Petitioner: DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
Respondent: BIZZY BEES
Judges: FRED L. BUCKINE
Agency: Department of Children and Family Services
Locations: Bradenton, Florida
Filed: Aug. 06, 2004
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Thursday, January 13, 2005.
Latest Update: Dec. 23, 2024
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5382 Gulf Drive DCF Department Clerk
Holmes Beach, FL 34217
SUNCOAST REGIONAL LEGAL OFFICE
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES
NATURE OF THE CASE D a | . A 7 ko
1. This case arises from the Respondent’s failure to comply with Sections 402.301-
402.319 et seq., Florida Statutes with respect to licensure requirements.
ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT
2. This is an administrative action for imposition of civil penalties per known incident(s) of
occurrence as authorized in section 402.310, Florida Statutes.
3. Petitioner, State of Florida, Department of Children and Families is the administrative
agency of the State of Florida, charged with the duty to enforce and administer the provisions of
Chapter 402, Florida Statutes.
4, On January 2, 2004, the facility was notified by certified mail that Bizzy Bees Child
Care Facility was in violation of s.402.305 (2)(f), Florida Statutes and 65C-22.003 (7)(a), Florida
Administrative Code in that documentation of your director credential had not been provided to
the Department. The facility was given 10 business days from the date of the letter to provide
documentation (a copy) of the director credential certificate or training transcript. The facility was
advised that failure to comply with documentation requirements will result in the immediate
issuance of a provisional license for a period not to exceed six months.
5. On January 16, 2004, the Department had not received documentatior. of the facility's
director credential, therefore the facility was issued a provisional license for the period January 2,
2004 through July 2, 2004. As part of the corrective action, the Department requested monthly
updates on the facility’s progress towards earning a director credential or hiring a director with the
appropriate credential, to be given to the licensing representative by mail or telephonically.
These updates were due by the 15" of each month,
6. On June 2, 2004, the facility was notified by certified mail advising the ‘acility of the
continued noncompliance and that documentation must be received by the Department or action
to revoke the provisional! license will be initiated.
7. Mrs. Riches returned to England in March, 2004, so she and her husband could renew
their visas. They have not been given approval to return to the United States, as of this date. The
counselor spoke with Mrs. Riches on 3/1/04, before she left the country. In her absence, Ann
Vogler is the director, and she also has not received the director credential.
The counselor spoke with Ms. Vogler on 5/24/04, informing her of a week long director
credential management class being held in Sarasota in June, 2004 at no cost to her. After
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signing her up for the class, she informed the counselor on 6/2/04, that she would be unable to
attend as there was no one who could run the child care facility for a week during her absence.
On 6/15/04, the counselor spoke with Mrs. Vogler at Bizzy Bees. She stated she is
enrolled in the August 2004 management class at Manatee Technical Institute, and the August
Special Needs class. She was sent a Child Development Associate (CDA) verification application
to submit to Pinellas County Schools, for her CDA educational waiver, as Mrs. Vogler has her
degree in elementary education.
Mrs. Vogler has stated she will take whatever classes are necessary, to obtain her
director credential for Bizzy Bees.
The counselor has spoken with Mrs. Riches twice, from England. The last time was on
6/23/04. She related that it has been extremely difficult getting her visa renewed, as her original
visa was issued incorrectly. The counselor explained to Mrs. Riches about the revocation
hearing. Mrs. Riches is missing some of the requirements for an educational waiver for her CDA,
which is all she is lacking for her director credential. It was originally thought that her formal
training in England would meet the requirements, however, after contacting Joseph Silny &
Associates, International Education Consultants, it was determined Mrs. Riches cid not meet the
requirements.
Therefore, you are hereby notified of the Department's intent to revoke your license to
operate Bizzy Bees.
This decision is based on the facility's failure to. comply with s.402.305 (2)(f) and 65C-22.003
(7)(a), Florida Administrative Code, which state in part, respectively:
“By January 1, 2004, the (director) credential shall be a minimum
standard for licensing”.
