CHILD CARE FACILITY RULES AND REGULATIONS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | CHILDCARE LICENSING
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Florida Department of Children of Families - ✔✔This agency determines state rules pertaining to child
care and enforces these rules by licensing and inspecting child care facilities.
Local Fire Department - ✔✔This agency inspects child care facilities and educates child care
professionals about minimizing fires and other threats to safety.
Local County Health Department - ✔✔This agency establishes, regulates, and enforces rules and local
ordinances, which must meet or exceed state standards.
Local Licensing Agencies - ✔✔This agency is responsible for making sure child care facilities are
inspected.
The Florida Statutes - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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? - ✔✔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. - ✔✔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. - ✔✔15 days
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402.3055 Child Care Personnel Requirements
The local licensing agency must hold that hearing within ______ days of the applicant's request. - ✔✔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. - ✔✔appeal
402.307 Approval of licensing agency
"Promulgation" means " ". This first subsection says that when the Department of
Children and Families announces minimum state standards, each county in Florida has to provide it with
a copy of its own minimum standards if they are different from the State's. - ✔✔to publicly announce
402.307 Approval of licensing agency
Each county also has to tell the Department of Children and Families how it plans to - ✔✔license
programs.
402.307 Approval of licensing agency
The Department of Children and Families will review local minimum standards. If they
the Department of Chikdren Families' standards, the Department of
Children and Families will a local licensing agency. - ✔✔meet or
exceed. .... approve
402.307 Approval of licensing agency
The Department of Children and Families renews its approval - ✔✔every year
402.307 Approving of licensing agency - ✔✔If the Department of Children and Families learns that the
local licensing agency is not applying the Department of Children and Families' minimum standards, it
notifies the local county commission.
402.307 Approving of licensing agency
Local licensing agencies must provide the Department of Children and Families with data about child
care in its county - ✔✔each year.
402.308 Issuance of license
Every child care program in Florida is licensed - ✔✔annually.
402.308 Issuance of license
If there is a , a new license is required. - ✔✔change in ownership
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Florida Department of Children of Families - ✔✔This agency determines state rules pertaining to child
care and enforces these rules by licensing and inspecting child care facilities.
Local Fire Department - ✔✔This agency inspects child care facilities and educates child care
professionals about minimizing fires and other threats to safety.
Local County Health Department - ✔✔This agency establishes, regulates, and enforces rules and local
ordinances, which must meet or exceed state standards.
Local Licensing Agencies - ✔✔This agency is responsible for making sure child care facilities are
inspected.
The Florida Statutes - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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? - ✔✔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. - ✔✔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. - ✔✔15 days
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402.3055 Child Care Personnel Requirements
The local licensing agency must hold that hearing within ______ days of the applicant's request. - ✔✔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. - ✔✔appeal
402.307 Approval of licensing agency
"Promulgation" means " ". This first subsection says that when the Department of
Children and Families announces minimum state standards, each county in Florida has to provide it with
a copy of its own minimum standards if they are different from the State's. - ✔✔to publicly announce
402.307 Approval of licensing agency
Each county also has to tell the Department of Children and Families how it plans to - ✔✔license
programs.
402.307 Approval of licensing agency
The Department of Children and Families will review local minimum standards. If they
the Department of Chikdren Families' standards, the Department of
Children and Families will a local licensing agency. - ✔✔meet or
exceed. .... approve
402.307 Approval of licensing agency
The Department of Children and Families renews its approval - ✔✔every year
402.307 Approving of licensing agency - ✔✔If the Department of Children and Families learns that the
local licensing agency is not applying the Department of Children and Families' minimum standards, it
notifies the local county commission.
402.307 Approving of licensing agency
Local licensing agencies must provide the Department of Children and Families with data about child
care in its county - ✔✔each year.
402.308 Issuance of license
Every child care program in Florida is licensed - ✔✔annually.
402.308 Issuance of license
If there is a , a new license is required. - ✔✔change in ownership
