reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-300 - Foundational quality standards for early learning programs › PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING AND REQUIREMENTS ENVIRONMENT › Section 110-300-0111 - Staff oversight

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(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
(c) Be
				available and able to respond in an emergency as needed to protect the health
				and safety of children in care.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-300 - Foundational quality standards for early learning programs › PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING AND REQUIREMENTS ENVIRONMENT › Section 110-300-0115 - Staff records

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) An early
				learning provider must establish a records system for themselves, household
				members, staff, and volunteers that complies with the requirements of this
				chapter. Early learning program staff records must be:
(a) Verified by the licensee, center
				director, assistant director, or program supervisor;
(b) Entered and maintained in the electronic
				workforce registry, if applicable. 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
(d)
				Kept on-site or in the program's administrative office in a manner that allows
				the department to review the records.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-300 - Foundational quality standards for early learning programs › PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING AND REQUIREMENTS ENVIRONMENT › Section 110-300-0120 - Providing for personal, professional, and health needs of staff

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) A licensee must
				provide for the personal and professional needs of staff by:
(a) Having a secure place to store personal
				belongings that is inaccessible to children;
(b) Having a readily accessible phone to use
				for emergency calls or to contact the parents of enrolled children;
				and
(c) Providing file and storage
				space for professional materials.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-300 - Foundational quality standards for early learning programs › SPACE AND FURNISHINGS › Section 110-300-0130 - Indoor early learning program space

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Indoor early learning program space must
				be accessible during program operating hours.
(2) Early learning program space, ramps, and
				handrails must comply with, be accessible to, and accommodate children and
				adults with disabilities as required by the Washington law against
				discrimination (chapter 49.60 RCW) and the ADA, as now and hereafter
				amended.
(3) Early learning program
				space must allow children to move between areas without disrupting another
				child's work or play.
(4) A family
				home licensee must provide a signed and dated declaration form annually stating
				that the early learning program meets the following requirements, as
				applicable, in unlicensed space:
(a) Furnace
				area safety, or smoke or carbon monoxide detector requirements pursuant to WAC
				110-300-0170(3);
(b) Guns, weapons,
				or ammunition storage pursuant to WAC 110-300-0165(2)(e);
(c) Medication storage pursuant to WAC
				110-300-0215;
(d) Refrigerator or
				freezer pursuant to WAC 110-300-0165(3)(d);
(e) Storage areas that contain chemicals,
				utility sinks, or wet mops pursuant to WAC 110-300-0260; or
(f) Swimming pools under WAC
				110-300-0175.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-300 - Foundational quality standards for early learning programs › SPACE AND FURNISHINGS › Section 110-300-0135 - Routine care, play, learning, relaxation, and comfort

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) An early learning provider must have
				accessible and child-size furniture and equipment (or altered and adapted in a
				family home early learning program) in sufficient quantity for the number of
				children in care. Tables must not be bucket style.
(2) Furniture and equipment must be:
(a) Maintained in a safe working
				condition;
(b) Developmentally and
				age appropriate;
(c) Visually
				inspected at least weekly for hazards, broken parts, or damage. All equipment
				with hazardous, broken parts, or damage must be repaired as soon as possible
				and must be inaccessible to children until repairs are made according to the
				manufacturer's instructions, if available;
(d) Arranged in a way that does not interfere
				with other play equipment;
(e)
				Installed and assembled according to manufacturer's specifications;
(f) Stored in a manner to prevent injury;
				and
(g) Accessible to the child's
				height so that he or she can find, use, and return materials
				independently.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-300 - Foundational quality standards for early learning programs › SPACE AND FURNISHINGS › Section 110-300-0140 - Room arrangement, child-related displays, private space, and belongings

