Washington Administrative Code
Title 170 - Early Learning, Department of
Chapter 170-300 - FOUNDATIONAL QUALITY STANDARDS FOR EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION AND OVERSIGHT LICENSING PROCESS
Section 170-300-0400 - Application materials
Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 170-300-0400
Current through Register Vol. 25-06, March 15, 2025
(1) After completing a department orientation an applicant must submit a complete license application packet, pursuant to chapter 43.215 RCW. This requirement also applies to a change of ownership. A complete license application packet includes:
(a) Professional and background
information about the applicant:
(i) A
completed department application form for the type of license being applied for
(center or family home);
(ii) A
copy of the applicant's certificate from an orientation completed within twelve
months of the application;
(iii) A
Washington state business license or a tribal, county, or city business or
occupation license, if applicable;
(iv) Liability insurance, if
applicable;
(v) Certificate of
incorporation, partnership agreement, or similar business organization
document, if applicable;
(vi) The
license fee;
(vii) A copy of
current government issued photo identification;
(viii) A copy of Social Security card or
sworn declaration stating that the applicant does not have one;
(ix) Employer identification number (EIN) if
applicant plans to hire staff; and
(x) Employment or education verification. For
example, diploma, transcripts, or a sworn declaration stating that the
applicant cannot verify education requirements.
(b) Information about the facility to be
licensed:
(i) A floor plan, including use of
proposed licensed and unlicensed space, with identified emergency exits and
emergency exit pathways;
(ii)
Certificate of occupancy, if applicable;
(iii) An on-site septic system inspection
report within six months of the inspection, if applicable;
(iv) Well water coliform and nitrate testing
results within six months of license application, if applicable;
(v) A lead or arsenic evaluation agreement,
only for sites located in the Tacoma smelter plume (counties of King, Pierce,
and Thurston); and
(vi) Lead and
copper test results for drinking water.
(c) Program hours of operation, including
closure dates and holiday observances;
(d) Information about early learning program
staff:
(i) List of applicant, staff persons,
volunteers, and household members, if applicable, required to complete the
background check process as outlined in chapter 170-06 WAC;
(ii) Resume for applicant, center director,
assistant director, program supervisor, and family home lead teacher, if
applicable; and
(iii) Three letters
of professional reference for applicant, director, assistant director, program
supervisor, and family home lead teacher.
(2) An applicant must include the following policy documents with the application, which will be reviewed by the department and returned to the applicant:
(a) Parent and
program policies;
(b) Staff
policies;
(c) An emergency
preparedness plan;
(d) Health
policies; and
(e) A plan to prevent
exposure to blood and body fluids.
(3) An applicant must submit the completed application packet at least ninety calendar days prior to the planned opening of the early learning program. The department will inspect the early learning program space and approve all application submissions required in this chapter prior to issuing a license:
(a) The ninety
calendar days begins when the department receives a complete application
packet.
(b) Incomplete application
packets will be returned to the applicant for completion.
(c) An applicant who is unable to
successfully complete the application and licensing process within ninety days
may withdraw the application and reapply when the applicant is able to meet the
licensing requirements.
(d) An
applicant who is unable to meet the application requirements and has not
withdrawn his or her application will be denied a license, pursuant to
RCW
43.215.300.
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