8. School-Age Child Care

Question 1

School-age child care

Answer 1

School-age child care is a specific program providing care before and after school or during school closures to school-age children exclusively.

Question 2

Before-school and After-school

Answer 2

~ programs, regardless of location, providing care for children who are at least five years old, and who are enrolled in and attend kindergarten or above
~ provide care only before and after school, on teacher planning days, holidays, and breaks that occur during the school district’s official academic calendar year

Question 3

A school-age child care program must be licensed prior to operation and for continued operation, unless the program demonstrates that it is exempt because it is located on a public/nonpublic school school site and is all of the following:

Answer 3

• Operated and staffed directly by that school or through a formal agreement
• Serving only the school-age children attending the school during the day
• Following the standards set forth by the Florida Building Code State Requirements for Public Educational Facilities

Question 4

(cont.) Additional exemptions:

Answer 4

• if it is an instructional/tutorial program term-35
• is an open access program
• is affiliated with a national membership organization
• or provides care for children in grades six and above

Question 5

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Answer 5

Licensed school-age child care programs are not subject to all of the same regulations as licensed child care facilities, so it is important to review the appropriate standards handbook.