RNRF DCF PRACTICE EXAMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025/2026
✔✔In groups of mixed age ranges, where children under 1 are included, one staff
member shall be responsible for no more than 4 children of any group at all times. -
✔✔True
✔✔In groups of mixed age ranges, where children 1 year of age but under 2 years of
age are included, one staff member shall be responsible for no more than 6 children of
any age group at all times. - ✔✔False
✔✔For every 20 children, a childcare facility must have how many credentialed staff
members? - ✔✔One
✔✔A childcare facility that held a valid license after October 1st, 1992, must have a
minimum of: - ✔✔35 square feet of usable indoor floor space for each child.
✔✔There should be a minimum of 45 square feet usable, safe, and sanitary outdoor
play area per child, one year of age or older, the minimum outside play area shall be
provided for 1/2 of this identified population. - ✔✔True
✔✔Prescription and non-prescription medication brought to the childcare facility by the
custodial parent or legal guardian must: - ✔✔Be in the original container.
✔✔Prescription medications must have a label stating: - ✔✔The name of the physician,
child's name, name of medication, and medication directions.
✔✔Rooms occupied by children must maintain a temperature of ___________ at all
times. - ✔✔65-82 degrees
✔✔For facilities having from one to fifteen children, there shall be one toilet and one
wash basin for every thirty children thereafter. - ✔✔True
✔✔Cloth towels are acceptable in the bathrooms for the children to dry their hands: -
✔✔False
✔✔Young infants who are not capable of rolling over on their own should be positioned
on their back (Back to Sleep) and on a firm surface to reduce the risk of ___________ -
✔✔Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
✔✔A minimum of _____________ must be maintained around individual napping and
sleeping areas: - ✔✔18 inches
, ✔✔Direct supervision - ✔✔Watching and directing children's activities within the same
room, watching and directing children's activities in a designated outdoor or play area,
and responding to each child's needs.
✔✔How many corded telephones must be in a childcare facility? - ✔✔One
✔✔The drivers log must be signed by - ✔✔The driver and a second staff member
✔✔According to minimun staff credentials, for every 20 children in a licensed childcare
facility, there must be one childcare personnel who has what credential? - ✔✔The child
development associate (CDA) Credential.
✔✔SCENARIO: During a routine inspection, the ABC Child Care Center had a child
who did not have a Florida Certification of Immunization (DH Form 680) form on file
within 30 days of enrollment. This is the second time within the past year the provider
has been cited for this. In addition to providing technical assistance and documenting
the noncompliance on the inspection, what is the consequence? - ✔✔No other
consequence
✔✔SCENARIO: During a routine inspection, the Sunshine Childcare Center did not
change the linens after use by an ill child in the designated isolation area. This is the
third time within the past year the provider has been cited for this. In addition to
providing technical assistance and documenting the noncompliance on the inspection,
what is the consequence? - ✔✔The Department shall fine the provider $30 per day
✔✔SCENARIO: During a routine inspection, the Panda Child Care Center had electrical
outlets without covers in place. This is the second time within the past year the provider
has been cited for this. In addition to providing technical assistance and documenting
the noncompliance on the inspection, what is the consequence? - ✔✔The Department
shall fine the provider $50
✔✔ 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.
2025/2026
✔✔In groups of mixed age ranges, where children under 1 are included, one staff
member shall be responsible for no more than 4 children of any group at all times. -
✔✔True
✔✔In groups of mixed age ranges, where children 1 year of age but under 2 years of
age are included, one staff member shall be responsible for no more than 6 children of
any age group at all times. - ✔✔False
✔✔For every 20 children, a childcare facility must have how many credentialed staff
members? - ✔✔One
✔✔A childcare facility that held a valid license after October 1st, 1992, must have a
minimum of: - ✔✔35 square feet of usable indoor floor space for each child.
✔✔There should be a minimum of 45 square feet usable, safe, and sanitary outdoor
play area per child, one year of age or older, the minimum outside play area shall be
provided for 1/2 of this identified population. - ✔✔True
✔✔Prescription and non-prescription medication brought to the childcare facility by the
custodial parent or legal guardian must: - ✔✔Be in the original container.
✔✔Prescription medications must have a label stating: - ✔✔The name of the physician,
child's name, name of medication, and medication directions.
✔✔Rooms occupied by children must maintain a temperature of ___________ at all
times. - ✔✔65-82 degrees
✔✔For facilities having from one to fifteen children, there shall be one toilet and one
wash basin for every thirty children thereafter. - ✔✔True
✔✔Cloth towels are acceptable in the bathrooms for the children to dry their hands: -
✔✔False
✔✔Young infants who are not capable of rolling over on their own should be positioned
on their back (Back to Sleep) and on a firm surface to reduce the risk of ___________ -
✔✔Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
✔✔A minimum of _____________ must be maintained around individual napping and
sleeping areas: - ✔✔18 inches
, ✔✔Direct supervision - ✔✔Watching and directing children's activities within the same
room, watching and directing children's activities in a designated outdoor or play area,
and responding to each child's needs.
✔✔How many corded telephones must be in a childcare facility? - ✔✔One
✔✔The drivers log must be signed by - ✔✔The driver and a second staff member
✔✔According to minimun staff credentials, for every 20 children in a licensed childcare
facility, there must be one childcare personnel who has what credential? - ✔✔The child
development associate (CDA) Credential.
✔✔SCENARIO: During a routine inspection, the ABC Child Care Center had a child
who did not have a Florida Certification of Immunization (DH Form 680) form on file
within 30 days of enrollment. This is the second time within the past year the provider
has been cited for this. In addition to providing technical assistance and documenting
the noncompliance on the inspection, what is the consequence? - ✔✔No other
consequence
✔✔SCENARIO: During a routine inspection, the Sunshine Childcare Center did not
change the linens after use by an ill child in the designated isolation area. This is the
third time within the past year the provider has been cited for this. In addition to
providing technical assistance and documenting the noncompliance on the inspection,
what is the consequence? - ✔✔The Department shall fine the provider $30 per day
✔✔SCENARIO: During a routine inspection, the Panda Child Care Center had electrical
outlets without covers in place. This is the second time within the past year the provider
has been cited for this. In addition to providing technical assistance and documenting
the noncompliance on the inspection, what is the consequence? - ✔✔The Department
shall fine the provider $50
✔✔ 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.
