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21-02 · Technical assistance was provided that to ensure the safety of children in care, facilities are required to receive yearly fire inspections by a certified fire inspector. Unless statutorily exempted, all school-age child care programs must conform to state standards adopted by the State Fire Marshal, Chapter 69A-36, F.A.C., Uniform Fire Safety Standards for Nonresidential Child Care Facilities, and must be inspected annually. A copy of the current and approved annual fire inspection report by a certified fire inspector must be on file with the licensing authority. If the program is granted a fire inspection exemption by the local fire inspection office, the exemption must be documented and maintained on file at the program. Last fire drill was conducted on 4/22/2025. One fire drill using an alternate evacuation route was done on 4/22/2025. One fire drill in the presence and at the request of the licensing authority was done on 4/2/2025. One emergency LOCKDOWN drill was done on 10/10/2025. One emergency INCLEMENT WEATHER drill was done on 4/2/2025. Fire inspection conducted on 08/14/2025. Fire extinguisher serviced on 04/2025. As technical assistance, the licensing counselor requested that a Fire Drill be done in the presence of licensing authority, and the provider: agreed to conduct the fire drill at time of inspection

Licensing specialist reviewed fire inspection provided. It is dated 8/14/2024, but it has various pending corrections with results: Referred to State

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28-01 · Technical assistance was provided that 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. 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. Additional time frame provided to return to compliance due to the program being closed during the school year

Licensing specialist reviewed 4 staff files and the staff have not complete 40-hour training by their time frame

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38-07 · Technical assistance was provided that 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. 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. 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. Extended

Licensing specialist reviewed 2 staff background screening with expired results. The provider have a letter from Miami Dade County Public Schools stating that the staff have met level 2 screening, however, the Clearinghouse screenings are expired

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37-01 · Technical assistance was provided that Records must be maintained and kept current on all child care personnel, as defined by section 402.302(3), F.S. These records shall be on-site, available for review by the licensing authority

Staff files were not available for review at time of inspection

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37-01 · Technical assistance was provided that records must be maintained and kept current on all child care personnel, as defined by Section 402.302(3), F.S. These records shall be on-site, available for review by the licensing authority

All (9) child care personnel records in the system were reviewed of which 9 were updated for compliance. 2 new personnel were hired since the last inspection as per the director, however the files were not available for review

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21-06 · Technical assistance was provided that during the facilitys licensure year, fire drills utilizing the alarm system, approved by the local fire authority, must be conducted monthly at various dates and times when children are in care. Last fire drill was conducted on 11/3/2023. One fire drill using an alternate evacuation route has not been conducted during licensure year. One fire drill in the presence and at the request of the licensing authority has not been conducted during licensure year. One emergency LOCKDOWN drill was done has not been conducted during licensure year. One emergency INCLEMENT WEATHER drill has not been conducted during licensure year. Fire inspection conducted on 02/22/2023. Fire extinguisher serviced on 06/2023

FSC reviewed fire drill log and a drill did not take place in December 2023

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28-03 · Technical assistance was provided that 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. 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

FSC reviewed 4 staff files that have not begun introductory training and have been working for longer than 90 days

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28-03 · Technical assistance was provided that 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

FSC reviewed 6 staff files and they have not begun training

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