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DCF Child Care 40 Hour
Certification- Rules and
Regulations (Florida) Exam
Questions with Correct Verified
Solutions 100% Guaranteed Pass
1. Family day care home - ANS ✓occupied residence in which child
care is regularly provided for children from at least 2 unrelated
families which receives a payment fee or grant.
2. Substantial compliance - ANS ✓level of adherence which is
sufficient to safeguard the health, safety and well-being of all children
under care.
Greater than minimal adherence but less than absolute adherence
3. Operator - ANS ✓any ONSITE person ultimately responsible for the
overall operation of a child care facility
4. Owner - ANS ✓person who is licensed to operate the child care
facility
5. What kinds of records are assessed during a screening for hiring
personnel? - ANS ✓- Employment history
- state-wide criminal records checks (Dept of Law Enforcement),
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-Federal criminal records checks
6. Secretary of the Department of Children and Families - ANS
✓Mike Carroll
7. 402.305 - ANS ✓Licensing Standards
8. Minimum standards for personnel - ANS ✓-good moral character
based on screening
-minimum age requirement. Over 21 to be an operator. Over 16 to be
personnel.
--minimum training requirements (40 clock hour into course)
9. Staff -to-Children Ratio - ANS ✓birth to 1 year - 1:4
1 year to under 2 - 1:6
2 years to under 3- 1:11
3 years to under 4- 1:15
4 years to under 5- 1:20
5 years or older- 1:25
10. Minimum Standards for Physical Facilities - ANS ✓building
conditions, indoor play space, outdoor play space, napping space,
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bathroom facilities, food prep facilities, outdoor equipment and
indoor equipment.
11. Minimum standards for square footage with valid license
(indoor) on October 1, 1992 and below - ANS ✓20 square feet of
usable indoor floor space for each child
12. Minimum standards for square footage with valid license
(indoor) October 1, 1992 and above - ANS ✓35 square feet of
usable indoor floor space for each child
13. Minimum standards for square footage with valid license
(outdoor) - ANS ✓45 square feet of usable outdoor play area per
each child for HALF of the facility's population over 1 year old.
14. Minimum standards for CPR - ANS ✓At least one staff person
trained with current documentation
15. Minimum Standards for discipline - ANS ✓-children shall
not be subjected to discipline which is severe, humiliating or
frightening.
-discipline shall not be associated with food, rest, or toileting
-spanking or any other form of physical punishment is prohibited
-prior to admission of a child to a child care facility, the facility shall notify
the parents in writing of the disciplinary practices used by the facility.
16. Minimum Training Requirements - ANS ✓-40 clock hour
intro course
-must begin within 90 days
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DCF
DCF Child Care 40 Hour
Certification- Rules and
Regulations (Florida) Exam
Questions with Correct Verified
Solutions 100% Guaranteed Pass
1. Family day care home - ANS ✓occupied residence in which child
care is regularly provided for children from at least 2 unrelated
families which receives a payment fee or grant.
2. Substantial compliance - ANS ✓level of adherence which is
sufficient to safeguard the health, safety and well-being of all children
under care.
Greater than minimal adherence but less than absolute adherence
3. Operator - ANS ✓any ONSITE person ultimately responsible for the
overall operation of a child care facility
4. Owner - ANS ✓person who is licensed to operate the child care
facility
5. What kinds of records are assessed during a screening for hiring
personnel? - ANS ✓- Employment history
- state-wide criminal records checks (Dept of Law Enforcement),
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-Federal criminal records checks
6. Secretary of the Department of Children and Families - ANS
✓Mike Carroll
7. 402.305 - ANS ✓Licensing Standards
8. Minimum standards for personnel - ANS ✓-good moral character
based on screening
-minimum age requirement. Over 21 to be an operator. Over 16 to be
personnel.
--minimum training requirements (40 clock hour into course)
9. Staff -to-Children Ratio - ANS ✓birth to 1 year - 1:4
1 year to under 2 - 1:6
2 years to under 3- 1:11
3 years to under 4- 1:15
4 years to under 5- 1:20
5 years or older- 1:25
10. Minimum Standards for Physical Facilities - ANS ✓building
conditions, indoor play space, outdoor play space, napping space,
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bathroom facilities, food prep facilities, outdoor equipment and
indoor equipment.
11. Minimum standards for square footage with valid license
(indoor) on October 1, 1992 and below - ANS ✓20 square feet of
usable indoor floor space for each child
12. Minimum standards for square footage with valid license
(indoor) October 1, 1992 and above - ANS ✓35 square feet of
usable indoor floor space for each child
13. Minimum standards for square footage with valid license
(outdoor) - ANS ✓45 square feet of usable outdoor play area per
each child for HALF of the facility's population over 1 year old.
14. Minimum standards for CPR - ANS ✓At least one staff person
trained with current documentation
15. Minimum Standards for discipline - ANS ✓-children shall
not be subjected to discipline which is severe, humiliating or
frightening.
-discipline shall not be associated with food, rest, or toileting
-spanking or any other form of physical punishment is prohibited
-prior to admission of a child to a child care facility, the facility shall notify
the parents in writing of the disciplinary practices used by the facility.
16. Minimum Training Requirements - ANS ✓-40 clock hour
intro course
-must begin within 90 days
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