SOLUTION 2025
Terms in this set (63)
Includes all owners, operators, employees, and volunteers working
Child care personnel (F.S.)
in a child care facility.
Classroom/Room/Designated Space A space or room in which care is provided or classes are held, and
(Handbook) where learning can take place uninterrupted by outside
distractions.
Department (F.S.) Means the Department of Children and Families.
Actively watching and directing children's activities within the
Direct Supervision (Handbook)
same space, and responding to the needs of each child while
in care.
On-site administrator or individual who has the primary
Director (Handbook)
responsibility for the day-to- day operation, supervision, and
administration of a child care facility.
Directly supervised volunteers who participate in the federal program
Foster Grandparents pursuant to 45 Code of Federal Regulations part 2552; they work with
one or more children with
special or exceptional needs in child care programs.
Owner (F.S.) The person who is licensed to operate the child care facility.
Sanitize (Handbook) The process of destroying or reducing organisms to a safe level.
The boundaries that define a classroom space, which are
Stable walls or Barriers (Handbook) constructed in a sturdy manner and anchored so they are stable
and secure and do not pose a threat of falling over.
Weekend Child Care (F.S.) Child care provided between the hours pf 6p.m. on Friday and 6 a.m. on
Monday.
This agency determines state rules Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF)
pertaining to child care and
enforces these rules by licensing
and inspecting child care facilities.
, This agency inspects child care The local Fire Department
facilities and educates child care
professionals
about minimizing fires and other
threats to safety.
This agency determines ordinances The County Health Department
pertaining to public health and
inspects childcare facilities to
enforce these
ordinances
This agency establishes, regulates, The Local Licensing Agencies
and enforces rules and local
ordinances, which must meet or
exceed state standards.
The______ , passed in 1990, prohibits The American with Disabilities Act
discrimination against people who
are handicapped or disabled. It
calls for
accommodation of the needs of
people who are handicapped or
disabled.
The_______ are made up by the Florida State Statues
individual laws, which were
passed by the legislature. These
are written and proposed by the
Florida Senate and House of
Representatives and signed into law
by the Governor.
The________is made up of rules Florida Administrative code
that
are created by the Department of
Children and Families and
enforced by the DCF and many
other state and local agencies.
The address for the Department of True
Children and Families Child Care
Website is