Petitioner: DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Respondent: CARING HANDS CHILD DEVELOPMENT, LLC
Judges: W. DAVID WATKINS
Agency: Department of Children and Family Services
Locations: Jacksonville, Florida
Filed: Jul. 28, 2015
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Thursday, October 1, 2015.
Latest Update: Dec. 25, 2024
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STATE OF FLORIDA "
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ly | {
To: Caring Hands Child Development LLC Certified Mail: 7012 3050 0002 0677 3067 is
d/bia Caring Hands Child Development LLC Return Receipt Requested
3206 Dillon Street
Jacksonville, FL 32254
ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED the Department has imposed a Civil Penalty in the amount of
Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00). The Department's authority and grounds to impose this sanction are
explained below.
1. The Department of Children and Familiés is authorized by section 402.310, Florida
Statutes, to sanction Caring Hands Child Development LLC d/b/a Caring Hands Child Development
LLC for violations of child care licensing standards in sections 402.301 — 402.319, Florida Statutes, and
chapter 65C-20, Florida Administrative Code.
2. Caring Hands Child Development LLC is licensed under chapter 402, Florida Statutes,
and chapter 65C-20, Florida Administrative Code, to operate a large family day care home known as
Caring Hands Child Development LLC License #L04DU003¢ located at 3206 Dillion Street,
Jacksonville, FL 32254, The home’s license is currently a REGULAR License.
Violation #1
3. During a Complaint Investigation on March 27, 2015 DCF Licensing Counselor Rosebud
Hilliard, determined that:
On March 26, 2015, Children were not adequately supervised in that a thirteen (13) month old
child M.J. received fourteen (14) bite marks, nine (9) on her face, four (4) on her back and one (1)
on her wrist from another thirteen (13) month old child D.F. while in a bedroom during naptime.
D.F. also bit another child K.A. after M.J. was discovered bitten. Due to the mulitiple injuries
sustained by M.J., the violation has been escalated to a Class I.
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4. The foregoing facts violate Florida Administrative Code 65C-20.009(5)(a) which states:
At all times, which includes when the children are napping or sleeping, the operator shall remain
responsible for the supervision of the children in care and capable of responding to emergencies and the
needs of the children. While children are napping or sleeping in bedrooms, the bedroom doors must
remain open. During the daytime hours of operation, children shall have adult supervision, which means
watching and directing children’s activities, both indoors and outdoors, and responding to each child's
needs.
6. The violation described above is a Class | violation of child care licensing standards. Itis
the home’s first (1°) Class I violation of the Large Family Day Care Home Standards Classification
Summary #5 Indoors and Outdoors Supervision within a two-year period. The fine imposed for this
violation is Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00). The home was aiso cited with a Class 1 violation for #51
Child Abuse or Neglect/Misrepresentation the owner, operator, employee or substitute, while caring
for children, committed an act or omission that meets the definition of child abuse or neglect provided in
Chapter 39, Florida Statutes.
if you do not wish to contest the findings of this administrative complaint, please submit a. cashior'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,
RIGHT TO ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING
IF YOU BELIEVE THE PROPOSED ACTION DESCRIBED IN THIS
ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT IS IN ERROR, YOU MAY REQUEST AN
ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENCLOSED
“NOTIFICATION OF RIGHTS UNDER CHAPTER 120, FLORIDA STATUTES”
NOTIFICATION OF RIGHTS UNDER CHAPTER 120, FLORIDA STATUTES
IF YOU BELIEVE THE DEPARTMENT'S DECISION IS IN ERROR, YOU MAY
REQUEST AN ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING UNDER SECTIONS 120.569 AND
120.57, FLORIDA STATUTES, TO CONTEST THE DECISION. YOUR REQUEST
FOR AN ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE DEPARTMENT
BY 5:00, P.M., NO LATER THAN 21 CALENDAR DAYS AFTER YOU RECEIVED THE
DEPARTMENT’S ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT.
You must submit your request for an administrative hearing to the Department at the following
address:
David Tucker
Chief Legal Counsel
Department of Children & Families
P. O. Box 2417
Jacksonville, FL. 32231-0083
IF YOUR REQUEST FOR AN ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING IS NOT RECEIVED BY
THE DEPARTMENT BY THE ABOVE DEADLINE, YOU WILL HAVE WAIVED YOUR
RIGHTS TO A HEARING AND THE DEPARTMENT'S PROPOSED ACTION WILL BE
FINAL. ANY DENIAL, SUSPENSION, REVOCATION OR OTHER ACTION
CONCERNING YOUR LICENSE OR REGISTRATION WILL BE EFFECTIVE ON THAT
DATE OR ON ANY LATER EFFECTIVE DATE STATED IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE
COMPLAINT, AND ANY PENALTY OR FINE IMPOSED MUST BE PAID WITHIN 30
DAYS THEREAFTER OR ANY EARLIER TIME PROVIDED IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE
COMPLAINT.
If you disagree with the facts stated in the Department's administrative complaint, you
may request a formal administrative hearing under section 120.57(1), Florida Statutes.
At a formal hearing, you may present evidence and arguments on all issues involved,
and question the witnesses called by the Department. You have the right to be
represented by counsel or other qualified representative.
If you do not disagree with the facts stated in the Department's administrative complaint,
you may request an informal administrative hearing under section 120.57(2), Florida
Statutes. At an informal hearing, you may present your argument or a written statement
for consideration by the Department. You have the right to be represented by counsel or
other qualified representative.
Your request for an administrative hearing must meet the requirements of Rule 28-
106.2015(5), Florida Administrative Code, must be prepared legibly on 8% by 11 inch
white paper, and include all of the following items:
(a) Your name, address, email address (if any) and telephone
number.
(b) The name, address, email address (if any) and telephone
number of your attorney or qualified representative, if any.
{c) A statement requesting an administrative hearing.
(d) A statement of all facts in the administrative complaint with
which you disagree. If you do not disagree with any of the
facts stated in the administrative complaint, you must say so.
(e) A statement of when and how you received the
administrative complaint.
(f) A statement identifying the file number of the administrative
complaint, if shown on the administrative complaint.
Section 120.569, Florida Statutes, and rule 28-106.201(4), Florida Administrative Code,
require the Department to dismiss your request for hearing if it is not in substantial
compliance with the requirements above.
Mediation as described in section 120.573, Florida Statutes, is not available. However,
other forms of mediation or informal dispute resolution may be available after a timely
request for an administrative hearing has been received, 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 or informal dispute resolution 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 0677 3067 to Caring Hands Child Development LLC d/b/a Caring
Hands Child Development LLC, 3206 Dillion Street, Jacksonville, FL 32354 this _/& ay of June
2015.
Pantela Buckham
Safety Program Manag
Docket for Case No: 15-004320
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Oct. 01, 2015 |
Order Closing File and Relinquishing Jurisdiction. CASE CLOSED.
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Oct. 01, 2015 |
Notice of Settlement and Voluntary Dismissal filed.
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Sep. 28, 2015 |
Petitioner's Notice of Filing Witness List and Proposed Exhibits filed.
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Aug. 11, 2015 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions.
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Aug. 11, 2015 |
Notice of Hearing by Video Teleconference (hearing set for October 5, 2015; 1:30 p.m.; Jacksonville and Tallahassee, FL).
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Aug. 04, 2015 |
Joint Response to Initial Order filed.
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Jul. 29, 2015 |
Initial Order.
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Jul. 28, 2015 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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Jul. 28, 2015 |
Request for Administrative Hearing filed.
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Jul. 28, 2015 |
Notice (of Agency referral) filed.
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