Family Child Care Home Rules and Regulations (HOME) Questions and Answers

Family Child Care Home Rules and
Regulations (HOME) Questions and Answers
WhatAareAtheArolesAandAresponsibilitiesAofAchildAcareAprofessionals?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-

-ensuringAtheAchildrenAhaveAgoodAhygieneAandAchangingAdiapersAasAnecessary.
-CleaningAinteractiveAareasAthroughoutAtheAday.
-PreparingAmealsAandAsnacksAforAtheAkids.
-OrganizingAactivitiesAandAdevelopingAcurriculumAforAolderAchildren.
-KeepingArecordsAofAeachAchild'sAprogress,AInterestsAandAanyAproblemsAthatAmayAoccur.A
-MaintainingAcontactAwithAtheAchildren'sAparentsAandAcontactingAthemAinAcaseAofA
emergency.
NameAtheAkeyAagenciesAthatApartnerAwithAtheADepartmentAtoAregulateAchildAcare.A(1)A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-DepartmentAofAchildrenAandAFamiliesABackground-

AprovidesAaApointAofAcontactAforAbackgroundAscreeningAresults,AlargeAfamilyAchildAcareAho

mesAareAresponsibleAforAtheAscreeningAofAtheirAchildAcareApersonnel,AInformationAisArevie
wedAduringAlicensingAauthorityAinspections.
NameAtheAkeyAagenciesAthatApartnerAwithAtheADepartmentAtoAregulateAchildAcare.A(2)A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-FloridaADepartmentAof ALawAEnforcement-

A(FDLE)AprocessAchildAcareApersonnelAcriminalAhistoryArecordsAcheck-

statewideAandAnational-AandAjuvenileAchecks
NameAtheAkeyAagenciesAthatApartnerAwithAtheADepartmentAtoAregulateAchildAcare.A(3)A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-FloridaAOfficeAofAEarlyALearning-

AadministersAtheASchoolAReadinessAandAVoluntaryAPrekindergartenA(VPK)Aprograms.

NameAtheAkeyAagenciesAthatApartnerAwithAtheADepartmentAtoAregulateAchildAcare.A(4)A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-FloridaADepartmentAof AHealth-AEpidemiologistsAandANursesA-

AHealthArecordAaudits.

ExplainAhowAFloridaAStatutes,AFloridaAAdministrativeACode,AandAHandbookAalignAtoAprote
ctAtheAhealthAandAsafetyAofAchildrenAinAchildAcareAprograms.A(1)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
FloridaAAdministrativeACode-
ATheAofficialAcompilationAofAadministrativeArulesAforAtheAstateAofAFlorida.

ExplainAhowAFloridaAStatutes,AFloridaAAdministrativeACode,AandAHandbookAalignAtoAprote
ctAtheAhealthAandAsafetyAofAchildrenAinAchildAcareAprograms.A(2)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
FloridaAStateAStatues-
APermanentAcollectionAofAtheAstateAlaws;AtheyAareAupdatedAannuallyAbyAtheAlawsAthatAcreat

e,Aamend,Atransfer,AorArepealAstatuaryAmaterial.
WhatAareAtheAgeneralArequirementsAforAaAhomeAchildAcareAprogram?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA--MustAcompleteAanAannualAapplicationAforAlicensure.

-SubjectAtoAinspectionsAtoAensureAcomplianceAwithAstandards.
-
EnrollmentArecordsAmustAbeAonAfileAandAcontainAcriticalAinformationAaboutAtheAchildAtoAprot
ectAtheirAsafety.

