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CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] CHILD CARE FACILITIES RULE AND REGULATIONS (RNRF) Latest Exam With Answers 2023/ Guaranteed Success. DCF - ✓✓✓Department of Children and Families Page 1 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] DCF Responsibilities - ✓✓✓Administration of child care licensing and training Ensuring children are well cared for in a safe, healthy, positive, and educational environment by trained, qualified child care staff This agency determines state rules pertaining to child care Page 2 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] Child care laws, rules, and regulations are in place to protect - ✓✓✓children, families, and child care professionals Office of Child Care Regulation and Background Screening - ✓✓✓licensing authority, regulates licensed Page 5 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] child care facilities in most counties in Florida Local County Government Agencies - ✓✓✓Effect childcare through Zoning and Building, Septic and Well, Etc... City/Municipal Police Dept. - ✓✓✓Effect childcare through back ground checks Page 6 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] and screenings of child care providers Child Care - ✓✓✓care, protection and supervision of a child for a period of less than 24 hours on a regular basis, which supplements parental care, enrichment, and health supervision for the child in accordance with his or her individual needs, and for which a payment, fee Page 7 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] What is the intent of the Legislature? - ✓✓✓To protect the health and welfare of children To develop a regulatory framework that promotes the growth and stability of the child care industry and facilitates the safe physical, intellectual, motor, and social development of the child. Page 10 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] Child Care Regulation Program - ✓✓✓is responsible for regulating programs that provide services that meet the statutory definition of "child care." This is accomplished through the inspection of licensed child care programs to ensure the consistent statewide application of child care standards established in Page 11 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] statute and rule, and the registration of child care providers not subject to inspection. Minimum Age Requirements - ✓✓✓A staff person at least 21 years of age must be in charge of the program and must be on the premises at all times during operating hours. Page 12 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] provide direct supervision. The individual could be a parent volunteer as long as that person is under direct and constant supervision of a screened and trained staff member. Nap time supervision - ✓✓✓During nap time, staff must be within sight and hearing of all the children. All other Page 15 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] staff required to meet the staff-to-child ratio must be within the building on the same floor and available to be summoned if needed to ensure the safety of the children. Nap time supervision does not apply to children up to 24 months of age, who must have direct supervision at all times. Page 16 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] Evening Supervision - ✓✓✓During evening child care hours, staff must remain awake at all times. While children are awake, direct supervision must be provided. Meal time Supervision - ✓✓✓A. During feeding times, children must be individually fed and provided their own Page 17 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] person or volunteer must hold the bottle during feeding. There must be no automatic feeding devices unless prescribed by a doctor and documentation is available in the child's file. Water Activity Supervision - ✓✓✓If a facility uses a swimming pool on site or during a field trip that is more than Page 20 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] three feet deep... A certified lifeguard must be on duty and present when any children are in the swimming area. Wading pools are prohibited. Constant and active supervision must be maintained when any child is in or around water. Transportation - ✓✓✓A. A valid Florida driver's license Page 21 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] including the proper endorsement; B. An annual physical examination which grants medical approval to drive, and valid certificate(s) of course completion for first aid training and pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) procedures Page 22 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] children were accounted for, and that the visual sweep was conducted. 4. Ensure that a second staff member signs and dates the transportation Log verifying that all children were accounted for, and that the log is complete. Emergency Care Plans - ✓✓✓A. Child care personnel must have possession of Page 25 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] contact information for the parent or legal guardian of each child being transported by vehicle or on foot while away from the child care facility. B. When transporting children with chronic medical conditions (such as asthma, diabetes or seizures), their emergency care plans and supplies or medication Page 26 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] must be available in the vehicle or with child care personnel on the field trip. The responsible adult in the vehicle or on the field trip must be trained to recognize and respond appropriately to a medical emergency. Vehicle Requirements - ✓✓✓A. All vehicles regularly used to transport children Page 27 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] insurance requirements found in Section 316.615(4), F.S. Documentation shall be maintained at the facility. E. The interior of vehicles used to transport children must be maintained at a temperature comfortable to children Seat Belt/Child Restraints - ✓✓✓Each child, when Page 30 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] transported, must be seated in a back seat in an individual factory  installed seat belt or federally approved child safety restraint. The child safety restraint must be installed, secured and used in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions and a copy of such Page 31 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] instructions must be