Petitioner: DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Respondent: MAKE A DIFFERENCE OUTREACH CENTER, INC., OWNER OF MIRACLE YEARS CHILDCARE CENTER IV
Judges: LAWRENCE P. STEVENSON
Agency: Department of Children and Family Services
Locations: Tallahassee, Florida
Filed: Jan. 09, 2013
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Monday, August 19, 2013.
Latest Update: Jan. 05, 2025
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separtment Clerk Retum Recelpt Requested
- DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN
AND FAMILIES,
Petitioner,
Ye ADMINISTRATIVE FINE and
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, Respondent.
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ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT
‘ Petitioner; Department of Children and Familles, by and through its undersigned
- counsel, files this Adrainistratiye Complaint against Respondent, Miracle Years Childcare
Cenitor IV, to impose & fine in the amount uf § 500,00. Payment of this fine oan be made
7 dirocily to the Department of Children and Families, Child Care Regulation, 2383 Phillips Road,
~ Tallahasses, Florida, 32308, and must he paid within ZL days of recolpt of this notice, unless
. . you requent 4 hearing,
A uniform aystem of prooedures to impose disciplinary santotions for violatlous of
Sootlons 402,26-402,319, Florida Statutes, and Rule 65C-22, Florida Administrative Code, was
- oreated in 2008, In accordance with Seations 402,281 and 402,310, Florida Statutes, andthe
. Progressive Disciplinary Sanotions set forth by Rule and Statute, the Department must.
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terminate/revoke your Gold Seal designation in accordance with procedures prescribed in
_ Chapter 120, Florida Statutes.
The Department tietsby notifies you of its Intent to torminate/revoke the Gold Seal
Acsignatton of your ohild care facility in 21 dave from the service of this notification. The
imposition of this change in status 1s based upon the violution cited on the Child Caro Paollity
"Inspeotion Chevkdlist dated April 23, 2012, In regard to background screening nnd disqualified
_ecsons, The Respondent, by and through specific actions, employed a dizqualifled person and
Failed to take appropriate action to terminate them.
As grounds for the imposition of these petualties, the Department states as follows:
1, The State of Plorida, Department of Children and Families, hes jurisdiction over
Respondent by virtua of the provisions of Sections 402,26-402.3 19, Florida Statutes,
2 The Respondent is Noonged to operate as a obild care fuollity pursuant to ‘Sectlons
£02, 26-402-529, Florida Statutes, and Rule 650-22, Florida Administrative Code,’
3, Respondent committed a violation of Section 435.05(1), Florida Statutes, and
- Rule 65C-22,006(4), Florida Administrative Code, in regard to background screening and
dequalified persons, On the child care licensing chooklist dated April 23, 2012, your fReility
was out of compliance in that the faollity knowlngly had a disqualifiedperson working at the
frollity (Class I violation). A fins of § £00.00 is Smposed.
4, A Notice of Admtutstrative Action was isaued on April 23, 2012,
; 5. The above-referenced violation constitutes grounds to levy this civil penalty
. _ pursuant to Seotlon 402,310, Florida Statutes, in that the conduot of Reayondent constitutes a
~ yiolatlont of the rolninnum standards, rules, aud regulations for operation ofa child care favility,
6, ‘If YOU BELIEVE THE DEPARTMENT’S DECISION IS IN ERROR, YOU MAY
_ REQUEST AN ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING TO CONTEST THB DECISION. YOUR a
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REQUEST
FOR AN ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING 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 for an administrative fearing to the Department at the
following,
addresst
Paul A. Rewell, Reglonal Counsel
Deparhrient of Children and Fasilies
Regional Counse:
2983 Phillips Road
Tallahassee, FL 32308
Please note that a request for an adminietrative hearlng must comply with Section
120,569(2)(6), Florida Statutes, and Rule 28+106.201(2), Florida Administrative Code, Those
provisions,
when read togethor, require a petition for administrative hearing to include:
(a) The name and address of exoh agenoy affected and each agenoy's
file of identification number, if known;
(b) The name, address, and telephono number of the petitioners the
name, addtess, aud telephone number of the petitioner's
representative, if any, which shall be the address for service
purposes during the course of the proceeding: and ati explanation
_of how the petitioner's substantial Interests will be affooted by the
agenoy determination;
(s) A statetnent of when and how the potitioner received notloe of the
. egenoy declaton;
(d) A statemont of all disputed issues of material faote. If there are
none, the petitlon must go {udleato; .
