NEW ROCHELLE, NY (July 19, 2026) — The New York State Office of Children and Family Services denied a 2014 application for a group family day care license at 7 Emerson Avenue after determining the true applicant already held a license for a separate day care a few miles away, in violation of a state regulation barring providers from holding more than one such license at a time.
The Sept. 4, 2014 denial letter, sent by certified mail to Ana Ferreira as the named applicant for “Jack’s Treehouse,” cites Section 416.15(a)(4) of state regulations, which states that “under no circumstances will a group family day care licensee or family day care registrant be permitted to hold more than one group family day care license or a family day care license simultaneously.” The letter, signed by Spring Valley Regional Office Manager Frances Franco-Montero, was addressed to Ferreira at the Emerson Avenue address and identified the application by case number CCFS# 712941.
According to the letter, OCFS reviewed Ferreira’s application materials, including “legal entity” documents submitted with it, and determined the application violated the one-license rule. The letter states that Jack’s Treehouse is incorporated in New York as a domestic limited liability company controlled by Christine Rubicco, “who already owns and operates a licensed Group Family Day Care, Anna’s Treehouse.” The letter concludes that “Ms. Rubicco is the de facto owner of Jack’s Treehouse.”
Christine Rubicco had held a Group Family Day Care license for Anna’s Treehouse at 3 Kensington Oval in New Rochelle since Aug. 30, 2013, according to a license included in the same records. That license remained in her name through subsequent renewals.
The Sept. 4, 2014 letter advised Ferreira of the right to request an administrative hearing to contest the denial within 30 days, directing any such request to the OCFS Bureau of Special Hearings in Rensselaer. The letter states that if no hearing was requested within that period, “the denial of your application will become final at the end of the 30-day period.” Copies of the letter were sent to Anthony Jordan, an attorney for OCFS, and Mark DeCicco, according to the filing.
Records reviewed by Talk of the Sound do not show any hearing request, appeal or further correspondence regarding the Emerson Avenue application following the denial letter.
Editor’s note: On July 9, 2026, Robert Cox was served with four plenary summonses issued by the Irish High Court (Record Nos. 3331, 3337, 3338, and 3339/2026P) by Sheehan & Partners LLP on behalf of Rubicco-associated LLCs. Talk of the Sound continues reporting on matters of public record.
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