WAC 170-296A-5775 Licensee Absence The licensee must have a written policy and procedure for staff to follow any time the licensee is absent from the child care. The policy and procedure must include, but is not limited to: (a) A staffing plan to include: (i) That a qualified primary staff person will be present and in charge at all times during the licensee’s absence; (ii) Staff roles and responsibilities; (iii) How staff-to-child ratios will be met; and (iv) How staff will meet the individual needs of children in care. (b) How parents will be notified in writing of the licensee’s absence described in WAC 170-296A-5810 (1), closures, or staffing changes; (c) Responsibility for meeting the requirements of this chapter and chapter 43.215 RCW; (d) Emergency contact information for the licensee; and (e) Licensee’s expected outside work schedule if applicable. 170-295-0001 What gives the authority to the department to license child care and charge licensing fees? (1) The rules for child care centers are governed under chapter RCW. 170-300-0015 Licensee absence. (1) In a family home early learning program, the Family Home Licensee must provide written notification to the department and parents when the licensee plans to be absent but the program shall remain open for the care of children. Weight #5 (2) In a center early learning program, the Director or Assistant Director must provide written notification to the department and parents when the Director, Assistant Director, and Program Supervisor plan to be simultaneously absent but the program remains open for the care of children. Weight #5 (3) A written notification required under this section must be submitted to the department and each child’s parent or guardian at least two business days prior to the planned absence from the early learning program. Absences requiring notice are: (a) A vacation or travel extending beyond seven calendar days; (b) Outside employment during child care hours; (c) Regular absences scheduled during child care hours. As used
If an individual providing unlicensed child care does not submit an agreement to obtain a license as provided in subsection (1)(d) of this section within thirty calendar days from the date of the department’s written notice, the department will post information on its web site that the individual is providing child care without a license. WAC 170-296A-8375 Unlicensed care – Fines and other penalties A person providing unlicensed child care may be: (1) Assessed a fine of hone hundred fifty dollars a day for each day unlicensed child care is provided; (2) Guilty of a misdemeanor or (3) Subject to an injunction. WAC 170-296A-8400 Hearing process. (1) Department notice of an enforcement action includes information about the individual's or licensee's right to request an adjudicative proceeding (hearing) and how to request a hearing. (2) The hearing process is governed by chapter RCW Administrative Procedure Act, submit a written agreement on a department form, stating the he or she agrees to: (i) Attend the next available department child care licensing orientation; and (ii) Submit a child care licensing application after completing orientation; and (e) That the department has the authority issue a fine of two hundred fifty dollars per day for each day that the individual continues to provide child care without a license. The department’s written notice in subsection (2) of this section must inform the individual providing unlicensed child care: (a) How to respond to the department; (a) Shall be guilty of a misdemeanor pursuant to RCW 43.215.340; and (b) May be subject to an injunction pursuant to RCW 43.215.330. Weight NA
Department of Defense has jurisdiction regulations to investigate and may certify the center as meeting licensing and other pertinent requirements. In such a case, all our licensing requirements and procedures apply equally to certification. (4) We may certify a child care center for payment without further investigation if the center is: (a) Licensed by an Indian tribe; (b) Certified by the Federal Department of Defense; or (c) Approved by the superintendent of public instruction's office. WAC 170-295-6030 What are the special requirements regarding American Indian children? When five percent or more of the center's child enrollment consists of American Indian children, without further investigation if the program is: (a) Licensed by an Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized community of Indians, including an Alaska Native village as defined in 43 U.S.C. § 1602(c), recognized as eligible for services by the United States Secretary of the Interior; (b) Certified by the Federal Department of Defense. (c) Approved by the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI). Weight NA (3) An applicant claiming an exemption must provide to the department proof that he or she qualifies for an exemption using the department’s form (found at Weight NA (4) The early learning program seeking certification must be located on the premises over which the tribe, federal Department of Defense or OSPI has jurisdiction. Weight NA (5) An early learning program regulated by a tribe, the federal Department of Defense or OSPI may request certification: