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Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › RECORDKEEPING, REPORTING AND POSTING › Section 170-297-2425 - Staff policies

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(1) The child care
				program must have written staff policies and provide training on the policies
				to all staff and volunteers. Staff policies must include:
(a) All the information in the
				parent/guardian handbook under WAC
				170-297-2375, except
				fees;
(b) A plan for keeping staff
				records current including:
(i) Completed
				background check forms and department clearance letters;
(ii) First-aid and CPR
				certification;
(iii) TB test
				results;
(iv) Required training and
				professional development for staff persons; and
(v) Training that the licensee must provide
				to staff;
(c) Job
				descriptions;
(d) Staff
				responsibilities for:
(i) Child supervision
				requirements;
(ii)
				Guidance/discipline techniques;
(iii) Food service practices;
(iv) Off-site field trips;
(v) Transporting children;
(vi) Health, safety and sanitization
				procedures;
(vii) Medical
				emergencies, fire, disaster and evacuations; and
(viii) Mandatory reporting of suspected child
				abuse and neglect.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › RECORDKEEPING, REPORTING AND POSTING › Section 170-297-2450 - Off-site activity policy

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A written policy for off-site activities is required and must
				  include:
(1) Parent notification and
				permissions. See WAC
				170-297-6400;
(2) Supervision plan;
(3) Transportation plan. See WAC
				170-297-6475;
(4) Emergency procedures including bringing
				each child's:
(a) Emergency contact
				information;
(b) Medical
				records;
(c) Individual medications
				for children who have them; and
(d)
				Medication administration log;
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › FIRE AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS › Section 170-297-2575 - Combustible and flammable materials

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(1)
				The licensee must not allow combustible materials (including, but not limited
				to, lint, or rags soaked in grease, oils, or solvent) to accumulate; these
				items must be removed from the building or stored in a closed metal
				container.
(2) The licensee must
				store items labeled "flammable," in areas that are inaccessible to children and
				away from exits.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW. 12-23-057, §
											170-297-2575, filed 11/19/12,
					 effective 12/20/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › FIRE AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS › Section 170-297-2600 - Furnaces, other heating devices and appliances with hot surfaces

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(1) The licensee must make any appliance or
				heating device that has a hot surface capable of burning a child inaccessible
				to the children in care during operating hours when the appliance or device is
				in use or is still hot after use.
(2) For any program that does not operate on
				public or private school premises, the licensee must:
(a) Keep paper, rubbish, or combustible
				materials at least three feet away from any furnace, fireplace, or other
				heating device;
(b) Make any
				furnace inaccessible to the children by keeping the furnace isolated, enclosed
				or protected; and
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › FIRE AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS › Section 170-297-2625 - Electrical motors

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For any program that does not operate on public or private
				  school premises, the licensee must keep electrical motors on appliances free of
				  accumulated dust or lint.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW. 12-23-057, §
											170-297-2625, filed 11/19/12,
					 effective 12/20/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › FIRE AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS › Section 170-297-2675 - Open flame devices, candles, matches and lighters

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(1) The licensee must not use or allow the
				use of open flame devices in the licensed space or any space accessible to the
				children during operating hours.
(2) The licensee must not use or allow the
				use of candles during operating hours.
(3) The licensee must keep matches and
				lighters inaccessible to children.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW. 12-23-057, §
											170-297-2675, filed 11/19/12,
					 effective 12/20/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › FIRE AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS › Section 170-297-2700 - Emergency flashlight

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The licensee must have a working flashlight available for use
				  as an emergency light source. The licensee must have extra batteries if the
				  flashlight is powered by batteries.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW. 12-23-057, §
											170-297-2700, filed 11/19/12,
					 effective 12/20/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › FIRE AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS › Section 170-297-2725 - Portable heaters and generators