“Pursuant to Section 402.305 (2)(f), Florida Statutes, every child
care facility director must have a director credential by
January 1, 2004, which consists of the foundational level or the
advanced level. As of January 1,2004, every applicant for a license
to operate a child care facility or a license for a change of ownership
of a child care facility must document that the facility director has a
director credential prior to issuance of the license to operate the facility’.
NOTICE OF RIGHTS
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This decision constitutes final agency action unless a person who is substantially affected by it
submits a written request for hearing that is received within twenty-one days from the date on
which he or she first receives this notice. The request for hearing must also meet the
requirements of Section 420.569, Florida Statutes (F.S.), and either Rule 28-106.201 or Rule 28-
106.301, Florida Administrative Code, or else it will be dismissed as required by Section
420.569(2)(c), F.S.
That law and those rules require the written request for hearing to include the following
information:
4. The name and address of each agency affected and each agency's file or identification
number if known;
2. The name, address and telephone number of the person who is asking for the hear:ing
(the petitioner);
. The name, address, and telephone number of the petitioner's representative, if any;
. An explanation of how the petitioner's substantial interests are or will be affected by
the agency decision;
A statement of when and how the petitioner received notice of the agency decision;
. A statement that the petitioner does not dispute the facts upon which the agency relied
but that it wants to exercise the right to be heard anyway OR a statement that the
petitioner does dispute the facts upon which the agency relied and a list of the facts
in dispute;
. Aconcise statement of the facts as the petitioner perceives them to be, including the
specific facts set out by the agency that the petitioner wants the agency to reverse or
change;
. A statement of the specific rules or statutes that the petitioner believes requires the
agency to reverse or modify its decision; and
A statement specifying what action the petitioner wants the agency to take in the maiter.
Failure to request a hearing in writing and within the time frames required in this notice or failure
to provide the information required by the law and rules governing requests for Chapter 120
hearings constitutes a complete waiver of any right that a substantially affected person may have
to challenge this decision.
The request must be received by the following persons at the following addresses on or before
twenty-one (21) days of the date on which this notice was first received by the person requesting
the hearing:
Raymond R. Deckert Paul Flounlacker, Agency Clerk
Regional Legal Counsel Department of Children & Families
Department of Children & Families Office of the General Counsel
9393 N. Florida Avenue Suite 900 1323 Winewood Bivd., Bidg. 1, Suite 407
Tampa, Fl 33612 Tallahassee, FL. 32301
CERTIFICATION OF SERVICE
| hereby certify that a true copy hereof was sent United States Certified Mail, Return Receipt
Requested, Bizzy Bees, 5382 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, FL 34217on the_/St__ of
, 2004.
STATE OF FLORIDA,
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
usan Stanton
Family Safety Regional Program Administrator
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF 6M
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this \_ day
of. , 2004 by. SUSAN StTavtoNv who is
personally known to me.
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Signature
Danielle Kirts
Notary Public
Danielle C. Kirts
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Docket for Case No: 04-002780
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Jan. 13, 2005 |
Order Closing File. CASE CLOSED.
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Jan. 07, 2005 |
Motion to Dismiss or Close the Case filed.
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Dec. 03, 2004 |
Order Continuing Case in Abeyance (parties to advise status by January 7, 2005).
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Dec. 02, 2004 |
Letter to Judge Buckine from R. Deckert requesting that case be continued in abeyance until January 5, 2005 filed.
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Oct. 19, 2004 |
Order Placing Case in Abeyance (parties to advise status by November 26, 2004).
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Oct. 18, 2004 |
Letter to Judge Buckine from R. Deckert regarding a request to hold case in abeyance filed.
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Sep. 23, 2004 |
Order Granting Continuance (parties to advise status by October 25, 2004).
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Sep. 21, 2004 |
Joint Motion to Continue Date of Hearing (filed via facsimile).
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Aug. 20, 2004 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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Aug. 20, 2004 |
Notice of Hearing (hearing set for October 12, 2004; 9:00 a.m.; Bradenton, FL).
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Aug. 17, 2004 |
Joint Response to Initial Order (filed via facsimile).
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Aug. 06, 2004 |
Initial Order.
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Aug. 06, 2004 |
Request for Administrative Hearing filed.
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Aug. 06, 2004 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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Aug. 06, 2004 |
Notice (of Agency referral) filed.
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