The department may take action against a person who operates an early learning center without a valid license issued by the department. Such actions may include the following:
(1) Assessing a civil fine of up to one thousand dollars for each day of the knowing and continued unlicensed operation of an early learning center.
(2) Filing a suit in the district court in the parish in which the center is located for injunctive relief, including a temporary restraining order, to enjoin the institution, agency, corporation, person or persons, or any other group from continuing the violation.