Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S1690: Child Care and Early Learning Services
Status: Chaptered, June 12, 2026
Revising the information on child care required to be disseminated electronically to the community; deleting the requirement that family child care homes and large family child care homes, respectively, provide specified information to parents each year; requiring that certain child care facilities exempt from licensure requirements meet certain minimum requirements; prohibiting residential property insurance policies from providing coverage for liability for claims arising out of, or in connection with, the operations of large family child care homes, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to child care and early learning services; amending s. 402.306, F.S.; revising the information on child care required to be disseminated electronically to the community; amending ss. 402.313 and 402.3131, F.S.; deleting the requirement that family child care homes and large family child care homes, respectively, provide specified information to parents each year; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 402.316, F.S.; requiring that certain child care facilities exempt from licensure requirements meet certain minimum requirements…
From the enrolled text, March 17, 2026:
An act relating to child care and early learning services; amending s. 402.306, F.S.; revising the information on child care required to be disseminated electronically to the community; amending ss. 402.313 and 402.3131, F.S.; deleting the requirement that family child care homes and large family child care homes, respectively, provide specified information to parents each year; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 402.316, F.S.; requiring that certain child care facilities exempt from licensure requirements meet certain minimum requirements; providing that failure to meet such minimum requirements results in the loss of the exemption from licensure; requiring a child care facility exempt from licensure requirements to include a specified statement on its website and in its promotional materials and facility-created documents and forms provided to families served by the child care facility; amending s. 627.70161, F.S.; changing the term âfamily day care homeâ to âfamily child care homeâ; providing legislative findings and intent relating to large family child care homes; defining the term âlarge family child care homeâ; prohibiting residential property insurance policies from providing coverage for liability for claims arising out of, or in connection with, the operations of large family child care homes; providing that insurers are under no obligation to defend against lawsuits covering such claims; providing exceptions; prohibiting insurers from denying, cancelling, or …