducted Outside of Program Operating Hours
			Regulation Description Compliance Status 414.8(a) Children cannot be left without competent direct 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 414.13(a)(1) Staff and volunteers must be mature, of good character and possess suitable personal qualifications. Corrected
Jun 12, 2025	Complaint (Substantiated)	2025-I-LIRO-045489	Violations Found
			Regulation Description Compliance Status 414.8(a) Children cannot be left without competent direct 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
May 22, 2025	Annual Unannounced	2025-I-LIRO-002100	No violations cited for this Inspection
Mar 31, 2025	Monitoring	2025-I-LIRO-030957	Violations Found
			Regulation Description Compliance Status 414.15(b)(14)(iii) The program must immediately notify the parent and Office upon learning of the following events involving a child which occurred while the child was in care at the program or was being transported by the program: serious injury, Corrected
Dec 13, 2024	Documentation Review	2024-I-LIRO-114903	No violations cited for this Inspection
Jun 21, 2024	Monitoring	2024-I-LIRO-051238	Violations Found
			Regulation Description Compliance Status 414.8(j) When a school-age child care program is in operation, an adequate number of qualified staff must be on duty to protect the health and safety of the children in care. Corrected

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 Compliance History

This program is located in a public school and, therefore, the program may not be responsible for correcting the violation.
Date of Last Inspection: Jan 8, 2026	Currently uncorrected violations: None

Date	Regulation	Description	Compliance Status as of last inspection
Oct 9, 2025	414.8(k)(1)(i)	for a child of school-age through the age of nine years old: there must be one teacher for every ten children;	Corrected
Jul 1, 2025	414.8(a)	Children cannot be left without competent direct 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
Jun 27, 2025	414.8(a)	Children cannot be left without competent direct 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
Jun 27, 2025	414.13(a)(1)	Staff and volunteers must be mature, of good character and possess suitable personal qualifications.	Corrected
Jun 12, 2025	414.8(a)	Children cannot be left without competent direct 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 31, 2025	414.15(b)(14)(iii)	The program must immediately notify the parent and Office upon learning of the following events involving a child which occurred while the child was in care at the program or was being transported by the program: serious injury,	Corrected
Jun 21, 2024	414.8(j)	When a school-age child care program is in operation, an adequate number of qualified staff must be on duty to protect the health and safety of the children in care.	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: Child Care Council of Suffolk, Inc. Phone: (631) 462-0303

 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 April, 2021: Yes