CHILD CARE FACILITY RULES AND
REGULATIONS CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS
●● Local Fire Department
Answer: This agency inspects child care facilities and educates child
care professionals about minimizing fires and other threats to safety.
●● Local County Health Department
Answer: This agency establishes, regulates, and enforces rules and local
ordinances, which must meet or exceed state standards.
●● Local Licensing Agencies
Answer: This agency is responsible for making sure child care facilities
are inspected.
●● The Florida Statutes
Answer: are made up by the individual laws which were passed by the
Legislature. Each year, new statutes appear for the first time, some are
rewritten or amended, and some stay the same. Statutes are written and
proposed by the Florida Senate and House of Representatives. They are
signed into law by the governor.
,●● The Florida Administrative Code
Answer: is made up of rules that are created by the Department of
Children and Families and enforced by the Depatment of Children and
Families and many other state local agencies. Rules and regulations are
based on the Florida Statutues. The Florida Department of Children and
Families governs many aspects of child care in the state, and its staff
members write the rules and regulations that appear in the Florida
Administrative Code.
●● The Americans with Disabilities Act
Answer: passed in 1990, prohibits discrimination against people who are
handicapped or disabled. Its goals are to promote community integration
by prohibiting discrimination based on disability; to create early
intervention services for infants and todlers (ages birth to 3 years) with
special needs and their families; and to provide non-discriminatory,
multidisciplinary evaluation by qualified professionals.
●● What kinds of records are checked during a screening?
Answer: Employment History
Local criminal records check through local law enforcement agencies
Fingerprints
Statewide criminal record checks through the Department of Law
Enforcement
Federal criminal records check through the FBI
, ●● 402.3055 Child Care Personnel Requirements
The licensing agency_________the applicant, in writing, that the license
has been denied, and states why that decision was reached.
Answer: notifies
●● 402.3055 Child Care Personnel Requirements
If a local licensing agency denied the application, the applicant has
________________days to file a written request for a hearing.
Answer: 15 days
●● 402.3055 Child Care Personnel Requirements
The local licensing agency must hold that hearing within ______days of
the applicant's request.
Answer: 30 days
●● 402.3055 Child Care Personnel Requirements
If the denial stands, the applicant may _______to the Department of
Children and Families. The Department of Children and Families'
hearing must be held as described by statute.
REGULATIONS CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS
●● Local Fire Department
Answer: This agency inspects child care facilities and educates child
care professionals about minimizing fires and other threats to safety.
●● Local County Health Department
Answer: This agency establishes, regulates, and enforces rules and local
ordinances, which must meet or exceed state standards.
●● Local Licensing Agencies
Answer: This agency is responsible for making sure child care facilities
are inspected.
●● The Florida Statutes
Answer: are made up by the individual laws which were passed by the
Legislature. Each year, new statutes appear for the first time, some are
rewritten or amended, and some stay the same. Statutes are written and
proposed by the Florida Senate and House of Representatives. They are
signed into law by the governor.
,●● The Florida Administrative Code
Answer: is made up of rules that are created by the Department of
Children and Families and enforced by the Depatment of Children and
Families and many other state local agencies. Rules and regulations are
based on the Florida Statutues. The Florida Department of Children and
Families governs many aspects of child care in the state, and its staff
members write the rules and regulations that appear in the Florida
Administrative Code.
●● The Americans with Disabilities Act
Answer: passed in 1990, prohibits discrimination against people who are
handicapped or disabled. Its goals are to promote community integration
by prohibiting discrimination based on disability; to create early
intervention services for infants and todlers (ages birth to 3 years) with
special needs and their families; and to provide non-discriminatory,
multidisciplinary evaluation by qualified professionals.
●● What kinds of records are checked during a screening?
Answer: Employment History
Local criminal records check through local law enforcement agencies
Fingerprints
Statewide criminal record checks through the Department of Law
Enforcement
Federal criminal records check through the FBI
, ●● 402.3055 Child Care Personnel Requirements
The licensing agency_________the applicant, in writing, that the license
has been denied, and states why that decision was reached.
Answer: notifies
●● 402.3055 Child Care Personnel Requirements
If a local licensing agency denied the application, the applicant has
________________days to file a written request for a hearing.
Answer: 15 days
●● 402.3055 Child Care Personnel Requirements
The local licensing agency must hold that hearing within ______days of
the applicant's request.
Answer: 30 days
●● 402.3055 Child Care Personnel Requirements
If the denial stands, the applicant may _______to the Department of
Children and Families. The Department of Children and Families'
hearing must be held as described by statute.
