Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H765: Child Care and Early Learning Services
Status: Passed one chamber, March 11, 2026
Revises minimum standards for child care facility licensing; removes provisions requiring family day care homes & large family child care homes to provide specified information to parents; prohibits residential property insurance policies from providing coverage for liability for claims arising out of, or in connection with, operations of large family child care homes; prohibits insurers from denying, cancelling, & refusing to renew policy for residential property insurance on basis that policyholders or applicants operate large family child care homes; revises requirements for certain prekindergarten curricula; establishes review & approval process for such curricula; creates Florida Child Care Fund; requires DOE direct-support organization to administer fund; requires that funds from state sources & interest earnings be accounted separately; provides for use of funds; provides for establishment & administration of Center for Early Childhood Professional Recognition under specified circumstance.
What the bill says
An act relating to child care and early learning services; amending s. 402.302, F.S.; revising and providing definitions; amending s. 402.305, F.S.; revising the minimum standards for child care facility licensing; amending s. 402.313, F.S.; changing the term "family day care" to "family child care"; removing provisions requiring family day care homes to provide specified information to parents; amending s. 402.3131, F.S.; removing provisions requiring large family child care homes to provide specified information to parents; amending s. 627.70161, F.S.…
From the introduced text, February 25, 2026:
An act relating to child care and early learning services; amending s. 402.302, F.S.; revising and providing definitions; amending s. 402.305, F.S.; revising the minimum standards for child care facility licensing; amending s. 402.313, F.S.; changing the term "family day care" to "family child care"; removing provisions requiring family day care homes to provide specified information to parents; amending s. 402.3131, F.S.; removing provisions requiring large family child care homes to provide specified information to parents; amending s. 627.70161, F.S.; changing the term "family day care" to "family child care"; providing legislative intent relating to large family child care homes; defining the term "large family child care home"; 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, and refusing to renew a policy for residential property insurance on the basis that the policyholders or applicants operate large CS/CS/CS/CS/HB 765 2026 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb765-04-c4 Page 2 of FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES family child care homes; providing exceptions; reenacting and amending s. 1001.24, F.S.; revising the definition of the term "Department of Education direct-support organization"; amending s. 1002.67, F.S.; …