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(1) The
				licensee must not use or allow the use of portable heaters or fuel-powered
				generators in any area inside of licensed space during operating
				hours.
(2) When a portable
				fuel-powered generator is in use:
(a) The
				generator must be placed at least fifteen feet from buildings, windows, doors,
				ventilation intakes, or other places where exhaust fumes may be vented into the
				licensed space; and
(b) Appliances
				must be plugged directly into the generator or to a heavy duty outdoor-rated
				extension cord that is plugged into the generator.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › FIRE AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS › Section 170-297-2775 - Telephone

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(1) The licensee must have a working
				telephone in the licensed space.
(2) The licensee must have a telephone
				readily available with sufficient backup power to function for at least five
				hours in the event of an electrical power outage.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW. 12-23-057, §
											170-297-2775, filed 11/19/12,
					 effective 12/20/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › FIRE AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS › Section 170-297-2825 - Fire evacuation plan

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(1) If there is
				a fire during child care operating hours, the licensee's and program staff's
				first responsibility is to evacuate the children to a safe place
				outside.
(2) The licensee or
				designee must develop a written fire evacuation plan and post it at a place
				that is clearly visible to the staff, parents, guardians, and volunteers. The
				evacuation plan must be evaluated annually and updated as needed.
(3) The evacuation plan must include:
(a) An evacuation floor plan that identifies
				emergency exit pathways, emergency exit doors, and emergency exit
				windows;
(b) Method(s) to be used
				for sounding an alarm;
(c) Actions
				to be taken by the person discovering the fire;
(d) A written description of how the licensee
				or program staff will evacuate all children, including nonambulatory
				children;
(e) Calling 911 after
				evacuating the children;
(f) How
				the licensee or program staff will account for all of the children in
				attendance;
(g) Where children and
				program staff will gather away from the building pending arrival of the fire
				department or emergency response; and
(h) How the licensee or designee will inform
				parents or guardians and arrange pick up of children if needed.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › FIRE AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS › Section 170-297-2850 - Disaster plan

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(1) The licensee
				must have a written disaster plan for emergencies other than fire. The plan
				must be:
(a) Reviewed by the licensee annually
				and updated as needed;
(b) Reviewed
				by program staff annually or when updated, with signature documentation of
				review; and
(c) Reviewed with
				parents or guardians when a child is enrolled, and when the plan is
				updated.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › FIRE AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS › Section 170-297-2875 - Fire, disaster training for staff and volunteers

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(1) The licensee or designee must provide
				fire, evacuation, and disaster training for all program staff and volunteers
				when the individual is first employed, when the training content is updated,
				and at least once each calendar year. The training must include:
(a) All elements of the fire, evacuation and
				disaster plans;
(b) Operation of
				the fire extinguishers;
(c) How to
				test the smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors and replace detector
				batteries, if required; and
(d)
				Program staff responsibilities in the event of a fire or disaster.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › FIRE AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS › Section 170-297-2900 - Emergency drills

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The licensee and program staff must practice emergency drills
				  with the children as follows:
(1)
				Fire/evacuation drill: Once each calendar month;
(2) Earthquake or lockdown/shelter-in-place
				drill: Once every three calendar months; and
(3) Emergency drills must be conducted during
				different times of the day.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW. 12-23-057, §
											170-297-2900, filed 11/19/12,
					 effective 12/20/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › FIRE AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS › Section 170-297-2925 - Record of emergency drills

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The licensee or designee must keep records of emergency
				  drills performed and post the records as required in WAC
				  170-297-2175. Records must
				  include:
(1) The date and time the
				drill took place;
(2) Program staff
				who participated;
(3) Number of
				children who participated;
(4)
				Length of drill; and
(5) Notes
				about how the drill went and improvements, if any, that need to be
				made.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW. 12-23-057, §
											170-297-2925, filed 11/19/12,
					 effective 12/20/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › FIRE AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS › Section 170-297-2975 - Additional method to sound an alarm

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The licensee must have an additional method to sound an alarm
				  that is used only in a fire, emergency situation, or drill.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW. 12-23-057, §
											170-297-2975, filed 11/19/12,
					 effective 12/20/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › FIRE AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS › Section 170-297-3000 - Fire extinguishers

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(1) For any program
				that does not operate on public or private school premises, the licensee must
				have working fire extinguishers, readily available. A fire extinguisher must
				be:
(a) Located on each level of the licensed
				premises used for child care; and
(b) Mounted:
(i) Within seventy-five feet of an exit; and
(ii) Along the path of an
				exit.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › HEALTH › Section 170-297-3200 - Health plan

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(1) A written
				health plan must be in place for the program and contain the following:
(a) Contagious disease notification under WAC
				170-297-3210;
(b) Exclusion of ill person under WAC
				170-297-3210;
(c) Exclusion of person diagnosed with a
				notifiable condition under WAC
				170-297-2325;
(d) Immunization tracking under WAC
				170-297-3250 through
				170-297-3300;
(e) Medication management under WAC
				170-297-3315 through
				170-297-3550;
(f) Medication storage under WAC
				170-297-3325;
(g) Injury treatment under WAC
				170-297-3575 through
				170-297-3600;
(h) Abuse and neglect protection and training
				under WAC
				170-297-6275;
(i) Caring for children with special needs
				under WAC
				170-297-0050;
(j) Care for animals on the
				premises;
(k) Handwashing and hand
				sanitizers under WAC
				170-297-3625 through
				170-297-3650;
(l) Food and food services;
(m) How general cleaning will be provided and
				how areas such as food contact surfaces, kitchen equipment, toys, and toileting
				equipment, will be cleaned and sanitized; and
(n) Cleaning and sanitizing laundry under WAC
				170-267-3850.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › HEALTH › Section 170-297-3210 - Contagious disease procedure

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(1) When a
				licensee or program staff person becomes aware that any program staff person or
				child in care has been diagnosed with any of the contagious diseases as defined
				in WAC 246-110-010, the licensee or
				designee must:
(a) Notify parents or guardians
				of each of the children in care within twenty-four hours; and
(b) Follow the health policy before providing
				care or before readmitting the program staff person or child into the child
				care.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › HEALTH › Section 170-297-3250 - Immunization tracking

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The licensee or designee is required to track each child's
				  immunization status in accordance with WAC
				  246-105-060. The child care
				  program must:
(1) Keep all DOH
				approved forms described in WAC
				246-105-050 for each enrolled
				child;
(2) Keep a list of currently
				enrolled children with medical, religious, philosophical, or personal
				immunization exemptions. This list must be sent to the local health department
				upon request;
(3) Return the
				department of health CIS or applicable form to the parent when the child is
				withdrawn from the child care program. A child care program may not withhold
				from the parent a child's health department-approved form for any reason,
				including nonpayment of child care program fees; and
(4) Provide access to immunization records of
				each child enrolled to agents of the state or local health
				department.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW. 12-23-057, §
											170-297-3250, filed 11/19/12,
					 effective 12/20/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › HEALTH › Section 170-297-3275 - Accepting a child who does not have current immunizations

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(1) The child care program may accept a child
				who is not current with immunizations on a conditional basis if immunizations
				are:
(a) Initiated before or on enrollment;
				and
(b) Completed as soon as
				medically possible.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › HEALTH › Section 170-297-3300 - Immunizations - Exemption

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The child care program may accept a child without any
				  immunizations if the parent or guardian provides a DOH certificate of exemption
				  form indicating a medical, religious, philosophical, or personal exemption as
				  provided in WAC
				  246-105-060.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW. 12-23-057, §
											170-297-3300, filed 11/19/12,
					 effective 12/20/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › HEALTH › Section 170-297-3315 - Medication management

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(1) The child care
				program's health care policy must include:
(a) Medication management;
(b) Safe medication storage; and
(c) Whether the licensee chooses to give
				medications to children in care.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › HEALTH › Section 170-297-3325 - Medication storage