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)
				Early learning materials and equipment must be visible, accessible to children
				in care, and must be arranged to promote and encourage independent access by
				children.
(2) An early learning
				provider must display age and developmentally appropriate early learning
				materials. Materials must be located at enrolled children's eye level and
				related to current activities or curriculum.
(3) An early learning provider must offer, or
				allow a child to create, a place for privacy. This space must:
(a) Allow the provider to supervise children;
				and
(b) Include an area accessible
				to children who seek or need time alone or in small groups.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-300 - Foundational quality standards for early learning programs › SPACE AND FURNISHINGS › Section 110-300-0146 - Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Playground equipment and surfacing used
				by an early learning provider must comply with applicable CPSC guidelines
				including, but not limited to, installing, arranging, designing, constructing,
				and maintaining outdoor play equipment and surfacing.
(a) Climbing play equipment must not be
				placed on or above concrete, asphalt, packed soil, lumber, or similar hard
				surfaces;
(b) The ground under
				swings and play equipment must be covered by a shock absorbing material (grass
				alone is not an acceptable) such as:
(i) Pea
				gravel at least nine inches deep;
(ii) Playground wood chips at least nine
				inches deep;
(iii) Shredded
				recycled rubber at least six inches deep; or
(iv) Any material that has a certificate of
				compliance, label, or documentation stating it meets ASTM standards
				F1292.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-300 - Foundational quality standards for early learning programs › SPACE AND FURNISHINGS › Section 110-300-0147 - Weather conditions and outdoor hazards

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) An early learning provider must observe
				weather conditions and other possible hazards to take appropriate action for
				child health and safety. Conditions that pose a health or safety risk may
				include, but are not limited to:
(a) Heat in
				excess of 100 degrees Fahrenheit or pursuant to advice of the local
				authority;
(b) Cold less than 20
				degrees Fahrenheit, or pursuant to advice of the local authority;
(c) Lightning storm, tornado, hurricane, or
				flooding if there is immediate or likely danger;
(d) Earthquake;
(e) Air quality emergency ordered by a local
				or state authority on air quality or public health;
(f) Lockdown notification ordered by a public
				safety authority; and
(g) Other
				similar incidents.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-300 - Foundational quality standards for early learning programs › SPACE AND FURNISHINGS › Section 110-300-0148 - Gardens in outdoor early learning program space

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) A garden in an early learning program
				space must:
(a) Have safeguards in place to
				minimize risk of cross-contamination by animals;
(b) Use soil free from agricultural or
				industrial contaminants such as lead or arsenic if gardening directly in the
				ground;
(c) If gardening in raised
				beds use:
(i) New soil that is labeled
				"organic" or "safe for children" and was obtained from a gardening supply store
				or other retail store; or
(ii)
				Composted soil made from material that is safe according to the Washington
				State University's extension master gardener composting guidelines;
				and
(d) Use water that
				comes from a private well approved by the local health jurisdiction or from a
				public water system. An early learning provider must make water for gardens
				inaccessible to children if the provider uses irrigation water.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-300 - Foundational quality standards for early learning programs › ACTIVITIES › Section 110-300-0150 - Program and activities

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) An
				early learning provider must supply children in care with early learning
				materials that are age and developmentally appropriate. For each age group of
				children in care, a provider must supply a variety of materials that satisfy
				individual, developmental, and cultural needs. Early learning materials must
				be:
(a) Clean;
(b) Washable or disposable;
(c) Accommodating to a range of abilities of
				children in care;
(d) Available to
				children in care appropriate to a child's age and developmental
				level;
(e) Nonpoisonous and free of
				toxins. If an early learning provider is using prepackaged art materials, the
				material packaging must be labeled "non-toxic" by the manufacturer and meet
				ASTM standard D-4236 as described in
				16
				C.F.R.
				1500.14(b)(8)(i);
(f) In good and safe working
				condition;
(g) Accommodating to
				special needs of children in care; and
(h) Removed from the early learning program
				space once an item has been recalled by CPSC.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-300 - Foundational quality standards for early learning programs › ACTIVITIES › Section 110-300-0155 - Use of television, video, and computers

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
If an early learning provider offers screen time to children
				  in care:
(1) The screen time available
				for each child:
(a) Must be educational,
				developmentally and age appropriate, nonviolent, and culturally sensitive;
				and
(b) Should be interactive with
				staff.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-300 - Foundational quality standards for early learning programs › ACTIVITIES › Section 110-300-0160 - Promoting acceptance of diversity

