Rules and Regulations for Facilities

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Rules and Regulations for Facilities

• Module 1
• The Child Care Professional and the Law

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Key Point

• It is very important for all child care
  providers to _____, __________, and ______ the
  laws that govern __________ in the State of
  Florida. Child care laws, rules, and regulations
  are in place to protect children, families, and
  child care professionals.

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Websites to Help You Keep Current

• Dept of Children Families
• Florida Statutes
• Florida Administrative Code
• Americans with Disabilities Act

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Key Point

• ________, rules and regulations relating to
  child care exist in Florida to _________
  ___________ from abuse, neglect, injury, and
  exploitation.

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Name that Agency!

• Match these agencies with the correct description
  on the next two slides.
• A. The Florida Department of Children and
  Families.
• B. Local Fire Departments Private
  Investigators
• C. Local county health department.
• D. Local licensing agencies.

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• 1. ___ This agency inspects child care facilities
  and educates child care professionals about
  minimizing fires and other threats to safety.
• 2. ___ This agency is responsible for making sure
  child care facilities are inspected.
• 3. ___ This agency determines ordinances
  pertaining to public health and inspects child
  care facilities to enforce these ordinances.

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4. ___ This agency determines state rules
pertaining to child care and to enforce these
rules by licensing and inspecting child care
facilities. 5. ___ This agency establishes,
regulates, and enforces rules and local
ordinances, which must meet or exceed state
standards.
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Name that Agency Answers Slide
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Florida State Statutes

• The Florida Department of ________ and _________,
  local licensing agencies, county health
  departments, county fire departments and many
  other agencies, organizations, and entities work
  together to establish laws, rules and regulations
  which ___________ the children of Florida.
• The Florida Department of Children and Families
  role is to put into place rules and regulations
  which uphold the ________________ and the
  legislative intent of those statutes. They also
  __________ laws, rules and regulations. They do
  all of this to ____________ Floridas children.

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Key Point

• The Florida Department of Children and Families
  Child Care Programs mission is to ensure the
  _________, _______, 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
  ______ cared for in a ________, healthy,
  ___________, and _______________ environment by
  trained, qualified child care staff.

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The Child Care Professional and the Law

• The _____________________________ are made up by
  the individual laws which pass the Legislature.
  Each year, new statutes appear for the first
  time, some are rewritten or amended, and some
  stay the same. _____________ are written and
  proposed by the Florida Senate and House of
  Representatives. They are signed into ________ by
  the governor.

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The Child Care Professional and the Law

• The _______________________________ is made up
  of the rules that are created by the Florida
  Department of Children and Families and enforced
  by the Florida Department of Children and
  Families and many other state and local agencies.
  Rules and regulations are based on the Florida
  Statutes. The Florida Department of Children and
  Families ______________ many aspects of child
  care in the state, and its staff members write
  the rules and regulations that
• appear in the Florida _______________
  
• ___________.

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The Child Care Professional and the Law

• The__________________________________, passed in
  1990, prohibits discrimination of people who are
  handicapped or disabled. It calls for
  _______________________ of the needs of 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
  toddlers (ages birth to 3 years) with special
  needs and their families and to provide non-
• discriminatory, multidisciplinary
  evaluation
• by qualified professionals.

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Key Point

• ______________ with the Americans with
  Disabilities Act, the Florida Statutes, and the
  Florida Administrative Code relating to child
  care may result in a ___________, ___________ or
  ___________ license.

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Rules and Regulations for Facilities

• Module 2
• The Florida Statutes

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Introduction to the Florida Statutes

• The Florida Statutes contain _________, or topic
  areas. The statutes that govern child care are
  found in Title XXIX (29), Public Health.
• These 48 titles are divided into _____________.
  The statutes we are interested in are found in
  Chapter 402, which is related to Health and Human
  Services.
• All chapters are divided into _________, and each
  Section may have several ___________.
  Sub-sections may have sub-sub-sections. The
  sections we are interested in are found in
  Chapter 402, Section 26 through 319.

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402.26 Child care legislative intent.--

• For ________ who are disenfranchised, child care
  may present an opportunity to have basic needs
  fully met.
• The primary role of the child care professional
  is to
• Keep ______________________________
• Provide ____________________________
• _______________________________
• Create _____________________________
• _______________________________

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Key Point

• The child care provider _____________ and
  __________ the role of parents and guardians and
  is the Florida Department of Children and
  Families partner to protect the health, safety,
  and well-being of the children of the state and
  to promote their __________ and _____________
  development and care.

