Petitioner: DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Respondent: JOANNE PARKS D/B/A PARKS PLACE DAYCARE AND LEARNING CENTER, LLC
Judges: BARBARA J. STAROS
Agency: Department of Children and Family Services
Locations: Jacksonville, Florida
Filed: Apr. 01, 2014
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Tuesday, June 17, 2014.
Latest Update: Feb. 03, 2025
STATE OF FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
To: Joanne Parks d/b/a Certified Mail: 7012 3050 0002 0680 8318
Parks Place Daycare and Learning Center LLC Return Receipt Requested
5500 Shindler Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32222
ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT
; YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED the Department has imposed a Civit Penalty in the amount of
Fifty Dollars ($50.00). 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 Joanne Parks d/b/a Parks Place Daycare and Learning Center LLC for
violations of child care licensing standards in sections 402.301 — 402.319, Florida Statutes, and chapter
65C-22, Florida Administrative Code.
2: Joanne Parks is licensed under chapter 402, Florida Statutes, and chapter 65C-22,
Florida Administrative Code, to operate a child care facility known as Parks Place Daycare and
Learning Center LLC License #C04DU0571 located at 5500 Shindler Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32222.
The facility license is currently a REGULAR License.
3. During a Complaint Investigation on January 27, 2014 DCF Licensing Counselor Tiffany
Davis, determined that:
Direct supervision of children in the three (3) year old age group was inadequate in that a child
was severely hurt, but the parent was not told to pick the child up until two (2) hours after the
incident. Staff members did not appropriately care for the injury of the child. The child was
seriously injured, with a large gash under his chin that needed stitches. The staff changed band-
aids on the gash, three times and changed his shirt due to saturated blood, but told the mother
not to come to the center stating the injury was not serious.
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4. The foregoing facts violate Florida Administrative Code 65C-22.001(5)(a) which states: Direct
supervision means actively 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. When caring for school-age children, child care personnel shall remain
responsible for the supervision of the children in care, shall be capable of responding to emergencies,
and are accountable for children at all times, including when children are separated from their groups.
5. The violation described above is a Class Il violation of child care licensing standards. It is
the facility’s second (2"°) Class Ill violation of Child Care Facility Standards Classifications Summary
#5 Supervision within a two-year period. The same violation was previously cited on November 8, 2013
at which time they received technical support. The fine imposed for this violation is Fifty Dotlars
($50.00).
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 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 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 Bivd., 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 28-106.201(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
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(f)
(g)
agency's file or identification number, if known;
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;
An explanation of how the petitioner's substantial interests will be
affected by the agency determination;
A statement of when and how the petitioner received notice of the
agency decision;
A statement of all disputed issues of material facts. If there are
none, the petition must so indicate;
A concise statement of the ultimate facts alleged, including the
specific facts the petitioner contends warrant reversal or
modification of the agency’s proposed action;
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
relate 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. 7012 3050 0002 0680 8318 to Joanne Parks d/b/a Parks Place Daycare and
Learning Center LLC, 5500 Shindler Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32222 this thaay of February 2014.
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Parfela Buckhdm
Saféty Program Manager
Docket for Case No: 14-001474
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Jun. 18, 2014 |
Transmittal letter from Claudia Llado forwarding Petitioner's Proposed Exhibits to the agency.
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Jun. 17, 2014 |
Order Closing File and Relinquishing Jurisdiction. CASE CLOSED.
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Jun. 16, 2014 |
(Petitioner's) Notice of Settlement and Voluntary Dismissal filed.
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Jun. 13, 2014 |
Notice of Transfer.
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Jun. 12, 2014 |
Petitioner's Proposed Exhibits filed (exhibits not available for viewing). |
Jun. 11, 2014 |
Petitioner's Notice of Filing Witness List and Proposed Exhibits filed.
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May 12, 2014 |
Order Granting Continuance and Re-scheduling Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for June 18, 2014; 9:30 a.m.; Jacksonville, FL).
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May 12, 2014 |
Petitioner's Motion to Continue Hearing filed.
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Apr. 11, 2014 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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Apr. 11, 2014 |
Notice of Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for May 16, 2014; 9:30 a.m.; Jacksonville and Tallahassee, FL).
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Apr. 09, 2014 |
Joint Response to Initial Order filed.
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Apr. 08, 2014 |
Order Granting Extension of Time.
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Apr. 07, 2014 |
Petitioner's Response to Initial Order and Request for Extension of Time filed.
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Apr. 01, 2014 |
Initial Order.
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Apr. 01, 2014 |
Request for Administrative Hearing filed.
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Apr. 01, 2014 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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Apr. 01, 2014 |
Notice (of Agency referral) filed.
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