YMCA Of South Florida At Andrea Castillo Preparatory Academy

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Child care personnel including volunteers who work 10 hours or more per month did not complete the 40 hour Introductory Child Care Training requirement. SACCF Handbook Section 4.2.1 Comments: Licensing Specialist reviewed all staff files and transcripts and three childcare personnel [RB, PC & VG] did not complete the 40-hour Introductory Child Care Training requirements. Technical Assistance was given on Mandated Introductory Training. 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. Due: 1/5/2026 Source: FL DCF CARES inspection 2025-11-19. View official inspection document (report 87a0f1a5-b9b7-45ac-9e32-11951b200468)

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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. SACCF Handbook, Section 4.1 Comments: Licensing Specialist reviewed all staff files and transcripts and one of them [KL] has no yet started introductory training. Childcare 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. Due: 1/5/2026 Source: FL DCF CARES inspection 2025-11-19. View official inspection document (report 87a0f1a5-b9b7-45ac-9e32-11951b200468)

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Child care personnel, including volunteers who work 10 hours or more per month did not complete the required in-service training during the states fiscal year beginning July 1 and ending June Comments: Licensing Specialist reviewed all staff files to ensure in compliance with In-Service Hours from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025 and two staff [NP & MT] have not completed the full 10 hours. Technical Assistance was given on, upon successful completion of the 40-hour introductory training requirements, child care personnel must complete a minimum of 10 clock-hours or one CEU of in-service training annually during the states fiscal year beginning July 1 and ending June 30. A. The annual 10 clock-hours or one CEU of in-service training concentrating on children ages birth through 12 must be completed in one or more of the following areas (college-level courses will be accepted): 1. Health and safety, including universal precautions, prevention of infectious diseases, sudden infant death syndrome, use of safe sleep practices, administration of medicine, emergency preparedness, handling of hazardous materials; 2. Pediatric CPR; 3. First Aid (may be taken to meet the in-service requirement only once every two years); 4. Nutrition; 5. Child development typical and atypical; 6. Child transportation and safety; 7. Behavior management; 8. Working with families; 9. Design and use of child-oriented space; 10. Community, health and social service resources; 11. Child abuse; 12. Child care for multilingual children; 13. Working with children with disabilities in child care; 14. Safety in outdoor play; 15. Literacy; 16. Guidance and discipline; 17. Computer technology; 18. Leadership development/program management and child care personnel supervision; 19. Age-appropriate lesson planning; 20. Homework assistance for school-age care; 21. Food safety training; 22. Developing special interest centers/spaces and environments; 23. Other course areas relating to child care or child care management; 24. Any of the online courses offered through the Departments child care website. B. Documentation of the in-service training requirement must be recorded on CF-FSP Form 5268, Child Care In-Service Training Record, and included in the child care facilitys personnel records. CF-FSP Form 5268 is incorporated by reference in 65C 22.001(7)(i), F.A.C. and may be obtained from the Departments website at www.myflfamilies.com/childcare. A new in-service training record is required each fiscal year. The in-service training records for the previous two fiscal years must also be maintained at the school-age child care program for review by the licensing authority. C. All child care personnel employed in the industry beyond 15 months, who change employment from one child care program to another during the fiscal year, must complete the annual in-service training requirement. D. Child care personnel not in compliance with the annual in-service training requirement described in this section must complete the remaining in-service training requirement within 30 days of the noncompliance finding by the licensing authority. These hours cannot be used to meet the current years in-service training requirements. Due: 1/5/2026 Source: FL DCF CARES inspection 2025-11-19. View official inspection document (report 87a0f1a5-b9b7-45ac-9e32-11951b200468)

28. Training Requirements SACCF Handbook, Section 4 (28-01)

Child care personnel including volunteers who work 10 hours or more per month did not complete the 40 hour Introductory Child Care Training requirement. SACCF Handbook Section 4.2.1 Comments: Licensing Specialist reviewed all staff files and transcripts and one of them has not completed training. The staff [R.B] began working in the industry June 2023. Technical Assistance was given on Mandated Introductory Training Childcare personnel, including volunteers that work 10 hours or more per month, must successfully complete 40 hours of childcare 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 childcare 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 childcare personnel with successful completion of introductory childcare training for childcare personnel as defined in s.402.305 (2), F.S., are considered in compliance with the school-age childcare personnel training requirements. Source: FL DCF CARES inspection 2025-03-20. View official inspection document (report 70b7b83d-a6ef-48ac-812e-7e58af5e12b8)

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The facility did not have a current and approved annual fire safety inspection by the local fire authority. SACCF Handbook, Section 3.8.2, A (Section 2.1 Health and Safety, Page 3) Physical Environment [SR] Comments: Licensing Specialist requested annual fire safety inspection by the local fire authority and the program/facility did not have the documentation. Technical Assistance was given as per handbook Fire Safety and Emergency Preparedness To ensure the safety of children in care, facilities are required to receive yearly fire inspections by a certified fire inspector, and they must perform monthly drills/exercises to practice fire, inclement weather and lockdown procedures. Frequent practice of emergency procedures will facilitate a calm and competent reaction in response to an actual emergency, should it occur. 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. FOOD AND NUTRITION 22. Food Preparation Area & Food Storage SACCF Handbook, Section 3.9.1 & 3.9.2 SACCF Handbook, Section 3.9.1 & 3.9.2 (Form DEL-SR-6200A) Compliance 23. Food Safety SACCF Handbook, Section 3.9.3 SACCF Handbook, Section 3.9.3 (Form DEL-SR-6200A) Compliance Compliance Comments Food is provided by MDCPS Food & Nutrition 24. Catered Food and Food Provided by Outside Sources SACCF Handbook, Section 7 & Section 3.9.3 SACCF Handbook, Section 7 & Section 3.9.3 Compliance SANITATION AND EQUIPMENT 25. Health and Sanitation SACCF Handbook, Section 3.6, 3.9, and 3.10 SACCF Handbook, Section 3.6, 3.9, and 3.10 (Form DEL-SR-6200A) Compliance 26. Indoor Equipment SACCF Handbook, Section 3.11 SACCF Handbook, Section 3.11 (Form DEL-SR-6200A) Compliance 27. Outdoor Equipment SACCF Handbook, Section 3.12 SACCF Handbook, Section 3.12 (Form DEL-SR-6200A) Compliance TRAINING 28. Training Requirements SACCF Handbook, Section 4 SACCF Handbook, Section 4 (Form DEL-SR-6200A) Compliance Source: FL DCF CARES inspection 2024-12-05. View official inspection document (report 7b302070-d69f-4c1a-8ee4-b8a1fff824af)