DCF Child Care 40 Hour Certification- Rules &
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Florida Law - ANSWER ✔ - Bill passed and signed by FL legislators
Rules - ANSWER ✔ - implement, interpret, and describe law
Ordinance - ANSWER ✔ - local laws that only apply within jurisdiction
Regulation - ANSWER ✔ - law, rule, or ordinance to regulate conduct
Florida Statutes - ANSWER ✔ - permanent collection of the state’s laws, updated annually
Florida Administrative Code - ANSWER ✔ - official compilation of administrative rules for the state of Florida.
F.A.C
Rules developed by DCF
Office of Child Care Regulation and Background Screening - ANSWER ✔ - licensing authority, regulates licensed
child care facilities in most counties in Florida
Local County Government Agencies - ANSWER ✔ - Effect childcare through Zoning and Building, Septic and
Well, Etc...
City/Municipal Police Dept. - ANSWER ✔ - Effect childcare through back ground checks and screenings of child
care providers
County, City, Municipal Fire Safety Inspector - ANSWER ✔ - Effect childcare through annual fire safety
inspections
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, FL Department of Law Enforcement - ANSWER ✔ - Effect childcare through background checks and screening
personnel
FL Department of Education - ANSWER ✔ - Effect childcare through voluntary pre-kindergarten programs
What do laws, and regulation agencies try to protect children from? - ANSWER ✔ - Abuse, neglect, injury and
exploitation.
Local Licensing Agencies - ANSWER ✔ - found in some counties, regulate and enforce rules and local
ordinances which must meet or exceed state standards.
How are statues organized? - ANSWER ✔ - Titles, Chapters, Sections, Sun Sections, Paragraphs, Sub
Paragraphs, and Sub Sub Paragraphs
- s.402.304 (2) (d) 1.f., Florida Statutes "Section”. Chapter. Section (subsection) (paragraph) subparagraph. Sub
subparagraph, FL Statutes
The statues that govern child care are found in which title? - ANSWER ✔ - Title XXIX (29) of Public Health
The statues that govern child care are found in which chapters? - ANSWER ✔ - 402 Health and Human Services
Summary of 402.26 (1) - ANSWER ✔ - -parents are working outside of the home so childcare is important for
FL citizens economic well-being. State needs to respond to citizen concerns and the need to protect children's
health and welfare
How does the state want to promote growth and stability of the child care industry? - ANSWER ✔ - By
developing a regulatory framework and promoting the development of child care options 402.26(3) and
402.26(4)
Summary of 402.26(5) - ANSWER ✔ - Accessibility of child care opportunities for children at risk, economically
disadvantaged and others traditionally disenfranchised from society.
Define disenfranchised - ANSWER ✔ - deprive a person of a legal right or privilege.
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Regulations (Florida) 2025 Latest Upload
Florida Law - ANSWER ✔ - Bill passed and signed by FL legislators
Rules - ANSWER ✔ - implement, interpret, and describe law
Ordinance - ANSWER ✔ - local laws that only apply within jurisdiction
Regulation - ANSWER ✔ - law, rule, or ordinance to regulate conduct
Florida Statutes - ANSWER ✔ - permanent collection of the state’s laws, updated annually
Florida Administrative Code - ANSWER ✔ - official compilation of administrative rules for the state of Florida.
F.A.C
Rules developed by DCF
Office of Child Care Regulation and Background Screening - ANSWER ✔ - licensing authority, regulates licensed
child care facilities in most counties in Florida
Local County Government Agencies - ANSWER ✔ - Effect childcare through Zoning and Building, Septic and
Well, Etc...
City/Municipal Police Dept. - ANSWER ✔ - Effect childcare through back ground checks and screenings of child
care providers
County, City, Municipal Fire Safety Inspector - ANSWER ✔ - Effect childcare through annual fire safety
inspections
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, FL Department of Law Enforcement - ANSWER ✔ - Effect childcare through background checks and screening
personnel
FL Department of Education - ANSWER ✔ - Effect childcare through voluntary pre-kindergarten programs
What do laws, and regulation agencies try to protect children from? - ANSWER ✔ - Abuse, neglect, injury and
exploitation.
Local Licensing Agencies - ANSWER ✔ - found in some counties, regulate and enforce rules and local
ordinances which must meet or exceed state standards.
How are statues organized? - ANSWER ✔ - Titles, Chapters, Sections, Sun Sections, Paragraphs, Sub
Paragraphs, and Sub Sub Paragraphs
- s.402.304 (2) (d) 1.f., Florida Statutes "Section”. Chapter. Section (subsection) (paragraph) subparagraph. Sub
subparagraph, FL Statutes
The statues that govern child care are found in which title? - ANSWER ✔ - Title XXIX (29) of Public Health
The statues that govern child care are found in which chapters? - ANSWER ✔ - 402 Health and Human Services
Summary of 402.26 (1) - ANSWER ✔ - -parents are working outside of the home so childcare is important for
FL citizens economic well-being. State needs to respond to citizen concerns and the need to protect children's
health and welfare
How does the state want to promote growth and stability of the child care industry? - ANSWER ✔ - By
developing a regulatory framework and promoting the development of child care options 402.26(3) and
402.26(4)
Summary of 402.26(5) - ANSWER ✔ - Accessibility of child care opportunities for children at risk, economically
disadvantaged and others traditionally disenfranchised from society.
Define disenfranchised - ANSWER ✔ - deprive a person of a legal right or privilege.
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