(b) The program is not able to reduce or eliminate the safety concern through reasonable modifications. (5) A family home licensee must provide qualified staff to fulfill the staffing requirements and staff-to-child ratios during operating hours, including off-site activities and when transporting children in care. Statutory Authority: RCW. (b) At least one additional staff member than would otherwise be required is present to help actively supervise if the children are preschool age or older. PURPOSE: To notify staff of changes in WAC chapters 388-71 and 388-113 related to background checks, Long-Term-Care worker qualifications, and the addition of the WAC chapter 388-115 related to the Consumer Directed Employer (CDE). (3) An early learning provider must offer, or allow a child to create, a place for privacy. (ii) A family home provider whose facility relies on a private septic system must provide to the department verification from the local health jurisdiction the system can accommodate the total number of household members, staff, and requested capacity of children. (iv) Manage the professional development plans and requirements for staff as needed. (2) An early learning provider must attempt to obtain information from each child's family about that child's developmental, behavioral, health, linguistic, cultural, social, and other relevant information. (12) Small area rugs must be shaken outdoors or vacuumed daily, and laundered as needed. Capacity waiver for family home providers. (i) What a provider will do during an earthquake; (ii) How a provider will account for all children; and. Paper records may be discarded once entered into the electronic workforce registry and confirmed by the department; (c) Updated to delete staff names from the electronic workforce registry when no longer employed at the early learning program; and. Both the pacifier and the storage device or container must be cleaned and sanitized daily; (d) Appliances used to prepare food, which must be cleaned after each use and sanitized daily or more often as needed; (e) Refrigerators, which must be cleaned and sanitized monthly or more often as needed; (f) Freezers, which must be cleaned and sanitized quarterly or more often as needed; (g) Toys, which must be cleaned and sanitized as follows: (i) Infant and toddler toys must be cleaned and sanitized at least daily or more often as needed; (ii) All other toys must be cleaned and sanitized weekly or more often as needed; and, (iii) When a toy comes into contact with a child's mouth or bodily fluids it must be removed from use until it can be cleaned and sanitized prior to reuse; and. The specific treatment plan must include the: (i) Names of all medication to be administered; (ii) Directions for how to administer the medication; (iii) Directions related to medication dosage amounts; and. (11) Licensee, center director, assistant director, or program supervisor must have state fire marshal or department approval and comply with local building ordinances following a significant change under WAC, (12) Licensee, center director, assistant director, or program supervisor must notify the department within thirty calendar days when liability insurance coverage under RCW, [WSR 18-15-001, recodified as 110-300-0425, filed 7/5/18, effective 7/5/18. The Statute Law Committee declares that the certified PDF publication documents in the WAC Archive area on the Office of the Code Reviser's website constitute the official publication of the Washington Administrative Code. (vii) Center early learning programs must have one working sink and faucet for every fifteen children and staff. Statutory Authority: RCW, (1) An early learning provider must have written physical restraint protocols pursuant to WAC. (iii) A child who took or received another child's medication; (iv) The provider must follow any directions provided by Washington poison center. The health policy must be reviewed and approved by the department when changes are made, and as otherwise necessary. (1) An early learning provider must develop an individual care plan for each child with special needs and must notify the department when a child with special needs is enrolled or identified in the early learning program. If high chairs are used, each high chair must: (i) Have a base that is wider than the seat; (ii) Have a safety device, used each time a child is seated, that prevents the child from climbing or sliding down the chair; (l) Not leaving infants or toddlers more than fifteen minutes in high chairs waiting for meal or snack time, and removing a child as soon as possible once he or she finishes eating; (m) Preventing infants or toddlers from sharing the same dish or utensil; (n) Not serving any uneaten food from the serving container after the intended meal; and. The required records must include immunization records indicating the employee or volunteer has received the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine; or records that show proof of immunity from measles through documentation of laboratory evidence of antibody titer or a health care provider's attestation of the person's history of measles sufficient to provide immunity against measles.
