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Florida <strong>Pr<strong>of</strong>essional</strong> <strong>Development</strong><br />
System<br />
Many states have long histories <strong>of</strong><br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essional development systems, having<br />
responded to the various changes in<br />
laws, regulations and training requirements<br />
that have evolved over the years.<br />
In Florida, for instance, laws, regulations<br />
and training requirements came<br />
about because <strong>of</strong> serious allegations <strong>of</strong><br />
sexual abuse in a child care setting. In<br />
Systems/Partnerships<br />
the mid-1980s, Florida lawmakers provided<br />
guidelines to a heret<strong>of</strong>ore unregulated<br />
industry.<br />
Today, the director must possess a<br />
renewable Director Credential and the<br />
training hours for providers have been<br />
increased to 45.<br />
Below is the information on<br />
Florida that appears on the NCCIC<br />
Web site as part <strong>of</strong> the State<br />
<strong>Pr<strong>of</strong>essional</strong> <strong>Development</strong> Systems and<br />
Initiatives for the Early Childhood<br />
Workforce resource. ■<br />
Julie Alli Palmer-Blackwell is a Senior<br />
Program Advisor for the Bounce<br />
Learning Network, a division <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Ounce <strong>of</strong> Prevention Fund in<br />
Chicago, IL.<br />
T: 312-922-3863 x. 3555;<br />
E: jpalmer@ounce<strong>of</strong>prevention.org<br />
State System Contact Information Web Site Funding Qualifications Access and Outreach<br />
FL Miscellaneous Initiatives/entities involved<br />
include:<br />
Florida Children’s Forum<br />
2807 Remington Green Circle<br />
Tallahassee, FL 32308<br />
T: 850-681-7002 or<br />
888-FL-CHILD<br />
F: 850-681-9816<br />
Child Care Services Program<br />
Office<br />
<strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> Children<br />
& Families<br />
1317 Winewood Boulevard,<br />
Building 6, Room 389A<br />
Tallahassee, FL 32399<br />
T: 850-488-4900<br />
F: 850-488-9584<br />
The Florida Partnership for<br />
Schools Readiness Quality<br />
Initiative (FPSR-QI)<br />
Holland Building, Room 251<br />
600 South Calhoun Street<br />
Tallahassee, FL 32399<br />
T: 850-922-4200/866-357-3239<br />
F: 850-922-4205<br />
Florida<br />
Children’s<br />
Forum<br />
Florida<br />
<strong>Department</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> Children<br />
and<br />
Families:<br />
Child Care<br />
-T.E.A.C.H.<br />
Early<br />
Childhood ®<br />
FLORIDA<br />
-Child Care<br />
WAGE$®<br />
FLORIDA<br />
-Higher Education<br />
Directory<br />
-Family Child Care<br />
M.E.N.T.O.R. Project<br />
-Training Calendar<br />
-Resource Library<br />
-Technical Assistance (TA)<br />
-Tiered System -Orientation -Training Coordinating<br />
Training Agencies<br />
-Ongoing Training<br />
-Licensing<br />
Regulations<br />
-School-Age<br />
Certification<br />
-Director<br />
Credentials<br />
-Training Registry<br />
<strong>Head</strong> <strong>Start</strong> Bulletin 13
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