(e) A conolse statement of the ultimate facts alleged, including the
‘ apeolfio facta the petitions: contends warrant reversal or
modification of the agenoy's proposed sotion;
(f) A statoment of the spavifio rules or statutes the petitioner contends
require revarsal ar modification of the agency's proposed action;
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(g) A statement of the rallof sought by the petttloner, stating precisely
the action petitioner wishes the agency to taka with reapeot to the
agency's proposed notion,
Section 120.569, Florida Statutes, sd Rule 28-106.201, Florida Admindetatlve Cade, requite
thata petition be dlarslased [fit is not in substantial compliance with the requirements above.
Mediation as desorbed It Bcotlon 120,573, Florida Statutes, may be avallable ifagraed to by
all partles, and on such terms a8 agreed to by all parties, The slglit to an adttinletrative proceeding fg
not affeoted when mediation dovy not result Int a astilemant,
CHRIITICATE OE SERVICE
Y HEREBY CERTIFY that e true and coneot oopy ofthe foregoing has been finished by
Certified U.S, Mail the We Say of. December, 2012, to: ,
Miracle Years Childcare CentorIV. © - Cortffled Mail — Return Receipt
ented
7010 3090 000 8884 3339
2344 Lake Bradford Road
Tallahagsee, Morids 32310
Northwest Rogion Covet
Doepattinest of Children and Families
2383 Phillips Road, Room 231
Tallahasyeo, Florida 32308
Telephone (850) 488-4310
Faosimlle (850) 487-0387
‘ Attorney for the Pettiiovier,
“Department of Childxen and.Familles
Docket for Case No: 13-000097
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Aug. 19, 2013 |
Order Closing Files and Relinquishing Jurisdiction. CASE CLOSED.
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Aug. 19, 2013 |
Joint Notice of Settlement filed.
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Aug. 19, 2013 |
Joint Notice of Settlement (filed in Case No. 13-001984).
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Jun. 12, 2013 |
Order Re-scheduling Hearing (hearing set for August 20, 2013; 9:00 a.m.; Tallahassee, FL).
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Jun. 06, 2013 |
Order Granting Continuance (parties to advise status by June 17, 2013).
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Jun. 06, 2013 |
Notice of Transfer.
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Jun. 06, 2013 |
Order of Consolidation (DOAH Case Nos. 13-0097 and 13-1984).
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Jun. 05, 2013 |
Joint Motion for Continuance filed.
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Jun. 05, 2013 |
Joint Response to Initial Order filed.
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May 31, 2013 |
Notice of Appearance (Michael Lee) filed.
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Apr. 12, 2013 |
Petitioner's Notice of Serving Answers to Respondent's First Set of Interrogatories filed.
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Mar. 21, 2013 |
Order Granting Continuance and Re-scheduling Hearing (hearing set for June 11, 2013; 9:00 a.m.; Tallahassee, FL).
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Mar. 20, 2013 |
Consent Motion for Continuance of Final Hearing filed.
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Mar. 12, 2013 |
Petitioner's Response to Respondent's First Request for Production of Documents filed.
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Feb. 27, 2013 |
Petitioner's First Request for Production of Documents to Respondent filed.
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Jan. 29, 2013 |
Order Re-scheduling Hearing (hearing set for April 1, 2013; 9:30 a.m.; Tallahassee, FL).
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Jan. 22, 2013 |
Petitioner's Response to Respondent's Motion to Dismiss (or Alternatively for More Definite Statement) filed.
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Jan. 22, 2013 |
Notice of Hearing (hearing set for March 14, 2013; 9:30 a.m.; Tallahassee, FL).
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Jan. 18, 2013 |
Notice of Substitution of Counsel (Paul Rowell and Melanie Coats) filed.
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Jan. 18, 2013 |
Notice of Substitution of Counsel (Paul Rowell) filed.
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Jan. 18, 2013 |
Joint Response to Initial Order filed.
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Jan. 17, 2013 |
Order Granting Extension of Time.
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Jan. 16, 2013 |
Joint Motion for Extension for Time to Respond to Initial Order filed.
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Jan. 15, 2013 |
Respondent's Notice of Service of First Interrogatories Upon the Petitioner filed.
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Jan. 15, 2013 |
Respondent's First Request to Produce filed.
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Jan. 09, 2013 |
Initial Order.
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Jan. 09, 2013 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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Jan. 09, 2013 |
Petition for Formal Hearing filed.
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Jan. 09, 2013 |
Notice (of Agency referral) filed.
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