(j) Documentation that a provider reported food poisoning or contagious diseases to the local health jurisdiction or the department of health, if applicable. Laws & Regulations State Laws (iii) Current negative chest radiograph and documentation of clearance to safely work or reside in an early learning program. (3) To prevent children from being burned, air hand dryers must have a heat guard (barrier that prevents user from touching heating element) and turn off automatically. (2) Postings on early learning premises must include: (a) The child care license, pursuant to WAC, (b) Floor plan with emergency routes and exits identified in each child care area, pursuant to WAC, (c) Dietary restrictions, known allergies, and nutrition requirements, if applicable, in a location easily accessible for staff but not available to those who are not parents or guardians of the enrolled child, pursuant to WAC, (d) Handwashing practices at each handwashing sink, pursuant to WAC, (e) If applicable, diaper changing or stand-up diapering procedure at each diapering station, pursuant to WAC, (f) Pesticide treatment, if applicable, pursuant to RCW. Session Laws Enactments of the legislature, compiled year by year, beginning with the 1854 territorial legislature. [WSR 18-15-001, recodified as 110-300-0155, filed 7/5/18, effective 7/5/18. (8) An early learning provider may readmit a child, staff member, volunteer or household member into the early learning program area with written permission of a health care provider or health jurisdiction stating the individual may safely return after being diagnosed with a contagious disease pursuant to WAC, (1) On or before their children's first day of attending an early learning program, the parents or guardians of enrolled children must give to early learning providers proof of vaccination or acquired immunity for the vaccine-preventable disease, required under RCW, (2) Early learning providers must receive for each enrolled child upon enrollment and annually thereafter, as required by RCW. (3) An early learning provider may request an internal review process regarding the violation of department rules pursuant to RCW. [WSR 18-15-001, recodified as 110-300-0190, filed 7/5/18, effective 7/5/18. (iv) Asking open ended questions to help children improve skills and acquire knowledge. (7) The department may rescind a waiver granted under this section at any time including, but not limited to, the following reasons: (a) The provider no longer meets the criteria described in this section; (b) The department issues an enforcement action against the provider; (c) The department and the provider enter into a facility licensing compliance agreement; (d) The department determines that continued operation under the waiver does or may harm the health, safety, or well-being of enrolled children; (e) A licensing rule that was considered in granting the waiver is repealed or amended; or, (f) A license is transferred pursuant to RCW. console.log(doesNotFound);
[WSR 18-15-001, recodified as 110-300-0500, filed 7/5/18, effective 7/5/18. An early learning provider must comply with the following additional medication storage requirements: (i) Medication must be inaccessible to children; (ii) Controlled substances must be locked in a container or cabinet which is inaccessible to children; (iii) Medication must be kept away from food in a separate, sealed container; and. (a) Professional and background information about the applicant: (i) A completed department application form for the type of license being applied for (center or family home); (ii) A copy of the applicant's orientation certificate (orientation must be taken within twelve months of license application); (iii) A Washington state business license or a tribal, county, or city business or occupation license, if applicable; (v) Certificate of incorporation, partnership agreement, or similar business organization document, if applicable; (vii) A copy of current government issued photo identification; (viii) A copy of Social Security card or sworn declaration stating that the applicant does not have one; (ix) Employer identification number (EIN) if applicant plans to hire staff; and. (iv) The intent to comply with all licensing rules. Pursuant to the state building code, center early learning providers must comply with WAC, (i) Fire extinguishers must be located pursuant to the state building code chapter, (ii) Fire extinguishers must be located on each level of the early learning program space used by children and mounted within seventy-five feet of an exit next to the path of the exit; and. (i) Expulsion information, documentation, and steps taken to avoid expulsion, if applicable; (j) Termination of services documentation and communication, if applicable; and. (a) Be at least fourteen years old (volunteers must have written permission to volunteer from their parent or guardian if they are under eighteen years old); (b) Work under the continuous oversight of a lead teacher, program supervisor, center director, assistant director, assistant teacher, or family home licensee; (c) Regular, ongoing volunteers may count in staff-to-child ratio if they: (i) Complete and pass a background check, pursuant to chapter, (iii) Complete the training requirements, pursuant to WAC, (iv) Complete program based staff policies and training, pursuant to WAC. }
