Orange County Health Department Florida Department of Health
...A Healthier Future For The People Of Orange County
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Orange County Health Department 
>Environmental Health >Group Care >Child Day Care
The Department of Health (DOH) conducts routine inspections twice a year at licensed child care centers through an interagency agreement with the Department of Children and Families (DCF)
Day care facilities which provide care for 5 or more children unrelated to the operator are inspected twice a year. Inspections review general sanitation of the facility, food hygiene practices, water supply, sewage disposal, garbage disposal, infection control procedures, and general safety. If there is a pool on the premises, it is also checked.
Family Day Care centers that provide care for less than 5 unrelated children plus up to 5 additional after school children are not inspected by our department. Day care facilities are licensed by the Department of Children and Families(DCF) except for some church affiliated day care facilities. The Department of Children and Families phone number is 407-245-0470.
Complaints about the food or environmental conditions at a Department of Children and Families (DCF) licensed child care center should be directed to the Orange County Health Department. All other complaints are handled by the Department of Children and Families.
Please have the details surrounding the complaint, date(s) of the incident or observation, location/room within the facility it occurred or was observed, address of the center, and any other pertinent information related to the issue.
