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Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-295 - Minimum licensing requirements for child care centers › STAFFING › Section 170-295-1070 - What continuing state training and registry system (STARS) training is required for child care center staff?

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(1)
				The director, program supervisor and lead teachers must complete ten clock
				hours or one college credit of continuing education yearly after completing the
				initial training required in WAC
				170-295-1010.
(2)The director and program supervisor must
				have five of the ten hours in program management and administration for the
				first two years in their respective positions. Each additional year, three of
				the ten hours required must be in program management and
				administration.
(3) The continuing
				education must include department approved annual infant safe sleep training
				when licensed to care for infants.
(4) The continuing education must be
				delivered by a state-approved trainer, or consist of training that has been
				department-approved through MERIT.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW and 2006 c 265. WSR
					 08-08-012, §
											170-295-1070, filed 3/19/08,
					 effective 4/19/08. WSR 06-15-075, recodified as §
											170-295-1070, filed 7/13/06,
					 effective 7/13/06. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 74.12 and
					 74.15 RCW. WSR 04-09-093, §
					 388-295-1070, filed 4/20/04, effective 5/21/04; WSR 03-14-110, §
					 388-295-1070, filed 6/30/03, effective
					 8/1/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-295 - Minimum licensing requirements for child care centers › STAFFING › Section 170-295-1080 - What topics must my new staff orientation include?

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You must have an orientation system in place to train each
				  new employee and volunteer about program policies, practices, philosophies and
				  goals. This training must include, but is not limited to, the program policies
				  and practices listed in this chapter such as:
(1)Minimum licensing requirements;
(2)Planned daily activities and
				routines;
(3)Child guidance and
				behavior management methods;
(4)
				Child abuse and neglect prevention, detection, and reporting policies and
				procedures;
(5)Health policies and
				procedures;
(6)Contagious disease
				recognition and prevention;
(7)Bloodborne pathogens;
(8)Fire prevention, disaster plan and safety
				procedures;
(9)Special health and
				developmental needs of the individual child;
(10)Infant safe sleep practices when licensed
				to care for infants;
(11) Personnel
				policies, when applicable;
(12)
				Limited restraint techniques;
(13)
				Cultural relevancy; and
(14) Age
				and developmentally appropriate practices and expectations for the age group
				the staff will work with.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     43.215.060,
				  43.215.070, and chapter 43.215
				  RCW. WSR 13-21-109, §
										170-295-1080, filed 10/22/13,
				  effective 11/22/13. WSR 06-15-075, recodified as §
										170-295-1080, filed 7/13/06,
				  effective 7/13/06. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapters
				  74.12 and
				  74.15 RCW. WSR 03-14-110,
				  § 388-295-1080, filed 6/30/03, effective 8/1/03. WSR 13-21-003,
				  §
										170-295-1080, filed 10/3/2013,
				  effective 11/3/2013
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-295 - Minimum licensing requirements for child care centers › STAFFING › Section 170-295-1090 - What kind of meetings or ongoing training must I provide my staff?

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(1) You must provide or arrange for staff
				meetings and training opportunities for the child care staff at least
				quarterly; and
(2)At a minimum,
				your staff and volunteers must have ongoing training when there are changes:
(a)In your policies and procedures;
(b)In the equipment that you use;
(c)In the types of services you provide;
				or
(d)To health care plans for
				specific children.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-295 - Minimum licensing requirements for child care centers › STAFFING › Section 170-295-1100 - What are the requirements regarding first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training?

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(1) You must ensure
				that at least one person of your staff with a current basic standard first aid
				and age appropriate CPR certificate is present with each group of children in
				your center at all times. For example, if you have six different classrooms
				with different groups of children, you must have a staff person in each room
				trained in first aid and CPR.
(2)
				The person providing the first aid and CPR training must be knowledgeable about
				current national first aid and CPR standards. The trainer must:
(a) Be in the medical field;
(b) Be in the emergency field such as an
				emergency medical technician or firefighter;
(c) Complete a "train the trainer" course
				from a reputable program such as the American Red Cross, American Heart
				Association, National Safety Council or labor and industries; or
(d) Work for a company that specializes in
				first aid and CPR training.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-295 - Minimum licensing requirements for child care centers › STAFFING › Section 170-295-1110 - Who must have human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and bloodborne pathogen training?

