Program Name: Bright and Early Discoveries Child Care Center, LLC    License/Registration ID: 924071


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Zeinab B. Zorah Contact Title: Director
Program Type: School-Age Child Care Status: Open
School District: Riverhead
Site Address: Map
141 Phillips Avenue, Riverhead, NY 11901
First Licensed/Registration Date: Sep 27, 2024
Current Registration Period: Sep 27, 2024 - Sep 26, 2028
Phone: (516) 514-9341
Fax:
Total Capacity: 50 School-Aged Children
 
Open Child Care Slots*:

* Important Note: This child care provider has not provided enrollment information for posting on the OCFS website.


To learn about current openings, please contact the program directly.


Care available during non-traditional hours: No
Removed from referral list: No
This program is located in a school.

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 since Sep 27, 2024)

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  
Mar 6, 2026 Annual Unannounced 2026-I-LIRO-014880 No violations cited for this Inspection
Oct 22, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-LIRO-105809 Violations Found
May 2, 2025 Monitoring 2025-I-LIRO-036922 Violations Found
Mar 31, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-LIRO-016759 Violations Found
Dec 19, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-LIRO-096355 Violations Found

*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
This program is located in a public school and, therefore, the program may not be responsible for correcting the violation.
Date of Last Inspection: Mar 6, 2026 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Oct 22, 2025 413.4(d)(1) Any initial application for a child care license or registration shall include the submission of fingerprint images for any operator, director, employee, or volunteer, and any person age eighteen (18) or older living in a group family day care home or family day care home. Corrected
Oct 22, 2025 414.11(h)(1)(i) The program must immediately call 911 for children who require emergency medical care and also must: obtain written consent at the time of admission from the parent which authorizes the program to obtain emergency health care for the child; Corrected
Oct 22, 2025 414.11(i)(18)(i) Toilet facilities must be kept clean at all times, and must be supplied with toilet paper, soap and towels accessible to the children. Corrected
Oct 22, 2025 414.12(a) The school-age child care program must provide plentiful and nutritious snacks to children. Corrected
Oct 22, 2025 414.15(c)(4) The program must maintain on file at the program, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: the names and addresses of persons authorized to take the child(ren) from the program; Corrected
May 2, 2025 413.4(a)(1) a criminal history record check with the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services; Corrected
May 2, 2025 413.4(a)(4) a database check of the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment in accordance with section four hundred twenty-four-a of the Social Services Law. Corrected
May 2, 2025 414.11(i)(2) Staff and volunteers must ensure that children thoroughly wash their hands or assist children with thoroughly washing their hands with soap and running water when they are dirty, after toileting, before and after food handling or eating, after handling pets or other animals, after contact with any bodily secretion or fluid, and after coming in from outdoors. Corrected
May 2, 2025 414.15(c)(21) The program must maintain on file at the program, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: all records relevant to the current registration period, and the immediately preceding licensing period; Corrected
Mar 31, 2025 413.6(b)(1) An applicant or licensee or registrant must submit to OCFS a written request for a waiver on forms provided by OCFS, or approved equivalents. This written application must include: the specific regulation for which a waiver is sought; Corrected
Mar 31, 2025 414.15(a)(1)(ii) Each school age child care program must operate in compliance with the regulations of the Office and all other applicable laws and regulations. Corrected
Dec 19, 2024 413.3(g)(3)(i) The Office shall require the child day care program to immediately post upon receipt, in a prominent place at the program that is visible to parents, a copy of the most recent compliance history report issued to the program by the Office. Corrected
Dec 19, 2024 414.4(b)(3) When morning and afternoon shifts of care are provided, such drills must be conducted monthly during each shift of care. Corrected
Dec 19, 2024 414.8(m) There must be a director, group teacher or assistant teacher supervising all applicants, volunteers and persons in the process of approval. 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: None