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Florida Department of Children of Families - Answer This agency determines state
rules pertaining to child care and enforces these rules by licensing and inspecting
child care facilities.
Local Fire Department - Answer This agency inspects child care facilities and
educates child care professionals about minimizing fires and other threats to safety.
Local County Health Department - Answer This agency establishes, regulates, and
enforces rules and local ordinances, which must meet or exceed state standards.
Local Licensing Agencies - Answer This agency is responsible for making sure child
care facilities are inspected.
The Florida Statutes - Answer 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 - Answer 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 - Answer 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? - Answer 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. - Answer notifies
402.3055 Child Care Personnel Requirements
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If a local licensing agency denied the application, the applicant has
________________days to file a written request for a hearing. - Answer 15 days
402.3055 Child Care Personnel Requirements
The local licensing agency must hold that hearing within ______days of the
applicant's request. - Answer 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. - Answer 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. - Answer 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
- Answer 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. - Answer meet or exceed......approve
402.307 Approval of licensing agency
The Department of Children and Families renews its approval_______________ -
Answer every year
402.307 Approving of licensing agency - Answer 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.
402.307 Approving of licensing agency
Local licensing agencies must provide the Department of Children and Families with
data about child care in its county ______ - Answer each year.