FL S0364

Revises Gold Seal Quality Care provider criteria to allow providers cited for the same class III violation three or more times to maintain designation if violations are corrected within one year of citation, and makes termination discretionary rather than mandatory.

Includes household children under 13 years old in capacity calculations for family day care homes and large family child care homes when present on premises or on field trips, with supervision left to operator discretion unless children receive subsidized care.

Requires accrediting agencies for religious exemptions to meet or exceed minimum state health, safety, and sanitation standards, prohibits such agencies from owning or operating programs they accredit (including those owned by relatives within fifth degree), and requires facilities to display exemption certificates.

Restricts the department from regulating religious child care programs' governance, curriculum, testing, assessments, evaluation procedures, academic staff requirements, disciplinary practices, or hiring practices.

Expands advertising requirements to include family day care homes and large family child care homes, requiring license or registration numbers in all advertisements, with violations classified as first-degree misdemeanors.