Robert P. Rubicco: Criminal, Liar, Fraud, Daycare Operator – Part XIV ($13,920 in Default Judgment to Prior Operator of Norwalk Location)

Robert P. Rubicco: Criminal, Liar, Fraud, Daycare Operator: Table of Contents

NEW ROCHELLE, NY (January 10, 2026) — A Tarrytown-based childcare management company obtained a default judgment against a New Rochelle preschool provider and its owner in a 2020 contractual dispute, with the full amount later paid and the judgment satisfied.

The civil action, 770 Center Management Associates, Inc. v. Anna & Jacks Treehouse, LLC, Robert P. Rubicco, and Christina Rubicco (Index No. 52855/2020), was filed in Westchester County Supreme Court in 2020.

In the Summons with Notice filed on February 25, 2020 (Index No. 52855/2020, Supreme Court, Westchester County), plaintiff 770 Center Management Associates, Inc. alleged that defendants Anna & Jacks Treehouse, LLC, Robert P. Rubicco, and Christina Rubicco committed breaches of contract, breach of guaranty, fraud, and unjust enrichment in connection with the Management Services Agreement dated October 1, 2019, for operating the childcare center at 770 Connecticut Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut.

The plaintiff claimed the defendants failed and refused to reimburse expenses incurred, including but not limited to the LLC’s payroll billed to the plaintiff, copier charges, utility charges, and insurance charges during the center’s operation. The relief sought included $12,346.69 in damages, $5,000 (or more as established at trial) in legal fees, interest thereon, and $500,000 in punitive damages.

Under the agreement, the plaintiff acted as the “Operator,” providing premises, management services, and a childcare license. Anna & Jacks Treehouse, LLC, a family-owned childcare and preschool provider based in New Rochelle and owned by Robert P. Rubicco and Christina Rubicco, acted as the “Manager” responsible for operating the childcare center. It appears that Anna & Jacks Treehouse, LLC likely operated the Norwalk, CT location at 770 Connecticut Ave for a brief period in September and early October 2019 under the license of 770 Center Management Associates, Inc.

Public licensing records from Connecticut’s Office of Early Childhood show the initial license issue date for Anna & Jacks Treehouse at this address as October 31, 2019. The Management Services Agreement dated October 1, 2019 required the LLC to pay the plaintiff $1,000 per month specifically “for operating under the Operator’s license,” which aligns with this short gap after the presumed September 2019 takeover/transition from a prior operator (Children’s Corner Learning Center, licensed since 2012 at the same address). Connecticut requires its own in-state OEC license with no reciprocity for out-of-state (NY) licenses, but the agreement’s clause and timeline support temporary reliance on the plaintiff’s license during the transition. Since 2024, the site is now a Cadence Academy Preschool.

Anna & Jacks Treehouse, LLC operated the childcare center, waived a traditional fee, retained any revenue surplus (after expenses), but agreed to cover any revenue shortfalls and reimburse the Operator for specific fixed costs and third-party obligations paid on its behalf (e.g., copier machine base/usage fees of $276.84+/month billed quarterly, general liability insurance of $1,966/month, and $1,000/month for operating under the Operator’s license, plus other advances supported by invoices).

The plaintiff claimed it incurred and paid third-party obligations on behalf of the LLC totaling $12,346.69, supported by invoices. A demand letter was sent on January 21, 2020, requesting reimbursement, but no payment was received.

The plaintiff served a summons with notice on the defendants. The defendants failed to appear or respond.

The plaintiff moved for a default judgment. An initial application, filed around late 2020, sought judgment against all three defendants, including attorney’s fees of approximately $2,283.25.

The court returned the application for correction, noting no liability was alleged against Christina Rubicco and that attorney’s fees required judicial determination rather than clerk entry.

In a supplemental affirmation filed February 19, 2021, the plaintiff’s attorney requested severance of claims against Christina Rubicco and waiver of attorney’s fees to permit clerk entry of judgment. A revised judgment was submitted.

On April 8, 2021, the court entered a default judgment in favor of the plaintiff and against Anna & Jacks Treehouse, LLC and Robert P. Rubicco, jointly and severally, in the amount of $13,920.35. The award included principal damages of $12,346.69, interest from January 21, 2020 in the amount of $1,348.66, and costs and disbursements of $525.00. No judgment was entered against Christina Rubicco.

A Satisfaction of Judgment was filed on July 8, 2021, acknowledging full payment of $14,220.35, with $0 remaining unpaid. The document, signed by the plaintiff’s attorney Andrew H. Meier on June 29, 2021, and notarized, directed the County Clerk to mark the judgment fully satisfied on the docket.

This article was drafted with the aid of Grok, an AI tool by xAI, under the direction and editing of Robert Cox to ensure accuracy and adherence to journalistic standards.