CS/SB 1690: Child Care and Early Learning Services
GENERAL BILL by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Calatayud
Child Care and Early Learning Services; 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; establishing the Florida Endowment for Early Learning Foundation within a Department of Education direct-support organization for a specified purpose, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 2/5/2026 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 02/10/26, 3:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 2/5/2026 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 02/10/26, 3:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/9/2026 Senate • Filed
1/16/2026 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations
1/22/2026 Senate • Introduced
1/29/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 02/03/26, 1:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
2/3/2026 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 4 NAYS 0
2/5/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Education Pre-K - 12
• On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 02/10/26, 3:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
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CS/SB 1690, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/5/2026 at 1:28 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 765 (c1) Child Care and Early Learning Services Human Services Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 2/5/2026 H Favorable with CS by Student Academic Success Subcommittee 
Citations - Statutes (32)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 39.202 Confidentiality of reports and records in cases of child abuse or neglect; exception. Page 23 (pdf) 125.0109 Family day care homes; local zoning regulation. Page 25 (pdf) 166.0445 Family day care homes; local zoning regulation. Page 25 (pdf) 212.08 Sales, rental, use, consumption, distribution, and storage tax; specified exemptions. Page 25 (pdf) 402.302 Definitions. Page 27 (pdf) 402.305 Licensing standards; child care facilities. Page 30 (pdf) 402.306 Designation of licensing agency; dissemination by the department and local licensing agency of information on child care. Page 3 (pdf) 402.309 Provisional license or registration. Page 30 (pdf) 402.310 Disciplinary actions; hearings upon denial, suspension, or revocation of license or registration; administrative fines. Page 31 (pdf) 402.3115 Elimination of duplicative and unnecessary inspections; abbreviated inspections. Page 32 (pdf) 402.312 License required; injunctive relief. Page 33 (pdf) 402.313 Family day care homes. Page 4 (pdf) 402.3131 Large family child care homes. Page 10 (pdf) 402.315 Funding; license fees. Page 34 (pdf) 402.316 Exemptions. Page 11 (pdf), Page 35 (pdf) 402.318 Advertisement. Page 35 (pdf) 402.319 Penalties. Page 36 (pdf) 409.988 Community-based care lead agency duties; general provisions. Page 38 (pdf) 411.203 Continuum of comprehensive services. Page 38 (pdf) 627.70161 Family day care insurance. Page 13 (pdf) 1001.24 Direct-support organization; use of property; board of directors; audit. Page 16 (pdf) 1002.55 School-year prekindergarten program delivered by private prekindergarten providers. Page 39 (pdf) 1002.82 Department of Education; powers and duties. Page 39 (pdf) 1002.821 Page 18 (pdf) 1002.83 Early learning coalitions. Page 40 (pdf) 1002.84 Early learning coalitions; school readiness powers and duties. Page 40 (pdf) 1002.88 School readiness program provider standards; eligibility to deliver the school readiness program. Page 41 (pdf) 1002.895 Market rate schedule. Page 42 (pdf) 1002.92 Child care and early childhood resource and referral. Page 43 (pdf) 1002.93 School readiness program transportation services. Page 45 (pdf) 1002.945 Gold Seal Quality Care Program. Page 45 (pdf) 1002.95 Teacher Education and Compensation Helps (TEACH) Scholarship Program. Page 23 (pdf) -
SB 1690, Original Filed Version Posted 1/9/2026 at 3:24 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 2/2/2026 (pdf)
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 2/5/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 765 (c1) Child Care and Early Learning Services Human Services Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 2/5/2026 H Favorable with CS by Student Academic Success Subcommittee
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 109638 - Amendment (Delete All)
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
(Calatayud)2/2/2026
1:10 PMReplaced by Committee Substitute
2/3/2026Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 2/3/2026 1:00 PM Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 4 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (7)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 39.101 Central abuse hotline. Page 11 (pdf) 402.302 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf) 402.305 Licensing standards; child care facilities. Page 5 (pdf) 402.3131 Large family child care homes. Page 6 (pdf) 627.70161 Family day care insurance. Page 7 (pdf) 1001.24 Direct-support organization; use of property; board of directors; audit. Page 10 (pdf) 1002.95 Teacher Education and Compensation Helps (TEACH) Scholarship Program. Page 10 (pdf)