(1) The Statewide School Readiness Provider Contracting Monitoring Tool, Form DEL-SR 20M, with Attachment A through D (September 2021) is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference. A copy of Form DEL-SR 20M including Attachments A-D may be obtained at http://www.floridaearlylearning.com/oel_resources/rules_guidance_technical_assistance.aspx or from the Division of Early Learning, 250 Marriott Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32399. The incorporated forms are also available at: https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-13429.

Terms Used In Florida Regulations 6M-4.630

  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
    (2) All school readiness providers shall be monitored by a coalition using Form DEL-SR-20M. This contract monitoring tool shall also be used by a coalition to monitor a school readiness program provider in response to a parental complaint. For parental complaints, the coalition shall utilize the criteria in the monitoring tool category that relates to the complaint and may monitor additional categories if the coalition deems additional review is appropriate. An early learning coalition may execute and retain this Contract Monitoring Tool electronically in compliance with Florida Statutes § 668.50
    (3) A coalition’s school readiness provider program monitoring plan shall include identifying timelines for annual monitoring of school readiness program providers, documented sample size based on the total of all school readiness providers, regardless of provider type, that adheres to the DEL minimum annual sample size guidelines found in Attachment B of Form DEL-SR 20M, corrective action plan requirements and resolutions, and additional processes to facilitate program compliance. All amendments of the coalition’s school readiness provider program monitoring plan shall be submitted to the Division of Early Learning prior to execution of that plan in accordance with Fl. Admin. Code R. 6M-9.115
    (4) Neither a coalition nor its designated school readiness sub-recipient may omit, supplement, or amend the monitoring criteria identified in the Statewide School Readiness Provider Contract Monitoring Tool. Neither a coalition nor its designated school readiness sub-recipient may include any attachments, addenda, or exhibits to the Statewide School Readiness Provider Contract Monitoring Tool.
Rulemaking Authority 1001.02, 1002.82(2)(q) FS. Law Implemented 1002.82(2)(q), 1002.84 (15), 1002.85(2)(h) FS. History-New 7-1-15, Amended 3-20-17, 6-25-19, 8-13-20, 10-3-21.