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) An early learning provider must provide
				culturally and racially diverse learning opportunities. Diverse learning
				opportunities must be demonstrated by the provider's curriculum, activities,
				and materials that represent all children, families, and staff. A provider must
				use equipment and materials that include, but are not limited to:
(a) Diverse dolls, books, pictures, games, or
				materials that do not reinforce stereotypes;
(b) Diverse music from many cultures in
				children's primary languages; and
(c) A balance of different ethnic and
				cultural groups, ages, abilities, family styles, and genders.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-300 - Foundational quality standards for early learning programs › SAFETY › Section 110-300-0166 - Emergency preparation and exiting

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) To be properly prepared for an emergency,
				early learning programs must have an emergency preparedness plan required by
				WAC 110-300-0470.
(2) Early learning providers must have the
				following in case of an emergency:
(a) A
				working flashlight or other emergency lighting device must be available for use
				as an emergency light source. Battery powered flashlights must have an extra
				set of batteries easily available; and
(b) A working telephone must be available for
				use with sufficient backup power to function for at least five hours.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-300 - Foundational quality standards for early learning programs › SAFETY › Section 110-300-0170 - Fire safety

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) An early
				learning provider must comply with the state building code, as now and
				hereafter amended, pursuant to
				RCW
				  19.27.031.
(2) An early learning provider must arrange
				for a fire safety inspection annually. A provider must arrange a fire safety
				inspection with a local government agency. If a local government agency is not
				available to conduct a fire safety inspection, a provider must inspect for fire
				safety using the state fire marshal form.
(3) To ensure a safe environment for children
				in care, an early learning provider must comply with the following fire safety
				requirements:
(a)
Combustible
				materials.
(i) Combustible materials
				must be properly discarded pursuant to local jurisdictions, removed from the
				premises, or properly stored in closed metal containers specifically designed
				to hold such combustible materials;
(ii) Combustible materials stored in a closed
				metal container must not be stored in the premises licensed space or any place
				that may be accessible to children in care;
(iii) Combustible materials include, but are
				not limited to, lint, gasoline, natural gas, diesel, fuel, propane, rags soaked
				in combustible materials, oils, chemicals, or solvents.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-300 - Foundational quality standards for early learning programs › SAFETY › Section 110-300-0175 - Water hazards and swimming pools

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
To prevent injury or drowning and ensure the health and
				  safety of children, an early learning provider must comply with the
				  requirements described in this section.
(1) The following bodies of water must be
				inaccessible to children in care by using a physical barrier with a locking
				mechanism in compliance with WAC
				246-260-031(4):
(a) Swimming pools when not being used as
				part of the early learning program;
(b) Ponds, lakes, storm retention ponds,
				ditches, fountains, fish ponds, landscape pools, or similar bodies of water;
				and
(c) Uncovered wells, septic
				tanks, wastewater, wastewater tanks, below grade storage tanks, farm manure
				ponds, or other similar hazards.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-300 - Foundational quality standards for early learning programs › FOOD AND NUTRITION › Section 110-300-0180 - Meal and snack schedule

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) An
				early learning provider must serve meals and snacks to children in care as
				follows:
(a) Meals and snacks must be served
				not less than two hours and not more than three hours apart unless the child is
				asleep;
(b) Children in care for
				five to nine hours:
(i) At least one meal and
				two snacks; or
(ii) Two meals and
				one snack.
(c) Children
				in care for more than nine hours:
(i) Two
				meals and two snacks; or
(ii) Three
				snacks and one meal.
(d)
				After school snack, dinner, evening snack, and breakfast:
(i) A snack or meal must be provided to a
				child that arrives to the early learning program after school;
(ii) Dinner must be provided to children in
				nighttime care if a child is at an early learning program after his or her
				dinnertime, or has not had dinner;
(iii) An evening snack must be provided to
				children in nighttime care;
(iv)
				Breakfast must be provided to children in nighttime care if a child remains in
				care after the child's usual breakfast time; and
(v) A breakfast or morning snack must be
				available to children in care.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-300 - Foundational quality standards for early learning programs › FOOD AND NUTRITION › Section 110-300-0185 - Menus, milk, and food

