Florida Administrative Code › 6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 6M - Division of Early Learning › Chapter 6M-4 - DIVISION OF EARLY LEARNING - SCHOOL READINESS PROGRAM › Section 6M-4.620 - Health and Safety for School Readiness Providers

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Contracted Providers. A child care
				provider contracted to provide School Readiness services pursuant to Rule
				6M-4.610, F.A.C., must comply
				with the health and safety standards, as applicable to its provider type,
				contained in Form DEL-SR6200A, School Readiness Program Health and Safety
				Standards Handbook (the Handbook) effective September 2023 (
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-15921
),
				and Form DEL-SR6200B, School Readiness Program Health and Safety Checklist (the
				Checklist) effective September 2023 (
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-15922
).
				The Handbook and the Checklist are incorporated by reference and available on
				the Division of Early Learning (DEL) website at
www.floridaearlylearning.com
or by contacting the DEL, Department of Education, 325 West Gaines Street,
				Tallahassee, Florida. The incorporated forms are also available at (insert
				link) or (insert link).
(2)
				Inspections.
(a) All School Readiness
				providers must address basic health and safety of their program(s) and
				facilities and allow the Department of Children and Families (DCF) or local
				licensing agency (LLA), whichever is applicable, the ability to inspect all
				program premises, including access to facilities, personnel, and records, to
				monitor and verify compliance with School Readiness health, safety, and
				training standards, pursuant to Sections
				402.311(2) and
				1002.82(2)(i),
				F.S.
(b) Prior to participation in
				the School Readiness Program, and annually thereafter, each School Readiness
				Program facility must be inspected for compliance with the requirements of DCF
				Rules 65C-20.008 and
				65C-20.012 or Rules
				65C-22.001,
				65C-22.007,
				65C-22.008, and
				65C-22.010, F.A.C. (as
				applicable); Section 1002.88, F.S.; the Handbook; and
				the Checklist. DCF's health and safety requirements per provider type are
				specified in section 2.1 of the Handbook. Annual inspections will be
				unannounced and take place within the year at a time determined by the DCF or
				LLA (as applicable). The process for such inspections can be found in the
				Handbook incorporated in this rule.
(c) A School Readiness provider that is a
				registered family day care home or is not subject to licensure or registration
				by the DCF or LLA must post the results of its most recent health and safety
				checklist inspection, as verified by the DCF or LLA (as applicable), in a
				conspicuous location easily accessible to parents within seven (7) days of
				receipt. Providers must also submit a copy of the results to their local early
				learning coalition.
(d) A School
				Readiness child development program with national accreditation that operates
				on a military installation must submit to the appropriate early learning
				coalition a verified annual inspection from the United States Department of
				Defense pursuant to Section
				1002.88, F.S., to satisfy
				inspection requirements.