Legislative Intent - Answer The Florida Statutes (F.S.) outline the legislative intent of the child care regulations
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RNRF DCF EXAM 2023
Legislative Intent - Answer The Florida Statutes (F.S.) outline the legislative intent of
the child care regulations
also supports the research, which indicates that children in quality early childhood
education programs have better outcomes throughout their lives than children who
are not in such programs
The licensing standards established by the Department address the: - Answer
Physical environment (health, sanitation, safety, and physical surroundings)
Children in care (health, nutrition, and development)
Rules and Regulations - 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.
The Department of Children and Families' Office of Child Care Regulation - Answer
he licensing authority and currently regulates licensed child care facilities, licensed
family day care homes, licensed large family child care homes, and licensed mildly ill
facilities in most counties in Florida
Child care provided between the hours of 6 p.m. on Friday and 6 a.m. on Monday -
Answer weekend child care
Includes all owners, operators, employees, and volunteers working in a child care
facility - Answer child care personnel
Actively watching and directing children's activities within the same space, and
responding to the needs of each child while in care - Answer direct supervision
On-site administrator or individual who has the primary responsibility for the day-to-
day operation, supervision, and administration of a child care facility - Answer
director
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 - Answer foster grandparents
A space or room in which care is provided or classes are held, and where learning
can take place uninterrupted by outside distractions - Answer
classroom/room/designated space
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 - Answer stable walls or barriers
Means the Department of Children and Families - Answer department
The process of destroying or reducing organisms to a safe level - Answer sanitize
The person who is licensed to operate the child care facility - Answer owner
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child care - Answer the care, protection, and supervision of a child for a period of
less than 24 hours a day on a regular basis, which supplements parental care,
enrichment, and health supervision for the child, in accordance with his or her
individual needs and for which a payment, fee, or grant is made for care
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 Homes
school-age child care program - Answer specific program providing care before and
after school or during school closures to school-age children exclusively.
must be licensed prior to operation and for continued operation, unless the program
demonstrates that it is exempt because it is located on a public/nonpublic school
school site
school-age child care program must follow - Answer Operated and staffed directly by
that school or through a formal agreement
Serving only the school-age children attending the school during the day
Following the standards set forth by the Florida Building Code State Requirements
for Public Educational Facilities
Every child care program is licensed? - Answer every year
What is the name of the DCF brochure on selecting a child care provider? - Answer
Know your childcare facility
Fines can be levied against a licensee that is out of compliance. - Answer true
Including a child with special needs in your program makes a positive impact on the
lives of many people? - Answer true
child care for the midly ill - Answer the care of children with short-term illness or
symptoms of illness or disability. Care is provided either as an exclusive service in a
center specialized for this purpose or as a component of other child care services
offered in a distinct part of a regularly licensed child care facility, for a period of less
than 24 hours per day
specialized child care facilities - Answer are licensed programs that provide child
care for more than five mildly ill children unrelated to the operator, which receive a
payment, fee, or grant for any of the children receiving care, wherever operated, and
whether or not operated for profit. These programs were created by the Legislature
in order to implement standards, in conjunction with the Florida Department of
Health, specific to caring for mildly ill children, such as those with the flu
drop in child care - Answer a child care arrangement where families occasionally
leave their child for no more than four hours but remain on the premises, such as
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