Shareece Dukes ran the Eva Crèche Child Care Center in Brooklyn and attempted to relaunch her daycare business in New Jersey after prior problems led to closures. New Jersey officials suspended her registration after inquiries about her history. Dukes still faced financial penalties from New York City health officials tied to videos showing workers mishandling children, including forcibly grabbing and dragging toddlers. A hearing was held in early May on summonses, but Dukes did not appear and could face fines up to $10,000. In April, she registered a home daycare in Monroe Township to care for five children, which New Jersey does not require licensing for, though voluntary registration is available for voucher-subsidized care. New Jersey’s Department of Children and Families suspended the registration pending investigation, and the agency said she cleared a background check but did not disclose prior out-of-state childcare businesses.
"The owner of a Brooklyn daycare that shuttered this year amid child abuse allegations tried to open a new space in New Jersey. It's the second time that Shareece Dukes, who ran the Eva Crèche Child Care Center in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, tried to relaunch her business in a new jurisdiction after previous problems prompted closures, records show. In the most recent case, New Jersey officials suspended her registration after Gothamist inquired about it."
"Dukes is still facing financial penalties by New York City health officials after videos surfaced of Eva Crèche workers mishandling children, including forcibly grabbing and dragging toddlers earlier this year. The city's Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings held a hearing in early May on the summonses but Dukes didn't show and could face as much as $10,000 in fines."
"In April, Dukes registered a new daycare out of her home in Monroe Township, New Jersey, to care for five children, records show. New Jersey doesn't require providers who care for up to five children in their home to get a license to operate. They can, however, voluntarily register their programs if they want to enroll children whose care is subsidized by childcare vouchers."
"Officials with New Jersey's Department of Children and Families, which licenses providers and approved Dukes' registration, told Gothamist her registration was suspended pending an investigation after Gothamist asked whether the state was aware of Dukes' prior history in New York. City health officials said they also reached out to the state once parents informed them of the new facility this month."
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