BUNDLED QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
●● 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
●● 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,
family day care homes,
large family child care homes
●● School-aged child care programs must be:.
Answer: Licensed prior to operation and for continued operation unless
the program demonstrates that it is exempt
●● Child Care for Mildly Ill Children.
Answer: - Staffed with early childhood professionals and nurses while
children get well
- Slower paced and provide more rest time
, ●● Drop-in Child Care.
Answer: child care provided occasionally in a child care facility in a
shopping mall or business establishment where the child is in care for no
more than a 4-hour period and the parent remains on the premises of the
business at all times.
●● Evening Child Care.
Answer: child care provided during the evening hours and may
encompass the hours of 6 pm to 7 am to accommodate parents who work
late night shifts.
●● Access.
Answer: During the child care program's operational hour and the times
the children are in care, the program must allow parents, guardians and
the licensing authority access to the program.
●● Programs Exempt from Licensure.
Answer: Public and non-public schools - school days,
Programs for children Grades Six and Above,
School- Age programs on School sites that meet certain criteria,