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402.281 Gold Seal QualityCare program.--

• _________________ Quality Care designation is
  given to a child care program that is accredited
  by a nationally recognized association.
• In addition to meeting the _________________ of
  the accrediting association, in order to
  ________ and _______________ a designation as a
  Gold Seal Quality Care provider, a child care
  facility must meet certain additional criteria.

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402.302 Definitions.--

• Read 402.302(12,13,14). Consider A child care
  facility is owned by a licensed corporation, but
  it has hired a ____________ who oversees
  day-to-day operations. The corporation has strong
  written policies which govern the directors
  actions, and the director has to follow them by
  contract. Which one is considered the operator?
  
• Why do you feel this distinction is made in the
  statutes?

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402.302 Definitions.--

• 402.302(15)What kinds of records are checked
  during a screening?
• ______________________ history
• Statewide _____________________________
• Federal _______________________________

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Florida Statutes

• 402.302(16) The word Secretary is used in
  Chapter 402, it refers to the Secretary of
  Children and Family Services Can anyone name this
  person?
• Where are the Secretarys offices located?

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402.302 Definitions.--

• 402.302(17) What reason or reasons do the
  statutes give for requiring substantial
  compliance to the law?

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402.305 Licensing standards child care facilities

• Part 1 that DCF must

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402.305

• 402.305(2) addresses ____________
• 402.305(3) __________ staff credentials
• 402.305(4) staff to child ________
• 402.305(5,6,7) ___________ standards for the
  child care buildings
• 402.305(8) ____________
• 402.305(9) required ____________
• 402.305(10) ________________ issues
• 402.305(11) __________ to facility by
• parents

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Effective Communication with Parents

• Try to do most communication with families in a
  _______,________________________
• Focus_________________, not the person.
• Be _____________________________________.
• Be polite ____________________ when another
  person is expressing an idea or concern.
• Talk slowly and _______________ your words
  clearly.
• Avoid ______________________, such as uh, um,
  like, you know and you know what I mean/Im
  saying.
• Check for ___________________ or agreement.
• Use _____________________________ whenever
  necessary to communicate complex ideas
• Address people by their ______________________.
  (Say, Mrs. Smith, Mr. Jones, and Dr.
  Johnson, for example.) Always ask before you use
  a persons first name.
• At the conclusion of a conversation or meeting,
• _________what you believe you
  heard the other person say.

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Effective Communication with Parents

• __________ are informational documents that are
  distributed on a regular basis to parents to
  inform them of upcoming and past events.
• _________ are areas of the child care facility
  where special information and products from
  activities with children are shared with the
  parents. They can provide daily updates to
  parents on meals, learning activities, and events
  that happen at the center.
• __________ are collections of a child's
  activities and work. They are used to share the
  interests and accomplishments of the child with
  the family.

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402.305

• 402.305(12) child ____________
• 402.305(13)_________________
• 402.305(14) facilities in ___________
• 402.305(15) _____________ periods
• 402.305(16) ________________ care
• 402.305(17) facility care for _______
• 402.305(18) _________ of ownership

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402.3055 Child care personnel requirements.--

• The licensing agency ________ the applicant,
  in________, that the license has been denied, and
  states why that decision was reached.
• If the Department of Children and Families
  rejected the applicant, the applicant may request
  a ______________ outlined by another statute.
• If a local licensing agency denied the
  application, the applicant has __ days to file a
  written request for a hearing.
• The local licensing agency must hold that
  _________ within ______days of the applicants
  request.
• 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.

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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 States.
• Each county also has to tell the Department of
  Children and Families how it plans to
  _______________________.
• The Department of Children and Families will
  review local minimum standards. If they
  _____________________ the Department of Children
  and Families standards, the Department of
  Children and Families will ____________ a local
  licensing agency.
• The Department of Children and Families renews
  its approval __________________.
• 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.
• Local licensing agencies must provide the
  Department of Children and Families with data
  about child care in its county _______________.

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402.308 Issuance of license.--

• Every child care program in Florida is licensed
  ______________.
• If there is a ____________________, a new license
  is required.
• Applicants must disclose their ___________________
  _ number to the Department of Children and
  Families.
• Programs undergo an ___________________ to
  determine that the States minimum standards are
  being met.
• the Department of Children and Families must
  ______________ inspections, and if there are
  conflicts between inspectors, it must resolve
  them.
• If a _______________ has been submitted and
  _____________________ are met, a license will be
  issued.
• A license will not be issued to any facility that
  has a staff member who _____________________ the
  screening process.
• A provisional license may be issued to a facility
  which is out of compliance but can complete
  corrective action within ____ months.

