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 170-300-0410 - License and program location
Current through Register Vol. 25-06, March 15, 2025
(1) An applicant for a license under this chapter must be at least eighteen years old.
(2) A licensee refers to the individual or organization:
(3) An early learning provider must comply with and implement all requirements in this chapter unless another code or ordinance is more restrictive (for example: A local municipal, building, or health authority code).
(4) An early learning provider must have the character, suitability, and competence pursuant to chapter 170-06 WAC to meet the needs of children in care.
(5) Early learning program space must be located:
(6) An early learning provider must prevent child exposure to the following within and around the licensed premises:
(7) An early learning provider must place address numbers on the outside of the house or building containing the early learning program space, and the numbers must be legible and plainly visible from the street or road serving the premises.
(8) A license applicant planning to open an early learning program in the designated Tacoma smelter plume (counties of King, Pierce, and Thurston) must contact the state department of ecology (DOE) and complete and sign an access agreement with DOE to evaluate the applicant's property for possible arsenic and lead soil contamination.