Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-302 - Foundational Quality Standards for Outdoor Nature-Based Child Care › HEALTH PRACTICES › Section 110-302-0220 - Bathroom space and toileting

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) ONB providers
				must provide at least one of the following bathroom options, and may use a
				combination of toileting options to ensure children and staff are able to meet
				their toileting needs:
(a) An indoor bathroom
				in a licensed family home, center, or school-age facility.
(b) A portable chemical toilet designated for
				use by the ONB program. The portable chemical toilet must be nontoxic and
				formaldehyde-free, and emptied regularly and as needed. The portable chemical
				toilet surfaces must be cleaned at least once each day and more often if
				needed, pursuant to WAC
				110-302-0241. The waste container
				for the portable chemical toilet must be:
(i)
				Fabricated from impervious materials, such as plastic, steel, fiberglass, or
				other equivalent material;
(ii)
				Water tight and capable of containing the chemical waste in a sanitary manner;
				and
(iii) Sufficient in size for
				the number of persons that will be using the toilet and consistent with the
				manufacturer's recommended use requirements. At a minimum, the portable
				chemical toilet must be of sufficient size that the container will normally be
				at half of its volume capacity immediately before each regularly scheduled
				emptying of the waste.
(c) The use of toileting facilities in a
				public park or nature center if:
(i) ONB
				providers check the bathrooms for cleanliness and safety prior to the
				children's use; and
(ii) The toilet
				seats, sinks, or other surfaces that children touch are cleaned and disinfected
				daily.
(d) A portable
				toilet, with individual liners that allow for sanitary disposal after each use,
				and with surfaces cleaned at least once each day and more often if needed,
				pursuant to WAC
				110-302-0241.
(e) A water conserving toilet, such as a
				composting or pit toilet, and greywater system that meets the requirements for
				health and sanitation as described in the Washington State Department of Health
				Water Conserving On-Site Wastewater Treatment Systems-Recommended Standards and
				Guidance (
https://www.doh.wa.gov/Portals/1/Documents/Pubs/337-016.pdf
).
(f) If no other toileting options are
				available, backcountry toileting options that comply with the rules of the
				landowner and the "Leave-No-Trace" standards described at
https://lnt.org/learn/principle-3
.
(i) Unless approved by the department,
				children must not be allowed to play or eat within 200 feet of areas that have
				been used or are designated as backcountry toileting spaces; and
(ii) ONB providers must use gloves to assist
				children and to ensure the sanitary disposal of toilet paper. Both children and
				adults must wash their hands pursuant to WAC
				110-302-0200.
(g) For the toileting options described in
				(b) through (f) of this subsection:
(i) To
				ensure successful toileting and handwashing practices, ONB providers must
				ensure children have independent access to sufficient toilets, urinals, toilet
				paper, handwashing equipment, and staff support;
(ii) ONB programs must include:
(A) An ONB toileting policy in the parent
				handbook pursuant to WAC
				110-302-0450; and
(B) A risk waiver must be included in the
				parent enrollment packet;
(iii) ONB staff must be trained in the proper
				use of alternative toileting options, and the ONB program's policies and
				procedures for supporting children, pursuant to WAC
				110-302-0110;
(iv) Staff must be supported to meet their
				own toileting needs.