FL DCF CHILD CARE FACILITIES RULE AND REGULATIONS DCF- UPDATED 2024 Graded A+
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FL DCF CHILD CARE FACILITIES RULE AND REGULATIONS DCF- UPDATED 2024 Graded A+
Florida Department of Children of Families
This agency determines state rules pertaining to child care and enforces these rules by licensing and inspecting child care facilities.
Local Fire Department
This agency ...
FL DCF CHILD CARE FACILITIES RULE AND
REGULATIONS DCF- UPDATED 2024 Graded
A+
Florida Department of Children of Families
This agency determines state rules pertaining to child care and enforces these rules by licensing and
inspecting child care facilities.
Local Fire Department
This agency inspects child care facilities and educates child care professionals about minimizing fires
and other threats to safety.
Local County Health Department
This agency establishes, regulates, and enforces rules and local ordinances, which must meet or
exceed state standards.
Local Licensing Agencies
This agency is responsible for making sure child care facilities are inspected.
The Florida Statutes
are made up by the individual laws which were passed by the Legislature. Each year, new statutes
appear for the first time, some are rewritten or amended, and some stay the same. Statutes are
written and proposed by the Florida Senate and House of Representatives. They are signed into law
by the governor.
The Florida Administrative Code
is made up of rules that are created by the Department of Children and Families and enforced by the
Depatment of Children and Families and many other state local agencies. Rules and regulations are
based on the Florida Statutues. The Florida Department of Children and Families governs many
aspects of child care in the state, and its staff members write the rules and regulations that appear in
the Florida Administrative Code.
The Americans with Disabilities Act
passed in 1990, prohibits discrimination against people who are handicapped or disabled. Its goals are
to promote community integration by prohibiting discrimination based on disability; to create early
intervention services for infants and todlers (ages birth to 3 years) with special needs and their
families; and to provide non-discriminatory, multidisciplinary evaluation by qualified professionals.
What kinds of records are checked during a screening?
Employment History
Local criminal records check through local law enforcement agencies
Fingerprints
Statewide criminal record checks through the Department of Law Enforcement
Federal criminal records check through the FBI
402.3055 Child Care Personnel Requirements
, The licensing agency_________the applicant, in writing, that the license has been denied, and states
why that decision was reached.
notifies
402.3055 Child Care Personnel Requirements
If a local licensing agency denied the application, the applicant has ________________days to file a
written request for a hearing.
15 days
402.3055 Child Care Personnel Requirements
The local licensing agency must hold that hearing within ______days of the applicant's request.
30 days
402.3055 Child Care Personnel Requirements
If the denial stands, the applicant may _______to the Department of Children and Families. The
Department of Children and Families' hearing must be held as described by statute.
appeal
402.307 Approval of licensing agency
"Promulgation" means "_____________". This first subsection says that when the Department of
Children and Families announces minimum state standards, each county in Florida has to provide it
with a copy of its own minimum standards if they are different from the State's.
to publicly announce
402.307 Approval of licensing agency
Each county also has to tell the Department of Children and Families how it plans to
license programs.
402.307 Approval of licensing agency
The Department of Children and Families will review local minimum standards. If they
___________________________the Department of Chikdren Families' standards, the Department of
Children and Families will ___________________a local licensing agency.
meet or exceed......approve
402.307 Approval of licensing agency
The Department of Children and Families renews its approval_______________
every year
402.307 Approving of licensing agency
If the Department of Children and Families learns that the local licensing agency is not applying the
Department of Children and Families' minimum standards, it notifies the local county commission.
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