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(1) Every employee who is included in the
				staff to child ratio must have written proof of HIV/AIDS and bloodborne
				pathogen training that includes prevention, transmission, treatment and
				confidentiality issues.
(2) You
				must comply with applicable Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act
				(WISHA)/labor and industries safety and health regulations under chapter
				296-823 WAC that apply to you.
06-15-075, recodified as §
											170-295-1110, filed 7/13/06,
					 effective 7/13/06. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 74.12 and
					 74.15 RCW. 04-09-093, §
					 388-295-1110, filed 4/20/04, effective 5/21/04; 03-14-110, § 388-295-1110,
					 filed 6/30/03, effective 8/1/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-295 - Minimum licensing requirements for child care centers › STAFFING › Section 170-295-1120 - What are the tuberculosis (TB) testing requirements for the staff?

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(1) Each employee and volunteer must have the
				results of a one step Mantoux TB skin test prior to starting work.
(2) New employees and volunteers do not need
				a TB skin test if they have written proof of:
(a) A negative Mantoux TB test in the twelve
				months prior to you hiring them;
(b) A previously positive Mantoux TB test
				with documented proof of treatment or a negative chest X ray; or
(c) Medication therapy to treat TB.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-295 - Minimum licensing requirements for child care centers › PROGRAM › Section 170-295-2010 - What types of play materials, equipment and activities must I provide for the children?

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You must:
(1)
				Provide a variety of easily accessible learning and play materials of
				sufficient quantity to implement the centers program and meet the developmental
				needs of children in care.
(2) Have
				a current daily schedule of activities and lesson plans that are designed to
				meet the children's developmental, cultural, and individual needs. The toys,
				equipment and schedule must be:
(a) Specific
				for each age group of children; and
(b) Include at least one activity daily for
				each of the following (you can combine several of the following for one
				activity):
(i) Child initiated activity (free
				play);
(ii) Staff initiated
				activity (organized play);
(iii)
				Individual choices for play;
(iv)
				Creative expression;
(v) Group
				activity;
(vi) Quiet
				activity;
(vii) Active
				activity;
(viii) Large and small
				muscle activities; and
(ix) Indoor
				and outdoor play.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-295 - Minimum licensing requirements for child care centers › PROGRAM › Section 170-295-2020 - How long can a child be at the center?

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The child may remain in care a maximum of ten hours or less
				  each day. If needed, you may extend the time based upon the parent's typical
				  work schedule and travel from and to the center.
06-15-075, recodified as §
											170-295-2020, filed 7/13/06,
					 effective 7/13/06. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 74.12 and
					 74.15 RCW. 03-14-110, §
					 388-295-2020, filed 6/30/03, effective
					 8/1/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-295 - Minimum licensing requirements for child care centers › PROGRAM › Section 170-295-2030 - How should staff interact with children?

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To facilitate interactions between the staff and children
				  that are nurturing, respectful, supportive and responsive, you must:
(1) Ensure staff interact with children using
				positive communication (for example, giving children options of what to do
				rather than being told what not to do);
(2) Support the child's development in
				understanding themselves and others by assisting the child to share ideas,
				experiences, and feelings;
(3)
				Provide age-appropriate opportunities for the child to grow and develop
				intellectually. Examples include:
(a) Reading
				readiness skills;
(b) Language
				skills development;
(c) Encouraging
				the child to ask questions;
(d)
				Counting;
(e) Matching
				objects;
(f) Differentiating
				between large and small; and
(g)
				Sorting.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-295 - Minimum licensing requirements for child care centers › PROGRAM › Section 170-295-2040 - What behavior management and guidance practices must I have in place?

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You must:
(1)
				Develop and implement written behavior management and guidance practices for
				the center;
(2) Guide the child's
				behavior based on an understanding of the individual child's needs and stage of
				development;
(3) Promote the
				child's developmentally appropriate social behavior, self-control, and respect
				for the rights of others;
(4)
				Ensure behavior management and guidance practices that are fair, reasonable,
				consistent, and related to the child's behavior;
(5) Prevent and prohibit any person on the
				premises from using cruel, unusual, hazardous, frightening, or humiliating
				discipline, including but not limited to:
(a)
				Corporal punishment including biting, jerking, shaking, spanking, slapping,
				hitting, striking, kicking, pinching, flicking or any other means of inflicting
				physical pain or causing bodily harm to the child;
(b) Verbal abuse such as yelling, shouting,
				name calling, shaming, making derogatory remarks about a child or the child's
				family, or using language that threatens, humiliates or frightens a
				child;
(c) The use of a physical
				restraint method injurious to the child, locked time-out room, or closet for
				disciplinary purposes; and
(d) The
				using or withholding of food or liquids as punishment.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-295 - Minimum licensing requirements for child care centers › PROGRAM › Section 170-295-2050 - Must we provide rest periods?

