Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-16 - License-exempt care Family, friends, and neighbors (FFN) in-home/relative child care providers › Part I - INTRODUCTION › Section 110-16-0005 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter
				  unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
"Benefit"
means a regular payment made by a
				  government agency on behalf of a person eligible to receive it.
"Child"
or
"children,"
except when
				  otherwise specified, means a child or children eligible for WCCC benefits under
				  chapter 110-15 WAC.
"Days"
means calendar days unless otherwise
				  specified.
"Department"
or
"DCYF"
means the
				  department of children, youth, and families.
"In-home/relative provider"
or
"family,
				  friends, and neighbors (FFN) provider"
means an individual who is exempt
				  from child care licensing requirements and is approved for WCCC payments under
				  WAC 110-15-0125. Reference in this
				  chapter to the term "provider" means an in-home/relative or FFN provider,
				  except when otherwise specified.
"In loco parentis"
means the adult caring for a
				  child eligible for WCCC in the absence of the biological adoptive, or
				  step-parents, and who is not a relative, court-ordered guardian, or custodian,
				  and who is responsible for exercising day-to-day care and control of the
				  child.
"Infant"
is a child birth through 11 months of
				  age.
"Lockdown"
or
"shelter-in-place"
means to remain inside the home when police or an official emergency response
				  agency notifies a provider that it is unsafe to leave or be outdoors during an
				  emergency situation.
"Parent"
means, for the purposes of this
				  chapter, the "in loco parentis" or the biological, adoptive, or step-parent,
				  court-ordered guardian, or custodian eligible for WCCC benefits under this
				  chapter.
"State plan"
means the DCYF child care and
				  development fund plan submitted by DCYF that must be approved by the United
				  States Department of Health and Human Services.
"Subsidy payment begin date"
means the first day
				  a provider is authorized to start billing for care provided to eligible
				  children.
"Supervise"
or
"supervision"
means
				  a provider must be able to see or hear the children they are responsible for at
				  all times. Providers must use their knowledge of each child's development and
				  behavior to anticipate what may occur to prevent unsafe or unhealthy events or
				  conduct, or to intervene in such circumstances as soon as possible. Providers
				  must also reposition themselves or the children to be aware of where children
				  are and what they are doing during care. Providers must reassess and adjust
				  their supervision each time child care activities change.
"Swimming pool"
means a pool that has a water
				  depth greater than two feet.
"Technical assistance"
means the provision of
				  customized supports to develop or strengthen processes, knowledge application,
				  or implementation of services by providers.
"Toddler"
means a child 12 months through 29
				  months of age.
"Wading pool"
means a pool that has a water
				  depth of less than two feet. A portable wading pool is one that is formed of
				  molded plastic or inflatable parts and can be removed after use.
"Waiver"
is an official approval by the
				  department allowing an FFN provider not to meet or satisfy a rule in this
				  chapter due to specific needs of a child who is in the FFN provider's
				  care.
"Water activities"
refers to the activities in
				  which children in care swim or play in a body of water that poses a risk of
				  drowning for children.
"WCCC"
means the working connections child care
				  program, a child care subsidy program available to eligible families to help
				  pay for child care.