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Summer Camps:
Are there regulations that mandate if a facility houses children for a summer camp that it has to be air conditioned or at least have cooling capabilities? Is there any type of regulation as to what temperature summer camps are required to keep kids inside?
There is a brochure available online that may provide more information regarding certain types of summer camps. You may find that brochure at these web pages:
http://www.doh.state.fl.us/environment/community/mobile/campbro.pdf
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http://www.doh.state.fl.us/environment/community/mobile/index.html
The Department of Children and Families (DCF) licenses child care centers unless there is a local county ordinance that exists. DCF has district licensing offices throughout the state, so please see the DCFs web address for contact information:
http://www.dcf.state.fl.us/childcare/licensing.shtml
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Providing additional information when contacting the DCF or DOH will help determine if there are any Department of Health or Department of Children and Families regulations, regarding temperature control, that pertain to the type of summer camp you are inquiring about. Not all camps are regulated by the Department of Health and may be licensed by another agency as child care.
- Some of the questions to be prepared to answer when inquiring would be:
- Is the camp licensed as a child care center by the Department of Children and Families?
- Is the camp a wilderness or survival camp?
- Is the camp a recreational camp?
- Do the children stay more than 24 hours?
- If it is overnight, what type of dwellings are utilized?
- Is shelter provided?
- Is food service provided?
- Who operates the camp? (Example, boy scouts, girl scouts, YMCA, etc.)
- What activities occur at the camp?
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