DCF EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS

DCF EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS
legislativeA2intentA2-A2Ans--intentA2toA2protectA2theA2health,A2safety,A2andA2well-
beingA2ofA2childrenA2inA2establishmentsA2caringA2forA2them

regulationA2-A2Ans--aA2rule,A2orA2lawA2toA2regulateA2conduct

FloridaA2Statues/A2StateA2LawsA2-A2Ans--
aA2billA2passedA2byA2theA2FloridaA2legislatureA2,A2keptA2inA2theA2permanentA2collectionA2(st
atue)

TheA2FloridaA2AdministrativeA2CodeA2-A2Ans--
whereA2theA2permanentA2collectionA2ofA2theseA2rulesA2areA2found

ordinanceA2-A2Ans--
aA2localA2lawA2enactedA2byA2aA2countyA2andA2onlyA2appliesA2withinA2jurisdictionA2ofA2thatA2
county

DepartmentA2ofA2ChildrenA2andA2FamiliesA2(DCF)A2-A2Ans--
providesA2aA2spectrumA2ofA2servicesA2toA2preserveA2andA2protectA2theA2wellA2beingA2ofA2c
hildrenA2andA2families

ownerA2-A2Ans--personA2licensedA2toA2operateA2theA2childA2careA2facility

weekendA2childA2careA2-A2Ans--
childcareA2providedA2betweenA2theA2hoursA2ofA26A2p.m.A2onA2FridayA2andA26A2a.m.A2onA2M
onday

directorA2-A2Ans--
onA2siteA2administratorA2whoA2hasA2primaryA2responsibilityA2forA2dayA2toA2dayA2operation,A
2supervision,A2andA2administrationA2orA2aA2childA2careA2facility


prolongedA2childcareA2-A2Ans--childcareA2providedA2forA224A2hoursA2orA2longer

childcareA2facilityA2-A2Ans--
anyA2childA2careA2centerA2orA2childA2careA2arrangementA2thatA2providesA2careA2forA2moreA
2thanA2fiveA2childrenA2amdA2receivesA2aA2formA2ofA2payment


schoolA2ageA2childcareA2-A2Ans--
careA2forA2childrenA2atA2leastA2fiveA2yearsA2oldA2andA2enrolledA2inA2kindergarten

dropA2inA2childcareA2-A2Ans--
careA2forA2noA2moreA2thanA2fourA2hours,A2whileA2parentsA2remainA2onA2theA2premises

, eveningA2childA2careA2-A2Ans--childA2careA2providedA2duringA26A2pmA2toA27A2am

programsA2exemptA2fromA2licensuresA2-A2Ans--
publicA2andA2nonA2publicA2schools,A2childA2careA2facilities,A2summerA2dayA2andA224A2hour
A2camps,A2largeA2familyA2childA2careA2homes,A2vbsA2programs


religiousA2exemptionA2-A2Ans--
faithA2basedA2childA2careA2programA2thatA2isA2anA2integralA2partA2ofA2aA2churchA2orA2paroc
hialA2schoolA2thatA2canA2qualifyA2forA2religiousA2exemptionA2fromA2licensure

goldA2sealA2qualityA2careA2-A2Ans--
recognitionA2ofA2childA2careA2facilitiesA2thatA2haveA2beenA2accreditedA2byA2anA2approvedA2
accreditingA2association

LocalA2LicensingA2AgenciesA2-A2Ans--
TheseA2organizations,A2foundA2inA2someA2counties,A2regulateA2andA2enforceA2rulesA2andA
2localA2ordinancesA2whichA2mustA2meetA2orA2exceedA2stateA2standards.


AmericansA2withA2DisabilitiesA2ActA2(ADA)A2-A2Ans--
ActA2addressesA2rightsA2ofA2individualsA2withA2disabilitiesA2inA2employmentA2andA2publicA2
accommodations.

IndividualsA2withA2DisabilitiesA2EducationA2ActA2(IDEA)A2-A2Ans--
ProvidesA2aA2freeA2appropriateA2publicA2educationA2forA2studentsA2withA2disabilities

stateA2lawsA2-A2Ans--
safetyA2beltsA2andA2seatA2beltA2usage,A2schoolA2readinessA2program,A2andA2voluntaryA2pr
e-kA2program

StateA2andA2LocalA2AgenciesA2-A2Ans--
stateA2fireA2marshal,A2departmentA2ofA2childrenA2andA2familiesA2backgroundA2screeningA2
clearingA2house,A2floridaA2departmentA2ofA2lawA2enforcement,A2floridaA2officeA2ofA2earlyA2l
earning,A2floridaA2departmentA2ofA2health,A2localA2countyA2governmentA2agencies

licenseA2applicationA2processA2-A2Ans--
annualA2applicationA2approvedA2byA2theA2departmentA2andA2backgroundA2screeningA2revi
ew.

minimumA2ageA2requirementA2-A2Ans--
OperatorA2mustA2beA2atA2leastA221A2yearsA2old,A2employeesA2mustA2beA2atA2leastA216A2ye
arsA2oldA2toA2workA2independently,A2anyoneA2underA216A2mustA2beA2supervisedA2atA2allA2ti
mesA2andA2excludedA2fromA2staff-to-childA2ratio

issuanceA2ofA2aA2licenseA2-A2Ans--annual-
A2issuedA2whenA2allA2requirementsA2areA2metA2orA2correctedA2timely