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402.309 ___________ License
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Key Point

• The Florida __________ determine elements
  the Department of Children and Families must use
  in writing rules that regard ___________ child
  care facilities, personnel, and local licensing
  agencies in Florida.

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402.310 Disciplinary actions hearings upon
denial, suspension, or revocation of license
administrative fines.--

• _____ can be levied against a licensee that is
  out of compliance.
• A license can be converted to ______________ for
  a period of up to 6months, and the
  probation-status license can be suspended or
  revoked if corrective action is not taken. No
  probation-status license may be _______.
• DCF can deny, suspend, or revoke a license
  without placing it on probation-status first.
• ________ of violation, _______________ taken by
  the licensee, and previous violations are taken
  into consideration when determining disciplinary
  action.
• ____ establishes the grounds for revoking,
  suspending, or denying a license, or placing a
  license on probation-status, and __ establishes
  the system of imposing sanctions
• Disciplinary actions are _________ across the
  state and progressively more severe according to
  the nature of the violation.
• When administering disciplinary actions, the
  Department must follow the procedures outlined in
  Chapter 120 of the __________________and
  _____________________________.
• ? Licensees have the
  right to ________ the action of the
  Department or Local Licensing Authority.

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402.311 Inspection.--

• Where can you find out what kinds of things the
  Department of Children and Families might look
  for during an inspection?

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402.312 License required injunctive relief.--

• What is an injunction?

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Key Point

• The Florida Statutes determine the elements
  the Department of Children and Families must use
  in writing _______________________________________
  _____________________________licensing.

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402.3125

• ___________ must be displayed
• Any _________ of violation, an explanation,
  corrective action must be displayed remain
  posted for 1 year
• DCF shall develop a ____________ on selecting
  child care providers

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Know Your Child Care Facility

• Brochure which must be provided to the parents.
• May be obtained from
• www.myflorida.com/childcare/
• Available in
• English and Spanish

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• 402.315
• Funding License Fees

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Key Point

• The Florida Statutes determine the elements
  the Department of Children and Families must use
  in writing rules that govern _____________________
  ______________________________________________.

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402.318
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FS 402.319 Penalties

• If a person
• _____ about a child care program on an
  application
• Operates, or attempts to operate, __________ a
  license
• Operates, or attempts to operate, with a
  suspended, __________, or terminated license
• Lies about being ______________
• If a person lies to a parent or guardian, a
  licensing authority, or law enforcement about
• The __________ of children in care
• The part of the home used for child care
• ______________
• Screening
• Training
• That person has committed a ___________ in
  the first degree.

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Key Point

• The Florida Statutes determine the elements
  the Department of Children and Families must use
  in writing rules that govern _______________
  child care providers and child care workers.

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Rules and Regulations for Facilities

• Module 3
• The Americans with Disabilities Act

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The Americans with Disabilities Act

• According to the EEOC Web site at
  _____________________________________, the ADA
  defines a disability as
• An individual with a disability is a person who
• Has a ________or ________impairment that
  substantially limits one or more major life
  activities
• Has a record of such an impairment or
• Is regarded as having such an impairment.

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Key Point

• The ____is a law that prohibits
  _____________against people who have a physical
  or mental impairment.

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The Americans with Disabilities Act

• Prohibits _________________in employment, public
  services, public accommodations and
  transportation.
• Promotes _________________________ by prohibiting
  discrimination based on disability.
• Creates early intervention services for
  __________ and _______________(ages birth to 3
  years) with special needs and their families.
• Provides a non-discriminatory, multidisciplinary
  _____________________ by qualified professionals.
• Provides related services, including
  _______________ and such supportive services that
  are required to assist a child to benefit from
  special education.
• Assures_______________l involvement and consent
  in all aspects of the educational process.
• Assures ____________________ of records.

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Key Point

• The ADA __________ children with
  ____________ by helping them get the assistance
  they need.

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The Americans with Disabilities Act

• You need to consider _____________ child on an
  individual basis.
• Using ____________________to form ideas about
  people is not a good decision-making process.
• You should consider the difficulty of meeting a
  need when making an enrollment decision. It may
  be easier than you might think.
• _______________ in good faith.
• Determine what _________________________ are
  available to help you accommodate a child with
  special needs.
• You ______________ charge more for services
  provided to a child with a disability.
• If you need to _______________________to your
  building, seek community assistance.

