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Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › ENFORCEMENT OF LICENSING STANDARDS › Section 170-297-8075 - Fines - Payment period

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A fine must be paid within twenty-eight calendar days after
				  the licensee receives the notice unless:
(1) The department approves a payment plan
				requested by the licensee; or
(2)
				The licensee requests a hearing as provided in
				RCW
				   43.215.307(3).
Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW. 12-23-057, §
											170-297-8075, 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 › ENFORCEMENT OF LICENSING STANDARDS › Section 170-297-8100 - Notice of fine - Posting

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The licensee must post the department letter notifying the
				  licensee of a final notice of a civil penalty:
(1) Immediately upon receipt;
(2) In the licensed space where it is clearly
				visible to parents and guardians; and
(3) For two weeks or until the violation
				causing the fine is corrected, whichever is longer.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW. 12-23-057, §
											170-297-8100, 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 › ENFORCEMENT OF LICENSING STANDARDS › Section 170-297-8125 - Failure to pay a fine - Department action

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If the licensee fails to pay a fine within twenty-eight
				  calendar days after the fine assessment becomes final the department may
				  suspend, revoke or not continue the license.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW. 12-23-057, §
											170-297-8125, 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 › ENFORCEMENT OF LICENSING STANDARDS › Section 170-297-8150 - Denial, suspension, revocation, modification or noncontinuation of a license

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(1) A license may
				be denied, suspended, modified, revoked or not continued when the licensee
				fails to comply with the requirements in this chapter or any provisions of
				chapter 43.215 RCW.
(2) A license
				may be denied, suspended, modified or revoked when the licensee knowingly
				allows others to fail to comply with the requirements in this chapter or any
				provisions of chapter 43.215 RCW.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW. 12-23-057, §
											170-297-8150, 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 › ENFORCEMENT OF LICENSING STANDARDS › Section 170-297-8175 - Violations - Enforcement action

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The department may deny, suspend, revoke, or not continue a
				  license when:
(1) The licensee or
				program staff are unable to provide the required care for the children in a way
				that promotes their health, safety and well-being;
(2) The licensee or program staff person is
				disqualified under chapter 170-06 WAC (DEL background check rules);
(3) The licensee or program staff person has
				been found to have committed child abuse or child neglect;
(4) The licensee has been found to allow
				program staff or volunteers to commit child abuse or child neglect;
(5) The licensee or program staff person has
				a current charge or conviction for a disqualifying crime under WAC
				170-06-0120;
(6) There is an allegation of child abuse or
				neglect against the licensee, staff, or volunteer;
(7) The licensee or program staff person
				fails to report to DSHS children's administration intake or law enforcement any
				instances of alleged child abuse or child neglect;
(8) The licensee tries to obtain or keep a
				license by deceitful means, such as making false statements or leaving out
				important information on the application;
(9) The licensee or a program staff person
				commits, permits or assists in an illegal act at the child care
				premises;
(10) The licensee or a
				program staff person uses illegal drugs or alcohol in excess, or abuses
				prescription drugs;
(11) The
				licensee knowingly allowed a program staff person or volunteer to make false
				statements on employment or background check application related to their
				suitability or competence to provide care;
(12) The licensee does not provide the
				required number of qualified program staff to care for the children in
				attendance;
(13) The licensee or
				program staff fails to provide the required level of supervision for the
				children in care;
(14) When there
				are more children than the maximum number stated on the license at any one
				time;
(15) The licensee or program
				staff refuses to allow department authorized staff access during child care
				operating hours to:
(a) Requested
				information;
(b) The licensed
				space;
(c) Child, staff, or program
				files; or
(d) Staff or children in
				care;
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › ENFORCEMENT OF LICENSING STANDARDS › Section 170-297-8225 - Notice of license denial, suspension, revocation, or modification

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(1) The department notifies the licensee of
				the denial, suspension, revocation, or modification of the license by sending a
				certified letter or by personal service.
(2) The letter contains information on what
				the licensee may do if the licensee disagrees with the decision to deny,
				suspend, revoke, or modify the license.
(3) The licensee has a right to appeal the
				denial, suspension, revocation or modification of the license.
(4) The department notice will include
				information on hearing rights and how to request a hearing.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW. 12-23-057, §
											170-297-8225, 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 › ENFORCEMENT OF LICENSING STANDARDS › Section 170-297-8250 - Probationary license

