Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-302 - Foundational Quality Standards for Outdoor Nature-Based Child Care › RECORDS, POLICIES, REPORTING, AND POSTING › Section 110-302-0450 - Parent or guardian handbook and related policies

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) ONB providers
				must supply to each parent or guardian written policies regarding the ONB
				program. Each enrolled child's record must have signed documentation stating
				the parent or guardian reviewed the handbook and ONB program
				policies.
(2) ONB providers must
				have and follow formal written policies in either paper or electronic format,
				including:
(a) A nondiscrimination
				statement;
(b) A family engagement
				and partnership communication plan;
(c) A parent or guardian's permission for
				photography, videotaping, or surveillance of their child;
(d) Alcohol, tobacco, cannabis use and
				prohibition of illegal drugs;
(e)
				Curriculum philosophy pursuant to WAC
				110-302-0305, and how this
				philosophy is implemented;
(f)
				Child guidance plan, which includes restraint policies and forbidding corporal
				punishment;
(g) Expulsion
				policy;
(h) ONB program
				staff-to-child ratios and classroom or age grouping types offered, if
				applicable;
(i) For ONB programs
				that offer any of the following, they must include a policy for each that
				applies to their ONB program:
(i) Care for
				children with specific or special needs;
(ii) Dual language learning;
(iii) Religious and cultural activities,
				including how holidays will be celebrated;
(iv) Transportation and off-site field
				trips;
(v) Water
				activities;
(vi) Campfire
				activities; and
(vii) How weapons
				on the premises are secured, if applicable;
(j) ONB program risk management policies and
				waiver(s) for activities that are covered under WAC
				110-302-0471;
(k) ONB program days and hours of operation,
				including closure dates and observed holidays;
(l) Enrollment and disenrollment
				requirements;
(m) Fees and payment
				plans;
(n) Sign-in and sign-out
				requirements;
(o) Information
				required for the child's record, including:
(i) The importance and plan for keeping the
				information current;
(ii) A plan to
				keep the child's information confidential; and
(iii) Who may legally access the child's
				information;
(p) A
				kindergarten transition plan, if applicable;
(q) What parents or guardians must supply for
				their child, if applicable (for example, extra clothing or diapers);
(r) Permission for a parent or guardian's
				access to areas of the ONB program during business hours;
(s) Termination of services policy;
(t) Emergency preparedness plan;
(u) ONB provider's and staff's duty to report
				incidents including reporting suspected child abuse, neglect, sexual abuse, or
				maltreatment;
(v) Policies
				regarding mixed age groups, if applicable, including when children may be in a
				mixed age group;
(w) Description of
				where the parent or guardian may find and review the ONB program's:
(i) Health policy;
(ii) Staff policies;
(iii) Consistent care policy;
(iv) Menus;
(v) Liability insurance;
(vi) Inspection reports and notices of
				enforcement actions, if applicable; and
(vii) Other relevant ONB program
				policies;
(x) Any food
				preparation practices done by staff at their private residence, pursuant to WAC
				110-302-0198;
(y) Any laundering practices done by staff or
				families at their private residence, pursuant to WAC
				110-302-0245;
(z) Policies for postings for an ONB program
				without an appropriate facility for posting.