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
To ensure proper nutrition of children in care, an early
				  learning provider must comply with the child nutrition requirements described
				  in this section.
(1) Meals, snack
				foods, and beverages provided to children in care must comply with the
				requirements contained in the most current edition of the
USDA Child
				and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP
standards, or the
USDA
				National School Lunch and School Breakfast Program
standards.
(a) An early learning provider must supply
				dated menus.
(b) Food and beverage
				substitutions to a scheduled menu must be of equal nutritional value.
(c) An early learning provider must only
				serve water, unflavored milk or one hundred percent fruit or vegetable
				juice.
(d) An early learning
				provider must limit the consumption of one hundred percent fruit juice to no
				more than four to six ounces per day for children between one and six years
				old, and eight to twelve ounces per day for children seven through twelve years
				old.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-300 - Foundational quality standards for early learning programs › FOOD AND NUTRITION › Section 110-300-0186 - Food allergies and special dietary needs

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) An early learning provider must obtain
				written instructions (the individual care plan) from the child's health care
				provider and parent or guardian when caring for a child with a known food
				allergy or special dietary requirement due to a health condition. The
				individual care plan pursuant to WAC 110-300-0300 must:
(a) Identify foods that must not be consumed
				by the child and steps to take in the case of an unintended allergic
				reaction;
(b) Identify foods that
				can substitute for allergenic foods; and
(c) Provide a specific treatment plan for the
				early learning provider to follow in response to an allergic reaction. 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
(iv) Description of allergic reactions and
				symptoms associated with the child's particular allergies.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-300 - Foundational quality standards for early learning programs › FOOD AND NUTRITION › Section 110-300-0190 - Parent or guardian provided food and written food plans

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) A written food plan must be developed by
				the provider and a child's parent or guardian, signed by all parties, and
				followed when accommodating a child's:
(a)
				Special feeding needs;
(b) Special
				diets;
(c) Religious or cultural
				preferences;
(d) Family preference;
				or
(e) Other needs.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-300 - Foundational quality standards for early learning programs › FOOD AND NUTRITION › Section 110-300-0195 - Food service, equipment, and practices

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) An early learning provider preparing or
				serving food must comply with the current department of health
Washington State Food and Beverage Workers' Manual
and
				supervise services that prepare or deliver food to the early learning
				program.
(2) Snacks and meals must
				be prepared and served by an early learning provider who possesses a valid and
				current food worker card pursuant to WAC 110-300-0106(13).
(3) An early learning provider must:
(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. Water cups or bottles must be cleaned and sanitized
				daily if designated for a single child;
(c) Ensure plastic eating and drinking
				equipment does not contain BPA (a chemical used in hard plastic bottles and as
				a protective lining in food and beverage cans) or have cracks or
				chips;
(d) Use gloves, utensils, or
				tongs to serve food;
(e) Serve
				meals or snacks on plates, dishware, containers, trays, or napkins or paper
				towels, if appropriate. Food should not be served directly on the eating
				surface; and
(f) Be respectful of
				each child's cultural food practices.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-300 - Foundational quality standards for early learning programs › FOOD AND NUTRITION › Section 110-300-0196 - Food sources

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Food
				prepared and served from an early learning program must not be tampered with or
				spoiled.
(2) Food prepared and
				served from an early learning program must be obtained from an approved source
				licensed and inspected by the local health jurisdiction, the Washington state
				department of agriculture (WSDA), or the USDA. Food items not approved to be
				served to children in care include:
(a) Meat,
				fish, poultry, eggs, or milk that has not been inspected by the USDA or
				WSDA;
(b) Home canned
				food;
(c) Game meat or other meat
				that has not been inspected by the WSDA or USDA;
(d) Leftover food that was previously served
				from outside of the early learning program; or
(e) Food from roadside stands selling without
				a permit.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-300 - Foundational quality standards for early learning programs › FOOD AND NUTRITION › Section 110-300-0197 - Safe food practices

