RNRF DCF COMPREHENSIVE EXAMS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025/2026
✔✔Appropriate disciplined practice - ✔✔Show and tell. Teach children right from wrong
with calm words and actions.
Set limits.
Give consequences.
Hear them out.
Give them your attention.
Catch them being good.
Know when not to respond.
Be prepared for trouble.
✔✔Information on bathrooms, wash bins, and toilets - ✔✔he toilets should be designed
to minimise hand contact as far as possible for hygienic reasons. Electronic products for
toilets such as flush valves and faucets require minimum maintenance but offer
enhanced operations that promote sanitation and perceived cleanliness because of
hands-free operation.
Location of accessible toilets should not be too remote from the main traffic area to
avoid long travel distance. It should be easily accessible for those with urgency.
Directional signs leading to such toilets should meet the requirements specified in
Building and Construction Authority's (BCA) Code on Accessibility in the Built
Environment
✔✔All ratios (napping, play time, fieldtrips, child to toilet, staff to child, etc.) - ✔✔Low
child-to-adult ratios and small group sizes help ensure that your child gets enough one-
on-one attention from an adult who is available to take care of each child's unique
needs. This responsive caregiving is extremely important to your child's social and
emotional development, physical well-being, and overall learning.
✔✔Record keeping (attendance, sick children, etc.) - ✔✔Transcripts and report cards.
✔✔Is a child allowed to be in a car with a volunteer? - ✔✔All child care facilities must
comply with the Florida safety belt laws in accordance with Florida Statutes, §§ 316.613
and 316.614, as amended or replaced. Each child, when transported, must be in an
individual factory installed seat belt or federally approved child safety restraint, unless
the vehicle is excluded from this requirement by Florida Statute.
✔✔If a license of a facility has been taken, suspended, or expired, is it possible to
obtain a new one?
(If possible how do you obtain a new license?) - ✔✔it is possible but they might not be
allowed to continue working at their job
✔✔What must a vehicle driver have to be allowed to transport children? - ✔✔All drivers
must have a valid Florida driver's license. All child care facility drivers must have an
, annual physical examination which grants medical approval for him/her to drive prior to
transporting children.
✔✔What is the required square feet per child? - ✔✔Outdoor play space is calculated at
a minimum of 45 square feet per child for one-half the licensed capacity minus the
children from birth to age one.
✔✔Indoor and outdoor space requirements - ✔✔Minimum standards shall be
established by the department by rule. (a) A child care facility that holds a valid license
on October 1, 1992, must have a minimum of 20 square feet of usable indoor floor
space for each child and a minimum of 45 square feet of usable outdoor play area for
each child.
✔✔What is needed to work at a childcare facility? - ✔✔If you want to get a job in a
daycare facility or nursery, you need a high school diploma at a minimum. If you want to
work in a daycare that provides preschool education, your employers may require that
you have training or formal education in early childhood development.
✔✔When is square footage disregarded? - ✔✔when the child is less than one.
✔✔General field trip protocol - ✔✔How to Plan a Preschool Field Trip
Pre-visit the site to check suitability.
Have each parent sign a permission slip.
Recruit parents as volunteer chaperones.
Assign each adult a small group, but make sure all groups stick together.
Pair the children and remind them to tell an adult when they don't have a partner.
✔✔When on a field trip, who needs to sign off on the sheet? - ✔✔the parents/guardian
of the child.
✔✔Toys outside - ✔✔1)An adult must be with each child or group of children on the
playground at all times. ...
2) No wearing oversized clothing, hoodies, or clothes with drawstrings on the
playground.
3) Children should only be using equipment intended for their age
✔✔What's inside the first aid kit? - ✔✔an up-to-date first-aid manual.
a list of emergency phone numbers.
sterile gauze pads of different sizes.
adhesive tape.
adhesive bandages (Band-Aids) in several sizes.
an elastic bandage.
a splint.
antiseptic wipes.
