Program Name: Sand Castle Day Care Inc.    License/Registration ID: 43094


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Nina Rutigliano Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: Bethpage
Site Address: Map
542 Central Ave., Bethpage, NY 11714
First Licensed/Registration Date: Jan 16, 1998
Current Registration Period: Jan 15, 2024 - Jan 14, 2028 		Phone: (516) 933-7405
Fax: (516) 681-0309
Total Capacity: 44
-Infants: 0
-Toddlers: 20
-Preschool: 24
-School-Age: 0
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 2/27/2024 2:55:16 PM
-Infants: 4
-Toddlers: 2
-Preschool: 11
-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  
Nov 14, 2025 Fire Safety - Other 2025-I-LIRO-123504 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 6, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-LIRO-106904 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jun 2, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-LIRO-043736 No violations cited for this Inspection
Feb 12, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-LIRO-002145 Violations Found
Oct 30, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-LIRO-104423 Violations Found
Jul 10, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-LIRO-001758 No violations cited for this Inspection
Apr 23, 2024 Other 2024-I-LIRO-043488 No violations cited for this Inspection Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Mar 18, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-LIRO-038711 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: Nov 14, 2025 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Feb 12, 2025 418-1.13(f) In child day care centers where the licensed capacity is 45 or more children, the administrative/fiscal management functions and supervision functions may not be performed by a group teacher or assistant teacher. Corrected
Oct 30, 2024 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
*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 February, 2021: None