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You must:
(1) Offer
				a supervised rest period to the child who is:
(a) Five years of age or younger and in care
				for more than six hours; or
(b)
				Showing a need for rest.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-295 - Minimum licensing requirements for child care centers › PROGRAM › Section 170-295-2060 - What are the requirements for evening and nighttime care?

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In addition to meeting the other requirements of chapter
				  170-295 WAC, if you offer child care during evening and nighttime hours, you
				  must:
(1) Adapt the program,
				equipment, and staffing pattern to meet the physical and emotional needs of the
				child away from home at night such as:
(a) In
				centers operating past midnight, you must provide for each child a crib, mat or
				cot, or mattress pad, that is easily sanitized;
(b) Make arrangements for bathing as
				needed;
(c) Make arrangements for
				personal hygiene including tooth brushing;
(d) Have individual bedding appropriate for
				overnight sleeping; and
(e) Have
				separate dressing and sleeping areas for boys and girls ages six years and
				older or younger children demonstrating a need for privacy.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-295 - Minimum licensing requirements for child care centers › PROGRAM › Section 170-295-2070 - What do I need to transport the children on offsite trips?

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(1) You may transport a child or permit the
				child to travel offsite only with written parental consent. The purpose may be
				to attend school, participate in supervised field trips, or engage in other
				supervised offsite activities.
(2)
				The parent's consent may be:
(a) For a
				specific date or trip; or
(b) A
				blanket authorization describing the full range of trips the child may take. If
				you use a blanket authorization, you must notify the parent in writing at least
				twenty-four hours in advance about any specific trip.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-295 - Minimum licensing requirements for child care centers › PROGRAM › Section 170-295-2080 - What must I communicate to parents?

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(1)
				You must have written documentation signed by the parent in each child's file
				that you have:
(a) Explained to the parent
				the centers policies and procedures;
(b) Discussed the centers philosophy, program
				and facilities;
(c) Advised the
				parent of the child's progress and issues relating to the child's care and
				individual practices concerning the child's special needs; and
(d) Encouraged parent participation in center
				activities.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-295 - Minimum licensing requirements for child care centers › PROGRAM › Section 170-295-2090 - What are the required staff to child ratios and maximum group sizes for my center?

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The following requirements apply to centers licensed for any
				  number of children:
(1) You must
				ensure the required staff to child ratios are met at all times when children
				are in your care. The licensee must conduct group activities within the group
				size and staff to child ratio requirements, according to the age of the
				children:
If the age of the children is:
Then the staff to child ratio is:
And the maximum group size is:
(a) One month, through 11months (infant)
1:4
8
(b) Twelve months through 29 months (toddler)
1:7
14
(c) Thirty months through six years not attending
						  kindergarten or elementary school (preschool age child)
1:10
20
(d) Five years through 12 years attending kindergarten
						  or elementary school (school-age child)
1:15
30
(2)
				You must conduct activities for each group in a specific room or other defined
				space within a larger area.
(3) You
				must ensure each group is under the direct supervision of a qualified staff
				person or team of staff involved in directing the child's activities.
(4) You must ensure the staff person
				providing direct care and supervision of the child is free of other duties at
				the time of care.
(5) You must
				maintain required staff-to-child ratios indoors, outdoors, on field trips, and
				during rest periods. During rest periods, staff may be involved in other
				activities if:
(a) Staff remain on the
				premises; and
(b) Each child is
				within continuous visual and auditory range of a staff person.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-295 - Minimum licensing requirements for child care centers › PROGRAM › Section 170-295-2100 - What are the exceptions to group sizes and staff to child ratios?

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(1) If the center is licensed for twelve or
				fewer children, you may combine children (excluding infants not walking
				independently) of different age groups if you:
(a) Maintain the staff to child ratio for the
				youngest child in the mixed group; and
(b) Provide a separate area when infants not
				walking independently are in care.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-295 - Minimum licensing requirements for child care centers › PROGRAM › Section 170-295-2110 - Are children allowed in the kitchen when they are doing supervised activities?

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(1) You must be
				sure that children are not in the kitchen except during supervised
				activities.
(2) When children are
				in the kitchen, you must:
(a) Supervise food
				preparation activities involving children; and
(b) Make the kitchen environmentally safe for
				children to participate in planned kitchen activities.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-295 - Minimum licensing requirements for child care centers › PROGRAM › Section 170-295-2120 - Are there special program requirements for infants and toddlers?

