Washington Administrative Code
Title 388 - Social and Health Services, Department of
CHILD CARE AGENCIES/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS
Chapter 388-145 - Licensing requirements for group care facilities and services
PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND TOYS
Service Planning
Section 388-145-1730 - What are the educational and vocational instruction requirements for children placed by the department (except interim facilities) ?
Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 388-145-1730
Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024
(1) You must meet the following requirements for providing education and vocational instruction to the children placed by the department. For each child you must:
(a)
Follow the educational plan approved by the child's DCFS worker;
(b) Support the child in regular school
attendance. If a child is absent from school you must follow the school's
reporting requirements. Notify the child's DSHS worker if the child is absent
from school more than three consecutive school days;
(c) Receive approval from the child's DCFS
worker prior to making any changes to a child's educational plan;
(d) Support the child's educational plan by
providing each child with necessary school supplies and a suitable place to
study;
(e) Develop a plan for a
child's transportation to and from school;
(f) Provide or arrange for independent living
skills education for developing self-sufficiency for children over the age of
fifteen years; and
(g) Encourage
older youth to pursue a post-secondary education when appropriate.
(2) If the instruction is given on your premises, you must:
(a) Receive approval
from the child's DSHS worker if the child is placed in your care by the
department;
(b) Have the program
certified by the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) and
provide classrooms separate from the living area; and
(c) Send DLR a written description of how you
will provide an educational program for children under your care.
(3) If a child is not enrolled and attending school within three consecutive school days after being placed in your care, you must contact the child's school and DSHS worker in order to develop a plan which could involve long distance learning if appropriate.
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