(c) If the department determines that child care operations may continue while an unsafe water system is being repaired or while the provider installs treatment, the provider must: (i) Provide an alternate source of water, approved by the department; and. HTML PDF: 110-300-0425: Initial, nonexpiring, dual licenses, and license modification. (b) Submit a licensing application after completing orientation. (a) Cleaned and sanitized after each use if used by more than one child; or. (xii) Use high chairs, car seats, or other confining space or equipment to punish a child or restrict movement. window.location= checkHead;
(4) An early learning provider must immediately remove sleeping children from car seats, swings, or similar equipment not designed for sleep unless doing so would put another enrolled child at risk. (c) Withdrawn or reduced if an early learning provider comes into compliance during the notification period. (e) Early learning providers must prevent the viewing of a partially or fully undressed child during diaper changes by members of the public who are not on the early learning premises. (i) The licensee must have an ECE short certificate or equivalent when operating with 13 or more children. The table also notes the action to be taken, for example, amend, add, repeal. Quiet activities must be minimally disruptive to sleeping children. If these symptoms appear, the pet or animal must be removed from the licensed space until appropriately treated for the condition; and. (4) If an early learning program space receives water from a private well, the well must comply with chapter, (a) Well water must be tested at least once every twelve months for. This training must be completed annually and: (c) According to subsection (1) of this section. (b) If caring for infants, a provider must either place a safe and clean material over large rugs or carpet, or clean rugs or carpet at least once per month or more often if visible stains are present. (2) An early learning provider must intervene appropriately to stop biased behavior displayed by children or adults including, but not limited to: (a) Redirecting an inappropriate conversation or behavior; (b) Being aware of situations that may involve bias and responding appropriately; and, [WSR 18-15-001, recodified as 110-300-0160, filed 7/5/18, effective 7/5/18. (ii) A family home provider licensed to care for children under two years of age must not exceed a maximum staff-to-child ratio of 1:6 when operating with 13 or more children. (d) Include information that may benefit an expelled child including, but not limited to, community based resources. (e) If a bleach solution is used for sanitizing or disinfecting, an early learning provider must use one that is fragrance-free and follow department of health's current guidelines for mixing bleach solutions for child care and similar environments. The amount of the alternative source of potable water must be sufficient to ensure compliance with the requirements of this chapter for safe drinking water, handwashing, sanitizing, dishwashing, and cooking. (3) When an early learning provider supplies the vehicle to transport children in care, the program and provider must: (b) Assure that the number of passengers does not exceed the seating capacity of the vehicle; (c) Maintain the vehicle in good repair and safe operating condition; (d) Maintain the vehicle temperature at a comfortable level to children; (e) Assure the vehicle has a current license and registration as required by Washington state transportation laws; (f) Assure the vehicle has emergency reflective triangles or other devices to alert other drivers of an emergency; (g) Assure the driver has a valid driver's license for the type of vehicle being driven and a safe driving record for at least the last five years; (h) Prevent any driver with a known condition that would compromise driving, supervision, or evacuation capabilities from operating program vehicles; and. If longer than two weeks, the provider must notify the department with a plan to manage the classroom.