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(1) When you care for infants and toddlers
				you must:
(a) Encourage them to handle and
				manipulate a variety of objects;
(b) Provide a safe environment for climbing,
				moving and exploring;
(c) Provide
				materials and opportunities for large and small muscle development;
(d) Read and talk to them daily;
(e) Provide daily indoor opportunities for
				freedom of movement outside their cribs, in an open, uncluttered
				space;
(f) Place them in a prone
				(lying on the tummy) position part of the time when they are awake and staff
				are observing them;
(g) Not leave
				them in car seats once they arrive at the center even if they are asleep;
				and
(h) Not be left in playpens for
				extended periods of time excluding sleep time.
(i) Talk to and interact with each infant and
				toddler often and encourage them to respond. Naming objects and describing care
				encourages language development;
(j) Hold and cuddle infants and toddlers to
				encourage strong relationships; and
(k) Respond to and investigate cries or other
				signs of distress immediately.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-295 - Minimum licensing requirements for child care centers › PROGRAM › Section 170-295-2130 - Do I need an outdoor play area?

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(1) You
				must provide an outdoor program that promotes the child's coordination, active
				play, and physical, mental, emotional, and social development based on their
				age. The play area must:
(a) Adjoin the
				indoor premises directly or be reachable by a safe route or method;
(b) Have adequate drainage and be free from
				health and safety hazards;
(c)
				Contain a minimum of seventy-five usable square feet per child using the play
				area at any one time. If the center uses a rotational schedule of outdoor play
				periods so only a portion of the child population uses the play area at one
				time, you may reduce correspondingly the child's play area size.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-295 - Minimum licensing requirements for child care centers › HEALTH AND NUTRITION › Section 170-295-3010 - What kind of health policies and procedures must I have?

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(1) You must have written health policies and
				procedures that are:
(a)Written in a clear and
				easily understood manner;
(b)Shared
				with all new staff during orientation;
(c)Posted for staff and families to review;
				and
(d)Reviewed, signed and dated
				by a physician, a physician's assistant or registered nurse when you change
				your policies and procedures or type of care that you provide, or at least
				every three years when you are due for relicensing. (For example, if you go
				from caring for children from twelve months and older to caring for infants,
				you must update your health policies and procedures and have them reviewed and
				signed.)
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-295 - Minimum licensing requirements for child care centers › HEALTH AND NUTRITION › Section 170-295-3020 - How often must staff wash their hands?

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Staff and volunteers must wash their hands with soap and warm
				  water:
(1) When arriving at
				work;
(2) After toileting a
				child;
(3) Before, during (may use
				wet wipe) and after diapering a child;
(4) After personal toileting;
(5) After attending to an ill
				child;
(6) Before and after
				preparing, serving, or eating food;
(7) Before and after giving
				medication;
(8) After handling,
				feeding or cleaning up after animals;
(9) After handling bodily fluids;
(10) After smoking;
(11) After being outdoors or involved in
				outdoor play; and
(12) As
				needed.
06-15-075, recodified as §
											170-295-3020, filed 7/13/06,
					 effective 7/13/06. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 74.12 and
					 74.15 RCW. 03-14-110, §
					 388-295-3020, filed 6/30/03, effective
					 8/1/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-295 - Minimum licensing requirements for child care centers › HEALTH AND NUTRITION › Section 170-295-3030 - When is a child or staff member too ill to be at child care?

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(1) Your staff must check all children for
				signs of illness when they arrive at the center and throughout the
				day.
(2) You must exclude children
				and staff with the following symptoms from care:
(a) Diarrhea (three or more watery stools or
				one bloody stool within twenty-four hours);
(b) Vomiting (two or more times within
				twenty-four hours);
(c) Open or
				oozing sores, unless properly covered with cloths or with bandages;
(d) For suspected contagious skin infection
				such as impetigo and scabies: The child may return twenty-four hours after
				starting antibiotic treatment; and
(e) Fever of 100 degrees Fahrenheit or higher
				and who also have one or more of the following:
(i) Earache;
(ii) Headache;
(iii) Sore throat;
(iv) Rash; or
(v) Fatigue that prevents participation in
				regular activities.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-295 - Minimum licensing requirements for child care centers › HEALTH AND NUTRITION › Section 170-295-3040 - How often must children wash their hands?

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Children must wash their hands with soap and warm
				  water:
(1) On arrival at the
				center;
(2) After using the
				toilet;
(3) After the child is
				diapered;
(4) After outdoor
				play;
(5) After playing with
				animals;
(6) After touching body
				fluids (such as blood or after nose blowing or sneezing); and
(7) Before and after the child eats or
				participates in food activities.
06-15-075, recodified as §
											170-295-3040, filed 7/13/06,
					 effective 7/13/06. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 74.12 and
					 74.15 RCW. 03-14-110, §
					 388-295-3040, filed 6/30/03, effective
					 8/1/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-295 - Minimum licensing requirements for child care centers › HEALTH AND NUTRITION › Section 170-295-3050 - Am I required to give medications to the children in my care?

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If a child has a condition where the Americans with
				  Disabilities Act (ADA) would apply you must make reasonable accommodation and
				  give the medication.
06-15-075, recodified as §
											170-295-3050, filed 7/13/06,
					 effective 7/13/06. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 74.12 and
					 74.15 RCW. 03-14-110, §
					 388-295-3050, filed 6/30/03, effective
					 8/1/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-295 - Minimum licensing requirements for child care centers › HEALTH AND NUTRITION › Section 170-295-3060 - Who can provide consent for me to give medication to the children in my care?

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(1) Parents must
				give written consent before you give any child any medication. The parent's
				written consent must include:
(a) Child's
				first and last name;
(b) Name of
				medication;
(c) Reason for giving
				medication;
(d) Amount of
				medication to give;
(e) How to give
				the medication (route);
(f) How
				often to give the medication;
(g)
				Start and stop dates;
(h) Expected
				side effects; and
(i) How to store
				the medication consistent with directions on the medication label.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-295 - Minimum licensing requirements for child care centers › HEALTH AND NUTRITION › Section 170-295-3070 - How must I store medications?

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(1) You
				must store medications in the original container labeled with:
(a) The child's first and last
				names;
(b) If a prescription, the
				date the prescription was filled;
(c) The expiration date; and
(d) Easy to read instructions on how to give
				the medication (i.e., the bottle is in the original package or container with a
				clean and readable label).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-295 - Minimum licensing requirements for child care centers › HEALTH AND NUTRITION › Section 170-295-3080 - Can I use bulk medications (use one container for all the children such as with diaper ointments)?

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You can keep bulk containers of diaper ointments and nontalc
				  type powders intended for use in the diaper area and sun screen if you:
(1) Obtain written parental consent prior to
				use;
(2) Use for no longer than six
				months; and
(3) Notify the parents
				of the:
(a) Name of the product
				used;
(b) Active ingredients in the
				product; and
(c) Sun protective
				factor (SPF) in sun screen.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-295 - Minimum licensing requirements for child care centers › HEALTH AND NUTRITION › Section 170-295-3090 - How do I handle left over medication?

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You must not keep old medications on site. When a child is
				  finished with a medication, you must either:
(1) Give it back to the parent; or
(2) Dispose of it by flushing medication(s)
				down the toilet.
06-15-075, recodified as §
											170-295-3090, filed 7/13/06,
					 effective 7/13/06. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 74.12 and
					 74.15 RCW. 03-14-110, §
					 388-295-3090, filed 6/30/03, effective
					 8/1/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-295 - Minimum licensing requirements for child care centers › HEALTH AND NUTRITION › Section 170-295-3100 - When can children take their own medication?

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(1) Children can take their own medication if
				they:
(a) Have a written statement from the
				parent requesting the child take their own medication;
(b) Have a written statement from a health
				care provider with prescriptive authority stating that the child is physically
				and mentally capable of taking their own medication; and
(c) Meet all other criteria in chapter
				170-295 WAC including storage of medications.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-295 - Minimum licensing requirements for child care centers › HEALTH AND NUTRITION › Section 170-295-3110 - Do I need special equipment to give medication?

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To give liquid medication you must use a measuring device
				  designed specifically for oral or liquid medications. Parents should provide
				  the measuring devices for individual use.
06-15-075, recodified as §
											170-295-3110, filed 7/13/06,
					 effective 7/13/06. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 74.12 and
					 74.15 RCW. 03-14-110, §
					 388-295-3110, filed 6/30/03, effective
					 8/1/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-295 - Minimum licensing requirements for child care centers › HEALTH AND NUTRITION › Section 170-295-3120 - What documentation is required when giving children medication?

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You must keep a confidential, written record in the child's
				  file of:
(1) Child's full name, date,
				time, name of medication and amount given (indicate if
				self-administered);
(2) Initial of
				staff person giving medication or observing the child taking the medication
				with a corresponding signature on the medication record to validate the
				initials; and
(3) Provide a written
				explanation why a medication that should have been given was not
				given.
06-15-075, recodified as §
											170-295-3120, filed 7/13/06,
					 effective 7/13/06. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 74.12 and
					 74.15 RCW. 03-14-110, §
					 388-295-3120, filed 6/30/03, effective
					 8/1/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-295 - Minimum licensing requirements for child care centers › HEALTH AND NUTRITION › Section 170-295-3130 - Can anyone else give medication to children in my care?

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(1) Only staff persons who have been oriented
				to your center's medication policies and procedures can give
				medications.
(2) You must have
				documentation that the staff person has been oriented.
(3) Before a staff may administer medications
				they must ask parents to provide instruction on specialized medication
				administration procedures or observations, i.e., how to use the nebulizer,
				epi-pens or individual child's preference for swallowing pills.
06-15-075, recodified as §
											170-295-3130, filed 7/13/06,
					 effective 7/13/06. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 74.12 and
					 74.15 RCW. 03-14-110, §
					 388-295-3130, filed 6/30/03, effective
					 8/1/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-295 - Minimum licensing requirements for child care centers › HEALTH AND NUTRITION › Section 170-295-3140 - What kind of milk can I serve?

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(1) Only
				pasteurized milk or pasteurized milk products can be served to children in your
				care.
(2) Nondairy milk substitutes
				may be served only with written permission of the child's parent for children
				over the age of twelve months.
(3)
				The amount of required milk fat in the milk product is determined by the
				child's age:
If the age of the child is:
Then the fat content of the milk must be:
(a) Under 12 months
Full strength formula or full strength breast milk
								unless there is specific written instructions from a licensed health care
								provider.
(b) Between 12 months and 24 months
Full strength whole milk or breast milk unless
								there is specific written instruction from a licensed health care
								provider.
(c) Over 24 months
With or without fat content of providers or parents
								choice.
06-15-075, recodified as §
											170-295-3140, filed 7/13/06,
					 effective 7/13/06. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 74.12 and
					 74.15 RCW. 03-14-110, §
					 388-295-3140, filed 6/30/03, effective
					 8/1/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-295 - Minimum licensing requirements for child care centers › HEALTH AND NUTRITION › Section 170-295-3150 - How many meals and snacks must I serve?

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(1) The number of meals or snacks you must
				serve is based on the number of hours you are open.
If you are open:
You must serve at least:
(a) Nine hours or less
(i) Two snacks and one meal; or
(ii) One snack and two meals.
(b) Over nine hours
(i) Two snacks and two meals; or
(ii) Three snacks and one meal.
(2)
				You must also offer:
(a) Food at intervals not
				less than two hours and not more than three and one-half hours apart;
(b) Breakfast or snack to children in morning
				care whether or not the child ate before arriving at the center;
(c) Breakfast to the child in nighttime care
				if the child remains at the center after the child's usual breakfast
				time;
(d) A snack or meal for
				children arriving after school;
(e)
				Dinner to children in nighttime care if the children are at the center after
				their usual dinnertime or have not had dinner; and
(f) An evening snack to children in nighttime
				care.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-295 - Minimum licensing requirements for child care centers › HEALTH AND NUTRITION › Section 170-295-3160 - What kind of food and menus must I have?

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(1) You must:
(a) Prepare, date, and conspicuously post
				menus one week or more in advance, containing the meals and snacks to be
				served;
(b) Provide two weeks or
				more of meal and snack menu variety before repeating the menu;
(c) Keep six months of past menus on-site for
				inspection by the department;
(d)
				Make substitutions of comparable nutrient value and record changes on the menu,
				when needed;
(e) Provide daily a
				minimum of one serving of Vitamin C fruit, vegetable, or juice;
(f) Provide three or more times weekly foods
				high in Vitamin A; and
(g) Maintain
				at least a three day supply of food and water for emergency purposes based on
				the number of children in child care.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-295 - Minimum licensing requirements for child care centers › HEALTH AND NUTRITION › Section 170-295-3170 - What are the food service standards I am required to meet?

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You must maintain on site at least one person with a
				  Washington state department of health food handler's permit to:
(1) Monitor and oversee food handling and
				service at the center; and
(2)
				Provide orientation and ongoing training as needed for all staff involved in
				food handling. Anyone cooking full meals must have a food handlers
				permit.
06-15-075, recodified as §
											170-295-3170, filed 7/13/06,
					 effective 7/13/06. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 74.12 and
					 74.15 RCW. 03-14-110, §
					 388-295-3170, filed 6/30/03, effective
					 8/1/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-295 - Minimum licensing requirements for child care centers › HEALTH AND NUTRITION › Section 170-295-3180 - What are approved food sources?

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You must:
(1)
				Prepare or serve food that is not tampered with or spoiled and is obtained from
				an approved source including, but not limited to, a licensed caterer, a food
				service company or a grocery store. Food sources that are not approved include:
(a) Left over food that was previously served
				from outside your center;
(b) Home
				canned, frozen or prepared food unless it is for the person's own
				children;
(c) Donated food from
				restaurants or caterers that was previously served;
(d) Game meat that has not been inspected by
				the USDA; and
(e) Donated meat,
				fish, poultry or milk that is not from a source inspected for sale.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-295 - Minimum licensing requirements for child care centers › HEALTH AND NUTRITION › Section 170-295-3190 - How can I be sure that the food I serve is safe?

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(1) Program staff must follow the safe
				preparation, cooking, and serving guidelines in the current edition of the food
				workers manual prepared by the state department of health.
(2) You must develop a system to record the
				temperature of each perishable food once it arrives from a satellite kitchen or
				a catering service. The system must include keeping records on site for six
				months with the following information:
(a) The
				name and the temperature of the food;
(b) The date and time the temperature was
				checked; and
(c) The name and
				signature or recognized initials of the person who is checking and recording
				the food temperatures.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-295 - Minimum licensing requirements for child care centers › HEALTH AND NUTRITION › Section 170-295-3200 - How do I safely store food?

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You must store food:
(1) In the original containers or in clean,
				labeled containers that are airtight and off the floor;
(2) In a manner that prevents contamination
				from other sources;
(3) In an area
				separate from toxic materials such as cleaning supplies, paint, or
				pesticides;
(4) That is not past
				the manufacturer's expiration or freshness date;
(5) In a refrigerator or freezer if cooling
				is required;
(6) Raw meat, poultry
				or fish in the refrigerator, below cooked or ready to eat foods;
(7) Foods not requiring refrigeration at
				least six inches above the floor in a clean, dry, ventilated storeroom or other
				areas; and
(8) Dry bulk foods not
				in their original containers, in containers with tight fitting covers.
				Containers must be labeled and dated.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW and 2006 c 265.
					 08-08-012, §
											170-295-3200, filed 3/19/08,
					 effective 4/19/08. 06-15-075, recodified as §
											170-295-3200, filed 7/13/06,
					 effective 7/13/06. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 74.12 and
					 74.15 RCW. 03-14-110, §
					 388-295-3200, filed 6/30/03, effective
					 8/1/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-295 - Minimum licensing requirements for child care centers › HEALTH AND NUTRITION › Section 170-295-3210 - How do I safely thaw foods?

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You must thaw food by one of the following methods:
(1) In a refrigerator;
(2) Under cool running water, in a pan placed
				in a sink with the stopper removed;
(3) In a microwave, if the food is to be
				cooked immediately; or
(4) As part
				of the continuous cooking process.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW and 2006 c 265.
					 08-08-012, §
											170-295-3210, filed 3/19/08,
					 effective 4/19/08. 06-15-075, recodified as §
											170-295-3210, filed 7/13/06,
					 effective 7/13/06. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 74.12 and
					 74.15 RCW. 03-14-110, §
					 388-295-3210, filed 6/30/03, effective
					 8/1/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-295 - Minimum licensing requirements for child care centers › HEALTH AND NUTRITION › Section 170-295-3220 - What type of kitchen material and equipment is required?

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You need the following equipment to cook and serve meals
				  without restrictions on the type of menus or foods that you can cook, serve or
				  store:
(1) Kitchen walls, counter
				tops, floors, cabinets and shelves that are:
(a) Maintained in good repair to include
				being properly sealed without chips or cracks;
(b) Moisture resistant; and
(c) Maintained in a clean and sanitary
				condition.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-295 - Minimum licensing requirements for child care centers › HEALTH AND NUTRITION › Section 170-295-3230 - What type of eating and drinking equipment must I provide?

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(1) You must provide eating and drinking
				equipment that is:
(a) Cleaned and sanitized
				between use by different children;
(b) Free from cracks or chips;
(c) Individual; and
(d) Developmentally appropriate.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-295 - Minimum licensing requirements for child care centers › CARE OF YOUNG CHILDREN › Section 170-295-4010 - At what age can I accept infants into care?

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You must not accept into care an infant who is less than one
				  month of age.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW and 2006 c 265.
					 08-08-012, §
											170-295-4010, filed 3/19/08,
					 effective 4/19/08. 06-15-075, recodified as §
											170-295-4010, filed 7/13/06,
					 effective 7/13/06. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 74.12 and
					 74.15 RCW. 04-09-093, §
					 388-295-4010, filed 4/20/04, effective 5/21/04; 03-14-110, § 388-295-4010,
					 filed 6/30/03, effective 8/1/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-295 - Minimum licensing requirements for child care centers › CARE OF YOUNG CHILDREN › Section 170-295-4030 - What is a safe way to prepare bottles?

