Child Care Facility Rules and Regulations
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Florida Department of Children of Families
Ans: This agency determines state rules pertaining to child care and
enforces these rules by licensing and inspecting child care facilities.
Local Fire Department
Ans: This agency inspects child care facilities and educates child care
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professionals about minimizing fires and other threats to safety.
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Local County Health Department
Ans: This agency establishes, regulates, and enforces rules and local
ordinances, which must meet or exceed state standards.
Local Licensing Agencies
Ans: This agency is responsible for making sure child care facilities are
inspected.
The Florida Statutes
Ans: 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
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Ans: 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
Ans: 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
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evaluation by qualified professionals.
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What kinds of records are checked during a screening?
Ans: 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.
Ans: 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.
Ans: 15 days
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402.3055 Child Care Personnel Requirements
The local licensing agency must hold that hearing within ______days of the
applicant's request.
Ans: 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.
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Ans: appeal
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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.
Ans: 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
Ans: license programs.
402.307 Approval of licensing agency
The Department of Children and Families will review local minimum
standards. If they ___________________________the Department of