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Chapter 170-295 WAC

Last Update: 4/30/08

Minimum licensing requirements for child care centers

WAC Sections

LICENSING
170-295-0001 What gives the authority to the department to license child care and charge licensing fees?
170-295-0010 What definitions under this chapter apply to licensed child care providers?
170-295-0020 Who needs to become licensed?
170-295-0030 What must I do to be eligible to receive state child care subsidies?
170-295-0040 Do I have to follow any other regulations or have any other inspections?
170-295-0050 Can I get a waiver (exception) to the minimum licensing requirements or to licensing fees?
170-295-0055 Can I get a dual license?
170-295-0060 What are the requirements for applying for a license to operate a child care center?
170-295-0070 What personal characteristics do my volunteers, all staff and I need to provide care to children?
170-295-0080 How is my licensed capacity determined?
170-295-0090 When does the department issue initial and full licenses, and when are licensing fees due?
170-295-0100 When can my license application be denied and when can my license be suspended or revoked?
170-295-0110 When can I be fined for not following the minimum licensing requirements?
170-295-0120 How much can I be fined?
170-295-0130 When can I be fined for operating an unlicensed program?
170-295-0140 When can the department issue a probationary license to a child care center operator?
170-295-0150 Where can I locate my child care center or facility?
STAFFING
170-295-1010 Who can be the director of a child care center?
170-295-1020 What if the director does not meet the minimum qualifications?
170-295-1030 Who can be a lead teacher in a child care center?
170-295-1040 Who can be an assistant or aide in a child care center?
170-295-1050 Who can be a volunteer in a child care center?
170-295-1060 What initial and ongoing state training and registry system (STARS) training is required for child care center staff?
170-295-1070 What continuing state training and registry system (STARS) training is required for child care center staff?
170-295-1080 What topics must my new staff orientation include?
170-295-1090 What kind of meetings or ongoing training must I provide my staff?
170-295-1100 What are the requirements regarding first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training?
170-295-1110 Who must have Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and bloodborne pathogen training?
170-295-1120 What are the Tuberculosis (TB) testing requirements for the staff?
PROGRAM
170-295-2010 What types of play materials, equipment and activities must I provide for the children?
170-295-2020 How long can a child be at the center?
170-295-2030 How should staff interact with children?
170-295-2040 What behavior management and guidance practices must I have in place?
170-295-2050 Must we provide rest periods?
170-295-2060 What are the requirements for evening and nighttime care?
170-295-2070 What do I need to transport the children on offsite trips?
170-295-2080 What must I communicate to parents?
170-295-2090 What are the required staff to child ratios and maximum group sizes for my center?
170-295-2100 What are the exceptions to group sizes and staff to child ratios?
170-295-2110 Are children allowed in the kitchen when they are doing supervised activities?
170-295-2120 Are there special program requirements for infants and toddlers?
170-295-2130 Do I need an outdoor play area?
HEALTH AND NUTRITION
170-295-3010 What kind of health policies and procedures must I have?
170-295-3020 How often must staff wash their hands?
170-295-3030 When is a child or staff member too ill to be at child care?
170-295-3040 How often must children wash their hands?
170-295-3050 Am I required to give medications to the children in my care?
170-295-3060 Who can provide consent for me to give medication to the children in my care?
170-295-3070 How must I store medications?
170-295-3080 Can I use bulk medications (use one container for all the children such as with diaper ointments)?
170-295-3090 How do I handle left over medication?
170-295-3100 When can children take their own medication?
170-295-3110 Do I need special equipment to give medication?
170-295-3120 What documentation is required when giving children medication?
170-295-3130 Can anyone else give medication to children in my care?
170-295-3140 What kind of milk can I serve?
170-295-3150 How many meals and snacks must I serve?
170-295-3160 What kind of food and menus must I have?
170-295-3170 What are the food service standards I am required to meet?
170-295-3180 What are approved food sources?
170-295-3190 How can I be sure that the food I serve is safe?
170-295-3200 How do I safely store food?
170-295-3210 How do I safely thaw foods?
170-295-3220 What type of kitchen material and equipment is required?
170-295-3230 What type of eating and drinking equipment must I provide?
CARE OF YOUNG CHILDREN
170-295-4010 At what age can I accept infants into care?
170-295-4020 How do I meet the nutritional needs of the infants in my care?
170-295-4030 What is a safe way to prepare bottles?
170-295-4040 What is a safe way to store infant formula and food?
170-295-4050 What is a safe way to store breast milk?
170-295-4060 What is a correct way to clean bottles and nipples?
170-295-4070 Are there specific rules for feeding infants and toddlers?
170-295-4080 When should I begin toilet training a child?
170-295-4090 Can I use potty-chairs for toilet training?
170-295-4100 What sleep equipment do I need for infants?
170-295-4110 What additional sleeping arrangements must I make to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)?
170-295-4120 What must I do to be sure that diaper changing is safe and does not spread infections?
170-295-4130 Do I need a nurse consultant?
170-295-4140 When are children required to have a change of clothing on-site?
SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT
170-295-5010 What first-aid supplies are required in my center?
170-295-5020 How do I maintain a safe environment?
170-295-5030 What do I need to include in my disaster plan?
170-295-5040 How do I maintain a clean and sanitized environment?
170-295-5050 How can I make sure water activities are as safe and sanitary as possible?
170-295-5060 How must I store maintenance and janitorial supplies?
170-295-5070 How do I make sure my water is safe?
170-295-5080 How do I safely get rid of sewage and liquid wastes?
170-295-5090 What are the fence requirements?
170-295-5100 What are the requirements for toilets, handwashing sinks and bathing facilities?
170-295-5110 What are the requirements if I do laundry on the premises or offsite?
170-295-5120 What kind of sleep and nap equipment do I need for children not in cribs, bassinets, infant beds or playpens?
170-295-5140 Are there any requirements for storage space provided for children?
170-295-5150 Are there temperature requirements for my facility?
170-295-5160 What do I need to know about pesticides?
170-295-5170 Can we have animals at the center?
AGENCY PRACTICES
170-295-6010 What are the regulations regarding discrimination?
170-295-6020 What are the regulations regarding religious activities?
170-295-6030 What are the special requirements regarding American Indian children?
170-295-6040 What are the requirements regarding child abuse and neglect?
170-295-6050 What substances are prohibited in the child care center or on the premises?
170-295-6060 Who is allowed to have unsupervised access to children in care?
RECORDS, REPORTING, AND POSTING
170-295-7010 What information must be kept in the child's individual file?
170-295-7020 Am I required to track immunizations?
170-295-7030 What type of attendance records do I have to keep?
170-295-7040 Am I required to keep licensing information available on-site for parents to review?
170-295-7050 What personnel records and policies must I have?
170-295-7060 What injuries and illnesses or child abuse and neglect must I report?
170-295-7070 What circumstantial changes must I report to my licensor?
170-295-7080 What am I required to post in the center?