, DescribeAtheASupervisionArequirementsAforAaAhomeAchildAcareAprogram.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA--

FamilyAchildAcareAhomeAoperatorAisAresponsibleAforAtheAsupervisionAofAtheAchildrenAinAcare
AandAcapableAofArespondingAtoAemergenciesAandAtheAneedsAofAchildrenAatAallAtimes.A

-ForAlargeAfamilyAchildAcareAprograms,AdirectAsupervisionAmustAbeAmaintainedAatAallAtimes.
WhatAareAtheAkeyAcomponentsAofAtheArecordsArequiredAforAaAhomeAchildAcareAprogram?A(1
)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-EnrollmentAForm-
AMustAinclude:AName,Aaddress,AandAphoneAnumberAforAeachAauthorizedApersonAthatAtheAc

hildAmayAbeAreleasedAtoAinAcaseAofAemergency.A
MustAhaveAparent/guardian'sAconsentAforAchildAcareApersonnelAtoAhaveAaccessAtoAtheAchil
d'sArecords.A
MustAbeAkeptAonAfileAandAbeAcurrent.
WhatAareAtheAkeyAcomponentsAofAtheArecordsArequiredAforAaAhomeAchildAcareAprogram?A(2
)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-EnrollmentAForm-
AGuardiansAmustAhaveAtheAfollowingAinformationAwithAtheAform.A

1.ADepartment'sASelectingAAAFamilyAChildACareAHomeAprogramAbrochure.A
2.AWrittenAdisciplinaryAandAexpulsionApoliciesA
3.InfluenzaAinformationAgivenAoutAannuallyAAugust/September.A
4.AFood/nutritionApoliciesAthatAincludeAlanguageAonAfoodAsafetyAandAfoodAallergens.
WhatAareAtheAkeyAcomponentsAofAtheArecordsArequiredAforAaAhomeAchildAcareAprogram?(3
)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-ImmunizationARecords-
AChildAcareAprogramAmustAobtainAaAcurrent,Acomplete,AandAproperlyAexecutedAFloridaACer

tificationAofAImmunizationAForm,AforAeachAchildAEXCEPTAforAschool-age-children.
IfAtheAimmunizationAisAfromAoutAofAstate,AitAmustAbeAtransferredAtoAtheAFloridaACertificationA
ofAImmunizationAformAandAsignedAbyAaAFloridaAphysician.
WhatAareAtheAkeyAcomponentsAofAtheArecordsArequiredAforAaAhomeAchildAcareAprogram?A(4
)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-ImmunizationARecords-
AProvidersAmustAnotifyAtheAfamiliesAinAwriting,AatAtheAtimeAofAenrollment,AthatAsomeAchildre

nAinAcareAmayAnotAhaveAcurrentAimmunizations.
WhatAareAtheAkeyAcomponentsAofAtheArecordsArequiredAforAaAhomeAchildAcareAprogram?A(5
)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-StudentAHealthARecords-
ATheArecordAformAisAvalidAforA2AyearsAfromAtheAdateAofAtheAphysicalAperformed.A

ChildrenAmayAbeAexemptAfromAprovidingAhealthArecordsAtoAtheAchildAcareAprogramAifAtheyA
provideAtheAproperAdocumentationAtoAtheAprogramA
IfAfamiliesAneedAassistanceAwithAtheseArequirements,AtheAprogramAshouldAreferAthemAtoAth
eAFloridaADepartmentAofAHealthAorAtheirAphysician.
WhatAareAtheAkeyAcomponentsAofAtheArecordsArequiredAforAaAhomeAchildAcareAprogram?(6
)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-StudentAHealthARecords-
AIfAtheAguardian/parentAfailsAtoAprovideAtheArequiredAdocumentationAwithinA30AdaysAofAenro

llment,AtheAchildAshouldAbeAexcludedAfromAcare.A
EmergencyACareAplanAisArequiredAforAanyAchildAwhoAhasAorAisAatAriskAforAaAchronicAphysica
l,Adevelopmental,Abehavioral,AorAemotionalAconditionAandArequiresAadditionalAservices.A
ChildAcareApersonnelAmustAbeAtrainedAtoArecognize/respondAappropriatelyAw/AmedicalAem
ergency.
WhatAareAtheAkeyAcomponentsAofAtheArecordsArequiredAforAaAhomeAchildAcareAprogram?A(7
)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-AttendanceARecords-