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Key Point

• Including a child with a disability in your
  program allows _____ person in your facility to
  __________ their skills in forming relationships
  with people who are ____________ from themselves.

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Key Point

• When you include a child with _______ needs
  in your program, you make a _________ impact on
  the lives of many people.

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Rules and Regulations for Facilities

• Module 4
• The Florida Administrative Code

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Chapter 65C-22, Child Care Standards for Child
Care Facilities

• 65C-22.001 ______________ Information
• 65C-22.002 ______________ Environment
• 65C-22.003 Training
• 65C-22.004 ___________________ Requirements
• 65C-22.005 _________ and Nutrition
• 65C-22.006 ____________ Keeping
• 65C-22.007 ____________ Child Care
• 65C-22.008 School Age Child Care
• 65C-22.009 _______________ Quality Care Program
• 65C-22.010 __________________

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Key Point

• Licensing focuses on the _____________,
  ________________, and well-being of children.

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65C-22.001 General Information

• ___________________
• ___________________
• Minimum _________________________
• (4) ____________ (chart next slide)

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Determining Ratios
There must be ONE child care personnel for every
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_______ Ratios

• Under 1 yr old included, no more than __ children
  of any age group with 1 adult.
• 1 yr but under 2 yrs included, no more than __
  children of any age group with 1 adult.
• 2 yrs and older, ratio based on the age group
  with the _____________ number of children within
  the group.

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65C-22.001 General Information

• ________________
• ________________
• (7) ____________ Activities

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65C-22.001 General Information

• Child _____________
• Access
• ___________
• (11) Child ___________

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65C-22.002 ____________ Environment

• (1) General Requirements.
• (2) _________ Occupied by Children.
• (3) Indoor Floor Space.
• A child care facility that held a licensed prior
  to October 1, 1992, must have a minimum of ___
  square feet of __________________ floor space for
  each child.
• A child care facility that did not hold a
  licensed prior to October 1, 1992, must have a
  minimum of ___ square feet of ________________
  floor space for each child.

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65C-22.002 Physical Environment

• (4) ___________ Play Area.
• There shall be a minimum of ___ square feet of
  usable, safe and sanitary outdoor play area per
  child, one (1) year of age or older. indoor floor
  space for each child.
• A minimum outside play area shall be provided for
  ________ of this identified population.
• (5) ___________ and Sleeping Space.
• (6) _____________________ Facilities.

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65C-22.002 Physical Environment

• ________ Safety
• __________ and Sanitation
• ______________ and Furnishings

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65C-22.003 ____________

• Definitions
• ____________ Requirements
• ______________ from the Introductory Child Care
  Training
• (4) _________________ of Training

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65C-22.003 Training.

• Training ___________________
• Annual ____________________
• _______________ Credentials
• _______________ Credential

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65C-22.004 Health Related Requirements.

• _____________________ Disease Control
• ____________________, Cardiopulmonary
  Resuscitation Emergency Procedures
• (3) ____________________

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65C-22.005 Food and Nutrition

• _____________________
• Food _________________ Area
• (3) Food __________________
• ________ prop a bottle

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Key Point

• The Florida Administrative Code describes
  the Department of Children and Families rules
  relating to meeting the _______ and ___________
  needs of children.

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65C-22.006 __________ Keeping

• General Requirements
• Childrens ____________ Requirements
• (3) _________________ Information

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65C-22.006 Record Keeping

• (4) Personnel Records.
• ____________________ application with employee
  statement
• Record of position and _____________ of
  employment
• Signed statement of understanding of
  _______________________
• CF-FSP Form 5131___________________Screening and
  Personnel File Requirements
• Employment ________________
• Attestation of ______________________________,
  CF-FSP 1649
• Training ____________________ that documents
  statutorily mandated training
• Director/Staff _______________________
• Child Care ______________________________ Record,
  CF-FSP 5268
• Certifications including _________________________
  ________________
• _______________ license (facility
  drivers only)
• Drivers _______________ exam
  record (facility driver only)

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65C-22.006 Record Keeping

• (5) Summary of Records.
• Daily_______________________
• Record of _________________ and injuries
• Emergency ____________________ plans
• Record of __________________ fire drills
• Documentation of first aid CPR ___________
• _________________ permission for field trips
• Daily _______________
• Specialized ____________ documentation

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Key Point

• The Florida Administrative Code describes
  the Department of Children and Families rules
  regarding the _________________ _________________
  child care programs and providers must retain.

