Small World Early Childhood Ctr. v. Ohio Dept. of Job & Family Servs.

Citations

• 2017 Ohio 8336

Syllabus

Appellant, a licensed child daycare provider that had a contract with the Ohio Department of Job & Family Services to provide publicly-funded child care, filed an administrative appeal, pursuant to R.C. 119.12 and R.C. 5101.35, of two decisions by ODJFS: (1) suspending and terminating its contract to provide publicly funded child care, and (2) determining that it had been overpaid by $442,963.67. The trial court did not err in dismissing Appellant's administrative appeals for lack of jurisdiction, pursuant to Civ.R. 12(B)(1). R.C. Chapter 5104, which addresses publicly funded child care, does not provide for judicial review of the decisions at issue. ODJFS did not constitute an \agency\ for purposes of R.C. 119.12, and thus there was no right to judicial review under that statute. Appellant did not constitute an \appellant\ for purposes of R.C. 5101.35, and thus was not entitled to appeal to the court of common pleas under that statute. Judgment affirmed.