28-01 · Training Requirements SACCF Handbook

Employee listed on the confidential page did not complete the 40 DCF required training. Technical Assistance given: 4.2.1 Mandated Introductory Training 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

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Category: background checks. Open / not marked corrected.

38-07 · Technical assistance given: 5.2 Re-Screening 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. Child Care Facility Handbook Page | 53 A. The five-year re-screen is required for all child care personnel. 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

Two employees listed on the confidential page had background screenings that were expired and not in the system anymore

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Category: background checks. Open / not marked corrected.

28-01 · Training Requirements SACCF Handbook

Counselor observed one staff member with child care industry start date of 10/4/2022 and employment date at facility of 8/22/2023 that has not completed the 40 hour Introductory Child Care Training requirement as of inspection date. Counselor gave technical assistance from the School Age Handbook: 4.2.1 Mandated Introductory Training Child care personnel, including volunteers that work 10 hours or more per month, 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. Corrective Action: The one staff member was moved from child care personnel to other personnel during inspection. Therefore, the standard was completed at time of inspection

Corrected Corrected by Apr 9, 2024

Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.

28-03 · Training Requirements SACCF Handbook

Counselor observed one staff member with employment date at facility of 10/23/2023 that did not begin the introductory training until 2/15/2024. Counselor gave technical assistance from the School Age Handbook: 4.1 Beginning Training Child care personnel must begin training within 90 days of employment and successfully complete the 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 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 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. Corrective Action: The one staff member started the introductory training course as of inspection date, therefore standard was completed at time of inspection

Corrected Corrected by Apr 9, 2024

Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.

28-01 · Training Requirements SACCF Handbook

Counselor observed one personnel with child care industry start date of 12/1/2019 and employment date at facility of 9/11/2023 that did not has not completed the 40 hour introductory to child care training courses as of inspection date. Counselor gave technical assistance from the School Age Handbook: 4.2.1 Mandated Introductory Training Child care personnel, including volunteers that work 10 hours or more per month, 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. A. Part I Courses (28 hours) School-Age child care personnel must complete all of the following: Child Care Facility Rules and Regulation (6 hours); Health, Safety, and Nutrition (8 hours); Identifying and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect (4 hours); Understanding Developmentally Appropriate Practices (5 hours) School Age-Appropriate Practices (5 hours) B. Part II Courses (12 hours) The remaining 12 hours must be met by successfully completing one of the training options identified below: The Departments school-age specific training and the competency examination offered by the Department or its designated representative with a weighted score of 70 or better. Completion of specialized school-age training, provided by a vocational technical center, community college, college or university, national organization or affiliates of a national organization, that requires demonstration of competencies through passage of examination(s), or completion and assessment of a Professional Resource File (portfolio of materials that demonstrate competency). Certificates must be uploaded to the Florida Pathways (Registry). School-age child care personnel with successful completion of introductory child care training for child care personnel as defined in s.402.305 (2), F.S., are considered in compliance with the school-age child care personnel training requirements. Corrective Action: Personnel is to complete the 40 hours training. Provider is to submit to counselor via e-mail the personnels DCF Training Transcript showing the personnels completion of the 40 hours

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Category: ratio. Open / not marked corrected.