03-22 · Transportation FDCH/LFCCH Handbook

During renewal inspection, provider was arriving from a field trip. Provider was using a second vehicle to transport that was not inspected by DCF nor did the vehicle have the required alarm. The provider will not use the vehicle a 2003 Lincoln SUV to transport children until an alarm is installed and this specialist inspects the vehicle. The Alarm is due to be installed by 7.3.2025. 2.4.4 Vehicle Requirements For the purpose of this section, vehicles refer to those owned, operated or regularly used by the childcare home, and vehicles that provide transportation through a contract or agreement with an outside entity. Parents'/guardians'' personal vehicles used for transporting during field trips are excluded from meeting the requirements of this sub-section. A. All vehicles regularly used to transport children must be inspected annually by a mechanic to ensure that they are in proper working order. Documentation by the mechanic must be maintained in the vehicle. B. The maximum number of individuals transported in a vehicle may not exceed the manufacturer's designated seating capacity or the number of factory - installed seat belts that are operational. C. When transporting children, staff-to-child ratios must be maintained at all times. D. An adult must remain within sight and hearing of children being transported in a vehicle, so as to be able to respond to the needs of the children at all times. E. All home operators must maintain documentation of current insurance coverage on all vehicles used to transport children in care. F. Smoking, including e-cigarettes and vaping, is prohibited in all vehicles while being used to transport children. G. Emergency medical consent forms or copies of the consent forms signed by the custodial parent or legal guardian and emergency contact numbers must be in the vehicle during transport of children, including field trips. H. A permission and transportation release form signed by the custodial parent or legal guardian of the children in care must be on file for planned and unplanned activities. Written permission may be in the form of a general permission slip. Documentation of parental permission must be maintained for a minimum of 12 months from the date of planned and unplanned activities. I. The interior of vehicles, when being used to transport children, should be maintained at a temperature comfortable to children (between 65- and 82- degrees Fahrenheit). The vehicle can be ventilated either by mechanical or natural means to maintain the temperature. J. When applicable, any vehicle used for transporting children must accommodate the placement of wheelchairs with four tie-downs affixed according to the manufacturers' 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. Manufacturers specifications must be followed to assure that safety requirements are met

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: ratio. Open / not marked corrected.

03-02 · Transportation FDCH/LFCCH Handbook

In reviewing drivers' requirements licensing specialist observed expired annual physical examinations for the 2 drivers. Physical examinations are required yearly. This is due by 7.3.2025. 2.4 Transportation Child care providers must comply with minimum health and safety standards to ensure the well-being of children in their care being transported. For the purposes of this section, transportation pertains to travel by foot or in a vehicle that is owned, operated or regularly used by the childcare home, and vehicles used to provide transportation through a contract or agreement with an outside entity or person. 2.4.1 Driver Requirements The driver of any vehicle used by a childcare program to provide transportation must have the following: A. A valid Florida Driver's license including the proper endorsement; and B. An annual physical examination which grants medical approval to drive, and a valid certificate(s) of course completion for first aid training and pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) procedures. Documentation must be maintained at the home for licensing to review

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: health medication. Open / not marked corrected.

03-20 · Transportation FDCH/LFCCH Handbook

Provider did not have proper documentation for vehicle at time of inspection. Vehicle inspection must be provided before use to this specialist. The vehicle will not be used until inspection and all requirements are met for the 2003 Lincoln SUV by 7.3.2025. 2.4.4 Vehicle Requirements A. All vehicles regularly used to transport children must be inspected annually by a mechanic to ensure that they are in proper working order. Documentation by the mechanic must be maintained in the vehicle

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: health medication. Open / not marked corrected.

08-16 · Staff Training FDCH/LFCCH Handbook

No onsite inspection was conducted. The re inspection was completed by phone contact with the Provider and Counselor verification on 8/24/2023 in the training system. The two employees, MM and DD were not successful in obtaining the required training within the initial re inspection time frame. Both MM and DD have one more class to pass. The Provider has informed the Counselor that both are scheduled to retake the test on the class they did not pass within the next couple of weeks. One additional training extension has been given at this time. If both MM and DD are not able to successfully pass the course by 9/25/2023, then they will no longer be eligible to work as an employee or substitute at the Large Family Childcare Home

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: recordkeeping. Open / not marked corrected.

23-24 · Individual Towels and Wash Cloths FDCH/LFCCH Handbook

that: 5.3.1 Large Family Child Care Home Employees Within 90 days of employment in a Florida large family child care home, a large family child care home employee must: A. Begin the Departments 30-clock-hour Family Child Care Home training. The training shall be successfully completed within 12 months from the date on which the training began, as evidenced by the successful completion of a competency exam ination offered by the Department or its designatedrepresentative with a weighted score of 70 or better. Training taken prior to employment in the child care industry does not constitute begin training. The begin training timeframe begins at the time of employment in the child care industry. Training completion may not exceed 15 months from the date of employment in a Florida large family child care home. Documentation of course completion may either be a single Family Child Care Home (30 HR) certificate or certificates for the five individual training courses which total 30-clock-hours of training: Family Child Care Home Rules and Regulations; Health, Safety and Nutrition; Identifying and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect; Child Growth and Development; and Behavioral Observation and Screening

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: background checks. Open / not marked corrected.

34-06 · Enrollment Information/ Daily Attendance FDCH/LFCCH Handbook

During the inspection, Counselor observed that the Provider nor the parents signed the children in for the day. The Provider signed the children in during the inspection. The Large Family Child Home handbook states on page 48 that: 8.4 Daily Attendance A. Daily attendance of children must be taken and recorded by child care personnel, documenting the time when each child enters and departs the home

Corrected Corrected by May 31, 2023

Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.