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(1) The licensee and
				program staff must store all medications, as well as vitamins, herbal remedies,
				dietary supplements, and pet medications as described in the following table:
(a) In a locked container or cabinet until
				used; or
(b) Inaccessible to
				children. The licensee must keep emergency rescue medications listed in
				subsection (3)(a)(i) through (vi) of this section inaccessible but available
				for emergency use to meet the individual's emergency medical needs.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › HEALTH › Section 170-297-3375 - Medication permission

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(1) The child care
				program must have written permission from a child's parent or guardian to give
				a child any medication. The permission must include:
(a) Child's first and last name;
(b) Name of the medication and condition
				being treated;
(c) Frequency and
				amount of dose to be given;
(d) How
				medication is to be given;
(e)
				Medication storage requirements;
(f) Expected side effects of the
				medication;
(g) Start and stop date
				for administering medication not to exceed thirty calendar days, except as
				provided in subsection (2) of this section;
(h) Parent or guardian signature;
				and
(i) Date of
				signature.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › HEALTH › Section 170-297-3425 - Medication requirements

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The licensee or designee must follow the medication
				  directions for managing and giving prescription and nonprescription medication
				  for the individual children in care. The licensee or designee must not give or
				  allow giving of a medication:
(1) That
				does not have age, dosage and frequency directions, and information about
				potential adverse reaction;
(2)
				That has expired; or
(3) For any
				purpose or condition other than prescribed or described on the medication
				label.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW. 12-23-057, §
											170-297-3425, filed 11/19/12,
					 effective 12/20/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › HEALTH › Section 170-297-3450 - Sedating a child prohibited

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Program staff must not give or allow giving of any medication
				  for the purpose of sedating a child unless the medication has been prescribed
				  for that purpose by a qualified health care professional.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW. 12-23-057, §
											170-297-3450, filed 11/19/12,
					 effective 12/20/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › HEALTH › Section 170-297-3475 - Prescription medication

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The licensee or program staff may give a prescribed
				  medication to a child only if the following conditions are met:
(1) The medication is prescribed only for the
				child the medication is being given to;
(2) The parent or guardian has provided
				written permission as described in WAC
				170-297-3375;
(3) The prescribed medication is given in the
				amount and frequency prescribed by the child's health care professional with
				prescription authority;
(4) The
				prescribed medication is given only for the purpose it is prescribed for or the
				condition it is prescribed to treat;
(5) The medication must:
(a) Be in the original container;
(b) Be labeled with the child's first and
				last name; and
(c) Have a
				nonexpired expiration date;
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › HEALTH › Section 170-297-3525 - Nonprescription medications

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The licensee or designee may give nonprescription
				  medications, as defined in this chapter, only when the following conditions are
				  met:
(1) The parent or guardian has
				given signed written permission as provided in WAC
				170-297-3375.
(2) The nonprescription medication:
(a) Is given to or used with a child only in
				the dosage, frequency and as directed on the manufacturer's label;
(b) Is given in accordance with the age or
				weight of the child needing the medication;
(c) Is given only for the purpose or
				condition that the medication is intended to treat;
(d) Is in the original container;
				and
(e) Has a nonexpired expiration
				date, if applicable.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › HEALTH › Section 170-297-3550 - Children taking their own medication

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The licensee may permit a child to take his or her own
				  medication if:
(1) The licensee
				follows all of the requirements in WAC
				170-297-3475(1) through
				(5);
(2) The child is physically and mentally
				capable of properly taking the medication;
(3) The licensee has on file the child's
				parent or guardian written approval for the child to take his or her own
				medication;
(4) The medication and
				related medical supplies are locked and inaccessible to other children and
				unauthorized persons, except emergency rescue medications that may be stored
				inaccessible to other children but not locked; and
(5) A trained and authorized program staff
				person observes and documents in the child's medication administration record
				that the medication was taken or not taken.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW. 12-23-057, §
											170-297-3550, filed 11/19/12,
					 effective 12/20/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › HEALTH › Section 170-297-3575 - Injuries requiring first aid only

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When a child has an injury that requires first aid only, a
				  written or verbal notice must be given by program staff to the parent or
				  guardian and a record must be kept of the notice on file.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW. 12-23-057, §
											170-297-3575, filed 11/19/12,
					 effective 12/20/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › HEALTH › Section 170-297-3600 - Injuries or illness requiring professional medical treatment

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(1) When program staff becomes aware that a
				child's injury or illness may require professional medical treatment, the
				licensee or designee must:
(a) Call 911, when
				applicable, and follow their recommendations;
(b) Administer first aid; and
(c) Call the child's parent or
				guardian.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › HEALTH › Section 170-297-3625 - Handwashing procedure

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(1) The licensee or
				program staff must follow and teach children proper handwashing procedures.
				Proper handwashing procedures include:
(a)
				Washing hands with warm water and liquid soap for a minimum of twenty
				seconds;
(b) Drying hands with a
				paper towel, single-use cloth towel or air hand dryer; and
(c) Turning off the water with paper towel or
				single use cloth towel.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › HEALTH › Section 170-297-3635 - When handwashing is required

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(1)
				Program staff must wash hands:
(a) Upon
				arriving to the program;
(b) After
				personal toileting or assisting a child with toileting;
(c) Before and after giving medication or
				applying topical ointment;
(d)
				After attending to an ill or injured child;
(e) After contact with bodily
				fluids;
(f) Before preparing,
				serving, or eating food;
(g) When
				returning from playground/outside;
(h) After handling garbage and garbage
				receptacles;
(i) Before and after
				handling or feeding pets/animals;
(j) After smoking; and
(k) As needed when hands are
				soiled.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › HEALTH › Section 170-297-3650 - Hand sanitizers

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(1) Program staff
				may allow the use of hand sanitizer products when a child's parent or guardian
				has given written and signed permission as described in WAC 170-270-3375(2) for
				hand sanitizer use.
(2) Hand
				sanitizer products may be used:
(a) When
				handwashing facilities are not available, such as an outing, emergency, or
				disaster; or
(b) After proper
				handwashing.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › HEALTH › Section 170-297-3700 - Carpets

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(1) For any program that does not operate on
				public or private school premises, the licensee must clean installed carpet in
				the licensed space at least twice each calendar year, or more often when
				soiled, using a carpet shampoo machine, steam cleaner, or dry carpet
				cleaner.
(2) Where the licensee
				does not have decision-making authority over the licensed premises, document
				verification of compliance is acceptable.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW. 12-23-057, §
											170-297-3700, filed 11/19/12,
					 effective 12/20/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › HEALTH › Section 170-297-3850 - Cleaning laundry

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When the licensee does child care laundry on-site, the
				  licensee must wash the laundry using:
(1) Laundry soap or detergent; and
(2) Sanitize as defined in WAC
				170-297-0010.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW. 12-23-057, §
											170-297-3850, filed 11/19/12,
					 effective 12/20/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › HEALTH › Section 170-297-3875 - Cleaning and sanitizing toys

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The licensee must clean and sanitize toys as provided in WAC
				  170-297-0010:
(1) Before a child plays with a toy that has
				come into contact with another child's mouth or bodily fluids;
(2) After being contaminated with bodily
				fluids or visibly soiled; or
(3)
				Not less than weekly when the toys have been used by the children.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW. 12-23-057, §
											170-297-3875, filed 11/19/12,
					 effective 12/20/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › HEALTH › Section 170-297-3950 - Pest control

