19104167, 65C-20.008 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

Home

Florida Department of State and Division of Library and Information Services

Notice: 19104167

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Division:

Family Safety and Preservation Program

Chapter:

FAMILY DAY CARE STANDARDS AND LARGE FAMILY CHILD CARE HOMES

Overview

RULE:

65C-20.008	Application
65C-20.009	Staffing Requirements (Repealed)
65C-20.010	Health and Safety Related Requirements (Repealed)
65C-20.011	Health Records (Repealed)
65C-20.012	Enforcement
65C-20.013	Large Family Child Care Homes (LFCCH) (Repealed)
65C-20.014	Gold Seal Quality Care Program (Transferred)

PURPOSE:

The Department is proposing this rule development in response to public concerns that the complexity of Family Day Care Standards and Large Family Child Care Homes rule was cumbersome to maneuver. The Department resolved to create a handbook format using plain language to make reviewing the standards more user friendly for providers.

SUMMARY:

The Department is developing the Family Day Care Standards and Large Family Child Care rule to address new School Readiness (SR) requirements and background screening changes, as well as, the necessary updates to keep the rule current. The Department intends to reduce the number of standards listed in rule 65C-20.008 – 20.014 by incorporating a newly developed handbook of standards written in plain language and organized by topic areas making it more user friendly.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

402.305(1)(c), F.S.

LAW:

402.305, F.S.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

6/21/2017 Vol. 43/120

COMMENTS:

From 6/21/2017 To 7/12/2017 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

Ref-05506 CF-FSP 5315 Gold Seal Quality Care Accreditation Application, April 2015
Ref-05507 CF-FSP 5386, Gold Seal Quality Care Provider Application, April
Ref-05508 CF-FSP 5388, Gold Seal Quality Standards for Family Day Care Homes and Large Child Care Homes, April 2015
Ref-05509 CF-FSP 5390, Gold Seal Quality Care Accrediting Association Evaluation Manual for Family Day Care Homes and Large Family Child Care Homes, April 2015
Ref-05510 N-050-06, Child Care Food Program Meal Pattern for Children, August 2013
Ref-05511 Adult Care Food Program Adult Meal Pattern, November 20, 2012
Ref-05512 Gold Seal Quality Care Program Review Process and Procedures, April 2015

Under Florida law, E-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your E-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing.