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Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-296A - Licensed family home child care standards › LICENSING PROCESS › Section 170-296A-1225 - Noncriminal background checks for individuals thirteen to sixteen years of age

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(1) Each volunteer
				or assistant in the licensed family home child care age fourteen to sixteen
				years old, and each individual residing in the licensee's home age thirteen to
				sixteen years old, must undergo a noncriminal background check.
(2) The licensee must submit a signed and
				dated noncriminal background check application on a form approved by the
				department:
(a) Within seven days after the
				volunteer or assistant age fourteen to sixteen starts work in the licensed
				child care; and
(b) For each
				individual residing in the home age thirteen to sixteen:
(i) With the licensee's initial license
				application or annual nonexpiring license declaration under WAC
				170-296A-1450;
(ii) Within seven days after an individual
				residing in the home reaches age thirteen; and
(iii) Within seven days after an individual
				age thirteen to sixteen moves into the home.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-296A - Licensed family home child care standards › LICENSING PROCESS › Section 170-296A-1250 - Initial license application packet - Contents (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    43.215.060,
					 43.215.070,
					 43.43.832(6),
					 chapter 43.215 RCW,   2011 c  293   [c 295], and   2011 c  297. 11-23-068, §
											170-296A-1250, filed 11/14/11,
					 effective 3/31/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-296A - Licensed family home child care standards › LICENSING PROCESS › Section 170-296A-1275 - Initial license application processing (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    43.215.060,
					 43.215.070, and chapter 43.215
					 RCW. 11-23-068, §
											170-296A-1275, filed 11/14/11,
					 effective 3/31/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-296A - Licensed family home child care standards › LICENSING PROCESS › Section 170-296A-1300 - Withdrawing an incomplete application

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(1)
				If the license applicant is unable to successfully complete the licensing
				process within ninety days the license applicant may withdraw the application
				and reapply when the applicant is able to meet licensing
				requirements.
(2) A license
				applicant who has not withdrawn his or her incomplete application and is unable
				to meet the application requirements will be denied a license. See
				RCW
				   43.215.300.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.215.060,
					 43.215.070, and chapter 43.215
					 RCW. 11-23-068, §
											170-296A-1300, filed 11/14/11,
					 effective 3/31/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-296A - Licensed family home child care standards › LICENSING PROCESS › Section 170-296A-1325 - Fees - When due

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License fees.
(1) The annual family home child care license
				fee is thirty dollars, or as otherwise set by the legislature;
(2) The license fee is nonrefundable and is
				due:
(a) With the license applicant's initial
				license application packet; and
(b)
				Annually thereafter, thirty days prior to the anniversary date of the
				license.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-296A - Licensed family home child care standards › LICENSING PROCESS › Section 170-296A-1360 - Lead and arsenic hazards - Tacoma smelter plume

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    43.215.060,
					 43.215.070, and chapter 43.215
					 RCW. 11-23-068, §
											170-296A-1360, filed 11/14/11,
					 effective 3/31/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-296A - Licensed family home child care standards › LICENSING PROCESS › Section 170-296A-1375 - Private septic system - Inspection and maintenance

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(1) If the licensed premises is served by a
				private septic system (not connected to a sewer system) the septic system must
				be maintained in a manner acceptable to the local health
				jurisdiction.
(2) The licensee must
				follow the local health jurisdiction's requirements for periodic septic system
				inspection and maintenance.
(3) If
				there are no local health jurisdiction's requirements for periodic septic
				system inspections the licensee must:
(a) Have
				the system inspected by a septic system inspector certified by the local health
				jurisdiction:
(i) Within six months prior to
				submitting a license application under WAC
				170-296A-1250; and
(ii) Every three years after an initial
				license is issued to the license applicant under this chapter and chapter
				170-300 WAC.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-296A - Licensed family home child care standards › LICENSING PROCESS › Section 170-296A-1400 - Private well and water system (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    43.215.060,
					 43.215.070, and chapter 43.215
					 RCW. 11-23-068, §
											170-296A-1400, filed 11/14/11,
					 effective 3/31/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-296A - Licensed family home child care standards › LICENSING PROCESS › Section 170-296A-1410 - Department inspection

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(1) Prior to the
				department issuing a license, a department licensor must inspect the proposed
				indoor and outdoor spaces to be used for child care to verify compliance with
				the requirements of this chapter.
(2) The licensee must grant reasonable access
				to the department licensor during the licensee's hours of operation for the
				purpose of announced or unannounced monitoring visits to inspect the indoor or
				outdoor licensed space to verify compliance with the requirements of this
				chapter.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.215.060,
					 43.215.070, and chapter 43.215
					 RCW. 11-23-068, §
											170-296A-1410, filed 11/14/11,
					 effective 3/31/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-296A - Licensed family home child care standards › LICENSING PROCESS › Section 170-296A-1420 - Licensee declaration

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When compliance with a requirement in this section is being
				  met in unlicensed space in the licensee's home, the licensee must provide a
				  signed and dated declaration, on a department approved form, for the purpose of
				  verifying that the licensee is in compliance with the requirements of this
				  chapter regarding:
(1) The furnace
				area safety under WAC
				170-296A-2600;
(2) Guns and weapons storage under WAC
				170-296A-4725;
(3) Smoke detector locations and working
				condition under WAC
				170-296A-2950; or
(4) Medication storage under WAC
				170-296A-3325.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.215.060,
					 43.215.070, and chapter 43.215
					 RCW. 11-23-068, §
											170-296A-1420, filed 11/14/11,
					 effective 3/31/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-296A - Licensed family home child care standards › LICENSING PROCESS › Section 170-296A-1430 - Initial license

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An applicant who demonstrates compliance with health and
				  safety requirements of this chapter and chapter 170-300 WAC, but may not be in
				  full compliance with all requirements, may be issued an initial license.
(1) An initial license is valid for six
				months from the date issued.
(2) At
				the department's discretion, an initial license may be extended for up to three
				additional six-month periods not to exceed a total of two years.
(3) The department may limit the number of
				children or ages of children that the licensee may care for (capacity) under an
				initial license based on the licensee's child care experience.
(4) The department must evaluate the
				licensee's ability to follow all of the rules contained in this chapter and
				chapter 170-300 WAC during the initial license period.
(5) The department may issue a nonexpiring
				full license to a licensee operating under an initial license who:
(a) Demonstrates full compliance with the
				health and safety requirements of this chapter and chapter 170-300 WAC at any
				time during the period of initial licensure;
(b) Demonstrates substantial compliance with
				other requirements of this chapter and chapter 170-300 WAC at any time;
				and
(c) Meets the requirements for
				a nonexpiring full license as provided in WAC
				170-296A-1450(1).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-296A - Licensed family home child care standards › LICENSING PROCESS › Section 170-296A-1450 - Nonexpiring full license

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(1) To qualify for
				a nonexpiring full license, a licensee must submit the following to the
				department on an annual basis, at least thirty calendar days prior to the
				anniversary date of the license. The anniversary date is the date the
				licensee's first initial license is issued:
(a) The annual nonrefundable license fee as
				provided in WAC
				170-296A-1325(1);
(b) A declaration to the department on a
				department-approved form indicating:
(i) The
				licensee's intent to continue operating a licensed family home child care;
				or
(ii) The licensee's intent to
				cease operation on a date certain.
(c) A declaration on a department-approved
				form that the licensee is in compliance with all department licensing rules;
				and
(d) Documentation of completed
				background check applications as determined by the department established
				schedule as provided in
				RCW
				   43.215.215(2)(f). For each
				individual required to have a background check clearance, the licensee must
				verify a current background check clearance or submit a background check
				application at least thirty days prior to the license anniversary
				date.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-296A - Licensed family home child care standards › LICENSING PROCESS › Section 170-296A-1475 - Moves

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If the licensee moves the child care to a different
				  residence than currently licensed, even if located on the same premises, the
				  department must inspect the new location and must approve that it meets the
				  requirements of this chapter and chapter 170-300 WAC.
(1) The licensee must:
(a) Notify the department of a proposed move
				and the date the licensee plans to move;
(b) Submit an application before the move, as
				soon as the licensee plans to move and has an identified address, but not more
				than ninety days before moving; and
(c) Not operate more than two weeks following
				the move as provided by statute without a department inspection of the new
				location.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-296A - Licensed family home child care standards › LICENSING PROCESS › Section 170-296A-1525 - Change in circumstances

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(1) The licensee
				must report the following changes in the licensee's circumstances to the
				department within twenty-four hours, including:
(a) Household members, including individuals
				age sixteen or older moving into or out of the home;
(b) Fire or other structural damage to the
				licensed child care space or other parts of the premises; or
(c) Prior to making structural changes to the
				licensed space or changing licensed space usage. An updated floor plan must be
				submitted and approved by the department.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-296A - Licensed family home child care standards › LICENSING PROCESS › Section 170-296A-1600 - Multiple licenses, certifications or authorizations

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(1) The licensee must have department
				approval to have a department-issued child care license and another care giving
				license, certification or similar authorization.
(2) If the department determines that the
				health and safety needs of the children in licensed child care are not being
				met:
(a) The department and licensee may agree
				to a modification to the child care license;
(b) The licensee may give up one of the
				licenses, certifications or authorizations; or
(c) The department may suspend, deny or
				revoke the child care license.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-296A - Licensed family home child care standards › LICENSING PROCESS › Section 170-296A-1625 - Exception to rule

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(1) The department
				cannot waive a requirement in state or federal law.
(2) The department may approve an exception
				to a rule in this chapter.
(3) An
				exception to rule request must be:
(a) In
				writing on a department form;
(b)
				Submitted by the licensor; and
(c)
				Approved by the director or director's designee.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-296A - Licensed family home child care standards › LICENSING PROCESS › Section 170-296A-1650 - Exception to rule - Alternate method of meeting a requirement

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The department may approve an alternate method of achieving a
				  specific requirement's intent as an exception to rule. The process for
				  requesting and approving an exception is described in WAC
				  170-296A-1625(3) through
				  (5).
(1) The alternate method must not jeopardize
				the health, safety or welfare of the children in care.
(2) A copy of the department approved
				exception must be posted on the premises for parent and public view.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.215.060,
					 43.215.070, and chapter 43.215
					 RCW. 11-23-068, §
											170-296A-1650, filed 11/14/11,
					 effective 3/31/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-296A - Licensed family home child care standards › STAFF QUALIFICATIONS › Section 170-296A-1700 - Licensee minimum age

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The minimum age to be a licensee is eighteen years
				  old.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.215.060,
					 43.215.070, and chapter 43.215
					 RCW. 11-23-068, §
											170-296A-1700, filed 11/14/11,
					 effective 3/31/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-296A - Licensed family home child care standards › STAFF QUALIFICATIONS › Section 170-296A-1725 - Licensee minimum education

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(1) For
				any initial family home child care license issued on or after March 31, 2012,
				the applicant must have a high school diploma.
(2) If the applicant does not have a high
				school diploma, he or she must submit written evidence of equivalent education.
				As used in this section, "equivalent education" means:
(a) Passing the general educational
				development (GED) tests;
(b)
				Completion of twelve years of elementary and secondary education;
(c) Possessing a current child development
				associate (CDA) credential as approved through the council for professional
				recognition;
(d) Completion of
				forty-five credits of post secondary education; or
(e) Completion of the department approved
				early childhood education initial certificate.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-296A - Licensed family home child care standards › STAFF QUALIFICATIONS › Section 170-296A-1735 - Minimum education - Licensees licensed prior to March 31, 2012

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Effective March 31, 2017, every family home child care
				  licensee, including licensees licensed prior to March 31, 2012, must meet the
				  minimum education requirements of WAC
				  170-296A-1725.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.215.060,
					 43.215.070, and chapter 43.215
					 RCW. 11-23-068, §
											170-296A-1735, filed 11/14/11,
					 effective 3/31/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-296A - Licensed family home child care standards › STAFF QUALIFICATIONS › Section 170-296A-1750 - Tuberculosis

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The applicant, and each staff person fourteen years old and
				  older, and each household member sixteen years old and older, must provide
				  documentation signed by a licensed health care professional of tuberculosis
				  (TB) testing or treatment consisting of:
(1) A negative Mantoux test (also known as a
				tuberculin skin test (TST)) or negative interferon gamma release assay (IGRA)
				completed within twelve months before license application or employment;
				or
(2) A previous or current
				positive TST or positive IGRA with documentation within the previous twelve
				months:
(a) Of a chest X ray with negative
				results; or
(b) Showing that the
				individual is receiving or has received therapy for active or latent TB disease
				and is cleared to safely work in a child care setting. As used in this section,
				"latent TB" means when a person is infected with the TB germ but has not
				developed active TB disease.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-296A - Licensed family home child care standards › STAFF QUALIFICATIONS › Section 170-296A-1800 - Ongoing training

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(1) The licensee and
				each primary staff person must complete ten hours of department approved
				ongoing training each year. The training may include:
(a)Licensee's or primary staff person's
				choice; and
(b) Department directed
				training to include infant safe sleep training when licensee is licensed to
				care for infants.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-296A - Licensed family home child care standards › STAFF QUALIFICATIONS › Section 170-296A-1825 - First aid and cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification

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(1) The licensee and each staff person must
				have a current first aid and cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification
				as established by the expiration date of the document.
(2) Proof of certification may be a card,
				certificate or instructor letter.
(3) The first aid and CPR training and
				certification must:
(a) Be certified by the
				American Red Cross, American Heart Association, American Safety and Health
				Institute or other nationally recognized certification approved by the
				department;
(b) Include infant,
				child, and adult CPR; and
(c)
				Include a hands-on component.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-296A - Licensed family home child care standards › STAFF QUALIFICATIONS › Section 170-296A-1850 - HIV/AIDS training - Bloodborne pathogens plan

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(1) The licensee, each staff, and each
				household member who is responsible for the care of children must complete one
				time the state department of health training under
				chapter
				70.24 RCW on the
				prevention and transmission of HIV/AIDS (human immunodeficiency virus/acquired
				immunodeficiency syndrome).
(2) The
				licensee must have a written bloodborne pathogens plan that includes:
(a) A list of the staff, volunteers and
				household members providing child care who may be exposed to bloodborne
				pathogens; and
(b) Procedures for
				cleaning up bodily fluid spills (blood, feces, nasal or eye discharge, saliva,
				urine or vomit), including the use of gloves, proper cleaning and disinfecting
				of contaminated items, disposal of waste materials, and handwashing.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-296A - Licensed family home child care standards › STAFF QUALIFICATIONS › Section 170-296A-1875 - Primary staff person

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Other than the licensee, only an individual meeting all the
				  qualifications of a primary staff person is qualified to be left unsupervised
				  with the children in the licensed family home child care.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.215.060,
					 43.215.070, and chapter 43.215
					 RCW. 11-23-068, §
											170-296A-1875, filed 11/14/11,
					 effective 3/31/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-296A - Licensed family home child care standards › STAFF QUALIFICATIONS › Section 170-296A-1900 - Primary staff person minimum age

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A primary staff person must be a minimum of eighteen years of
				  age.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.215.060,
					 43.215.070, and chapter 43.215
					 RCW. 11-23-068, §
											170-296A-1900, filed 11/14/11,
					 effective 3/31/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-296A - Licensed family home child care standards › STAFF QUALIFICATIONS › Section 170-296A-1910 - Basic STARS training

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A primary staff person must complete the basic STARS
				  training prior to working unsu-pervised with the children.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    43.215.060,
					 43.215.070, and chapter 43.215
					 RCW. 11-23-068, §
											170-296A-1910, filed 11/14/11,
					 effective 3/31/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-296A - Licensed family home child care standards › STAFF QUALIFICATIONS › Section 170-296A-1925 - Assistants and volunteers - Supervision

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(1)
				Assistants and volunteers are the individuals who help in the licensed child
				care but are supervised by the licensee or primary staff person at all
				times.
(2) The licensee or primary
				staff person must be within visual or auditory range of an assistant or
				volunteer sixteen years old or older, and must be available and able to
				respond.
(3) The licensee or
				primary staff person must be within visual and auditory range of an assistant
				or volunteer fourteen years to sixteen years old, and must be available and
				able to respond. When the licensee or primary staff person is the only
				supervisor, the assistant or volunteer may be in visual or auditory range for
				brief periods of time while the licensee or primary staff person attends to
				their personal needs on the premises.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.215.060,
					 43.215.070, and chapter 43.215
					 RCW. 11-23-068, §
											170-296A-1925, filed 11/14/11,
					 effective 3/31/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-296A - Licensed family home child care standards › STAFF QUALIFICATIONS › Section 170-296A-1950 - Assistants and volunteers - Minimum age

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The minimum age to be an assistant or volunteer is fourteen
				  years of age.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.215.060,
					 43.215.070, and chapter 43.215
					 RCW. 11-23-068, §
											170-296A-1950, filed 11/14/11,
					 effective 3/31/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-296A - Licensed family home child care standards › STAFF QUALIFICATIONS › Section 170-296A-1975 - Licensee/staff qualifications and requirements table

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The following table summarizes the licensee and staff
				  qualifications and requirements found in WAC
				  170-296A-1700 through
				  170-296A-1950, and
				  170-296A-7675. An "X" indicates a
				  requirement.
Licensee and Staff Qualifications Table
Position
Minimum age
High school diploma or equivalent
Background check
TB test
DEL orientation
Basic STARS
Ongoing training 10-hours per year
To
						  include
infant safe
sleep if
applicable
Fire safety training
First aid/ CPR
HIV/ AIDS
Food handler permit
Licensee
18
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Primary staff person
18
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
See WAC
						  170-296A-7675(3) regarding when other staff must have a food handler permit
Assistant/ volunteer
14
X Noncriminal background check only age 14-15
X
X
X
X
See WAC
						  170-296A-7675(3) regarding when other staff must have a food handler permit
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    43.215.060,
					 43.215.070,
					 43.43.832(6),
					 chapter 43.215 RCW, and   2011 c  293   [c 295]. 11-23-068, §
											170-296A-1975, filed 11/14/11,
					 effective 3/31/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-296A - Licensed family home child care standards › RECORDKEEPING, REPORTING AND POSTING › Section 170-296A-2000 - Recordkeeping - Records available to the department (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    43.215.060,
					 43.215.070, and chapter 43.215
					 RCW. 11-23-068, §
											170-296A-2000, filed 11/14/11,
					 effective 3/31/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-296A - Licensed family home child care standards › RECORDKEEPING, REPORTING AND POSTING › Section 170-296A-2025 - Child records - Confidentiality

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(1)
				The licensee must maintain records for all children in a confidential
				manner.
(2) Each enrolled child's
				health record must be available to staff when needed for medical administration
				or emergencies.
(3) A child's
				parent or guardian must be allowed access to all records for their
				child.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.215.060,
					 43.215.070, and chapter 43.215
					 RCW. 11-23-068, §
											170-296A-2025, filed 11/14/11,
					 effective 3/31/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-296A - Licensed family home child care standards › RECORDKEEPING, REPORTING AND POSTING › Section 170-296A-2050 - Child records - Contents

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(1) The
				licensee must have an enrollment record for every child who is enrolled and
				counted in capacity. Each child's enrollment record must include the following:
(a) Beginning enrollment date;
(b) End of enrollment date for children no
				longer in the licensee's care;
(c)
				The child's birth date;
(d)
(i) The child's current immunization record,
				on a DOH child immunization status form or comparable form completed by a
				health care professional; or
(ii) A
				medical exemption form signed by a health care professional; or
(iii) A religious, philosophical, or personal
				exemption form or similar statement signed by the child's parent or
				guardian.
(e) The
				child's known allergies;
(f) Names
				of persons authorized to pick up the child;
(g) Emergency contacts. If no emergency
				contact is available, a written emergency contact plan may be
				accepted;
(h) Parent or guardian
				information including name, phone numbers, home address, and other contact
				information for reaching the family while the child is in care;
(i) Medical and dental care provider names
				and contact information, if the child has providers. If the child has no
				medical or dental provider, the licensee and parent or guardian must have a
				written plan for medical or dental injury or incident; and
(j) Consent to seek medical care and
				treatment of minor child in the event of injury or illness, signed by the
				child's parent or guardian.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-296A - Licensed family home child care standards › RECORDKEEPING, REPORTING AND POSTING › Section 170-296A-2075 - Licensee and staff records

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Records on file for the licensee and each staff person must
				  include documentation of:
(1) Current
				first aid and infant, child and adult CPR training certification;
(2)HIV/AIDS training certification;
(3)TB test results or documentation as
				required under WAC
				170-296A-1750;
(4) Current state food handler permit for the
				licensee, and for other staff if required under WAC
				170-296A-7675(3);
(5)Completed background check form, or
				noncriminal background check form if applicable under WAC
				170-296A-1225, and copy of the
				department-issued authorization;
(6)Copy of a current government issued
				picture identification;
(7)Emergency contact information;
(8)Completed application form or resume for
				staff when hired;
(9) Documentation
				for the licensee's and primary staff person only of:
(a)Basic STARS training;
(b)Ongoing training completed that includes
				department approved infant safe sleep if applicable; and
(c)Registration in MERIT.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-296A - Licensed family home child care standards › RECORDKEEPING, REPORTING AND POSTING › Section 170-296A-2100 - Required records for household members

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The licensee must keep the following records for household
				  members:
(1) Completed background
				check form and the department-issued clearance under chapter 170-06 WAC for
				each individual sixteen years old and older;
(2) The department-issued clearance for
				household members age thirteen to sixteen years old under WAC
				170-296A-1225; and
(3) TB test results or documentation under
				WAC 170-296A-1750 for:
(a) Household members sixteen years old or
				older; and
(b) Any household member
				fourteen to sixteen years old who is an assistant or volunteer.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-296A - Licensed family home child care standards › RECORDKEEPING, REPORTING AND POSTING › Section 170-296A-2125 - Child attendance records - Staff to child ratio records

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The licensee must also keep records of:
(1) Daily attendance for each child counted
				in capacity that includes the:
(a) Child's
				dates of attendance;
(b) Time the
				child arrives or returns to the child care, including signature of the person
				authorized by the child's parent or guardian to sign the child in;
				and
(c) Time the child leaves from
				the licensee's care including signature of the person authorized by the child's
				parent or guardian to sign the child out; and
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-296A - Licensed family home child care standards › RECORDKEEPING, REPORTING AND POSTING › Section 170-296A-2126 - Electronic attendance records - Records retention

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(1) Licensees may use an electronic system to
				record attendance in lieu of a paper sign-in record.
(2) If an electronic system is used to record
				attendance, it must record either an electronic signature, swipe card, personal
				identification number (PIN), biometric reader, or similar action by the parent
				or designee when signing the child in and out of the licensee's care.
(3) The electronic system selected must
				ensure the authenticity, confidentiality, integrity, security, accessibility,
				and protection against repudiation of the electronic records, and must be able
				to:
(a) Produce an authentic, verifiable
				written record for each transaction upon demand that complies with all legal
				and other requirements regarding the record's structure, content, and time of
				creation or receipt;
(b)
				Authenticate (prove the identity of) the sender of the record and ensure that
				the electronic record has not been altered;
(c) Uniquely identify each record;
(d) Capture an electronic record for each
				transaction conducted;
(e) Maintain
				the integrity of electronic records as captured or created so that they can be
				accessed, displayed, and managed as a unit;
(f) Retain electronic records in an
				accessible form for their legal minimum retention period;
(g) Search and retrieve electronic records in
				the normal course of business throughout their entire legal minimum retention
				period;
(h) Produce authentic
				copies of electronic records and supply them in useable formats, including hard
				copies, for business purposes and all public access purposes;
(i) Develop an approach to maintain the
				authenticity and integrity of electronically signed electronic
				records;
(j) Ensure that the
				electronic system performs in an accurate, reliable, and consistent manner in
				the normal course of business; and
(k) Limit system access to authorized
				individuals and for authorized purposes, and maintain physical and
				environmental security controls.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-296A - Licensed family home child care standards › RECORDKEEPING, REPORTING AND POSTING › Section 170-296A-2150 - Facility records

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The licensee must keep the following facility records:
(1) Monthly fire inspections required under
				WAC 170-296A-3050;
(2) Fire extinguisher annual maintenance or
				receipts indicating annual purchase of new fire extinguisher(s), under WAC
				170-296A-3000;
(3) Septic system inspection and maintenance,
				if required under WAC
				170-296A-1375;
(4) Water testing results, if required under
				WAC 170-296A-1400;
(5) Installation or assembly instructions for
				new play equipment under WAC
				170-296A-5000(3).
				This requirement does not apply to used or "hand-made" play equipment built or
				installed by the licensee or homeowner, or to play equipment purchased prior to
				March 31, 2012;
(6) Emergency
				preparedness evacuation drills under WAC
				170-296A-2925;
(7) Documents from any department visits,
				inspections or monitoring checklists; and
(8) As applicable, compliance agreements or
				safety plans between the licensee and the department.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.215.060,
					 43.215.070, and chapter 43.215
					 RCW. 11-23-068, §
											170-296A-2150, filed 11/14/11,
					 effective 3/31/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-296A - Licensed family home child care standards › RECORDKEEPING, REPORTING AND POSTING › Section 170-296A-2175 - Materials that must be posted

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The following must be posted in the licensed space during
				  operating hours and clearly visible to the parents, guardians and staff:
(1) A statement of the licensee's philosophy
				of child development;
(2) Emergency
				information, including:
(a) 911 or emergency
				services number;
(b) Name of the
				licensee, telephone number(s), emergency contact information, address, and
				directions from the nearest major arterial street or nearest cross street to
				the licensed home;
(c) Washington
				poison center toll-free phone number; and
(d) DSHS children's administration intake
				(child protective services) toll-free telephone number;
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-296A - Licensed family home child care standards › RECORDKEEPING, REPORTING AND POSTING › Section 170-296A-2200 - Reporting incidents to 911 (emergency services)

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The licensee or primary staff person must call 911 and report
				  to emergency services the following:
(1) A child missing from care, as soon as the
				licensee or staff realizes the child is missing;
(2) Medical emergency (injury or illness)
				that requires immediate professional medical care;
(3) Giving a child too much of any oral,
				inhaled or injected medication, or a child taking or receiving another child's
				medication;
(4) Fire and other
				emergencies;
(5) Poisoning or
				suspected poisoning; or
(6) Other
				incidents requiring emergency response.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.215.060,
					 43.215.070, and chapter 43.215
					 RCW. 11-23-068, §
											170-296A-2200, filed 11/14/11,
					 effective 3/31/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-296A - Licensed family home child care standards › RECORDKEEPING, REPORTING AND POSTING › Section 170-296A-2225 - Reporting incidents to Washington poison center

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The licensee or primary staff person must report to the
				  Washington poison center, after calling 911, and follow any instructions of the
				  poison center:
(1) Any poisoning or
				suspected poisoning;
(2) A child
				receiving too much of any oral, inhaled or injected medication; or
(3) A child taking or receiving another
				child's medication.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.215.060,
					 43.215.070, and chapter 43.215
					 RCW. 11-23-068, §
											170-296A-2225, filed 11/14/11,
					 effective 3/31/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-296A - Licensed family home child care standards › RECORDKEEPING, REPORTING AND POSTING › Section 170-296A-2250 - Reporting incidents to a child's parent or guardian and the department

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The licensee must report to a child's parent or guardian and
				  the department:
(1) Immediately:
(a) Any incident reported under WAC
				170-296A-2200, after calling
				911;
(b) Any incident reported
				under WAC
				170-296A-2225, after calling 911
				and Washington poison center;
(c) A
				child's demonstrated acts, gestures or behaviors that may cause serious
				intentional harm to self, others or property; or
(d) Use of physical restraint with a
				child.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-296A - Licensed family home child care standards › RECORDKEEPING, REPORTING AND POSTING › Section 170-296A-2275 - Other incident reporting to the department

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(1) The licensee must report to the
				department any incidents or changes as required under WAC
				170-296A-2200, or
				170-296A-2225,
				170-296A-2250,
				170-296A-2300, and
				170-296A-2325.
(2) The licensee or another person must
				report to the department within twenty-four hours:
(a) The licensee's emergency absence, serious
				illness or incapacity of the licensee, staff or member of household, if the
				licensee:
(i) Has a reasonable expectation the
				absence, illness, or incapacity will affect the licensee's ability to provide
				care; and
(ii) Is going to continue
				to provide care.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-296A - Licensed family home child care standards › RECORDKEEPING, REPORTING AND POSTING › Section 170-296A-2300 - Reporting to DSHS children's administration intake

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(1) The licensee and each staff person are
				required to report the following to DSHS children's administration intake-child
				protective services (CPS) or law enforcement within forty-eight hours as
				required under
				RCW
				   26.44.030, and to the department:
(a) Any suspected child abuse or
				neglect;
(b) A child's disclosure
				of sexual or physical abuse;
(c)
				Inappropriate sexual contact between two or more children; or
(d) A child's attempted suicide or talk about
				attempting suicide.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-296A - Licensed family home child care standards › RECORDKEEPING, REPORTING AND POSTING › Section 170-296A-2325 - Reporting notifiable condition to health department

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(1) In the event a licensee, staff person,
				volunteer, household member, or child in care is diagnosed with a notifiable
				condition as defined in chapter 246-101 WAC, the licensee must report the
				diagnosis to the local health jurisdiction or the state department of
				health.
(2) Contact the local
				health jurisdiction for the list of notifiable conditions and reporting
				requirements.
(3) A person excluded
				from the family home by the health department or local health officer on the
				basis of such a diagnosis may not return to the family home until approved to
				do so by the local health officer.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.215.060,
					 43.215.070, and chapter 43.215
					 RCW. 12-21-050, §
											170-296A-2325, filed 10/12/12,
					 effective 11/12/12; 11-23-068, §
											170-296A-2325, filed 11/14/11,
					 effective 3/31/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-296A - Licensed family home child care standards › RECORDKEEPING, REPORTING AND POSTING › Section 170-296A-2350 - Policies

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(1) The licensee must have written policies
				for:
(a) Parents and guardians, also known as
				the parent handbook;
(b) Program
				and staff.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-296A - Licensed family home child care standards › RECORDKEEPING, REPORTING AND POSTING › Section 170-296A-2375 - Parent/guardian policies (handbook)

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The licensee's written parent/guardian policies (handbook)
				  must include:
(1) Hours of operation
				including closures and vacations;
(2)Information on how children's records are
				kept current, including immunization records;
(3)Enrollment and disenrollment
				process;
(4)Parent/guardian access
				to their child during child care hours;
(5) Program philosophy (the licensee's view
				of child learning and development);
(6)Typical daily schedule, including food and
				rest periods. See WAC
				170-296A-6550;
(7)Communication plan with parents/guardians
				including:
(a)How the parent or guardian may
				contact the licensee with questions or concerns; and
(b)How the licensee will communicate the
				child's progress with the parent or guardian at least twice a year;
(c)How the licensee will support parents
				regarding parenting;
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-296A - Licensed family home child care standards › RECORDKEEPING, REPORTING AND POSTING › Section 170-296A-2400 - Program/operations policies

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In addition to parent policies and procedures required under
				  WAC 170-296A-2375, the licensee must
				  have written program/operations policies that include:
(1) Plans to keep required program/staff
				records current;
(2) Child
				supervision requirements;
(3)
				Mandatory reporting requirement of suspected child abuse and neglect and other
				incidents under WAC
				170-296A-2300;
(4) Plan for off-site field trips;
(5) Plan for transporting children;
(6) Plans for preventing children's access to
				unlicensed space;
(7) Medical
				emergency, fire, disaster and evacuation responsibilities;
(8) Guidance and discipline
				responsibilities;
(9) Overnight
				care, if applicable; and
(10) Plan
				for staff (when applicable) to include:
(a)
				Staff responsibilities;
(b) Staff
				training;
(c) Staff expectations;
				and
(d) Professional
				development.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-296A - Licensed family home child care standards › RECORDKEEPING, REPORTING AND POSTING › Section 170-296A-2425 - Staff policies

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If the licensee hires staff or uses volunteers, the licensee
				  must have written staff policies and provide training on the policies to all
				  staff and volunteers. Staff policies must include:
(1)All the information in the parent/guardian
				handbook under WAC
				170-296A-2375, except
				fees;
(2)Plan for keeping staff
				records current including:
(a)Completed
				background check forms and department clearances;
(b)First aid and CPR certification;
(c)TB test results;
(d)Required training and professional
				development for primary staff persons; and
(e)Training that the licensee must provide to
				staff that includes infant safe sleep if applicable;
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-296A - Licensed family home child care standards › RECORDKEEPING, REPORTING AND POSTING › Section 170-296A-2450 - Off-site activity policy

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The licensee must have a written policy for off-site
				  activities that includes:
(1) Parent
				notification and permissions. See WAC
				170-296A-6400;
(2) Supervision plan;
(3) Transportation plan. See WAC
				170-296A-6475;
(4) Emergency procedures including bringing
				each child's:
(a) Emergency contact
				information;
(b) Medical
				records;
(c) Immunization
				records;
(d) Individual medications
				for children who have them; and
(e)
				Medication administration log;
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-296A - Licensed family home child care standards › FIRE AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS › Section 170-296A-2525 - Building codes

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A single-family residence used for licensed family home child
				  care is considered a group R (residential), division 3 occupancy structure by
				  the state building code adoption of the international residential
				  code.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.215.060,
					 43.215.070, and chapter 43.215
					 RCW. 11-23-068, §
											170-296A-2525, filed 11/14/11,
					 effective 3/31/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-296A - Licensed family home child care standards › FIRE AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS › Section 170-296A-2550 - Requesting local fire department visit

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(1)
				The licensee must request the local fire department to visit the home to become
				familiar with the facility and to assist in planning evacuation or emergency
				procedures.
(2) If the local fire
				department does not provide this service, the licensee must have written
				documentation on file that the request was made.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.215.060,
					 43.215.070, and chapter 43.215
					 RCW. 11-23-068, §
											170-296A-2550, filed 11/14/11,
					 effective 3/31/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-296A - Licensed family home child care standards › FIRE AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS › Section 170-296A-2575 - Combustible and flammable materials

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(1)
				The licensee must not allow combustible materials (including, but not limited
				to, lint, or rags soaked in grease, oils, or solvent) to accumulate; those
				items must be removed from the building or stored in a closed metal
				container.
(2) The licensee must
				store items labeled "flammable," in areas that are inaccessible to children and
				away from exits.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.215.060,
					 43.215.070, and chapter 43.215
					 RCW. 11-23-068, §
											170-296A-2575, filed 11/14/11,
					 effective 3/31/12.