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Download FL DCF 40 Hrs, CHILD CARE FACILITIES RULE AND REGULATIONS (RNRF) Latest Exam With Answers and more Exams Nursing in PDF only on Docsity! CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] FL DCF 40 Hrs, CHILD CARE FACILITIES RULE AND REGULATIONS (RNRF) Latest Exam With Answers 2023/ Guaranteed Success. DCF - ✓✓✓Department of Children and Families 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 and enforces these rules by licensing and inspecting child care facilities. Child Care Professionals Roles and Responsibilities - ✓✓✓-must know, understand, and follow the laws and the rules and regulations to protect the health and safety of children in care -keep children safe -provide good nutrition and a healthy environment -create a quality environment for learning Name the key agencies that partner with the Department to regulate child care. - ✓✓✓Local Fire Departments / Certified Fire Safety Inspectors County Agencies Local Licensing Agencies 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 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 and screenings of child care providers Page 1 of 24 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] 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 or grant is made for care. (Defined in 402.302) DCF's Office of Child Care Regulations mission: - ✓✓✓To ensure the health, safety, and well being of the children of the state while in care through licensing and regulatory activities The licensing standards established by the Department address - ✓✓✓Physical Environment (health, sanitation, safety, and physical surroundings) Children in Care (health, nutrition, and development) Regulation - ✓✓✓a law, rule, ordinance, or other order prescribed by authority to regulate conduct 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. 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 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. Mixed Age Groups - ✓✓✓A. In groups of mixed age ranges, where children under one year of age are included, one staff member must be responsible for no more than four children of any age group, at all times. B. In groups of mixed age ranges, where children one year of age but under two years of age are included, one staff member must be responsible for no more than six children of any age group, at all times Page 2 of 24 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] the manufacturer's designated seating capacity or the number of factory installed seat belts. C. When transporting children, staff-to-child ratios must be maintained at all times. The driver may be included in the staff-to-child ratio if he or she meets screening and training requirement. D. All child care facilities must comply with the 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 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 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 carrier or a vehicle built-in child seat. C. For children aged 4 years, a separate carrier, a vehicle built-in child seat, or a child booster seat must be used with appropriate seat belt. D. All children 5 and older must be in seat belts. E. When applicable, any vehicle used for transporting children must accommodate the placement of wheelchairs with four tie-downs affixed according to the manufactures' instructions in a forward-facing direction and the wheelchair occupant must be secured by a three-point tie restraint during transport; or the child must be placed in a federally approved child safety 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 5 of 24 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 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 obtained from the custodial parent or legal guardian for each child participating on the field trip. E. Emergency contact information for each child on the field trip, including walking field trips, must be in the possession of a child care personnel on the field trip. F. A telephone or other means of instant communication must be available to staff responsible for children during all field trips, including walking field trips. Cellular phones, two-way radio devices, citizen band radios, and other means of instant communications are acceptable. 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 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 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 signature of the custodial parent or legal guardian. What is the main purpose for regulatory agencies in child care? - ✓✓✓govern child care in Florida so they can provide a safe and healthy setting for children in out-of-home care. Page 6 of 24 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] How do regulatory agencies influence the care each child receives? - ✓✓✓ensure that children are well cared for in a safe, healthy, positive, and educational environment by trained, qualified child care staff The Florida Statutes (F.S.) - ✓✓✓outline the legislative intent of the child care regulations 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. 