RNRF DCF ACTUAL CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Key Point: If an initial or renewal application for licensure is approved - ✔✔one of
three statuses of licensure is issued: annual, provisional, or probationary status
✔✔A program must reapply for a new license prior to a change of ownership. - ✔✔If a
program undergoes a change in ownership, the families must be notified at least one
week prior to the change in ownership.
✔✔Key Point: Child care programs are subject to inspections to ensure compliance with
the standards. - ✔✔.Unannounced inspections are conducted a minimum of three times
per year and are conducted additionally to re-inspect noncompliance with the standards
or if a complaint is received
✔✔Child Care Application for Enrollment form - ✔✔enrollment form must be kept on file,
current, and accessible for review by the licensing authority as long as the child is
enrolled in the child care program. The enrollment form shall include the name, address,
and phone number for each authorized person that the child may be released to in case
of emergency or instead of the parent or guardian. Enrollment information shall include
the parent or guardian consent for child care personnel to have access to the child's
records.
✔✔When a child is enrolled in the child care program, the following statements must be
signed by the parent or guardian to acknowledge they received the information: -
✔✔The Department's Know Your Child Care Facility brochure
Written disciplinary and expulsion policies
Influenza information annually during the months of August and September and
Food and nutrition policies that include language on food safety and food allergens (not
required for school-age child care programs)
✔✔The Know Your Child Care Facility brochure - ✔✔provides information about child
care regulation, the Central Abuse Hotline, and the program's license expiration date.
, ✔✔influenza (the flu) - ✔✔Each August and September, child care programs must
provide families detailed information about influenza (the flu) so they understand the
causes, symptoms, transmission information, and the importance of immunization. The
Department created a brochure to share with families, which includes a section for the
family to sign to verify they have received the information.
✔✔Key Point: Enrollment records - ✔✔must be on file and contain critical information
about the child to protect their safety.
✔✔According to the law, the staff-to-child ratios are as follows: - ✔✔1 caregiver for
every 4 infants (birth to one year)
1 caregiver for every 6 one-year-olds
1 caregiver for every 11 two-year-olds
1 caregiver for every 15 three-year-olds
1 caregiver for every 20 four-year-olds
1 caregiver for every 25 children five years old or older For mixed age groups that
include any children under one year of age, it is 1 caregiver for every 4 children
For mixed age groups that include any children between one and two years of age, it is
1 caregiver for every 6 children For mixed age groups that include children two years of
age or older, the ratio of the age group of the majority of the children in the group must
be followed
✔✔birth to one year - ✔✔1 caregiver for every 4 infants
✔✔one-year-olds - ✔✔1 caregiver for every 6
✔✔two-year-olds - ✔✔1 caregiver for every 11
✔✔three-year-olds - ✔✔1 caregiver for every 15
✔✔four-year-olds - ✔✔1 caregiver for every 20
✔✔five years old or older - ✔✔1 caregiver for every 25 children
✔✔mixed age groups that include any children under one year of age (birth+) - ✔✔1
caregiver for every 4 children
✔✔mixed age groups that include any children between one and two years of age (1+) -
✔✔1 caregiver for every 6 children
✔✔mixed age groups that include children two years of age or older (2+) - ✔✔the ratio
of the age group of the majority of the children in the group must be followed
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Key Point: If an initial or renewal application for licensure is approved - ✔✔one of
three statuses of licensure is issued: annual, provisional, or probationary status
✔✔A program must reapply for a new license prior to a change of ownership. - ✔✔If a
program undergoes a change in ownership, the families must be notified at least one
week prior to the change in ownership.
✔✔Key Point: Child care programs are subject to inspections to ensure compliance with
the standards. - ✔✔.Unannounced inspections are conducted a minimum of three times
per year and are conducted additionally to re-inspect noncompliance with the standards
or if a complaint is received
✔✔Child Care Application for Enrollment form - ✔✔enrollment form must be kept on file,
current, and accessible for review by the licensing authority as long as the child is
enrolled in the child care program. The enrollment form shall include the name, address,
and phone number for each authorized person that the child may be released to in case
of emergency or instead of the parent or guardian. Enrollment information shall include
the parent or guardian consent for child care personnel to have access to the child's
records.
✔✔When a child is enrolled in the child care program, the following statements must be
signed by the parent or guardian to acknowledge they received the information: -
✔✔The Department's Know Your Child Care Facility brochure
Written disciplinary and expulsion policies
Influenza information annually during the months of August and September and
Food and nutrition policies that include language on food safety and food allergens (not
required for school-age child care programs)
✔✔The Know Your Child Care Facility brochure - ✔✔provides information about child
care regulation, the Central Abuse Hotline, and the program's license expiration date.
, ✔✔influenza (the flu) - ✔✔Each August and September, child care programs must
provide families detailed information about influenza (the flu) so they understand the
causes, symptoms, transmission information, and the importance of immunization. The
Department created a brochure to share with families, which includes a section for the
family to sign to verify they have received the information.
✔✔Key Point: Enrollment records - ✔✔must be on file and contain critical information
about the child to protect their safety.
✔✔According to the law, the staff-to-child ratios are as follows: - ✔✔1 caregiver for
every 4 infants (birth to one year)
1 caregiver for every 6 one-year-olds
1 caregiver for every 11 two-year-olds
1 caregiver for every 15 three-year-olds
1 caregiver for every 20 four-year-olds
1 caregiver for every 25 children five years old or older For mixed age groups that
include any children under one year of age, it is 1 caregiver for every 4 children
For mixed age groups that include any children between one and two years of age, it is
1 caregiver for every 6 children For mixed age groups that include children two years of
age or older, the ratio of the age group of the majority of the children in the group must
be followed
✔✔birth to one year - ✔✔1 caregiver for every 4 infants
✔✔one-year-olds - ✔✔1 caregiver for every 6
✔✔two-year-olds - ✔✔1 caregiver for every 11
✔✔three-year-olds - ✔✔1 caregiver for every 15
✔✔four-year-olds - ✔✔1 caregiver for every 20
✔✔five years old or older - ✔✔1 caregiver for every 25 children
✔✔mixed age groups that include any children under one year of age (birth+) - ✔✔1
caregiver for every 4 children
✔✔mixed age groups that include any children between one and two years of age (1+) -
✔✔1 caregiver for every 6 children
✔✔mixed age groups that include children two years of age or older (2+) - ✔✔the ratio
of the age group of the majority of the children in the group must be followed