The designated outdoor area must be inaccessible to children in care; (b) Pet containers and cages to be cleaned and disinfected at least weekly, or more often if needed; (c) Litter boxes to be kept inaccessible to children and cleaned daily; (d) Animal waste and litter to be disposed of as soon as possible and the area disinfected; (e) Animal waste to be inaccessible to children; (f) Animal waste to be disposed of in a manner that prevents children from coming into contact with the waste material; (g) Animal waste, including fish tank water, must be disposed of in unlicensed space or toilets or custodial sinks. (1) An early learning provider must work to maintain positive relationships with children by using consistent guidance techniques to help children learn. Statutory Authority: RCW. }else{
(ii) A plan is not already a part of the child's individual care plan. (d) How a fine, if issued, may be suspended or withdrawn if the individual applies for a license; (e) That the individual has a right to request an adjudicative proceeding (hearing) if a fine is assessed; and, (f) How to ask for a hearing, under chapter. (10) An early learning provider must not install any wooden fence, playground structure, or furniture if it contains chromated copper arsenate (CCA), creosote, or pentachlorophenol. (g) Be reviewed with parents or guardians when a child is enrolled and when the plan is updated. (b) Include an area accessible to children who seek or need time alone or in small groups. (ii) In addition to the requirements in (c)(i) of this subsection, at least one staff person or volunteer working on-site must have an ECE initial certificate or equivalent when operating with 13 or more children. (2) If an early learning provider keeps pets or animals on the early learning program premises: (a) The provider must have and follow a pet and animal policy; and. (a) Supply durable and developmentally appropriate individual eating and drinking equipment, or developmentally appropriate single use disposable items; (b) Clean and sanitize eating and drinking equipment after each use. (4) A center early learning program must do the following to mix groups of children twelve to thirty-six months old: (b) Keep a staff-to-child ratio of 1:7 with a maximum group size of fourteen children. (10) An early learning provider must not allow children less than six years of age to use loft style beds or upper bunks of bunk beds. Statutory Authority: RCW, (1) An early learning provider must have and follow a child restraint policy that contains behavior management and practices, pursuant to WAC. An early learning provider must intervene when the provider observes another staff member or volunteer using inappropriate restraint techniques. of), Personnel, Department of (Higher Education), Historic Preservation, Advisory Council on, Historical Society, Eastern Washington State, Environmental Hearings Office (Hydraulic Appeals Board), Social and Health Services, Department of (Institutions), Recreation and Conservation Office (Recreation and Conservation Funding Board), Law Enforcement Officers' and Firefighters' Retirement Board,
[WSR 18-15-001, recodified as 110-300-0296, filed 7/5/18, effective 7/5/18. (b) Assistant teachers may work alone with children with regular, scheduled, and documented oversight and on-the-job classroom training from the classroom's assigned lead teacher who is primarily responsible for the care of the same group of children for the majority of their day. Statutory Authority: RCW, (1) At the department's discretion, when an early learning provider is in violation of this chapter or chapter. The online version of the WAC is updated twice a month. (7) Floor mats designed for sleeping and mattresses must be at least one inch thick. Such activities include, but are not limited to, cleaning up after an activity or preparing items for a new activity. (10) Early learning providers who directly care for children must complete the prevention of exposure to blood and body fluids training that meets Washington state department of labor and industries' requirements prior to being granted a license or working with children. The changes under consideration would affect WAC 296-46B, Electrical Safety Standards, Administration, and Installation, excluding WAC 296-46B-945, Qualifying for master, journey level, specialty electrician examinations. (2) Drinking fountains at an early learning program must: (a) Not be attached to handwashing sinks or disabled; (c) Not be a "bubble type" fountain (the water flow must form an arch); (d) Be cleaned and sanitized daily, or more often as needed; and. Fines may be: (a) Assessed and collected with interest for each day a violation occurs; (b) Imposed in addition to other enforcement actions; and. (6) Prior to storing leftover food in a refrigerator or freezer, an early learning provider must label the food with the date the leftover food was opened or cooked. (2) An early learning provider may facilitate child learning and understanding through a variety of techniques such as: (a) Using a variety of