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(1)
				Parents may bring from home filled bottles labeled with the infant's name for
				daily use (see WAC
				170-295-4040).
(2) To prepare bottles you must:
(a) Prepare and fill bottles by washing hands
				prior to bottle preparation;
(b)
				Use a sink that is only for bottle preparation, other food preparation or other
				approved source of water. Water from a handwashing sink may not be used for
				bottle preparation;
(c) Do not heat
				a bottle in a microwave or allow bottles to warm at room temperature for more
				than an hour, to limit bacterial growth; and
(d) Bottles must be warmed under running warm
				water or placed in a container of water that is not warmer than 120 degrees
				Fahrenheit.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-295 - Minimum licensing requirements for child care centers › CARE OF YOUNG CHILDREN › Section 170-295-4040 - What is a safe way to store infant formula and food?

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To store bottles, formula or infant food, you must:
(1) Label all bottles with the infant's full
				name and the date the bottle was filled to be sure the correct formula or
				breast milk is given to each infant;
(2) Have a refrigerator accessible to staff
				to store bottles and unserved, leftover infant food;
(3) Throw away the contents of any bottle not
				fully consumed within one hour. Do not put bottles that have been used back
				into the refrigerator;
(4) Throw
				away or return to the family any unused bottle contents within twelve hours of
				preparing or arriving at the center;
(5) Not serve infant formula past the
				expiration date on the manufacturers container; and
(6) Keep bottle nipples covered when not in
				use to reduce risk of cross contamination and exposure.
06-15-075, recodified as §
											170-295-4040, filed 7/13/06,
					 effective 7/13/06. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 74.12 and
					 74.15 RCW. 03-14-110, §
					 388-295-4040, filed 6/30/03, effective
					 8/1/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-295 - Minimum licensing requirements for child care centers › CARE OF YOUNG CHILDREN › Section 170-295-4050 - What is a safe way to store breast milk?

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You can keep frozen breast milk if you:
(1) Label the contents with the child's name
				and date it was brought into the center;
(2) Store the frozen breast milk at 10
				degrees Fahrenheit or less;
(3)
				Thaw the breast milk in the refrigerator, under warm running water or in a pan
				of warm water; and
(4) Keep frozen
				breast milk in the center for no more than two weeks.
06-15-075, recodified as §
											170-295-4050, filed 7/13/06,
					 effective 7/13/06. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 74.12 and
					 74.15 RCW. 03-14-110, §
					 388-295-4050, filed 6/30/03, effective
					 8/1/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-295 - Minimum licensing requirements for child care centers › CARE OF YOUNG CHILDREN › Section 170-295-4060 - What is a correct way to clean bottles and nipples?

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Bottles, bottle caps, nipples and other equipment used for
				  bottle feeding must not be reused without first being cleaned and sanitized
				  by:
(1) Washing in a dishwasher;
				or
(2) Washing, rinsing and boiling
				for one minute.
06-15-075, recodified as §
											170-295-4060, filed 7/13/06,
					 effective 7/13/06. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 74.12 and
					 74.15 RCW. 03-14-110, §
					 388-295-4060, filed 6/30/03, effective
					 8/1/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-295 - Minimum licensing requirements for child care centers › CARE OF YOUNG CHILDREN › Section 170-295-4070 - Are there specific rules for feeding infants and toddlers?

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(1) Infants must be fed according to their
				need rather than according to an adult prescribed time schedule.
(2) While feeding infants:
(a) Hold infants for bottle feedings to
				prevent choking;
(b) Place infants
				who can sit in high chairs or at an appropriate child-sized table and chairs
				for feeding and sit facing the child during the feeding;
(c) Do not prop a bottle;
(d) To prevent tooth decay:
(i) Do not give a bottle to a reclining child
				unless the bottle contains only water; and
(ii) Offer juice only from a cup.
(e) Take the bottle from the child
				when the child finishes feeding.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of › Chapter 170-295 - Minimum licensing requirements for child care centers › CARE OF YOUNG CHILDREN › Section 170-295-4080 - When should I begin toilet training a child?

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Toilet training is initiated with consultation with
				  parents:
(1) Using positive
				reinforcement;
(2) Cultural
				sensitivity;
(3) Not using foods as
				a reinforcement; and
(4) Following
				a routine established between the parent and you.
06-15-075, recodified as §
											170-295-4080, filed 7/13/06,
					 effective 7/13/06. Statutory Authority:
					 Chapters
					 74.12 and
					 74.15 RCW. 03-14-110, §
					 388-295-4080, filed 6/30/03, effective
					 8/1/03.