ANSWERS 2025/2026
✔✔Appropriate disciplined practice - ✔✔Show and tell. Teach children right from wrong
with calm words and actions.
Set limits.
Give consequences.
Hear them out.
Give them your attention.
Catch them being good.
Know when not to respond.
Be prepared for trouble.
✔✔Information on bathrooms, wash bins, and toilets - ✔✔he toilets should be designed
to minimise hand contact as far as possible for hygienic reasons. Electronic products for
toilets such as flush valves and faucets require minimum maintenance but offer
enhanced operations that promote sanitation and perceived cleanliness because of
hands-free operation.
Location of accessible toilets should not be too remote from the main traffic area to
avoid long travel distance. It should be easily accessible for those with urgency.
Directional signs leading to such toilets should meet the requirements specified in
Building and Construction Authority's (BCA) Code on Accessibility in the Built
Environment
✔✔All ratios (napping, play time, fieldtrips, child to toilet, staff to child, etc.) - ✔✔Low
child-to-adult ratios and small group sizes help ensure that your child gets enough one-
on-one attention from an adult who is available to take care of each child's unique
needs. This responsive caregiving is extremely important to your child's social and
emotional development, physical well-being, and overall learning.
✔✔Record keeping (attendance, sick children, etc.) - ✔✔Transcripts and report cards.
✔✔Is a child allowed to be in a car with a volunteer? - ✔✔All child care facilities must
comply with the Florida safety belt laws in accordance with Florida Statutes, §§ 316.613
and 316.614, as amended or replaced. Each child, when transported, must be in an
individual factory installed seat belt or federally approved child safety restraint, unless
the vehicle is excluded from this requirement by Florida Statute.
✔✔If a license of a facility has been taken, suspended, or expired, is it possible to
obtain a new one?
(If possible how do you obtain a new license?) - ✔✔it is possible but they might not be
allowed to continue working at their job
✔✔What must a vehicle driver have to be allowed to transport children? - ✔✔All drivers
must have a valid Florida driver's license. All child care facility drivers must have an
, annual physical examination which grants medical approval for him/her to drive prior to
transporting children.
✔✔What is the required square feet per child? - ✔✔Outdoor play space is calculated at
a minimum of 45 square feet per child for one-half the licensed capacity minus the
children from birth to age one.
✔✔Indoor and outdoor space requirements - ✔✔Minimum standards shall be
established by the department by rule. (a) A child care facility that holds a valid license
on October 1, 1992, must have a minimum of 20 square feet of usable indoor floor
space for each child and a minimum of 45 square feet of usable outdoor play area for
each child.
✔✔What is needed to work at a childcare facility? - ✔✔If you want to get a job in a
daycare facility or nursery, you need a high school diploma at a minimum. If you want to
work in a daycare that provides preschool education, your employers may require that
you have training or formal education in early childhood development.
✔✔When is square footage disregarded? - ✔✔when the child is less than one.
✔✔General field trip protocol - ✔✔How to Plan a Preschool Field Trip
Pre-visit the site to check suitability.
Have each parent sign a permission slip.
Recruit parents as volunteer chaperones.
Assign each adult a small group, but make sure all groups stick together.
Pair the children and remind them to tell an adult when they don't have a partner.
✔✔When on a field trip, who needs to sign off on the sheet? - ✔✔the parents/guardian
of the child.
✔✔Toys outside - ✔✔1)An adult must be with each child or group of children on the
playground at all times. ...
2) No wearing oversized clothing, hoodies, or clothes with drawstrings on the
playground.
3) Children should only be using equipment intended for their age
✔✔What's inside the first aid kit? - ✔✔an up-to-date first-aid manual.
a list of emergency phone numbers.
sterile gauze pads of different sizes.
adhesive tape.
adhesive bandages (Band-Aids) in several sizes.
an elastic bandage.
a splint.
antiseptic wipes.
