(1) Pursuant to RCW 43.216.250(8), an applicant or school-age program must grant reasonable access to the department during the program's hours of operation for the purpose of announced or unannounced inspections.

(a) Applicants, licensees, and school-age program staff must allow the department's authorized staff to inspect the indoor and outdoor licensed space and any adjacent enclosures, areas, spaces, substances, machinery, or devices that may directly impact the health, safety, or well-being of enrolled children to verify compliance with the requirements of this chapter and chapter 43.216 RCW. However, under RCW 43.216.250 (2)(b), department licensors are authorized to inspect only health, safety, and quality standards that do not relate to the physical facility for a school-age program operating in facilities used by public or private schools.

(b) For the purposes of this chapter "hours of operation" means the hours of the day that a licensee offers school-age program services as reported to the department on the license application or modification paperwork, or as indicated in the parent or guardian handbook.

(2) The department may deny, suspend, revoke, or not continue a license when an applicant, licensee, or program staff refuses to allow the department's authorized staff access to any of the following:

(a) Information relevant to the school-age program;

(b) The agency's premises pursuant to subsection (1) of this section;

(c) Child, staff, or program records or files;

(d) Staff members; or

(e) Children in care.