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A probationary license may be issued to a licensee operating
				  under a nonexpiring full license as part of a corrective action plan. The
				  department refers the licensee for technical assistance as provided in
				  RCW
				     43.215.290 prior to issuing a probationary
				  license.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW. 12-23-057, §
											170-297-8250, 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 › ENFORCEMENT OF LICENSING STANDARDS › Section 170-297-8275 - Probationary license - Cause

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A department decision to issue a probationary license must be
				  based on the following:
(1) Negligent
				or intentional noncompliance with the licensing rules;
(2) A history of noncompliance with the
				licensing rules;
(3) Current
				noncompliance with the licensing rules; or
(4) Any other factors relevant to the
				specific situation and consistent with the intent or purpose of chapter 43.215
				RCW.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW. 12-23-057, §
											170-297-8275, 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 › ENFORCEMENT OF LICENSING STANDARDS › Section 170-297-8300 - Issuing a probationary license

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When the department issues a probationary license, the
				  licensee must:
(1) Provide the parents
				and guardians of enrolled children notice of the probationary license in a
				department-approved format within five working days of the licensee receiving
				the probationary license;
(2)
				Provide documentation to the department that parents or guardians of enrolled
				children have been notified;
(3)
				Inform new parents or guardians of the probationary status before enrolling new
				children;
(4) Post documentation of
				the approved written probationary license as required by
				RCW
				   43.215.525; and
(5) Return the licensee's nonexpiring full
				license to the department.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW. 12-23-057, §
											170-297-8300, 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 › ENFORCEMENT OF LICENSING STANDARDS › Section 170-297-8325 - Refusing a FLCA or probationary license

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(1) The licensee has the right to:
(a) Refuse or refuse to sign a facility
				licensing compliance agreement; or
(b) Refuse to agree to a probationary
				license.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › ENFORCEMENT OF LICENSING STANDARDS › Section 170-297-8350 - Providing unlicensed care - Notice

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(1)
				If the department determines that an individual is providing unlicensed child
				care, the department will send the individual written notice within ten
				calendar days to explain:
(a) Why the
				department suspects that the individual is providing child care without a
				license;
(b) That a license is
				required and why;
(c) That the
				individual must immediately stop providing unlicensed child care;
(d) That if the individual wishes to obtain a
				license, within thirty calendar days from the date of the department's notice
				in this subsection (1) the individual must submit a written agreement, on a
				department form, stating that he or she agrees to:
(i) Attend the next available department
				child care licensing orientation; and
(ii) Submit a child care licensing
				application after completing orientation; and
(e) That the department has the authority to
				issue a fine of two hundred fifty dollars per day for each day that the
				individual continues to provide child care without a license.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-297 - Licensed school age child care standards › ENFORCEMENT OF LICENSING STANDARDS › Section 170-297-8375 - Unlicensed care - Fines and other penalties

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A person providing unlicensed child care may be:
(1) Assessed a fine of two hundred fifty
				dollars a day for each day unlicensed child care is provided;
(2) Guilty of a misdemeanor; or
(3) Subject to an injunction.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW. 12-23-057, §
											170-297-8375, 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 › ENFORCEMENT OF LICENSING STANDARDS › Section 170-297-8400 - Hearing process

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(1) Department
				notice of an enforcement action against the license includes information about
				the right to request an adjudicative proceeding (hearing) and how to request a
				hearing.
(2) The hearing process is
				governed by
				chapter
				34.05 RCW, Administrative
				Procedure Act, applicable sections of chapter 43.215 RCW, Department of early
				learning, and chapter 170-03 WAC, DEL hearing rules.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW. 12-23-057, §
											170-297-8400, filed 11/19/12,
					 effective 12/20/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-300 - FOUNDATIONAL QUALITY STANDARDS FOR EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS › INTENT AND AUTHORITY › Section 170-300-0001 - Intent and authority

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(1) The department
				of children, youth, and families was established under chapter 6, Laws of 2017.
				Chapter 43.216 RCW establishes the department's responsibility and authority to
				set and enforce licensing requirements and ECEAP standards, including the
				authority to adopt rules to implement chapter 43.216 RCW.
(2) Under chapter 7, Laws of 2015 3rd sp.
				sess. (Early Start Act), the state legislature directed the department to
				create a single set of licensing standards for center and family home
				providers.
(3) This chapter
				reflects the department's commitment to:
(a)
				Promoting the health, safety, and well-being of children;
(b) Expanding access to high quality early
				learning opportunities to improve outcomes for young children;
(c) Promoting strong school readiness;
				and
(d) Recognizing parents and
				guardians as a child's primary teacher and advocate.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-300 - FOUNDATIONAL QUALITY STANDARDS FOR EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS › INTENT AND AUTHORITY › Section 170-300-0010 - License required

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(1) An individual
				or entity that provides child care and early learning services for a group of
				children, birth through twelve years of age, must be licensed by the
				department, pursuant to
				RCW
				   43.216.295, unless exempt under
				RCW    43.216.010(2) and WAC 110-300-0025.
(2) The department must not license a
				department employee or a member of the employee's household if the employee is
				involved directly, or in an administrative or supervisory capacity in the:
(a) Licensing process;
(b) Placement of a child in a licensed early
				learning program; or
(c)
				Authorization of payment for the child in care.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-300 - FOUNDATIONAL QUALITY STANDARDS FOR EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS › INTENT AND AUTHORITY › Section 170-300-0015 - Licensee absence

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(1) In a family
				home early learning program, the licensee must have a written plan for when the
				licensee will be absent but the program remains open for the care of children.
				If a family home licensee is absent more than ten consecutive operating days,
				the licensee must submit a written notification to the department and each
				child's parent or guardian at least two business days prior to the planned
				absence.
(2) In a center early
				learning program, the licensee must have a written plan for when the director,
				assistant director, and program supervisor will be simultaneously absent but
				the program remains open for the care of children. If the director, assistant
				director, and program supervisor are simultaneously absent for more than ten
				consecutive operating days, an early learning provider must submit a written
				notification to the department and each child's parent or guardian at least two
				business days prior to the planned absence.
(3) A written notification under this section
				must include the following information:
(a)
				The time period of the absence;
(b)
				Emergency contact information for the absent early learning provider;
				and
(c) A written plan for program
				staff to follow that includes:
(i) A staffing
				plan that meets child-to-staff ratios;
(ii) Identification of a lead teacher to be
				present and in charge;
(iii) Early
				learning program staff roles and responsibilities;
(iv) How each child's needs will be met
				during the absence; and
(v) The
				responsibility for meeting licensing requirements.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-300 - FOUNDATIONAL QUALITY STANDARDS FOR EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS › INTENT AND AUTHORITY › Section 170-300-0016 - Inactive status-Voluntary and temporary closure

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(1) If a center or family home licensee plans
				to temporarily close their early learning program for more than thirty calendar
				days, and this closure is a departure from the program's regular schedule, an
				early learning provider must submit a notification to go on inactive status to
				the department at least two business days prior to the planned closure.
				Notifications for inactive status must include:
(a) The date the early learning program will
				cease operating;
(b) The reasons
				why the licensee is going on inactive status; and
(c) A projected date the early learning
				program will reopen.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-300 - FOUNDATIONAL QUALITY STANDARDS FOR EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS › INTENT AND AUTHORITY › Section 170-300-0020 - Unlicensed programs

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(1) If the
				department suspects that an individual or agency is providing unlicensed child
				care, the department must follow the requirements of
				RCW
				   43.216.360.
(2) If an individual decides to obtain a
				license, within thirty calendar days from the date of the department's notice
				in subsection (1) of this section, the individual or agency must submit a
				written agreement on a department form stating they agree to:
(a) Attend and participate in the next
				available department licensing orientation; and
(b) Submit a licensing application after
				completing orientation.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-300 - FOUNDATIONAL QUALITY STANDARDS FOR EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS › INTENT AND AUTHORITY › Section 170-300-0025 - Certified and exempt programs

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(1) The
				department must not license a child care program that is legally exempt from
				licensing per
				RCW
				   43.216.010(2). However, if a
				child care program requests to become certified by the department, the
				department shall apply all licensing rules to the otherwise exempt program. In
				such a case, the department shall apply licensing rules equally to licensed and
				certified child care programs.
(2)
				The department may certify an otherwise exempt child care program for subsidy
				payment without further inspection if the program is:
(a) Licensed by an Indian tribe, band,
				nation, or other organized community of Indians, including an Alaska native
				village as defined in  43 U.S.C. Sec. 1602(c), recognized as eligible for
				services by the United States Secretary of the Interior;
(b) Certified by the federal Department of
				Defense; or
(c) Approved by the
				office of superintendent of public instruction (OSPI).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-300 - FOUNDATIONAL QUALITY STANDARDS FOR EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS › INTENT AND AUTHORITY › Section 170-300-0030 - Nondiscrimination

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(1) Early learning programs are defined by
				state and federal law as places of public accommodation that must:
(a) Not discriminate in employment practices
				or client services based on race, creed, ethnicity, national origin, marital
				status, gender, sexual orientation, class, age, religion, or ability;
				and
(b) Comply with the
				requirements of the Washington law against discrimination (chapter 49.60 RCW)
				and the ADA.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-300 - FOUNDATIONAL QUALITY STANDARDS FOR EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS › CHILD OUTCOMES › Section 170-300-0055 - Developmental screening and communication to parents or guardians

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(1) An early learning provider must inform
				parents or guardians about the importance of developmental screenings for each
				child from birth through age five.
(2) If not conducted on-site, an early
				learning provider must share information with parents or guardians about
				organizations that conduct developmental screenings such as a local business,
				school district, health care provider, specialist, or resources listed on the
				department web site.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-300 - FOUNDATIONAL QUALITY STANDARDS FOR EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS › CHILD OUTCOMES › Section 170-300-0065 - School readiness and family engagement activities

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(1) At least once per calendar year, an early
				learning provider must supply to parents or guardians kindergarten or school
				readiness materials when developmentally appropriate for enrolled
				children.
(2) Kindergarten or
				school readiness materials must be the same or similar to resources posted
				online by OSPI, the department, or other equivalent organizations. These
				materials may address:
(a) Kindergarten
				transition activities, if applicable; and
(b) Developmentally appropriate local school
				and school district activities designed to engage families.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-300 - FOUNDATIONAL QUALITY STANDARDS FOR EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS › FAMILY ENGAGEMENT AND PARTNERSHIPS › Section 170-300-0080 - Family support self-assessment

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An early learning provider must assess their program within
				  one year of being licensed, or within six months of the date this section
				  becomes effective, to identify ways to support the families of enrolled
				  children. A provider must complete the strengthening families program
				  self-assessment, or an equivalent assessment, applicable to the early learning
				  program type (center or family home).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-300 - FOUNDATIONAL QUALITY STANDARDS FOR EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS › FAMILY ENGAGEMENT AND PARTNERSHIPS › Section 170-300-0085 - Family partnerships and communication

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(1) An early learning provider must
				communicate with families to identify individual children's developmental
				goals.
(2) An early learning
				provider must attempt to obtain information from each child's family about that
				child's developmental, behavioral, health, linguistic, cultural, social, and
				other relevant information. The provider must make this attempt upon that
				child's enrollment and annually thereafter.
(3) An early learning provider must determine
				how the program can best accommodate each child's individual characteristics,
				strengths, and needs. The provider must utilize the information in subsection
				(2) of this section and seek input from family members and staff familiar with
				a child's behavior, developmental, and learning patterns.
(4) An early learning provider must:
(a) Attempt to discuss with parents or
				guardians information including, but not limited to:
(i) A child's strength in areas of
				development, health issues, special needs, and other concerns;
(ii) Family routines or events, approaches to
				parenting, family beliefs, culture, language, and child rearing
				practices;
(iii) Internal
				transitions within the early learning program and transitions to external
				services or programs, as necessary;
(iv) Collaboration between the provider and
				the parent or guardian in behavior management; and
(v) A child's progress, at least two times
				per year.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-300 - FOUNDATIONAL QUALITY STANDARDS FOR EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS › PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING AND REQUIREMENTS › Section 170-300-0100 - General staff qualifications

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All early learning providers must meet the following
				  requirements prior to working:
(1)
Family home early learning program licensees
work from their
				private residence to provide early learning programing to a group of no more
				than twelve children present at one time.
(a)
				A family home licensee must meet the following qualifications upon application:
(i) Be at least eighteen years old;
(ii) Have a high school diploma or
				equivalent; and
(iii) Complete the
				applicable preservice requirements pursuant to WAC 110-300-0105.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-300 - FOUNDATIONAL QUALITY STANDARDS FOR EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS › PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING AND REQUIREMENTS › Section 170-300-0105 - Preservice requirements