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 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 the health, safety, and well-being of the children of the state while in care through licensing and regulatory activities. The purpose of this program is to ensure that children are well cared for in a safe, healthy, positive, and educational environment by trained, qualified child care staff." Regulation - ✓✓✓is a law, rule, ordinance, or other order prescribed by authority, especially to regulate conduct. Rules and regulations exist to protect the health and safety of children in out-of-home care. Florida Law - ✓✓✓means a bill passed by the Florida Legislature, which includes the House and Senate, and 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. Rules - ✓✓✓implement, interpret, and/or describe laws found in the Florida Statutes Florida Administrative Code Page 7 of 24 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] Evening child care - ✓✓✓child care provided during the evening hours, which are defined as 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. During 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 floor; and they must be available to respond, if needed. If a program only provides evening child care, they are not required to provide outdoor space. The program director is not required to have a Director Credential, nor do staff need to have staff credentials. Key Point: Child care programs must provide - ✓✓✓access to families and licensing authority during operational hours. There are programs that are not included in the definition, and therefore, are exempt from licensure - ✓✓✓Public and Non-Public Schools—School Day Programs for Children Grades Six and Above 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 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 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 - ✓✓✓cannot be designated as Gold Seal and cannot contract to deliver a School Readiness program. Some examples of these programs include, but are not limited to: Tutoring Page 10 of 24 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] Computer class Ballet class Karate class and Baseball instruction or other sport Key Point: Open access programs - ✓✓✓operate for less than four hours per day and do not provide any type of supervision, with children freely entering and leaving at any time without permission, prior arrangements, or supervision. 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 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 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. Transient programs provide child care services solely for the guests of their establishment or resort - ✓✓✓All child care personnel must be screened according to the Level 2 screening requirements of Chapter 435, Florida Statutes. Employees of the establishment cannot use this child care arrangement for their own children because it is intended only for use by temporary guests. Babysitting services - ✓✓✓recreational facilities Non-custodial in-home care - ✓✓✓care provided by a nanny, au pair, babysitter, or relative caregiver for children 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. Page 11 of 24 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] To qualify for religious exemption, faith-based child 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 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. Americans with Disabilities Act - ✓✓✓This Act was established to protect individuals with disabilities against discrimination. It requires public entities, public accommodations (such as places of education and care providers), commercial facilities, and employers with 15 or more employees to make reasonable accommodations for individuals. State Laws: - ✓✓✓• Safety Belts and Seat Belt Usage - These state rules define the requirements for safety belts and seat belts. • School Readiness Program - This program is to assist working families with low incomes in having access to quality child care. • 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. 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 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 All licensed child care programs - ✓✓✓must have an annual application approved by the Department in order to operate as a child care facility. For licensed programs, the application must be submitted at least 45 days prior to the expiration of the current license. Page 12 of 24 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] to meet ratio requirements, if the volunteer has met all of the training and background screening requirements. Key Point: Maintaining staff-to-child ratios - ✓✓✓protects the safety of the children in care, while providing experiences that strengthen their development Maintain accurate attendance records... - ✓✓✓throughout the day to ensure they know which children are in their care at any given time. Knowing this information can save lives during an emergency. Daily attendance of children must be taken and recorded accurately by the child care personnel, documenting the times when each child enters and departs the program Daily attendance records must be kept as follows - ✓✓✓For a minimum of four months for child care facilities and For a minimum of 12 months for school-age programs Direct supervision means - ✓✓✓actively watching and directing children's activities within the same room or outside play area, and during transportation and activities outside the child care program, such as field trips, with the ability to actively respond to the needs of the children. All child care programs - ✓✓✓must be clean, in good repair, and free from health and safety hazards. Key Point: Child care personnel - ✓✓✓should conduct daily inspections to ensure the indoor and outdoor spaces are clean, in good repair, and free from health and safety hazards. Key Point: Harmful materials, - ✓✓✓such as toxic substances must be stored in a locked area or be inaccessible and out of the reach of children at all times All areas of the child care facility must have adequate lighting - ✓✓✓A minimum of 20 foot-candles of lighting are required to ensure adequate brightness In areas where children are working, such as reading and art areas, 50 foot-candles at the work surface are required temperature inside facility - ✓✓✓An inside temperature of 65F-82F must be maintained Key Point: The licensed