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65C-22.007 Evening Child Care

• __________________ of Care
• ______________________
• (3) ______________________

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Key Point

• The Florida Administrative Code describes
  the Department of Children and Families
  _______________ regarding the provision of
  _____________ child care.

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65C-22.008 ___________ Age Child Care

• Definitions.
• ______________ Requirements.
• School Age Child Care Standards.
• (4) School Age Child Care ______________ Training
  Requirements.

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65C-22.009 ______________ Quality Care Program

• ________________________
• ____________________ Requirements
• (3) _____________________ Association
  Requirements

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65C-22.010 Enforcement

• (1) Definitions.
• -_____________
• -_____________
• - Class I
• - Class II
• - Class III
• (2) _______________ Sanctions.

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Rules and Regulations for Facilities

• Module 5
• Professionalism

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Professionalism

• People who work with children in a child care
  setting are professionals. They
• Are bound by laws found in Chapter _____ of the
  Florida _____________.
• Must adhere to Chapters ____________ or
  ___________ in the Florida Administrative Code.
• Must take ______________ as written in rule by
  the Florida Department of Children and Families.
• Gain professional status through program
  accreditation and _______________.
• Must follow a certain________________________.
  The Florida Statutes say they must be of good
  moral character and must see to the emotional and
  physical well-being of the children in their
  care.

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Key Point

• _______________ means maintaining a set of
  standards that are widely viewed as essential to
  your chosen career.
• Whats the difference between a career and a job?

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Key Point

• Maintaining professionalism has many
  _________ that enhance ones economic, social,
  and psychological ____________.

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Professionals . . .

• Track ___________ in laws that affect their
  profession.
• Read and submit information to professional
  journals, periodicals, and Web sites.
• Join and are active in professional
  _______________.
• Attend and teach at conferences, seminars,
  workshops, and continuing _____________ courses.
• Maintain _______ requirements mandated by law.
• Mentor newcomers to the profession.
• Accept work assignments that are progressively
  more __________________.
• Sustain one-on-one ________________ with peers
  and colleagues (networking).

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Key Point

• All professionals ___________ certain
  activities in order to remain professionals. When
  a professional stops doing these _____________,
  his or her professionalism falls into decline.

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Maintaining Professionalism Using the Internet

• What is the website address?

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Maintaining Professionalism Using Professional
Associations

• Visit the __________ and ask to see the
  Encyclopedia of Associations, a reference book
  that lists thousands of associations.
• Use a ______________ search engine, such as
  Google (www.google.com), Yahoo (www.yahoo.com),
  or Ask.com (www.ask.com).
• Ask your ________________. This includes your
  local licensing agency, local child care
  trainers, and the Department of Children and
  Families.

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Maintaining Professionalism Using Continuing
Education

• ____________________________
• Child Care __________________

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Key Point

• Knowing what you need to ___________ your
  professional goals will help you choose
  ___________ for either annual in-service training
  or child carecredentials and renewals.

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Maintaining Professionalism through a
Professional Development Plan

• A __________
• A list of the ____________ and competencies for
  that job.
• A list of the _______________, skills and
  abilities you already have.
• A list of the knowledge, skills, and abilities
  you ________ but do not currently have.
• A _____________for achieving each of your
  objectives.
• A list of the _____________ to achieving your
  objectives, and your plan for ____________________
  these barriers.

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Maintaining Professionalism by Following Ethical
Standards

• ____________________________________
• Statement of Commitment
• A position statement of the National Association
  for the Education of Young Children
• Revised April 2005
• Endorsed by the Association for Childhood
  Education International
• Sections include
• Preamble
• Core Values
• Conceptual Framework

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NAEYC Statement of Commitment

• As an individual who ________ with young
  children, I ________ myself to furthering the
  _________ of early childhood education as they
  are reflected in the ideals and principles of the
  NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct. To the best of my
  ability I will (refer to Appendix page )
  

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Maintaining Professionalism by Reading
Professional Literature

• There is one book about our profession that is
  acknowledged as being one of the best.
• Caring for Our Children National Health and
  Safety Performance Standards Guidelines for
  Out-of-Home Child Care Programs, Second Edition