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(1) All applicants,
				coapplicants, family home licensees, center directors, assistant directors, and
				program supervisors must complete a department provided orientation for the
				applicable early learning program. Prior to being in charge of the early
				learning program fifty percent of the time or more, those newly promoted or
				assuming a role of one of the roles listed here must complete or be registered
				in orientation training.
(2) Early
				learning providers and household members in a family home early learning
				program must complete a department background check, pursuant to chapter 110-06
				WAC.
(3) Early learning providers,
				including volunteers and household members in a family home early learning
				program ages fourteen and over, must provide documentation signed within the
				last twelve months by a licensed health care professional of tuberculosis (TB)
				testing or treatment consisting of:
(a) A
				negative TB symptom screen and negative TB risk assessment;
(b) A previous positive FDA-approved TB test
				and a current negative chest radiograph and documentation of clearance to
				safely work or reside in an early learning program; or
(c) A positive symptom screening or a
				positive risk assessment with documentation of:
(i) A current negative FDA-approved TB
				test;
(ii) A previous or current
				positive FDA-approved TB test; and
(iii) A current negative chest radiograph and
				documentation of clearance to safely work or reside in an early learning
				program.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-300 - FOUNDATIONAL QUALITY STANDARDS FOR EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS › PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING AND REQUIREMENTS › Section 170-300-0106 - Training requirements

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(1) Early learning
				providers licensed, working, or volunteering in an early learning program
				before the date this section becomes effective must complete the applicable
				training requirements of this section within three months of the date this
				section becomes effective unless otherwise indicated. State or federal rules
				may require health and safety training described under this chapter to be
				renewed annually. Early learning providers hired after the date this section
				becomes effective must complete the training requirements of subsections (4)
				through (10) of this section within three months of the date of hire and prior
				to working in an unsupervised capacity with children.
(2) License applicants and early learning
				providers must register with the electronic workforce registry prior to being
				granted an initial license or working with children in an unsupervised
				capacity.
(3) License applicants,
				center directors, assistant directors, program supervisors, lead teachers,
				assistant teachers, and aides must complete the child care basics training as
				approved or offered by the department:
(a)
				Prior to being granted a license;
(b) Prior to working unsupervised with
				children; or
(c) Within three
				months of the date this section becomes effective if already employed or being
				promoted to a new role.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-300 - FOUNDATIONAL QUALITY STANDARDS FOR EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS › PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING AND REQUIREMENTS › Section 170-300-0107 - In-service training

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(1) An early
				learning provider must complete ten hours of annual in-service training after
				twelve months of cumulative employment.
(a)
				Family home licensees, center directors, assistant directors, program
				supervisors, lead teachers, and assistant teachers must complete the department
				enhancing quality of early learning (EQEL) in-service training within
				thirty-six months of being hired in a licensed facility, unless the provider
				has completed a department approved alternative training. EQEL hours may count
				towards the ten hours of annual in-service training.
(b) Every thirty-six months, following the
				completion of EQEL or a department approved alternative training, family home
				licensees, center directors, assistant directors, and program supervisors, must
				complete a minimum of ten hours of in-service training "child development" and
				a minimum of ten hours of in-service training on "leadership practices."
(i) Child development training includes the
				following Washington state core competencies: Child growth and development,
				curriculum and learning environment, ongoing measurements of child progress,
				family and community partnerships, health, safety, nutrition, and
				interactions.
(ii) Leadership
				practices training includes the following Washington state core competencies:
				Program planning and development, professional development, and
				leadership.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-300 - FOUNDATIONAL QUALITY STANDARDS FOR EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS › PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING AND REQUIREMENTS › Section 170-300-0110 - Program based staff policies and training

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(1) An early learning provider must have and
				follow written policies for early learning program staff. Staff policies must
				include those listed in subsections (2) and (3) of this section and must be
				reviewed and approved by the department prior to issuing a provider's initial
				license. Providers must notify the department when substantial changes are
				made.
(2) Early learning program
				staff policies must include, but are not limited to:
(a) All of the information in the parent or
				guardian handbook except fees;
(b)
				Job descriptions, pay dates, and benefits;
(c) Professional development expectations and
				plans;
(d) Expectations for
				attendance and conduct;
(e) Early
				learning program staff responsibilities for:
(i) Child supervision requirements, including
				preventing children's access to unlicensed space;
(ii) Child growth and development;
(iii) Developmentally appropriate
				curriculum;
(iv) Teacher-child
				interaction;
(v) Child protection,
				guidance, and discipline techniques;
(vi) Safe sleep practices, if
				applicable;
(vii) Food service
				practices;
(viii) Off-site field
				trips, if applicable;
(ix)
				Transporting children, if applicable;
(x) Health, safety, and sanitization
				procedures;
(xi) Medication
				management procedures;
(xii)
				Medical emergencies, fire, disaster evacuation and emergency preparedness
				plans;
(xiii) Mandatory reporting
				of suspected child abuse, neglect, and exploitation, per
				RCW
				   26.44.020 and
				26.44.030 and all other reporting requirements;
(xiv) Implementation of child's individual
				health care or special needs plan;
(xv) Following nonsmoking, vaping, alcohol
				and drug regulations;
(xvi)
				Overnight care, if applicable;
(xvii) Religious, equity and cultural
				responsiveness;
(xviii)
				Nondiscrimination;
(xviv) Planned
				daily activities and routines.
(f) Staff responsibilities if the family home
				licensee, center director, assistant director, or program supervisor is absent
				from the early learning program;
(g) A plan that includes how both
				administrative and child caretaking duties are met when a job requires such
				dual responsibilities; and
(h)
				Observation, evaluation, and feedback policies.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-300 - FOUNDATIONAL QUALITY STANDARDS FOR EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS › PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING AND REQUIREMENTS › Section 170-300-0111 - Staff oversight

