DCF 40 hour training Exam
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Latest Update 2026
Question: 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
Question: 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,
Question: 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
Question: 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
, Question: 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.
Question: 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.
Question: 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.
Question: Programs Exempt from Licensure
Answer:
Public and non-public schools - school days,
Question: Programs for children Grades Six and Above, School- Age programs on School sites that meet
certain criteria, Instructional/tutorial programs, Open access programs, national membership organizations
that meet certain criteria, summer day camps and 24 hour camps vacation bible schools transient programs
club/recreational facility non-custodial in home care Religious Exemption
Answer:
faith based child care programs must be accredited by or members of
organizations that have adopted and published accrediting standards for health, safety, and sanitation
and require their child care programs to comply with these and local standards
| Questions and Answers with Verified Solutions |
Latest Update 2026
Question: 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
Question: 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,
Question: 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
Question: 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
, Question: 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.
Question: 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.
Question: 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.
Question: Programs Exempt from Licensure
Answer:
Public and non-public schools - school days,
Question: Programs for children Grades Six and Above, School- Age programs on School sites that meet
certain criteria, Instructional/tutorial programs, Open access programs, national membership organizations
that meet certain criteria, summer day camps and 24 hour camps vacation bible schools transient programs
club/recreational facility non-custodial in home care Religious Exemption
Answer:
faith based child care programs must be accredited by or members of
organizations that have adopted and published accrediting standards for health, safety, and sanitation
and require their child care programs to comply with these and local standards
