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PENDING REVOCATION14 Research Way, East Setauket, NY 11733
Day Care Center (DCC) in Suffolk County, New York
Day Care Center (DCC) — centre-based care in non-residential premises.
- Ages
- Preschool
- Hours
- 7 AM–5:30 PM
- Licensed for
- 400 children
The public record
- License number
- 139887
- License status
- PENDING REVOCATION
- License type
- Day Care Center (DCC)
- Licensed capacity
- 400 children
- Address
- 14 Research Way, East Setauket, NY 11733
- County
- Suffolk County
- Phone
- +16313316400
- Website
- Not listed
- License issued
- January 5, 2024
Ages and programs
Reported to Office of Children and Family Services (New York City center-based programs are permitted by NYC DOHMH and published separately; NYC family, group family and school-age programs are OCFS-overseen and included here) by Alternatives for Children and published in the state licence record. Availability is not the same as licensing, so confirm openings directly.
Licensed to serve
- Preschool
Hours
Listed on Google
- Mon
- 7 AM–5:30 PM
- Tue
- 7 AM–5:30 PM
- Wed
- 7 AM–5:30 PM
- Thu
- 7 AM–5:30 PM
- Fri
- 7 AM–5:30 PM
- Sat
- Closed
- Sun
- Closed
Hours change without the licence record changing. Call before you plan a drop-off around these times.
What New York licensed
The state describes Alternatives for Children’s capacity as “400 Preschoolers”. Each figure is a ceiling OCFS set, not a count of children enrolled or places free.
- Preschool places
- 400
- Program opened
- January 5, 2004
- Registration through
- January 4, 2028
- School district
- Three Village
- OCFS region
- Long Island Regional Office
Amenities and accessibility
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
Reported on the provider's Google business listing, not verified by the state.
How the reviews split
The 4.1 average comes from 15 Google reviews. An average hides whether opinion is consistent or divided, so the spread is shown too.
- 5 star11
- 4 star1
- 3 star0
- 2 star0
- 1 star3
From Google
Recent parent reviews
This school needs to undergo Investigation for what occurred to that young girl!! Child neglect! Shame on you
Sharon OrtizMay 21, 2025My son started here in September 2024 and has made significant improvement. He loves coming to school and being here. I am so thankful to this school, all the teachers, and everyone involved that provide excellent care for the students. I am so happy my son gets to attend 3k and prek here.
Priya SinghApr 20, 2025Thank you all time members from Alternative, the all teacher provided the best support for my children, last year my youngest son. Professional teachers and support staff have helped us through this difficult period. For myself this place has been very helpful.
Gabriella PedrasMar 17, 2025The best School for children with disabilities the teachers and staff our so amazing 🩵
Franchesca “CuTie” GuttierrezMay 19, 2024My daughter has been going to this school for about 1 year and has shown such great improvements. The school is very clean and has really good technology and security. I feel safe sending my daughter here.
Chris Buckley JrMar 26, 2023My son has made great strides since he started here. Loving, caring and kind staff members, really a team that works to help you child be their very best! Would certainly recommend to anyone who's kids have behavior issues, add/adhd and other developmental issues!
S MDec 22, 2016
Reviews shown verbatim as published on Google Maps.
Questions parents ask about Alternatives for Children
Is Alternatives for Children a licensed child care provider in New York?
- Yes. Alternatives for Children holds New York registration 139887, listed as "PENDING REVOCATION" by the Office of Children and Family Services, issued on January 5, 2024 and current through January 4, 2028. Confirm current standing with OCFS before enrolling.
What kind of child care is Alternatives for Children?
- New York licenses Alternatives for Children as a Day Care Center (DCC), which is centre-based care in non-residential premises. The category comes from the state's own register, not from the provider.
What ages does Alternatives for Children care for?
- New York licenses Alternatives for Children for 400 preschool places. Each figure is a ceiling the state set, not current enrolment.
Which school district is Alternatives for Children in?
- Alternatives for Children sits in the Three Village school district, in Suffolk County. New York records the district on the licence, which matters for school-age care and transport.
Does this page show inspection results for Alternatives for Children?
- No. New York's public child care roster carries no violation or inspection fields, and no separate statewide dataset of them was found, so nothing here reflects Alternatives for Children's inspection history either way. Look the provider up in the OCFS child care search to read its violations and whether they were corrected.
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About this record
This page republishes the public license record maintained by the Office of Children and Family Services (New York City center-based programs are permitted by NYC DOHMH and published separately; NYC family, group family and school-age programs are OCFS-overseen and included here). Fields marked "Not listed" are absent from the state's published data, not hidden. Verify current license status with the agency before enrolling.
Where this comes from
- Primary. New York Office of Children and Family Services child care roster cb42-qumz, facility 139887. It carries no violation or inspection fields.
- Context. Our explainer on how New York daycare licensing and inspections work, and on New York child care assistance.
Licensing facts on this page were last checked against the state record on . We republish the public licensing record and label absent fields plainly rather than leaving them blank. Where our data comes from · Report an error