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(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 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-300 - FOUNDATIONAL QUALITY STANDARDS FOR EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS › PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING AND REQUIREMENTS › Section 170-300-0115 - Staff records

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(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 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-300 - FOUNDATIONAL QUALITY STANDARDS FOR EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS › PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING AND REQUIREMENTS › Section 170-300-0120 - Providing for personal, professional, and health needs of staff

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(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 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-300 - FOUNDATIONAL QUALITY STANDARDS FOR EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS › ENVIRONMENT › Space and Furnishings › Section 170-300-0130 - Indoor early learning program space

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(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 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-300 - FOUNDATIONAL QUALITY STANDARDS FOR EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS › ENVIRONMENT › Space and Furnishings › Section 170-300-0135 - Routine care, play, learning, relaxation, and comfort

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(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 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-300 - FOUNDATIONAL QUALITY STANDARDS FOR EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS › ENVIRONMENT › Space and Furnishings › Section 170-300-0140 - Room arrangement, child-related displays, private space, and belongings

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(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 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-300 - FOUNDATIONAL QUALITY STANDARDS FOR EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS › ENVIRONMENT › Space and Furnishings › Section 170-300-0146 - Equipment and surfaces in outdoor early learning space

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(1) Playground equipment and surfacing used
				  by an early learning provider must comply with applicable CPSC guidelines, as
				  now and hereafter amended 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 F1292-13
				  and F2223-10, as now and hereafter amended.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-300 - FOUNDATIONAL QUALITY STANDARDS FOR EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS › ENVIRONMENT › Space and Furnishings › Section 170-300-0147 - Weather conditions and outdoor hazards

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(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 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-300 - FOUNDATIONAL QUALITY STANDARDS FOR EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS › ENVIRONMENT › Space and Furnishings › Section 170-300-0148 - Gardens in outdoor early learning program space

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(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) Use new soil that is
				  labeled as organic and obtained from a gardening supply store or other retail
				  store if gardening in raised beds; 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 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-300 - FOUNDATIONAL QUALITY STANDARDS FOR EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS › ACTIVITIES › Section 170-300-0150 - Program and activities

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(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
				materials must be labeled "non-toxic" and meet ASTM standard D-4236 as
				described in
				16
				C.F.R. 1500.14(b)(8)(i), as
				now and hereafter amended;
(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 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-300 - FOUNDATIONAL QUALITY STANDARDS FOR EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS › ACTIVITIES › Section 170-300-0155 - Use of television, video, and computers

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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 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-300 - FOUNDATIONAL QUALITY STANDARDS FOR EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS › ACTIVITIES › Section 170-300-0160 - Promoting acceptance of diversity

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(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 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-300 - FOUNDATIONAL QUALITY STANDARDS FOR EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS › SAFETY › Section 170-300-0166 - Emergency preparation and exiting

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(1)
				To be properly prepared for an emergency, an early learning program must have
				an emergency preparedness plan pursuant to WAC 110-300-0470.
(2) An early learning provider 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 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-300 - FOUNDATIONAL QUALITY STANDARDS FOR EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS › SAFETY › Section 170-300-0170 - Fire safety

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(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 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-300 - FOUNDATIONAL QUALITY STANDARDS FOR EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS › SAFETY › Section 170-300-0175 - Water hazards and swimming pools

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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, hot tubs, spas and jet tubs;
(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.