FL S7058

Renames the "Infants and Toddlers Early Intervention Program" as the "Early Steps Program" within the Department of Health to serve infants and toddlers with developmental disabilities or delays from birth to age 3, providing developmental evaluation, early intervention services, and family support

Establishes comprehensive performance standards for the Early Steps Program including 45-day timelines for eligibility evaluation and individualized family support plan development, coordination with Medicaid managed care organizations, and annual accountability reporting to the Governor and Legislature by December 1

Expands background screening requirements for child care personnel to include employment history checks for the preceding 5 years, searches of criminal history records, sexual predator/offender registries, and child abuse registries from any state where the applicant resided

Requires the Department of Children and Families and local licensing agencies to electronically post licensing standards, health and safety standards, monitoring and inspection reports, and information on deaths, serious injuries, and substantiated child abuse at child care facilities

Modifies school readiness program eligibility to allow children a 90-day period (increased from 60 days) to maintain eligibility when a parent becomes unemployed, and provides at least 3 months of continued services for children whose parents lose jobs while seeking new employment