RNRF- Child Care Facility Rules and Regulation Already Passed

RNRF- Child Care Facility Rules and Regulation Already Passed Which documents should childcare professional be familiar with? -Chapter 402, Florida Statutes -Chapter 65C-22, Florida Administrative Code -Facility handbook -School-Age Child Care Licensing Handbook -Child Care Facility Standard Classifications The legislature established child care standards. The licensing standards established by the department address: -Physical Environment (health, sanitation, safety, and physical surroundings) -Children in care (health, nutrition, and development) What is the mission of The Florida Department of Children and Families' Office of Child Care Regulations? -to ensure the health, safety, and well-being of the children of the state while in care through licensing and regulatory activities. -The purpose of this program is to ensure that children are well cared for in a safe, healthy, positive, and educational environment by trained, qualified child care staff Where can you find permanent collection of state laws? Florida Statutes (F.S.) Rules implement, interpret, and/or describe laws found in the Florida Statutes. The permanent collection of these rules is found in the Florida Administrative Code For childcare regulations, DCF office of child care regulation writes the rules and adopted a______________as part of the Florida Administrative Code to provide guidance and clarification in order for providers to implement the rules and regulations. Handbook What is an ordinance? local law enacted by a county or municipality and only applies within the jurisdiction of the particular county or city Child Care Personnel (F.S.) Includes all owners, operators, employees, and volunteers working in a child care facility Classroom/room/designated space (handbook) a space or room in which care is provided or classes are held, and where learning can take place uninterrupted by outside distractions Department (F.S.) Means the Department of Children and Families Direct Supervision (Handbook) actively watching and directing children's activities within the same space, and responding to the needs of each child while in care Director (handbook) On-site administrator or individual who has the primary responsibility for the day to day operation, supervision, and administration of a child care facility Foster Grandparents (handbook) directly supervised volunteers who participate in the federal program pursuant to 45 code of Federal Regulations part 2552; they work with one or more children with special or exceptional needs in child care programs Owner (F.S.) The person who is licensed to operate the child care facility Sanitize (Handbook) the process of destroying or reducing organisms to a safe level stable walls or barriers (handbook) the boundaries that define a classroom space, which are constructed in a sturdy manner and anchored so they are stable and secure and do not pose a threat of falling over. weekend child care (F.S.) Child care provided between the hours of 6pm on Friday and 6am on Monday Childcare in Florida is defined as Care, protection, and supervision of a child for a period of less than 24 hours/day on a regular basis, which supplements parental care, enrichment and health supervision for the child, in accordance with his/her individual needs and for which a payment, fee, or grant is made for care the main types of child care programs in Florida are -Child care facilities -specialized child care mildly ill facilities -family day care homes -large family child care home Before-school and after-school sites programs, regardless of location, providing care for children who are at least 5years old, and who are enrolled in and attend kindergarten or above. provide care only during before/after school, teacher planning days, holidays and breaks that occur during the school district's official academic calendar year Specialized Child Care Facilities for the Care of the Mildly Ill Children the care of children with short-term illness or symptoms of illness or disability. it is a licensed program that provide child care for mote than five mildly ill children unrelated to the operator. Drop-in child care child care arrangement where families occasionally leave their child for no more than four hours, but remain on the premises, such as child care at a shopping mall Evening child care child care provided during the evening hours, whi