Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida
Filed: Aug. 30, 2004
The issues to be resolved in this proceeding concern whether the application submitted by the Petitioner for a new one-year license for Small Fries Day Care, Inc., should be granted, or denied based upon violations of specified statutes and rules referenced below as alleged by the Respondent. It must also be resolved whether the application to operate a new facility known as the Growing Tree Learning Center and Nursery should be denied because of the same alleged instances of non- compliance with the relevant statutes and rules.Respondent showed that Petitioners had committed a number of repeated violations of rule standards which protect children. Some violations were major, others were uncorrected or undocumented. Recommend provisional license with 1-year`s close monitoring.