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On January 24, 2024, the Office of Childhood (OOC) received an allegation that Parent A (parent of Child A and former staff member) had been employed at Miracles from Heaven LLC since December 4, 2023, and had not received any payment for work performed. After conducting an investigation, Compliance Inspector (CI) Patrick O'Malley found the allegation to be substantiated based on the following information:
5 CSR 25-500.032(4), which states: "The person(s) or legal entity who owns a child care facility shall be responsible for meeting all debts and obligations incurred by the facility and for maintaining compliance with all licensing rules for group child care homes and child care centers."
On January 25, 2023, Parent A (parent of Child A and former staff member) stated that she worked at Miracles from Heaven LLC from December 4, 2023, to January 16, 2024. She had not received any payment for her work. She did not know exactly how many total hours she had worked but was supposed to have received $12 per hour.
On January 29, 2024, director Latoya Brent stated that she could not afford to pay any employees. She had a verbal agreement with her employees to pay them back wages when she was able. Parent A worked at the facility from December 4, 2023, to January 16, 2024 but has not been paid owed wages.
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