Petitioner: DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Respondent: LESLEY HOLFORD, D/B/A HOLFORD FAMILY DAY CARE HOME
Judges: R. BRUCE MCKIBBEN
Agency: Department of Children and Family Services
Locations: Jacksonville, Florida
Filed: Jun. 13, 2013
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Wednesday, July 3, 2013.
Latest Update: Dec. 24, 2024
STATE OF FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
To: Lestey Holford dibla Certified Mail: 7012 0470 0000 1853 1688
Holford Family Day Gare Home Return Receipt Requested
862 Ashton Cove Terrace
Jacksonville, FL 32218
ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED the Department has imposed a Civil Penalty in the amount of
One Hundred Dollars {$100.00). The Department’s authority and grounds to impase this sanction ara
explained below:
1. The Department of Children and Familles is authorized by section 402.310, Florida
Statutes, to sanction Lesley Holford d/b/a Holford Famlly Day Care Home for violations of chitd care
licensing standards in sections 402.301 — 402.349, Florida Statutes, and chapter 65C-20, Florida
Administrative Code.
2, Lestey Holford fs licensed under chapter 402, Florida Statutes, and chapter 65C-20,
Florida Administrative Code, to operate a family day care home known as Holford Family Day Care
Home License# F04DU0313 located at 862 Ashton Cove Terrace, Jacksonville, FL 32218, The
license is currently a REGULAR license
3. During a Compiaint Investigation conducted on April 12, 2013 DCF Licensing Counsetor
Paige Berse, determined that:
A household member that has been disqualified by background screening has bean present in
the home during the hours of operation of the family day care home.
4. The foregoing facts violate Florida Administrative Code 65C-22,008 (3) which states slt
is also the intent of HB 7069 that all FDCH operators and their household members must be cleared
through Background screening before having unsipervised direct contact with childreri. All new
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Please note that a request for an administrative hearing must comply with section 120.569(2)(c), Florida
Statutes, and Rules 28-106.201(2), Florida Administrative Code. Those provisions require a petition for
administrative hearing to include:
(a) The name and address of each agency affected and each
agency's file or identification number, if known;
(b) The name, address, and telaphone number of the petitioner; the
name, address, and telephone number of the patitloner’s
representative, if any, which shall be the address for service
purposes during the course of the proceeding;
(c) An explanation of how the petitioner's substantial interests will be
affected by the agency determination;
(d) A statement of when and how the petitioner received notice of the
agency decision;
(e) A statement of afl disputed issues of material facts. if there are
none, the petition must so indicate;
(f) Acconcise statement of the ultimate facts alleged, Including the
specific facts the petitioner contends warrant reversal or
modification of the agency's proposed action;
(g) Astatement of the specific rules or statutes the petitioner
contends require reversal or modification of the agency’s
proposed action, including an explanation of how the alleged facts
relate to the specific rules or statutes; and
(nh) A statement of the relief sought by the petitioner, stating precisely
the action petitioner wishes the agency to take with respect to the
agency’s proposed action.
Section 120.569, Florida Statutes, and rule 28-106.201(4), Florida Administrative Code, require a petition
fo be dismissed if it is not in substantial compliance with the requirements above.
Mediation as described in section 120.573, Florida Statutes, may be available if agreed to by all parties,
and on such terms as agreed to by all parties. The right to an administrative proceeding |s not affected
when mediation does not result in a settlement.
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
{ HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing has been furnished by certified mail
return receipt no. 7012 0470 0000 1863 1588 to Lesley Holford d/b/a-Holford Family Day Care Home,
862 Ashton Cove Terrace, Jacksonville, FL 32218 this .
Safety Program Manager
household members must immediately complete a live scan screen upon arrival in the home. These
household members shall not have unsupervised contact with children prior to being cleared through the
background screening process. This includes household members living adjacent to or within a child care
facility. Persons between the ages of 12 and 18 are not required to be fingerprinted but must be
screened for delinquency records as usual.
5. The violation described above is a Class } violation of child care licensing standards. It is
the facility's first (1°) Class ! violation of the Family Day Cara Home Standards Classification #3
Background Screening Requirements within a two-year period. The fine imposed for this violation is
One Hundred Dollars ($100.00),
If you do not wish to contest the findings of this administrative complaint, please submit a cashler’s
check or money order made payable to the Florida Department of Children and Families, Child
Care Regulation Office, 6920 Arlington Expressway, P.O. Box 2417, Jacksonville, FL 32231
if you wish to contest the findings of this administrative complaint and/or the sanctions imposed you may
do so as provided in the notification of rights below.
NOTIFICATION OF RIGHTS UNDER CHAPTER 120, FLORIDA STATUTES
IF YOU BELIEVE THE DEPARTMENT’S DECISION IS IN ERROR, YOU MAY REQUEST AN
ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING TO CONTEST THE DECISION. YOUR REQUEST FOR AN
ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING MUST BE IN WRITING AND MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE
DEPARTMENT WITHIN 21 DAYS OF YOUR RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE. FAILURE TO REQUEST AN
ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING WITHIN THE 21 DAYS PROVIDED SHALL CONSTITUTE A WAIVER OF
THE RIGHT TO A HEARING.
You may submit your request far an administrative hearing to the Department at the following addresses:
David Tucker Gregory D. Venz, Agency Clerk
Chief Legal Counsel Department of Children & Families
Department of Children & Families Office of the General Counsel
P.O, Box 2417 1323 Winewood Blvd., Bldg. 1, Sulte 407
Jacksonville, FL. 32231-0083 Tallahassee, FL 32301
Docket for Case No: 13-002157