04-18 · Supervision

While asking for all personnel files, the licensing specialist was not given a file for the personnel in the three-year-old classroom. The director advised that the individual didn't have one and was unscreened. The licensing specialist informed the director that the individual had to leave the premises and could not come back until screening is done and cleared for DCF Child Care. A qualified personnel was then placed in the three-year-old classroom to be counted in staff to child ratio. Initial Screening A screening must be conducted as a condition of employment. The employer/owner/operator should review each employment application to assess the relevancy of any issue uncovered by the complete background screening, including any arrest, pending criminal charge, or conviction, and should use this information in employment decisions in accordance with state laws. A. Level 2 screening as outlined in s. 435.04, F.S., is required for all child care personnel and includes a criminal records check (both national and statewide), a sexual predator and sexual offender registry search, and child abuse and neglect history of any state in which an individual resided during the preceding 5 years. All fingerprints must be submitted and processed through the Background Screening Clearinghouse and therefore a LiveScan vendor that is Clearinghouse compatible must be used for submission of fingerprints

Corrected Corrected by Mar 18, 2025

Category: supervision. Marked corrected in the state record.

45-07 · Background Screening Documents

The Licensing specialist observed a file where the personnel did not get re-screened after the 5 year period. A screening conducted under this rule is valid for five years, at which time a re-screen must be conducted in the same manner as the initial screening. B. The five year re-screen must include, at a minimum, a criminal records check (both national and statewide), a sexual predator and sexual offender registry search, and child abuse and neglect history of any state in which an individual resided during the preceding 5 years

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: background checks. Open / not marked corrected.

33-01 · Training Requirements

FSC retrieved Transcripts to conduct reinspection Employee has not completed the 40-hour Introductory Child Care Training requirement. Extended deadline given due to testing availability. Please see supplemental for more details. T.A. Child care personnel must successfully complete 40 hours of child care training as evidenced by successful completion of competency examinations offered by the Department or its designated representative with a weighted score of 70 or better. Child care personnel who successfully completed the mandatory 40-hour Introductory Child Care Training prior to January 1, 2004 are not required to fulfill the competency examination requirement. A. Part I Courses (30 Hours) Child care personnel must complete all of the following: Child Care Facility Rules and Regulations Health, Safety and Nutrition Identifying and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect Child Growth and Development Behavioral Observation and Screening B. Part II Courses (10 Hours) Child care personnel must also complete 10 hours of the following Part II courses: Special Needs Appropriate Practices (10 hours), or Understanding Developmentally Appropriate Practices (5 hours) and one of the following courses: 1. Infant and Toddler Appropriate Practices (5 hours) 2. Preschool Appropriate Practices (5 hours) 3. School- Age-Appropriate Practices (5 hours)

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: background checks. Open / not marked corrected.