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)
				Early learning providers must wash their hands, pursuant to WAC
				110-300-0200.
(2) Early learning
				providers must store, prepare, cook, hold food, and wash dishes, pursuant to
				WAC 110-300-0195.
(3) For all foods
				offered by the provider or given to an enrolled child by a parent or guardian,
				the provider must:
(a) Provide appropriate
				refrigeration to preserve foods from spoiling. Foods that may be subject to
				spoiling include, but are not limited to, meats, cooked potatoes, cooked
				legumes, cooked rice, sprouts, cut melons, cut cantaloupes, milk, and cheese;
				and
(b) Refrigerate foods requiring
				refrigeration at 41 degrees Fahrenheit or less and freeze foods required to be
				frozen at 10 degrees Fahrenheit or less.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-300 - Foundational quality standards for early learning programs › FOOD AND NUTRITION › Section 110-300-0198 - Food preparation areas

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) An
				early learning provider or staff must clean and sanitize food preparation areas
				and eating surfaces before and after each use, pursuant to WAC
				110-300-0241(1)(a).
(2) In an early
				learning program's food preparation area, kitchens must:
(a) Have walls, counter tops, floors,
				cabinets, and shelves that are:
(i)
				Maintained in good repair including, but not limited to, being properly sealed
				without chips, cracks, or tears; and
(ii) Moisture resistant.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-300 - Foundational quality standards for early learning programs › HEALTH PRACTICES › Section 110-300-0200 - Handwashing and hand sanitizer

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Early learning providers must comply with
				the following handwashing procedures or those defined by the United States
				Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and children should strongly be
				encouraged to:
(a) Wet hands with warm
				water;
(b) Apply soap to the
				hands;
(c) Rub hands together to
				wash for at least twenty seconds;
(d) Thoroughly rinse hands with
				water;
(e) Dry hands with a paper
				towel, single-use cloth towel, or air hand dryer;
(f) Turn water faucet off using a paper towel
				or single-use cloth towel unless it turns off automatically; and
(g) Properly discard paper single-use cloth
				towels after each use.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-300 - Foundational quality standards for early learning programs › HEALTH PRACTICES › Section 110-300-0205 - Child, staff, and household member illness

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) An early learning provider must observe
				all children for signs of illness when they arrive at the early learning
				program and throughout the day. Parents or guardians of a child should be
				notified, as soon as possible, if the child develops signs or symptoms of
				illness.
(2) If an early learning
				provider becomes ill, a licensee, center director, assistant director, or
				program supervisor must determine whether that person should be required to
				leave the licensed early learning space.
(3) When a child becomes ill, an early
				learning provider (or school nurse, if applicable) must determine whether the
				child should be sent home or separated from others. A provider must supervise
				the child to reasonably prevent contact between the ill child and healthy
				children.
(4) An ill child must be
				sent home or reasonably separated from other children if:
(a) The illness or condition prevents the
				child from participating in normal activities;
(b) The illness or condition requires more
				care and attention than the early learning provider can give;
(c) The required amount of care for the ill
				child compromises or places at risk the health and safety of other children in
				care; or
(d) There is a risk that
				the child's illness or condition will spread to other children or
				individuals.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-300 - Foundational quality standards for early learning programs › HEALTH PRACTICES › Section 110-300-0210 - Immunizations and exempt children

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(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
				  43.216.690 and chapter 246-105 WAC. Early
				learning providers may accept children without proof of vaccinations or
				immunity as otherwise indicated in this section.
(2) Early learning providers must receive for
				each enrolled child upon enrollment and annually thereafter, as required by
				RCW
				  43.216.690 and WAC
				246-105-050:
(a) A current, complete, and medically
				verified certificate of immunization status (CIS) form;
(b) A department approved certificate of
				exemption (COE) form, if applicable; or
(c) A current immunization record from the
				Washington state immunization information system (WA IIS).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-300 - Foundational quality standards for early learning programs › HEALTH PRACTICES › Section 110-300-0215 - Medication

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)
Managing
				medication.
A medication management policy must include, but is not
				limited to, safe medication storage, reasonable accommodations for giving
				medication, mandatory medication documentation, and forms pursuant to WAC
				110-300-0500.
(2)
Medication
				training.
An early learning provider must not give medication to a child
				if the provider has not successfully completed:
(a) An orientation about the early learning
				program's medication policies and procedures;
(b) The department standardized training
				course in medication administration that includes a competency assessment
				pursuant to WAC 110-300-0106(10) or equivalent training; and
(c) If applicable, a training from a child's
				parents or guardian (or an appointed designee) for special medical procedures
				that are part of a child's individual care plan. This training must be
				documented and signed by the provider and the child's parent or guardian (or
				designee).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-300 - Foundational quality standards for early learning programs › HEALTH PRACTICES › Section 110-300-0220 - Bathroom space and toilet training