teaching strategies (different techniques, curricula, or styles) and materials to address different learning styles, abilities, developmental levels, and temperament; (b) Helping children enter into and sustain play; (c) Encouraging children to participate by asking questions and providing guidance; (d) Providing opportunities for children's creativity; (e) Linking concepts and activities to one another and to the children's lives and interests; (f) Noticing and responding to teachable moments; (g) Clarifying and expanding children's understanding; (h) Describing and discussing children's learning processes; (i) Encouraging children's efforts and persistence; (m) Providing materials during the day, including daily routines such as meals and transitions, to encourage communication in English and children's home languages when possible; and. (1) An early learning provider who oversees staff must: (a) Establish a work plan with clear expectations; (b) Be aware of what staff members are doing; and. (v) A child's progress, at least two times per year. 23-12, June 15, 2023 Section 388-15-011 - What is child abandonment? (D) A description of the procedures and safety precautions for rinsing cleaned areas and cleaning equipment, if applicable. (c) Within three months of the date this section becomes effective if already employed or being promoted to a new role. (i) A family home provider licensed to care for children ages two years old and above must not exceed a maximum staff-to-child ratio of 1:8 when operating with 13 or more children. (3) To determine whether the new licensee's child care operation is substantially similar to or an improvement of the original child care operation, the department must assess the following factors of the new child care operation: (a) The physical environment and all anticipated changes or updates; (b) The qualifications and number of all retained and newly hired staff members; (c) The program operations and all anticipated changes or updates; (d) The relation or connection, if any, between the original and new licensee; and, (e) Whether the new child care operation is able to comply with the licensing requirements described in chapter. Bill/Law Cross Reference page. (ii) Where children will safely stay inside the early learning program. (2) After consulting a parent or guardian, an early learning provider must implement a feeding plan for infants and toddlers that includes: (a) A plan to support the needs of a breastfeeding mother and infant by: (i) Providing an area for mothers to breastfeed their infants; and. $('#noTranslationExists').removeClass('dontShow');
Other exit doors may be sliding glass doors. Washington Administrative Code (WAC) Regulations of executive branch agencies are issued by authority of statutes. (2) The department may deny, suspend, revoke, or not continue a license when licensees refuse to allow the department's authorized staff access to any of the following: (a) Information relevant to the early learning program; (c) Child, staff, or program records or files; or. Gracias, su solicitud ha sido presentada. HTML PDF: 110-300-0440 Battery powered flashlights must have an extra set of batteries easily available; and. (b) If there are three children under two years of age, one of these children must be able to walk independently. Title 458 - Revenue, Department of. Washington State Register (WSR)Contains all proposed, emergency, amended, new, or repealed rules filed with the Office of the Code Reviser. (4) A lead teacher or family home early learning provider must be given regularly scheduled time to plan and develop curriculum and activities. (3) Prior to licensing, an applicant must contact state, city, and local agencies that regulate the early learning program. (1) Meals, snack foods, and beverages provided to children in care must comply with the requirements contained in the most current edition of the. (b) Separate from the family living quarters. (e) Social and emotional competence of children. (2) An early learning provider must supervise to protect children from the harmful acts of other children. (p) As needed or required by the circumstances. A platform may be used to accommodate the height and size of children. ", (a) Cleaning and rinsing with water at a high temperature pursuant to this chapter; or. (1) An early learning provider must have and follow a transportation and off-site activity policy for personal or public transportation service, or nonmotorized travel offered to children in care. Zoning, codes, and ordinances. (2) Storage areas and storage rooms must: (b) Have locking doors or other methods to prevent child access; (c) Have moisture resistant and easily cleanable floors; (d) Have a designated maintenance or janitorial utility sink, or another method to dispose of wastewater (kitchen sinks must not be used for disposal of wastewater); and. });