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(1) For any program
				that does not operate on public or private school premises, the licensee must
				keep the premises free from rodents, fleas, cockroaches, and other insects and
				pests.
(2) If pests are present in
				the licensed space, the licensee of a program that does not operate on public
				or private school premises, must:
(a) Take
				action to remove or eliminate pests; and
(b) Use the least poisonous method of pest
				management possible; or
(c) Use
				chemical pesticides for pest management. If chemical pesticides are used, the
				licensee must:
(i) Post a notice visible to
				parents, guardians and staff forty-eight hours in advance of the application of
				chemical pesticides; and
(ii)
				Comply with the Washington state department of agriculture's compliance guide
				for
Pesticide use at Public Schools (K-12) and Licensed Day Care
				Centers
in applying chemical pesticides.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › HEALTH › Section 170-297-4000 - Lead, asbestos, arsenic and other hazards

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For any program that does not operate on public or private
				  school premises, the licensee must take action to prevent child exposure when
				  the licensee becomes aware that any of the following are present in the indoor
				  or outdoor licensed space:
(1) Lead
				based paint;
(2) Plumbing
				containing lead or lead solders;
(3) Asbestos;
(4) Arsenic or lead in the soil or drinking
				water;
(5) Toxic mold; or
(6) Other identified toxins or
				hazards.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW. 12-23-057, §
											170-297-4000, filed 11/19/12,
					 effective 12/20/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › HEALTH › Section 170-297-4025 - Drugs and alcohol

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(1) The licensee,
				staff and volunteers must not:
(a) Have or use
				illegal drugs on the premises;
(b)
				Consume or be under the influence of alcohol during operating hours;
				or
(c) During operating hours, be
				under the influence of drugs that would impair the ability to provide care for
				the children as provided in this chapter.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › HEALTH › Section 170-297-4050 - No smoking

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(1) As required by
				chapter
				70.160 RCW, the licensee
				and program staff must, under the following conditions, prohibit smoking by
				anyone:
(a) In any outdoor or indoor licensed
				space;
(b) Within twenty-five feet
				of any entrance, exit, window, or ventilation intake of the facility;
				or
(c) In motor vehicles used to
				transport children.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › HEALTH › Section 170-297-4075 - First-aid kit

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(1) The licensee
				must have a complete first-aid kit at all times:
(a) In the licensed space;
(b) On any off-site trip; and
(c) In any vehicle used to transport children
				in care.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › HEALTH › Section 170-297-4100 - Poisons, chemicals and other substances

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(1) The licensee and program staff must:
(a) Store poisons in a locked container
				inaccessible to children and where poisons will not contaminate food;
(b) If poisons are not in the original
				container, clearly label the container with the name of the product and the
				words "poison" or "toxic."
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › ENVIRONMENTS › Section 170-297-4200 - Toys, equipment, and recalled items

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(1)
				The licensee must maintain equipment, toys or other items in the child care in
				good and safe working condition.
(2) The licensee must remove a recalled item
				as soon as the licensee becomes aware that the item used in the licensee's
				child care operation has been recalled.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW. 12-23-057, §
											170-297-4200, filed 11/19/12,
					 effective 12/20/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › ENVIRONMENTS › Section 170-297-4225 - Indoor licensed space - Minimum space

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(1) The indoor licensed space must have
				thirty-five square feet per child for the maximum number of children stated on
				the license, measured to include only the space intended for use by children in
				care.
(2) Indoor space that is not
				counted in the minimum square footage requirement includes:
(a) Unlicensed space that is made
				inaccessible to children in care;
(b) Hallway space that leads to an exit;
				and
(c) Bathrooms.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › ENVIRONMENTS › Section 170-297-4250 - Indoor temperature

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For any program that does not operate on public or private
				  school premises, the indoor temperature must be no less than sixty-five degrees
				  Fahrenheit and no higher than seventy-five degrees Fahrenheit during the winter
				  or eighty-two degrees Fahrenheit during the summer.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW. 12-23-057, §
											170-297-4250, filed 11/19/12,
					 effective 12/20/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › ENVIRONMENTS › Section 170-297-4275 - Fans, air conditioning or cross ventilation

