CHILD CARE FACILITY RULES AND
REGULATIONS ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS COMPLETE STUDY
GUIDE
●● The documents you should become familiar with are
Answer: -Chapter 402, Florida Statutes
-Chapter 65C-22, Florida Administrative Code
-Facility Handbook
-School-Age Child Care Licensing Handbook
-Child Care Facility Standard Classifications
●●
Answer: -Physical environment (health, sanitation, safety, and physical
surroundings)
-Children in care (health, nutrition, and development)
●● FL DCF mission:
Answer:
●● regulation definition
,Answer: a law, rule, ordinance, or other order prescribed by authority,
especially to regulate conduct. Rules and regulations exist to protect the
health and safety of children in out-of-home care.
●● Florida law definition
Answer: Florida Law means a bill passed by the Florida Legislature,
which includes the House and Senate, and signed by the governor of
Florida. The permanent collection of these state laws is found in the
Florida Statutes.
●● Rules definition
Answer: 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 child care regulations, the Department
of Children and Families' Office of Child Care Regulation writes the
rules. The Department has adopted a handbook as part of the Florida
Administrative Code to provide guidance and clarification in order for
providers to implement the rules and regulations.
●● ordinance definition
Answer: An ordinance is a local law enacted by a county or municipality
and only applies within the jurisdiction of the particular county or city.
●● The DCF's Office of Child Care Regulation
Answer:
,●● child care personnel
Answer: Includes all owners, operators, employees, and volunteers
working in a child care facility
●● Foster Grandparents
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
●● Direct Supervision
Answer: Actively watching and directing children's activities within the
same space, and responding to the needs of each child while in care
●● Director
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
●● Owner
Answer:
●● Stable Walls or Barriers
, Answer:
●● Weekend Child Care
Answer:
●● Classroom/Room/
Designated Space
Answer:
●● Department
Answer:
●● Sanitize
Answer:
●● child care
Answer:
●● A child care program is either licensed, registered, or exempt from
licensure. The main types of child care programs in Florida are
Answer: -Child Care Facilities
-Specialized Child Care Mildly Ill Facilities
REGULATIONS ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS COMPLETE STUDY
GUIDE
●● The documents you should become familiar with are
Answer: -Chapter 402, Florida Statutes
-Chapter 65C-22, Florida Administrative Code
-Facility Handbook
-School-Age Child Care Licensing Handbook
-Child Care Facility Standard Classifications
●●
Answer: -Physical environment (health, sanitation, safety, and physical
surroundings)
-Children in care (health, nutrition, and development)
●● FL DCF mission:
Answer:
●● regulation definition
,Answer: a law, rule, ordinance, or other order prescribed by authority,
especially to regulate conduct. Rules and regulations exist to protect the
health and safety of children in out-of-home care.
●● Florida law definition
Answer: Florida Law means a bill passed by the Florida Legislature,
which includes the House and Senate, and signed by the governor of
Florida. The permanent collection of these state laws is found in the
Florida Statutes.
●● Rules definition
Answer: 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 child care regulations, the Department
of Children and Families' Office of Child Care Regulation writes the
rules. The Department has adopted a handbook as part of the Florida
Administrative Code to provide guidance and clarification in order for
providers to implement the rules and regulations.
●● ordinance definition
Answer: An ordinance is a local law enacted by a county or municipality
and only applies within the jurisdiction of the particular county or city.
●● The DCF's Office of Child Care Regulation
Answer:
,●● child care personnel
Answer: Includes all owners, operators, employees, and volunteers
working in a child care facility
●● Foster Grandparents
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
●● Direct Supervision
Answer: Actively watching and directing children's activities within the
same space, and responding to the needs of each child while in care
●● Director
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
●● Owner
Answer:
●● Stable Walls or Barriers
, Answer:
●● Weekend Child Care
Answer:
●● Classroom/Room/
Designated Space
Answer:
●● Department
Answer:
●● Sanitize
Answer:
●● child care
Answer:
●● A child care program is either licensed, registered, or exempt from
licensure. The main types of child care programs in Florida are
Answer: -Child Care Facilities
-Specialized Child Care Mildly Ill Facilities