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If wooden fences, structures, and furniture are suspected of having CCA, they must be tested. (i) The date and description of the child's incident or injury; (ii) Treatment provided to the child while in care; (iii) The names of the early learning program staff providing the treatment; and. (A) Open stairways with no walls on either side must have handrails with slats (balusters) that prevent a child from falling off either side of the stairway. }
"Resident's representative" means one of the following: (1) The legal representative who is the person or persons identified in RCW 7.70.065 and who may act on behalf of the resident pursuant to the scope of their legal authority. (b) An incident involving their child that was reported to the local health jurisdiction or the department of health. (f) Have sufficient supplies for the number of enrolled children and staff consistent with the early learning program's licensed capacity, or sufficient supplies for each room in the licensed space. (1) An early learning provider may have pets or other animals on the early learning program premises. (1) An early learning provider may keep a child in care up to a maximum of ten hours each day. (8) Floor mats must be spaced apart from other floor mats, cots, and mattresses to reduce germ exposure and allow early learning providers' access to each child during sleep time as follows: (a) There must be at least eighteen inches on each side between each floor mat, cot, or mattress; and. (a) Provide examples of behavior that could lead to expulsion from the early learning program; (b) Detail steps the provider takes to avoid expelling a child including, but not limited to, environmental and staffing changes; (c) Detail how the provider communicates to the parent or guardian of a child the steps taken under (b) of this subsection; and. (iii) There must be at least 75 square feet of licensed, accessible outdoor space for each child included in the total capacity. (d) Is stored so sleeping surfaces are not touching each other unless cleaned and sanitized after each use. (2) Hard surfaces in early learning programs including, but not limited to, floors (excluding carpet), walls, counters, bookshelves, and tables must be smooth and easily cleanable. (iv) Encouraging infants and toddlers to play, crawl, pull up, and walk by using materials and equipment that promotes: (A) Physical and cognitive activities, for example rattles, grasping and reaching toys, busy boxes, nesting cups, small push and pull toys, riding toys, balls, squeezable toys, books, dolls, press-together blocks, and limited use of equipment such as bouncers, swings, or boppies; and. (a) A child's record must be kept in a confidential manner but in an area easily accessible to staff. DDA Services Policy and Rules Rules & Laws Rules & Laws The Developmental Disabilities Administration operates according to the statutes established in the Revised Code of Washington, as interpreted by Washington Administrative Code. (1) An early learning provider must notify the department prior to making a change to early learning program space that may impact the health, safety, or welfare of enrolled children. (4) Any child birth through 12 years old on the premises, signed in to the child care, on an off-site trip from the early learning program, or being transported counts in capacity. A provider must supervise the child to reasonably prevent contact between the ill child and healthy children. (c) A written plan for program staff to follow that includes: (i) A staffing plan that meets child-to-staff ratios; (ii) Identification of a lead teacher to be present and in charge; (iii) Early learning program staff roles and responsibilities; (iv) How each child's needs will be met during the absence; and. Statutory Authority: RCW. (f) If an early learning provider uses a product other than bleach, including wipes, to sanitize or disinfect, the product must be: (i) Approved by the department prior to use; (iii) Registered with the EPA and have safety data sheets (SDSs) available; (iv) Used in accordance with the manufacturer's label, which must include: (B) A description of the safety precautions, procedures, and equipment that must be used for mixing the substitute product concentration, if applicable; (C) A description of the safety precautions and procedures if the substitute product contacts skin or is inhaled, if applicable; and. (3) Each child's health record and the information described in subsection (2)(a) through (e) of this section must be available to staff for medical administration or emergencies. (3) A center early learning program must do the following to mix groups of children birth to thirty-six months old with a maximum group size of nine children: (a) Have at least three staff present with the group, consisting of one lead teacher and two other staff members qualified under this chapter; and. console.log("proceeding");
(1) To be properly prepared for an emergency, early learning programs must have an emergency preparedness plan required by WAC. Once legislation is signed by the governor, it becomes law. (c) Documentation of completed background check applications as determined by the department's established schedule, pursuant to RCW.