Making a difference

Lucy C. Piñeiro & Associates, P.A. defends child care providers facing Class I violations and Early Learning Coalition contract terminations.

Ms. Piñeiro spent years in public service as a child advocate and served as a managing attorney for DCF. She is a former member of the Florida Association of Child Care Management (FACCM) and the Early Learning Coalition of Miami-Dade and Monroe. She knows how these agencies think and how the rules keep changing.

We represent child care facilities in their representation in their representation of Class-I violations and their due process hearings before the Early Learning Coalition. Our clients stay in compliance and stay open to serve children. We also work ahead of problems. Our assessments and training help owners and operators understand the state and federal rules that govern their business. That lowers the risk of a Class I violations. If a violation does come, we build your defense.

The best way to engage is to send me an email detailing the issues you are facing and you will receive a response within 24 hours or less as we understand these issues are time sensitive.

Respectfully,

Lucy C. Pineiro, Esq.
8145 West 28th Avenue
Hialeah, Florida 33016
Phone: 305-206-4227
Email: lucy@pineirolawpa.com

How I see things

Every child care center works to give children a healthy place to grow and learn. But centers can still receive a Class I violation from the Florida Department of Children and Families. That violation can trigger an Early Learning Coalition review of whether to terminate your contract. A termination can bar you from serving children for three to five years. Without the right representation a school may not not survive the process. Ultimately, the children and families who rely on you lose the most.

When an Early Learning Coalition terminates your contract, children lose the relationship with their teachers and friends they trust. They have to start over somewhere new, and that disruption can set them back. That is why the child's best interest guides every case we take. We fight to keep your center open so the children in your care can stay where they belong.

I remind every client that a safe, nurturing center today builds strong citizens tomorrow.

We work closely with clients and collaboratively opposing counsel to achieve our clients’ goals and ultimately ensuring a child's best interests are recognized. We believe that the success in delivering timely, cost-effective results to our clients is a team effort — one made possible only by the talent and dedication of the paralegals, support staff, and attorneys who work at our firm.