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) An early learning provider must provide
				at least one indoor bathroom in the licensed space that has the following:
(a) One working flush toilet.
(i) Toilets must be an appropriate height and
				size for enrolled children. A platform may be used to accommodate the height
				and size of children. Platforms must be easily cleanable and resistant to
				moisture and slipping.
(ii) Center
				early learning programs licensed after this chapter becomes effective must have
				one working flush toilet for every fifteen children and staff. A child in
				diapers does not count for purposes of toilet calculations until the child
				begins toilet training.
(iii)
				Toilets for staff may be located outside of licensed space on the
				premises.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-300 - Foundational quality standards for early learning programs › HEALTH PRACTICES › Section 110-300-0221 - Diaper changing areas, privacy, and disposal

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Center early learning providers must have
				a designated diaper changing area, including stand-up diapering, for each
				classroom or for every age grouping of children who require diapering. Only one
				diaper changing area is required for family home early learning programs.
(a) Diaper changing areas must:
(i) Be separate from areas where food is
				stored, prepared, or served;
(ii)
				Have a sink with hot and cold running water, not used for food preparation and
				clean up;
(iii) Have a sturdy
				surface or mat that:
(A) Is not torn or
				repaired with tape;
(B) Is
				washable;
(C) Has a moisture
				resistant surface that is cleanable; and
(D) Is large enough to prevent the area
				underneath the diaper changing area from being contaminated with bodily
				fluids.
(iv) Be on
				moisture resistant, washable material that horizontally or vertically surrounds
				and extends at least two feet from the diaper changing station and handwashing
				area; and
(v) Be uncluttered and
				not used for storage of any items not used in diapering a child.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-300 - Foundational quality standards for early learning programs › HEALTH PRACTICES › Section 110-300-0225 - Pets and animals

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) An early
				learning provider may have pets or other animals on the early learning program
				premises.
(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
(b) Provide
				written notice to children's parents and guardians.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-300 - Foundational quality standards for early learning programs › HEALTH PRACTICES › Section 110-300-0230 - First-aid-CPR certification and supplies

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Family home licensees, center directors,
				assistant directors, program supervisors, lead teachers, assistant teachers,
				and any other early learning providers counted in staff-to-child ratio, or who
				could potentially be counted in ratio, must have a current pediatric and adult
				first-aid and CPR certificate, pursuant to WAC
				110-300-0106(11).
(2) An early learning provider must keep a
				complete first-aid kit in the licensed space, on any off-site trip, and in a
				vehicle used to transport children in care. A first-aid kit must:
(a) Be stored in a location that is easily
				accessible to staff;
(b) Be
				inaccessible to children;
(c) Be
				separate from food or chemicals;
(d) Be kept clean and sanitary;
(e) Be stored in a manner that prevents
				contamination; and
(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.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-300 - Foundational quality standards for early learning programs › HEALTH PRACTICES › Section 110-300-0235 - Safe water sources

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Hot and cold
				running water must be directly plumbed to the early learning program
				premises.
(2) An early learning
				provider must use a Washington state certified water laboratory accredited by
				the department of ecology to test the program water supply for lead and copper.
(a) All fixtures used to obtain water for
				preparing food or infant formula, drinking, or cooking must be tested prior to
				licensing approval and at least once every six years;
(b) Testing must be done pursuant to current
				environmental protection agency standards; and
(c) A copy of the water testing results must
				be kept on the licensed premises or in the program's administrative
				office.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-300 - Foundational quality standards for early learning programs › HEALTH PRACTICES › Section 110-300-0236 - Safe drinking water

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) An
				early learning program's drinking water must:
(a) Be offered multiple times throughout the
				day and be readily available to children at all times;
(b) Be offered in outdoor play areas, in each
				classroom for centers, and in the licensed space for family homes;
(c) Be served in a manner that prevents
				contamination;
(d) Not be obtained
				from a handwashing sink used with toileting or diapering; and
(e) Be served fresh daily or more often as
				needed.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-300 - Foundational quality standards for early learning programs › CLEANING AND SANITATION › Section 110-300-0240 - Clean and healthy environment

