DCF SUMMER CAMP
PROVIDERS

Profession
ORI Number
Mental Health Providers
EDCFMH20Z
Hillsborough Summer Camp Providers
EDCFSC30Z

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Summer camp, day camp, overnight camp, or childcare whether it’s a day camp or 24-hour camp offering recreational, educational or other enrichment programs to children 5 years of age (on or before September 1) and older, you must comply with – Chapter 409.175 and 435, of the Florida Statutes.
All employees required by law to be screened pursuant to this section must undergo security background investigations as a condition of employment and continued employment which includes, but need not be limited to, fingerprinting for statewide criminal history records checks through the Department of Law Enforcement, and national criminal history records checks through the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and may include local criminal records checks through local law enforcement agencies.
To protect our children, the Florida Statutes/law requires all summer camp personnel to be screened, including; owners, operators, employees, and volunteers that provide summer care – summer camp, overnight camp, day camp, for children. Volunteers providing less than 10 hours of service per month do not need to be screened, as long as they are always within sight of a person who meets the screening requirement.

What Constitutes A Summer Camp?

“Summer day camps” and “Summer 24-hour camps” are defined in Section 409.175 F.S. “Summer day camps” are recreational, educational, and other enrichment programs operated during summer vacations for children who are 5 years of age on or before September 1 and older. “Summer 24-hour camps” are recreational, educational, and other enrichment programs operated on a 24-hour basis during summer vacations for children who are 5 years of age on or before September 1 and older, that are not exclusively educational.
Requirements for athletic coaches are found in Section 943.0438 F.S. Background screening for paid or volunteer athletic coaches are not screened through the Department of Children and Families, they are screened using the Volunteer and Employee Criminal History System (VECHS) through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE). Enforcement of requirements for athletic coaches would be the independent sanctioning authority.