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For any program that does not operate on public or private
				  school premises, a fan, air conditioner or cross ventilation must be used in
				  licensed space when the inside temperature exceeds eighty-two degrees
				  Fahrenheit. Fans and air conditioners must be kept inaccessible to the
				  children, or a protective barrier must be used to prevent children from
				  accessing fan blades.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW. 12-23-057, §
											170-297-4275, filed 11/19/12,
					 effective 12/20/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › ENVIRONMENTS › Section 170-297-4300 - Window coverings

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(1) For any program
				that does not operate on public or private school premises, window coverings
				with pull cords or inner cords capable of forming a loop are prohibited as
				provided by
				RCW
				   43.215.360.
(2) Window coverings may be allowed that have
				been manufactured or altered to eliminate the formation of a loop.
(3) A window covering must not be secured to
				the frame of a window or door used as an emergency exit in any way that would
				prevent the window or door from opening easily.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW. 12-23-057, §
											170-297-4300, filed 11/19/12,
					 effective 12/20/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › ENVIRONMENTS › Section 170-297-4350 - Electrical outlets, cords and power strips

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(1) For any program that does not operate on
				public or private school premises, the licensee must:
(a) Use electrical outlets that are in good
				working order without exposed wires or broken covers;
(b) Install interior outlets near sinks, tubs
				or toilets that are:
(i) Tamper-resistant
				ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) type; or
(ii) Made inaccessible to the
				children.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › ENVIRONMENTS › Section 170-297-4360 - Area lighting

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For any program that does not operate on public or private
				  school premises, all areas of the facility must have natural or artificial
				  lighting that provides adequate illumination for facility
				  activities.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW. 12-23-057, §
											170-297-4360, filed 11/19/12,
					 effective 12/20/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › ENVIRONMENTS › Section 170-297-4375 - Lighting safety

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(1) For any program
				that does not operate on public or private school premises, ceiling-mounted
				light fixtures in licensed space accessible to children must have one of the
				following:
(a) Shatter-resistant covers;
				or
(b) Shatter-resistant light
				bulbs.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › ENVIRONMENTS › Section 170-297-4475 - Emergency exit pathways

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Pathways to all emergency exits must be kept free from
				  clutter and obstructions. Emergency exits and pathways to emergency exits are
				  licensed space.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW. 12-23-057, §
											170-297-4475, filed 11/19/12,
					 effective 12/20/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › ENVIRONMENTS › Section 170-297-4550 - Windows

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For any program that does not operate on public or private
				  school premises:
(1) When a protective
				guard is used on any window it must not block outdoor light from entering the
				child care or prevent air flow into the child care; and
(2) Where a window is used as an emergency
				exit window, the window and guards, if provided, must be equipped to enable
				staff to release the guard and open the window fully when emergency exit is
				required.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW. 12-23-057, §
											170-297-4550, filed 11/19/12,
					 effective 12/20/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › ENVIRONMENTS › Section 170-297-4625 - Toileting facility

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(1) For any program
				that does not operate on public or private school premises, a toileting
				facility must be available for use by the children. The toileting facility must
				have at minimum:
(a) One working flush-type
				toilet for every thirty children based on the licensed capacity. One-third of
				the toilets may be replaced by a urinal;
(b) Privacy for toileting for children of the
				opposite sex;
(c) A mounted toilet
				paper dispenser and toilet paper for each toilet; and
(d) Adequate ventilation provided by a window
				that can be opened or an exhaust fan.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › ENVIRONMENTS › Section 170-297-4635 - Handwashing sinks

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(1) For any program
				that does not operate on public or private school premises, handwashing
				facilities must be located in or immediately outside of:
(a) Rooms used for toileting; and
(b) Areas used for food
				preparation.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › ENVIRONMENTS › Section 170-297-4650 - Bathroom floors

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For any program that does not operate on public or private
				  school premises, bathrooms and other rooms subject to moisture must have
				  flooring that is washable and moisture resistant. The floor must be cleaned and
				  disinfected as provided in WAC
				  170-297-0010 daily or more often
				  if needed.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW. 12-23-057, §
											170-297-4650, filed 11/19/12,
					 effective 12/20/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › ENVIRONMENTS › Section 170-297-4700 - Water temperature