maintained (in the vehicle and/or on file) Seat Belt/Child Restraints - ✓✓✓A. Children aged birth to one year old must be secured in a rear-facing car safety seat. B. Children aged one through 3 years, such restraint device must be a separate Page 32 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] restraint or factory installed seatbelt when transported, in accordance to the child's needs. Planned Activities - ✓✓✓Each group or class must have a written and followed plan of scheduled activities posted  in an easily seen location accessible to parents. Page 35 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] Promote emotional, social, intellectual, and physical growth Field Trip Activities - ✓✓✓A. Parents must be advised in advance of each field trip activity. B. The date, time, and location of the field trip must be posted in an easily seen location Page 36 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] at least two working days prior to each field trip. C. Written parental permission must be obtained in the form of a general or event-specific permission slip. D. If special circumstances arise where notification of an event cannot be posted for two working days, individual permission slips must be Page 37 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] G. Documentation of parental permission for field trips must be on file and maintained for at least 4 months from the date of the field trip. Child Discipline - ✓✓✓The child care facility shall adopt a discipline policy consistent with Section 402.305(12), F.S., including standards that prohibit Page 40 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] children from being subjected to discipline which is severe, humiliating, frightening, or associated with food, rest, or toileting. Spanking or any other form of physical punishment is prohibited. B. The child care facility operators, employees, substitutes, and volunteers - ✓✓✓must comply Page 41 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] with written disciplinary and expulsion policies. Child Discipline Rules - ✓✓✓Verification that the child care facility has provided the parent or guardian a written copy of the disciplinary and expulsion policies used by the program must be documented on the enrollment form with the Page 42 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] Legislature - ✓✓✓established child care standards and establishes the intent to protect the health, safety, and well-being of Florida's children through the establishment of minimum standards of care for Florida. Page 45 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] The licensing standards established by the Department address the - ✓✓✓Physical environment (health, sanitation, safety, and physical surroundings) and Children in care (health, nutrition, and development) Child Care Standards - ✓✓✓The health and safety standards support all areas Page 46 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] of children's development, as well as the environment where care is provided. The standards provide families with options for child care so they are able to make decisions that best align with their goals and needs. The Florida Department of Children and Families' Office of Child Care Regulation's mission - ✓✓✓to "ensure Page 47 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] signed by the governor of Florida. Florida Statutes - ✓✓✓a permanent collection of state laws organized by subject area into a code made up of titles, chapters, parts, and sections. The Florida Statutes are updated annually by laws that create, amend, transfer, or repeal statutory material. Page 50 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] Rules - ✓✓✓implement, interpret, and/or describe laws found in the Florida Statutes Florida Administrative Code FAC - ✓✓✓The permanent collection of rules that describe the laws found in the Florida Statutes. (DCF Page 51 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] Office of Child Care Regulation writes the rules)  . An ordinance - ✓✓✓is a local law enacted by a county or municipality and only applies within the jurisdiction of the particular county or city. DCF's Office of Child Care Regulation - ✓✓✓the Page 52 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] Handbooks - ✓✓✓outline a list of definitions used in the rules and regulations.  If a child care program in Florida - ✓✓✓meets the statutory definition of "child care," it is subject to regulation by the Department or local licensing agencies, unless specifically excluded or exempted from Page 55 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] regulation by statute or by rule. Prolonged child care - ✓✓✓allows care to be provided for 24 hours or longer for a child whose parent or guardian works a shift of 24 hours or more, such as a firefighter Page 56 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] The main types of child care programs in Florida are: - ✓✓✓-Child Care Facilities -Specialized Child Care Mildly  Ill Facilities -Family Day Care Homes and -Large Family Child Care Homes Key Point: Child care supplements parental care - ✓✓✓for a period of less Page 57 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] on a public/nonpublic school site and is all of the following: Operated and staffed directly by that school or through a formal agreement Serving only the school-age children attending the school during the day Following the standards set forth by the Florida Building Code State Requirements for Public Educational Facilities Page 60 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] A school-age child care program may also be exempt from licensure - ✓✓✓if it is an instructional/tutorial program, is an open access program, is affiliated with a national membership organization, or provides care for children in grades six and above. Page 61 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] Key Point: School-age child care - ✓✓✓is a specific program providing care before and after school or during school closures to school-age children exclusively Child care for mildly ill children - ✓✓✓means the care of children with short- term illness or symptoms of illness or disability Page 62 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] Drop-in child care - ✓✓✓a child care arrangement where families occasionally leave their child for no more than four hours but remain on the premises, such as child care at a shopping