capacity of the child care facility - ✓✓✓is the number of children that may attend the program at one time, including transportation and field trips. Page 15 of 24 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] Total Interior Space - Unusable Space = Useable Indoor Floor Space - ✓✓✓Useable Indoor Floor Space divided by Square Foot per Child = Licensed Capacity Child care programs are required to have a minimum - ✓✓✓35 square feet of usable indoor space for each child or 20 square feet of usable indoor space for each child before October 1, 1992 Key Point: Usable floor space for facilities - ✓✓✓is calculated by first measuring the wall-to-wall interior space at floor level and then subtracting the non-usable space. Child care programs are required to have a minimum of - ✓✓✓45 square feet of outdoor space for each child The child care program is required to have enough outdoor space to allow half of the licensed capacity (excluding infants) to play at one time. Key Point: Outdoor square footage cannot be calculated - ✓✓✓until the indoor square footage has been determined. Key Point: Each child must have their own bedding to reduce the spread of germs - ✓✓✓If the linens are used by only one child then they must be washed at least once a week or when soiled or dirty. If more than one child uses the linens, they must be washed after each usage. Children must have their own designated sleeping area where they can sleep or quietly rest - ✓✓✓A minimum of 18 inches must be maintained around the individual napping or sleeping spaces. Two sides may be against a solid barrier such as a wall; however, a solid crib side does not meet this requiremen Prevent Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS - ✓✓✓Back to Sleep There must be a sufficient number of toilets and sinks for the number of children in care. - ✓✓✓For the first 15 children in care, the program must have one toilet and one sink. Then for every 30 children thereafter, there must be one additional toilet and sink and If only diapered infants are in care, the program must have one toilet and two sinks for every 30 infants Licensing capacity is based on the number of toilets and sinks in the child care facility - ✓✓✓If there are 64 children in the child care program, there must be at least 3 toilets and 3 sinks. Page 16 of 24 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] 1 toilet and 1 sink (first 15 children) + 1 toilet and 1 sink (additional 30 children) + 1 toilet and 1 sink (additional 19 children) = 3 toilets and 3 sinks for 64 children Every child care facility must have at least - ✓✓✓one portable or permanent bath facility available in case a child needs to be bathed. The bath must be in good condition, and must be cleaned and sanitized or disinfected after each use. Child care programs are required to be inspected by the Fire Marshal - ✓✓✓once per year fire drills - ✓✓✓required to be conducted as part of the monthly required emergency drills One fire drill using an alternative evacuation route (an alternative exit to the typical route) One fire drill during napping or sleeping times and One fire drill in the presence and at the request of the licensing authority with coordination of the operator or designee Key Point: Fire drills are important so children and adults are prepared in case of emergency. - ✓✓✓A written record of the fire drills is required to be maintained for two years from the date of the fire drills. a current attendance record must accompany staff out of the building to account for all children in care No more than three fire drills may be substituted with emergency drills within a 12-month period. The operator must develop a written emergency preparedness plan that includes, at a minimum, procedures to: - ✓✓✓Follow during the listed emergencies: evacuation (fire), relocation, shelter-in-place (inclement weather), and lockdown Reunite families with their children on-site and off-site Notify families and provide updates about the emergency and Meet the needs of all children, including those with special needs or chronic medical conditions, during and following an emergency As part of the emergency drills required, at a minimum, the following emergency drills must be conducted once per year and may be used instead of a fire drill: - ✓✓✓One lockdown drill and One shelter-in-place (inclement weather) drill Food preparation areas must include: - ✓✓✓Ventilation Smooth, nonabsorbent food contact surfaces with no unsealed cracks or seams Page 17 of 24 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] Actions taken and by whom Signature(s) of the staff/director or other adults who witnessed or participated in the accident or incident and Signature of a parent or guardian Key Point: Child care personnel must be trained on how to administer medication to protect the health and safety of children in care. - ✓✓✓The program must maintain a record of each child receiving any medication for four months for child care facilities and one year for school-age programs; the record must include the: Full name of the child Name of the medication Date and time it was given Amount and dosage given and Name and signature of the person who administered the medication Key Point: Each enrolled child, except school-age children, must have documentation of immunizations or exemption from immunizations on file with the child care program. The child care program must obtain a current, complete, and properly executed Florida Certification of Immunization form Part A-1, B, or C, DH 680 for each child in care, except for school-age children. - ✓✓✓Key Point: Student health records are valid for two years after the date of the physical exam. The child care program must obtain a current, complete, and properly