32-04 · Outdoor Equipment

Last physical environment inspection was completed on 9/21/22. Technical support provided. Technical support also provided regarding resilient material. 3.12 Outdoor Equipment A. A child care facility must provide and maintain enough usable equipment suitable to each childs age and development and of a quantity for each to be involved in activities. B. All playground equipment must be securely anchored, unless portable or stationary by design, in good repair, maintained in safe and sanitary condition, and placed to ensure safe use by the children. Maintenance must include inspections conducted every month of all supports above and below the ground and of all connectors and moving parts. Documentation of maintenance inspections must be maintained for 12 months

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: recordkeeping. Open / not marked corrected.

33-06 · Training Requirements

3 staff had been employed over a year and have not completed the literacy training. Technical support provided. Pursuant to Section 402.305(2)(e)5., F.S., all child care personnel must complete a single course of training in early literacy and language development of children ages birth through five years that is a minimum of five clock hours or .5 CEUs. Early literacy training must be completed within 12 months of date of employment in the child care industry. Proof of completion may be documented on a certificate of course completion, classroom transcript, or diploma. *Technical support was provided regarding the new School Readiness Training Requirements for ALL Child Care Personnel to be completed by 6/30/24. New SR health & safety courses will be available January 1, 2024. All SR personnel who completed DCF training or Early Leaning FL (ELFL) health & safety modules must take these two new courses by June 30, 2024: • Safety in the School Readiness Program (5 hours) • Health & Nutrition in the School Readiness Program (4 hours) You can use these courses towards the annual in-service training requirement. Formal Education/Competency Exam Exemption will require SR personnel to complete preservice training

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Category: health medication. Open / not marked corrected.

44-04 · Personnel Records

3 staff have not signed this form in over a year. Technical support provided. C. CF-FSP Form 5337, Child Abuse & Neglect Reporting Requirements, which is incorporated by reference in 65C-22.001(7)(l), F.A.C., must be signed on or before hire date and annually thereafter by all child care personnel

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Category: recordkeeping. Open / not marked corrected.

33-03 · Technical assistance: 4.1 Beginning Training Child care personnel including volunteers who work 10 hours or more per month must begin training within 90 days of employment in the child care industry and successfully complete Departments training within 12 months from the date training begins. Training taken prior to employment in the child care industry does not constitute begin training. The begin training timeframes begin at the time of employment in the child care industry. Training completion may not exceed 15 months from the date of employment in the child care industry in any licensed Florida child care facility. This may be accomplished by classroom attendance in a Department-approved training course, acquiring an educational exemption from a Department-approved training course, beginning a Department-approved online child care training course, or by receiving results from a Department-approved competency examination. The child care program is responsible for obtaining training documentation from child care personnel

A staff member did not start the introductory training within 90 days of employment. This was resolved when the staff member started the training after the 90 days

Corrected Corrected by Oct 30, 2023

Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.

45-02 · Technical assistance given: 7.4.1 Background Screening Documents Background screening documentation must be maintained for all child care personnel as defined by Section 402.302(3), F.S., which includes household members if the facility is located in or adjacent to the home of the operator. Background screening documentation must be on-site and available for the licensing authority to review. C. A copy of the eligible results, for the Level 2 screening, generated from the Clearinghouse must be on record for each personnel. If awaiting Out-of-State criminal history results, a copy of the DCF email informing of the individuals eligibility for a provisional hire status must be in the personnel file

A staff member did not have a level 2 screening completed. This was resolved during the inspection when the staff member was sent home

Corrected Corrected by Oct 30, 2023

Category: background checks. Marked corrected in the state record.

33-03 · Technical assistance given: 4.1 Beginning Training Child care personnel including volunteers who work 10 hours or more per month must begin training within 90 days of employment in the child care industry and successfully complete the departments training within 12 months from the date training begins. Training completion may not exceed 15 months from the date of employment in the child care industry in any licensed Florida child care facility. This may be accomplished by classroom attendance in a department-approved training course, acquiring an educational exemption from a department -approved training course, beginning a department approved online child care training course, or by receiving results from a department approved competency examination. The child care program is responsible for obtaining training documentation from child care personnel

Three staff members did not begin the required training within 90 days of employment

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: recordkeeping. Open / not marked corrected.