Child Care Facility Rules and
Regulations- DCF 114 questions with
correct answers
Florida Department of Children of Families - answer This agency determines state rules
pertaining to child care and enforces these rules by licensing and inspecting child care facilities.
Local Fire Department - answer This agency inspects child care facilities and educates child care
professionals about minimizing fires and other threats to safety.
Local County Health Department - answer This agency establishes, regulates, and enforces rules
and local ordinances, which must meet or exceed state standards.
Local Licensing Agencies - answer This agency is responsible for making sure child care facilities
are inspected.
The Florida Statutes - answer 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 - answer 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 - answer 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 evaluation by qualified professionals.
What kinds of records are checked during a screening? - answer 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. - answer 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. - answer 15 days
402.3055 Child Care Personnel Requirements
The local licensing agency must hold that hearing within ______days of the applicant's request.
- answer 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. - answer
appeal
, 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. -
answer 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 - answer
license programs.
402.307 Approval of licensing agency
The Department of Children and Families will review local minimum standards. If they
___________________________the Department of Chikdren Families' standards, the
Department of Children and Families will ___________________a local licensing agency. -
answer meet or exceed......approve
402.307 Approval of licensing agency
The Department of Children and Families renews its approval_______________ - answer every
year
402.307 Approving of licensing agency - answer If the Department of Children and Families
learns that the local licensing agency is not applying the Department of Children and Families'
minimum standards, it notifies the local county commission.
402.307 Approving of licensing agency
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