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For any program that does not operate on public or private
				  school premises, the licensee must monitor the water temperature and maintain
				  it at least sixty degrees Fahrenheit and not more than one hundred twenty
				  degrees Fahrenheit.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW. 12-23-057, §
											170-297-4700, filed 11/19/12,
					 effective 12/20/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › ENVIRONMENTS › Section 170-297-4725 - Guns and other weapons

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Firearms or other weapons are prohibited on the
				  premises.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW. 12-23-057, §
											170-297-4725, filed 11/19/12,
					 effective 12/20/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › ENVIRONMENTS › Section 170-297-4750 - Storage for each child's belongings

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Separate storage areas for each child's belongings must be
				  provided.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW. 12-23-057, §
											170-297-4750, filed 11/19/12,
					 effective 12/20/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › PETS AND OTHER ANIMALS › Section 170-297-4800 - Pet and other animal policy

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A program that has a pet or pets must:
(1) Inform children's parents and guardians
				that the child care program has a pet; and
(2) Have a pet policy in the parent handbook
				that includes:
(a) How children will have
				access to pets;
(b) How children
				will be kept safe around pets;
(c)
				Pet immunizations; and
(d) Handling
				of pet waste.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › PETS AND OTHER ANIMALS › Section 170-297-4850 - Pet and other animal health and safety

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(1) Pets that have contact with children
				must:
(a) Have current immunizations for
				contagious diseases;
(b) Show no
				signs of disease, worms or parasites; and
(c) Have veterinarian documentation that the
				pet is non-aggressive.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › PETS AND OTHER ANIMALS › Section 170-297-4875 - Pets and other animals interacting with children

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(1) The licensee or program staff must not
				have reptiles, amphibians, chickens, or ducks on-site due to the risk of
				Salmonella.
(2) When community
				activities or special events include reptiles, amphibians, chickens, or ducks,
				the licensee or program staff must directly supervise the children when
				interacting with these animals to reduce the risk of Salmonella.
Children and program staff must wash their hands before and
				  after interacting with these animals.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW. 12-23-057, §
											170-297-4875, filed 11/19/12,
					 effective 12/20/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › PETS AND OTHER ANIMALS › Section 170-297-4900 - Pet and other animal wastes

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(1) All
				animal wastes and litter must be disposed of immediately.
(2) Animal waste must be disposed of in a way
				that children cannot come in contact with the material.
(3) Animal waste, including fish tank water,
				must not be disposed of in sinks used by children or staff, except custodial
				sinks. If custodial sinks are used to dispose of animal waste, the sink area
				must be washed, rinsed and disinfected after disposal.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW. 12-23-057, §
											170-297-4900, filed 11/19/12,
					 effective 12/20/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT › Section 170-297-4925 - Licensed outdoor space

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(1) The licensee
				must provide a safe outdoor play area on the premises.
(a) The outdoor play space must contain
				seventy-five square feet of usable space per child for the number of children
				stated on the license.
(b) If the
				premises does not have seventy-five square feet of available outdoor space per
				child, the licensee may provide an alternative plan, approved by the
				department, to meet the requirement for all children in care to have daily
				opportunities for active outdoor play.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT › Section 170-297-4950 - Playground equipment Ground cover - Fall zones

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This section is applicable to any program that does not
				  operate on public or private school premises.
(1) The licensee must not place climbing play
				equipment on concrete, asphalt, packed soil, lumber, or similar hard surfaces
				when being used by children.
(2)
				The ground under swings and play equipment intended to be climbed must be
				covered by a shock absorbing material. Grass alone is not an acceptable ground
				cover material under swings or play equipment intended to be climbed.
				Acceptable ground cover includes:
(a) Pea
				gravel at least nine inches deep;
(b) Playground wood chips at least nine
				inches deep;
(c) Shredded recycled
				rubber at least six inches deep; or
(d) Other department approved
				material.