that The Department of Children and Families has issued an order disposing of the petition for variance of section 3.5.1B of the Child Care Facility Handbook, which is incorporated by reference in Rule 65C-22.001(6), F.A.C., filed by Doodle Bugs!, ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Family Safety and Preservation Program

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

65C-22.001General Requirements

The Department of Children and Families hereby gives notice: that The Department of Children and Families has issued an order disposing of the petition for variance of section 3.5.1B of the Child Care Facility Handbook, which is incorporated by reference in subsection 65C-22.001(6), F.A.C., filed by Doodle Bugs!, Case No., 19-006W on June 11, 2019. The Notice of Variance and Waivers was published in Volume 45, No. 73, F.A.R., on April 15, 2019. Section 3.5.1B of the Child Care Facility Handbook requires in pertinent part that fencing, including gates, must be continuous and must not have gaps or openings larger than 3 ½ inches that would allow children to exit the outdoor play area. subsection 65C-22.001(6), F.A.C., states in pertinent part that child care programs must follow the standards found in the “Child Care Facility Handbook,” October 2017, incorporated herein by reference. The following is a summary of the agency’s disposition of the petition: The petition for variance of section 3.8.4(A) Child Care Facility Handbook incorporated by reference in subsection 65C-22.001(6), F.A.C., was granted as Petitioner provided sufficient details that justified a substantial hardship.

A copy of the Order or additional information may be obtained by contacting: the Agency Clerk in writing at Agency Clerk, Office of the General Counsel, Department of Children and Families, 1317 Winewood Boulevard, Building 2, Room 204, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0700, by telephone at [phone] or via email to [e-mail].