9. Specialized Child Care Facilities for the Care of Mildly Ill Children

Question 1

Child Care for Mildly Ill Children

Answer 1

means the care of children with short-term illness or symptoms of illness or disability. Care is provided either as an exclusive service in a center specialized for this purpose or as a component of other child care services offered in a distinct part of a regularly licensed child care facility, for a period of less than 24 hours per day.

Question 2

Specialized Child Care Facilities

Answer 2

are licensed programs that provide child care for more than five mildly ill children unrelated to the operator, which receive a payment, fee, or grant for any of the children receiving care, wherever operated, and whether or not operated for profit. These programs were created by the Legislature in order to implement standards, in conjunction with the Florida Department of Health, specific to caring for mildly ill children, such as those with the flu.