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Early learning program premises and
				program equipment must be clean and sanitary.
(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.
(a) A cleanable surface must be:
(i) Designed to be cleaned frequently and
				made of sealed wood, linoleum, tile, plastic, or other solid surface
				materials;
(ii) Moisture resistant;
				and
(iii) Free of chips, cracks,
				and tears.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-300 - Foundational quality standards for early learning programs › CLEANING AND SANITATION › Section 110-300-0241 - Cleaning schedules

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) An
				early learning provider must develop and follow a cleaning schedule that
				includes:
(a) Food preparation areas, tables
				and chairs, high chairs, and food service counters, which must be cleaned and
				sanitized before and after each meal and snack with single use paper towels or
				one-time use wiping cloths;
(b)
				Eating utensils, bottles, drinking equipment, and dishes, which must be cleaned
				and sanitized after each use;
(c)
				Pacifiers, which:
(i) Must be cleaned and
				sanitized after each use by washing and boiling the pacifier or washing the
				pacifier in the dishwasher; or
(ii)
				May be reused by an individual child if they have been rinsed after each use
				and stored in a device or container that prevents contamination. 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
(h) Furniture and equipment, which must be
				cleaned monthly or more often as needed.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-300 - Foundational quality standards for early learning programs › CLEANING AND SANITATION › Section 110-300-0245 - Laundry and equipment

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)
				Laundry and laundry equipment at an early learning program must be inaccessible
				to children and separated from areas where food is prepared to prevent cross
				contamination.
(2) Dirty or soiled
				laundry must be:
(a) Kept separate from clean
				laundry;
(b) Cleaned with laundry
				soap or detergent;
(c) Rinsed;
				and
(d) Sanitized:
(i) With bleach or a similar sanitizer
				registered by the EPA; or
(ii) By
				using a "sanitize" setting on a washing machine or dryer that reaches at least
				140 degrees Fahrenheit.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-300 - Foundational quality standards for early learning programs › CLEANING AND SANITATION › Section 110-300-0250 - Private septic systems

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) If
				an early learning program is served by a private septic system, the septic
				system must be designed, constructed, and maintained in accordance with state
				and local health jurisdiction requirements.
(a) A private septic system must be inspected
				by a septic system maintenance service provider approved by the local health
				jurisdiction and monitored on a routine basis. Any deficiencies noted in an
				inspection report must be corrected with the necessary permits and
				inspections.
(b) The most recent
				private septic system pumping and inspection records must be kept on the
				licensed premises or in the program's administrative office.
(c) If an early learning provider does not
				have the documentation described in (b) of this subsection, the provider must
				obtain from the state, local health jurisdiction, or a department approved
				private company such documentation within six months of the date this section
				becomes effective.
(d) An early
				learning provider must notify the department and local health jurisdiction if
				there is a problem, concern, or malfunction with a private septic
				system.
(e) If a private septic
				system problem, concern, or malfunction interferes with the proper care of
				children and an approved alternative is not available, the state, local health
				jurisdiction, or department may require an early learning program to close
				until the system is inspected, repaired, and approved by the local health
				jurisdiction.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-300 - Foundational quality standards for early learning programs › CLEANING AND SANITATION › Section 110-300-0255 - Pest control

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) An early
				learning provider must take appropriate steps to safely prevent or control
				pests that pose a risk to the health and safety of adults and children in and
				around the licensed space. Pest control steps must include:
(a)
Prevention.
A provider must
				take steps to prevent attracting pests including, but not limited to,
				identifying and removing food and water sources that attract pests.
(b)
Inspection.
Indoor and
				outdoor areas in and around the licensed space must be inspected for evidence
				of pests. A provider must document the date and location if evidence is
				found.
(c)
Identification.
Pests found in the licensed space must be
				identified and documented so the pest may be properly removed or
				exterminated.
(d)
Management.
A provider must document steps taken to remove or
				exterminate the pests if found in the licensed space.
(e)
Notification.
If pesticides
				are used, the early learning provider must notify the parents or guardians of
				enrolled children what pesticide will be applied and where it will be applied
				no less than forty-eight hours before application, unless in cases of emergency
				(such as a wasp nest).
(f)
Application.
Pesticide must be applied to early learning program
				space when children are not present. When pesticide is applied, center
				providers must comply with chapter 17.21 RCW and family home providers must
				comply with the pesticide manufacturer's instructions.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-300 - Foundational quality standards for early learning programs › CLEANING AND SANITATION › Section 110-300-0260 - Storage of hazardous and maintenance supplies