mall. A communication system must be provided to the family to ensure they can return immediately to the child if necessary. Page 65 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] Drop-in child care arrangements must be licensed and shall meet all requirements for a child care facility unless specifically exempted, such as religious exemption. Evening child care - ✓✓✓child care provided during the evening hours, which are defined as 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. During Page 66 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] evening child care, personnel must remain awake at all times. When children are awake, child care personnel must provide direct supervision. When children are sleeping, staff must be within sight and hearing of all children. While children are sleeping, there must be enough staff to meet the staff-to-child ratios within the building, on the same Page 67 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] 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 and 24-Hour Camps Vacation Bible Schools Page 70 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] Transient Establishments (hotels, resorts, and similar establishments) Non-Custodial In Home Care and Religious Exemption Pursuant to s. 402.316, F.S. Key Point: Some programs for children are considered exempt from licensure - ✓✓✓by the Florida Statutes Page 71 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] and Florida Administrative Code. Key Point: In general, after- school programs at a public or non-public school site - ✓✓✓do not require licensure if they meet certain criteria. Key Point: Instructional and tutorial programs - Page 72 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] Key Point: Nonprofit membership organizations that are associated with national organizations - ✓✓✓must submit an annual attestation to the Department and comply with background screening requirements Key Point: Summer camps are not required to be licensed - ✓✓✓while not Page 75 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] inspected or regulated by the Department, are required to have all personnel screened through the Background Screening Clearinghouse with a Level 2 background screening and a signed Child Care Attestation of Good Moral Character (on file at the program) prior to caring for children. This includes owners, operators, employees, and volunteers Page 76 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] who provide care for children. Bible schools or Vacation Bible Schools (VBS) - ✓✓✓Bible schools or Vacation Bible Schools (VBS) that are conducted during vacation periods are exempt from licensure. Page 77 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] of the same family, in the children's own home. Key Point: A faith-based child care program - ✓✓✓that is an integral part of a church or parochial school may qualify for religious exemption from licensure. To qualify for religious exemption, faith-based child Page 80 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] 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. Additionally, child care programs must be required to meet the requirements in ss. 402.305 Page 81 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] and 402.3055, F.S., relating to background screening. Gold Seal Quality Care program - ✓✓✓child care facilities, large family child care homes, and family day care homes that have been accredited by an approved accrediting association. Page 82 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] having access to quality child care. o Voluntary Pre-K Program - This program ensures all four-year-olds in Florida have access to programs free of charge in order to gain the skills needed so they will be ready to enter school. Page 85 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] State Fire Marshal - ✓✓✓focuses on the protection of life, property, and the environment Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) - ✓✓✓process child care personnel criminal history records checks—statewide and national—and juvenile checks Page 86 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] Fire Inspector - ✓✓✓conducts the annual fire safety inspection required of all facilities Key Point: Caring for Our Children - ✓✓✓is a valuable resource for child care professionals Page 87 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] must be notified at least one week prior to the change in ownership. Key Point: Child care programs are subject to inspections to ensure compliance with the standards. - ✓✓✓.Unannounced inspections are conducted a minimum of three times per year and are conducted Page 90 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] additionally to re-inspect noncompliance with the standards or if a complaint is received Child Care Application for Enrollment form - ✓✓✓enrollment form must be kept on file, current, and accessible for review by the licensing authority as long as the child is enrolled in the child care program. The Page 91 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] enrollment form shall include the name, address, and phone number for each authorized person that the child may be released to in case of emergency or instead of the parent or guardian. Enrollment information shall include the parent or guardian consent for child care personnel to have access to the child's records. Page 92 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] the Central Abuse Hotline, and the program's license expiration date.  influenza (the flu) - ✓✓✓Each August and September, child care programs must provide families detailed information about influenza (the flu) so they understand the causes, symptoms, transmission information, and the Page 95 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] importance of immunization. The Department created a brochure to share with families, which includes a section for the family to sign to verify they have received the information. Key Point: Enrollment records - ✓✓✓must be on file and contain critical information about the child to protect their safety. Page 96 of 177 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] According to the law, the staff-to-child ratios are as follows: - ✓✓✓1 caregiver for every 4 infants (birth to one year) 1 caregiver for every 6 one- year-olds 1 caregiver for every 11 two- year-olds 1 caregiver for every 15 three-year-olds Page 97 of 177