executed Student Health Examination form DH 3040 for each child in care, except for school-age children What are the training requirements for a child care facility? - ✓✓✓Health, Safety, and Nutrition (8 Hours) Identifying and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect (4 Hours) Child Growth and Development (6 Hours) and Behavioral Observation and Screening (6 Hours) Within the first year of employment in a child care program, child care personnel must complete a Department-approved early literacy course that is 5 hours or 0.5 Continuing Education Units (CEUs). School-age child care personnel do not have to complete this requirement. - ✓✓✓One of the Department's online literacy courses (Early Literacy for Children Age Birth through Three or Emergent Literacy for Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten (VPK) Instructors) One of the Department's approved literacy courses or One college-level early literacy course (for credit or non-credit) if taken within the last five year Page 20 of 24 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] Key Point: New child care personnel must begin training within 90 days of employment in the industry. - ✓✓✓Key Point: The 40-hour introductory training must be successfully completed through passage of a competency exam or earning an educational exemption. Key Point: Child care personnel must complete early literacy and fire extinguisher training, as well as safe sleep and shaken baby syndrome training (Within 30 days of hire), if applicable. - ✓✓✓Key Point: A first aid and CPR certified staff member must be present at all times while children are in care. Key Point: Child care personnel must complete 10 hours of early childhood education training annually. - ✓✓✓Key Point: Child care programs must have credentialed staff working in the program at least 20 hours per week. 0 credentialed staff for 0-19 children 1 credentialed staff for 20-39 children 2 credentialed staff for 40-59 children 3 credentialed staff for 60-79 children 4 credentialed staff for 80-99 children Key Point: Each child care facility must have a credentialed director. - ✓✓✓Evening child care programs are not required to have a credentialed director. What are the background screening requirements for a child care facility? - ✓✓✓Level 2 background screening standards include the following checks: Criminal records check both national (FBI) and statewide (FDLE) Sexual predator and sexual offender registry search and Child abuse and neglect history All fingerprints must be submitted and processed through the Background Screening Clearinghouse and therefore a LiveScan vendor must be used. The employer must conduct an employment history check of the applicant by contacting each of their employers for the past five years If an applicant has lived in other states within the past five years, they must send a request for a search of each state's criminal records. Key Point: Child care personnel must pass a Level 2 background screening as a condition of employment. - ✓✓✓Every five years the background screening must be conducted for child care personnel in the same manner as the initial screening, excluding the employment history check Page 21 of 24 CHARLIE WINDLER [Date] [Document title] Key Point: Child care programs must have complete personnel files for each employee and volunteer working at the facility. - ✓✓✓Child care personnel records must be maintained and kept current on-site at the program, and must be available for the licensing authority to review. Explain the components of the Enforcement section of the rules and regulations that govern child care facilities. - ✓✓✓Child care professionals need to be in compliance with all of the licensing standards; however, in the event they are not in compliance, caregivers should be aware of how serious the violation is by knowing the class violation assigned to the noncompliance Key Point: Each violation of a licensing standard is classified as Class I, II, or III for enforcement purposes. Key Point: Disciplinary sanctions are consistently enforced based on the standard violated, the number of times it was violated, and the severity of the violation. - ✓✓✓If a program is found in noncompliance with a licensing standard, one of the following steps may be taken depending on the situation: Imposing an administrative fine Converting an annual license to provisional or probationary status or Denying, suspending, or revoking a license A Class I Violation is an incident of noncompliance that is most serious in nature and may result in death or serious harm to a child. - ✓✓✓A child was not adequately supervised and left the facility premises without staff supervision. A child was left behind in a vehicle at the facility, on a field trip, or an activity away from the facility. A form of discipline used by staff included the use of spanking or other form of physical punishment. A Class II Violation is an incident of noncompliance that is less serious in nature than a Class I Violation. A Class II Violation may be elevated to a Class I Violation if the noncompliance resulted in death or serious harm to the child. - ✓✓✓The facility's outdoor play space was not enclosed with fencing or walls a minimum of 4 feet in height. The bedding available was not sanitary and poses a threat to the health, safety, or well-being of a child in care. The director responsible for the daily operation of the program did not have an active Director Credential. A Class III Violation is an incident of noncompliance and is the least serious in nature. - ✓✓✓Documentation of pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation training was not on file for staff. The facility's first aid kit was within reach of children. Page 22 of 24