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) An early learning provider must ensure
				all poisonous or dangerous substances including, but not limited to, fuels,
				solvents, oils, laundry, dishwasher, other detergents, sanitizing products,
				disinfectants and items labeled "keep out of reach of children" are stored:
(a) In a location that is inaccessible to
				children;
(b) Separate and apart
				from food preparation areas, food items, and food supplies;
(c) In their original containers or clearly
				labeled with the name of the product if not in the original container;
				and
(d) In compliance with the
				manufacturer's directions (including, not storing products near heat
				sources).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-300 - Foundational quality standards for early learning programs › SLEEP AND REST › Section 110-300-0265 - Sleep, rest, and equipment

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) An early learning provider must offer a
				supervised daily rest period for children preschool age and younger who remain
				in care for more than six hours per day, or who show a need for rest.
(2) An early learning provider must provide
				quiet activities for children who do not require rest. Quiet activities must be
				minimally disruptive to sleeping children.
(3) An early learning provider must
				communicate a child's sleep needs and patterns with that child's parent or
				guardian.
(4) An early learning
				provider must not place children directly on the floor to rest or
				sleep.
(5) For children not using
				cribs or playpens, an early learning provider must provide developmentally
				appropriate mats, cots, or other sleep equipment made of water resistant
				material that can be cleaned and sanitized.
(6) Mats, cots, and other sleep equipment
				used in an early learning program must be:
(a)
				In good condition, have no tears or holes, and have no repairs with
				tape;
(b) Cleaned, sanitized, and
				air dried at least once per week or more often as needed if used by only one
				child, or after each use if used by more than one child; and
(c) Stored so sleeping surfaces are not
				touching each other unless cleaned and sanitized after each use.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-300 - Foundational quality standards for early learning programs › SLEEP AND REST › Section 110-300-0270 - Overnight care

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) An early
				learning provider must be approved by the department to provide overnight care
				between nine o'clock at night and five o'clock in the morning when any enrolled
				child sleeps for three or more hours at the program.
(2) If approved by the department to provide
				overnight care, an early learning provider must supply every child an
				individual bed or other sleep equipment that:
(a) Is safe and in good working
				condition;
(b) Is made of moisture
				resistant material that can be cleaned and sanitized;
(c) Meets the child's developmental needs;
				and
(d) Is stored so sleeping
				surfaces are not touching each other unless cleaned and sanitized after each
				use.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-300 - Foundational quality standards for early learning programs › INFANT AND TODDLER › Section 110-300-0275 - Infant and toddler care

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) An
				early learning program may care for infants if the department inspects the
				program space and approves care for infants:
(a) Prior to issuing the program its license;
				or
(b) Prior to caring for infants
				if the program has not previously done so.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-300 - Foundational quality standards for early learning programs › INFANT AND TODDLER › Section 110-300-0280 - Bottle preparation

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) An
				early learning provider may allow parents to bring from home filled bottles
				clearly labeled with the date and infant's first and last name for daily use.
				Bottles must be immediately refrigerated.
(2) A bottle preparation area must:
(a) Include a sink; and
(b) Be located at least eight feet from any
				diaper changing tables or counters and sinks used for diaper changing;
				or
(c) Be physically separated from
				the diaper changing area by means of a barrier to prevent cross contamination.
				If a barrier is used, it must be:
(i) Smooth
				and easily cleanable;
(ii) Sealed,
				if made of wood;
(iii) Moisture
				resistant;
(iv) Extend at least
				twenty-four inches in height from the counter or changing surface;
				and
(v) Solid without cracks,
				breaks or separation.