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The facility did not have documentation to show child care personnel had begun the introductory training within 90 days of employment in the child care industry. CCF Handbook, Section 4.1 There are currently 15 employees. All 15 employee records were reviewed. Employee, HN, has been at the facility and in the child care industry for over 90 days and has not started the DCF Intro training. The Child Care Facility Handbook states on pages 39-40 that: 4.1 Beginning Training Child care personnel including volunteers who work 10 hours or more per month must begin training within 90 days of employment in the child care industry and successfully complete 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 timeframes begin 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 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 who work 10 hours or more per month did not complete the 40 hour Introductory Child Care Training requirement. CCF Handbook Section 4.2.1 There are currently 14 employees. All 14 employee records were reviewed. One employee, LO, has not completed the Intro training course within the required time frame. The Child Care Facility Handbook states on pages 39-40 that: 4.1 Beginning Training Child care personnel including volunteers who work 10 hours or more per month must begin training within 90 days of employment in the child care industry and successfully complete 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 timeframes begin 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 Child Care Facility Handbook Page | 40 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.

A refrigerator was observed without a thermometer or with a thermometer showing a temperature reading greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. CCF Handbook, Section 3.9.2, F.1. The facility provides daily snack that requires the use of refrigerators. There were small refrigerators in each classroom. Counselor observed that in the one/two/three-year-old classroom, the thermometer in the refrigerator read at 51 degrees and in the three-year-old classroom, the refrigerator read at 45 degrees. During the inspection, the Director lowered the temperature in the two refrigerators. One was able to go below 41 degrees but the refrigerator in the one/two/three-year-old class was still high. The Director reported that she will order a new refrigerator for that classroom and will not store any food in the current one. The Child Care Facility Handbook states on page 31 that: F. Refrigerators/freezers: 1. An accurate thermometer designed to measure cold storage temperature must be placed inside each refrigeration and freezer unit. Thermometers in refrigerators must show a reading of 41 degrees Fahrenheit or below, and thermometers in freezers must show a reading of 0 degrees Fahrenheit or below. The thermometer must be located in the center of the unit and be readily accessible. Thermometer temperature readings higher than specified above require further temperature testing of food samples stored in the unit using a probe type thermometer; and adjustments to the unit setting to reach and maintain the required readings must be made.

The facility did not have documentation to show child care personnel had begun the introductory training within 90 days of employment in the child care industry. CCF Handbook, Section 4.1 There are currently 12 employees. Counselor reviewed all 12 employee records. One employee, ET, did not start the DCF Intro training within 90 days of her hire date. The Child Care Facility Handbook states on pages 39-40 that: 4.1 Beginning Training Child care personnel including volunteers who work 10 hours or more per month must begin training within 90 days of employment in the child care industry and successfully complete 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 timeframes begin at the time of employment in the child care industry. Training completion may not exceed 15 months from the date of employment in the childcare 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.