The state Department of Children and Families has shut down the Orlando day-care facility where a 3-year-old boy died after being left in a hot van for more than 11 hours.

The agency issued an emergency suspension order Wednesday, closing the Little Miracles Academy on Plymouth Avenue as well as a second location on Colonial Drive.

The facility had received citations by the agency in the past for not keeping proper paperwork.

DCF reports show that the day care committed five violations over the past two years, not including Monday’s tragedy. Among the citations, Little Miracles was noncompliant in keeping proper transportation logs and keeping current attendance records.

Little Miracles' Plymouth Avenue location, where Myles was found, never opened Wednesday.

"DCF child care licensing staff are conducting a thorough investigation and will also continue to coordinate with law enforcement as they investigate. DCF is pursuing every legal option available to cease operations by tomorrow at both of these facilities," DCF Secretary Mike Carroll said in a statement.

DCF said it's in touch with the Early Learning Coalition to provide options to families whose children attended Little Miracles Academy on Plymouth Avenue.

Owner says she's 'devastated'

The owner of Little Miracles Academy, Audrey Thornton, says she's "devastated" about what happened.

"When I heard it, I started screaming and hollering, and crying and crying and crying," she said during a news conference Wednesday. "I said 'No, no.' I was devastated that this happened."

Thornton called him a "loving child. He was a good little boy," she said.

Her attorney deflected a number of legal questions about the case. But Thornton said she would fight to keep the day care open.

"(We'll) try to figure something out," she said of her plans. "I'm a fighter. I'm not going to give up."

Court records show that Thornton has multiple arrests in 1994 for theft, possession of drugs and trafficking cocaine.

Myles' family wants justice

Parent Iesha Bailey brought her daughter, Armoni, to the center to see the makeshift memorial for Myles, who died Monday after spending more than 11 hours in the hot van.

“It hits home. It could have been her," Bailey said of her daughter. "And I’m pretty sure they played (together). They’re the same age. It just hit home and it’s sad. It’s a sad occasion."

Orlando Police said the driver of the day care’s van forgot Myles was in the back seat when he was picked up Monday morning. It wasn’t until that night he was found dead.

Chiquerria Banks, Myles’ aunt, returned to the day care Wednesday, playing music and bringing some of the boy's favorite things to the growing memorial.

“The building just needs to be condemned. They can turn it into a parking lot," Banks said. "It doesn’t need to be standing here. I don’t even want to ride by it a year from now and still see this day care standing here,” she said.

Banks wants justice for Myles, including a murder charge for the driver of the van. Orlando Police Chief John Mina said criminal charges will be filed after an autopsy is complete.

Bailey said she's made alternative plans for her daughter.

“I changed her day care yesterday. And I still haven’t heard from them. They didn’t even text the parents and say they’re closed,” Bailey said.

'Own up to this'

At a vigil Tuesday night, Myles' family was calling for justice for the little boy, who would have turned 4 in two weeks. The child’s family says his death could have been prevented.

“I just want justice for my baby,” said Chiel Banks, Myles’ mother as the boy's grandfather, Corey Esters, could be heard saying through tears, “My grandchild suffered.”

On Monday night, Myles' grandmother, Barbara Banks, became worried when he did not return home. She called 911 and the day care center, where workers there found the boy in the van, dead.

She says she wants answers from Little Miracles Academy.

“And that is all we want you to do, is come up and own up to this. We are supposed to be friends, and you need to come own up to this,” Banks said.