Petitioner: DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Respondent: A CHILD'S CHOICE DEVELOPMENT CENTER
Judges: SUZANNE VAN WYK
Agency: Department of Children and Family Services
Locations: Jacksonville, Florida
Filed: Apr. 24, 2013
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Friday, May 3, 2013.
Latest Update: Dec. 25, 2024
STATE OF FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
To: A Child’s Choice, Inc. d/b/a Certified Mail: 7011 2970 0004 1615 9759
A Child’s Choice Development Center Return Receipt Requested
7044 Beach Boulevard
Jacksonville, FL 32216
ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED the Department has imposed a Civil Penalty in the amount of
One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) The Department's authority and grounds to impose this sanction are
explained below:
1. The Department of Children and Families is authorized by section 402.310, Florida
Statutes, to sanction A Child’s Choice, Inc. d/b/a A Child’s Choice Development Center for violations
of child care licensing standards in sections 402.301 - 402.319, Florida Statutes and chapter 65C-22,
Florida Administrative Code.
2. A Child’s Choice, Inc. is licensed under chapter 402, Florida Statutes, and chapter 65C-
22, Florida Administrative Code, to operate a child care facility known as A Child’s Choice
Development Center License #C04DU0043 located at 7044 Beach Boulevard, Jacksonville, FL
32216. The facility license is currently a REGULAR License.
Violation 1:
3. During a Complaint Inspection on December 10, 2012, DCF Licensing Counselor
Rosebud Hilliard, determined that:
One (1) child was not adequately supervised in that an 11 month old child received second
degree burns to her left cheek and left upper arm as a result of a staff member unplugging a
bottle warmer and the hot scalding hot water inside of the bottle warmer spilled onto the
aforementioned areas of the child’s body.
4. The foregoing facts violate Florida Administrative Code 65C-22.001 (5) (a) which states:
Direct supervision means watching and directing children's activities within the same room or designated
outdoor play area, and responding to the needs of each child. Child care personnel at a facility must be
assigned to provide direct supervision to a specific group of children, and be present with that group of
children at all times.
5. The violation described above is a Class | violation of child care licensing standards. It is
the facility's first (1°) Class | violation of Child Care Facility Standards Classification Summary #5
Supervision, within a two-year period. The fine imposed for this violation is Five Hundred Dollars
($500.00) because the child suffered a serious injury.
Violation 2:
6. During a Complaint Inspection on December 10, 2012, DCF Licensing Counselor
Rosebud Hilliard determined that:
As a mandated reporter, the owner, operator, employee or substitute failed to report suspected
child abuse or neglect as required in section 39.201, Florida Statutes.
7. The foregoing facts violate Florida Administrative Code 65C-22.001 (11) (b) which
states: Failure to perform the duties of a mandatory reporter pursuant to Section 39.201, F.S., constitutes
a violation of the standards in Sections 402.301-.319, F.S.
8. The violation described above is a Class | violation of child care licensing standards. It is
the facility’s first (1°) Class I violation of Child Care Facility Standards Classification Summary #63
Access/Child Abuse or Neglecti Misrepresentation, within a two-year period. The fine imposed for
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this violation is Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) because the facility’s staff failed to report the
incident to the proper Authorities. The incident was reported to the authorities by another source
on the day following the actual incident.
If you do not wish to contest the findings of this administrative complaint, please submit a cashier’s
check or money order_ made payable to the Florida Department of Children and Families, Child
Care Regulation Office, 5920 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 INERROR, 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 for 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, Suite 407
Jacksonville, FL. 32231-0083 Tallahassee, FL 32301
Please note that a request for an administrative hearing must comply with section 120.569(2){c), Florida
Statutes, and Rules 28-106.261(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 telephone number of the petitioner; the
name, address, and telephone number of the petitioner'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
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affected by the agency determination;
(d) Astatement of when and how the petitioner received notice of the
agency decision;
(e) A statement of all disputed issues of material facts. If there are
none, the petition must so indicate;
(f} Avconcise statement of the ultimate facts alleged, including the
specific facts the petitioner contends warrant reversal or
modification of the agency's proposed action;
(g) A statement 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
telate to the specific rules or statutes; and
(h) 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
to 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 is 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. 7011 2970 0004 1615 9759 to A Child’s Choice, Inc. d/b/q A Child’s Choice
Development Center, 7044 Beach Boulevard, Jacksonville, FL 32216/thié Q2 “day ofMarch 2013
Safety Program Manager
Docket for Case No: 13-001502