Legal Opinion

St. Elizabeth's Child Care Center v. Department of Public Welfare

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 7, 2010No. 1751 C.D. 2005PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

Senior Judge FRIEDMAN.

St. Elizabeth’s Child Care Center (St. Elizabeth’s) petitions for review of the July 29, 2005, order of the Department of Public Welfare (DPW), Bureau of Hearings and Appeals (Bureau), which denied St. Elizabeth’s appeal from an administrative order directing it to cease and desist operation of an uncertified child day care center. We affirm.

St. Elizabeth’s is a nonprofit child day care center affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church. A DPW field representative visited St. Elizabeth’s and determined it did not have a certificate of compliance as required by…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Wisconsin v. YoderSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Sherbert v. VernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Employment Div., Dept. of Human Resources of Ore. v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  4. Murdock v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  5. Combs v. Homer-Center School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2008

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3Cited by7 opinions

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  5. South Hills Catholic Academy v. DHSCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2024

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