RNRF- Child Care Facility Rules and Regulation Questions With Correct Answers

Which documents should childcare professional be familiar with? - Answer -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: - Answer -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? - Answer -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? - Answer 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 - Answer 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. - Answer Handbook What is an ordinance? - Answer 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.) - Answer Includes all owners, operators, employees, and volunteers working in a child care facility Classroom/room/designated space (handbook) - Answer 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.) - Answer Means the Department of Children and Families Direct Supervision (Handbook) - Answer actively watching and directing children's activities within the same space, and responding to the needs of each child while in care Director (handbook) - Answer 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) - Answer 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.) - Answer The person who is licensed to operate the child care facility Sanitize (Handbook) - Answer the process of destroying or reducing organisms to a safe level stable walls or barriers (handbook) - Answer 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.) - Answer Child care provided between the hours of 6pm on Friday and 6am on Monday Childcare in Florida is defined as - Answer 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 - Answer -Child care facilities -specialized child care mildly ill facilities -family day care homes -large family child care home Before-school and after-school sites - Answer 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 - Answer 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 - Answer 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 - Answer child care provided during the evening hours, which are defined as 6pm to 7am. when children are awake, child care personnel must provide direct supervision, when children are sleeping, staff must be within sight and hearing of all children. T/F child care programs must provide access to families and licensing authority during operational hours - Answer True Programs exempt from licensure - Answer -Public and non-public schools-school day -programs for children grade six and above -school-age programs on school sites that meet certain criteria -instructional/tutoring programs -open access programs -National Membership organizations that meet certain criteria(has to comply with background screening) -summer camps and 24 hour camps (all personnel require background screening) -vacation bible schools -transiet programs -club/recreational facility -non-custodial in-home care Religious exemption - Answer a faith-based child care program that is an integral part of a church or parochial school may qualify for religious exemption from licensure, but must be accredited by or members of organizations that have adopted and published accrediting standards for health, safety, and sanitation and require their child care programs to comply with these and local standards. all employees must go through background screening Gold Seal Quality care program - Answer designation given to a child care program that is accredited by an approved accrediting association. Gold Seal Quality Program; In addition to being accredited by an approved association, the child care program must not have any of the following within the past two years: - Answer -class 1 violations -3 or more class II violations of the same licensing standard -citations for the same class III violation three or more times and failed to correct the problem within the past year American with Disabilities Act - Answer established to protect individuals with disabilities against discrimination Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) - Answer Ensures that children with disabilities have access to a free appropriate public education (FAPE) Child Care and Development Fund Reauthorization - Answer This fund provides federal funding and guidelines for child care to help low-income working families have access to quality child care programs Crib requirements- Part 1508 and part 1509 - Answer the code of federal regulations outlines the requirement for cribs to ensure specific safety standards are met to protect infants Safety Belts and Seat belt usage - Answer These state rules define the requirements for safety belts and seat belts School Readiness Program - Answer this program is to assist working families with low incomes in having access to quality child care Voluntary Pre-K program - Answer this program ensures all four-year-olds in Florida have access to programs free of charge in order to gain the skills needed so they will be ready to enter school State Fire Marshal - Answer Focuses on the protection of life, property, and the environment Department of Children and Families Background Screening Clearinghouse - Answer provides a point of contact for background screening results Florida Department of Law Enforcement - Answer processes child care personnel criminal history records checks Office of early learning - Answer administers the School Readiness and Voluntary Pre-kindergarten (VPK) programs