Title: 
Headings: Child Care Regulations in Washington State
Child
 
Care
 
Regulations
 
in
 
Washington
 
State
 

Overview
 

Types
 
of
 
care
 
that
 
must
 
be
 
licensed
  

Types
 
of
 
care
 
that
 
may
 
operate
 
without
 
a
 
license
  

Age-group
 
definitions
 

Subsidized
 
child
 
care
 

Region
 
1
 

Region
 
2
 

Region
 
3
 

Region
 
4
 

Region
 
5
 

Region
 
6
 

Whom
 
to
 
contact
  

Washington
 
Department
 
of
 
Social
 
and
 
Health
 
Services
 
Headquarters,
 
Division
 
of
 
Child
 
Care
 
and
 
Early
 
Learning
 

Eastern
 
Region
 
Office
 
Division
 
of
 
Child
 
Care
 
and
 
Early
 
Learning
  

Northwest
 
Region
 
Office
 
Division
 
of
 
Child
 
Care
 
and
 
Early
 
Learning
 

Southwest
 
Region
 
Office
 
Division
 
of
 
Child
 
Care
 
and
 
Early
 
Learning
 

Child
 
abuse
 
reporting
  

Complaints
 

Child
 
care
 
centers
 

Licenses
 

State
 
inspection
 

Staff:child
 
ratios
 

Maximum
 
group
 
size
 

Staff
 
qualifications
 

Director
 

Program
 
supervisor
 

Teacher
  

Aide/volunteer
  

Staff
 
training
  

CPR
 
and
 
first
 
aid
 

Staff
 
medical
 
requirements
  

Staff
 
background
 
checks
  

Discipline
 

Parents’
 
rights
 

Health
 
and
 
safety
 
requirements
  

Transportation
 

Child
 
medical
 
requirements
 

Care
 
for
 
sick
 
children
 

Family
 
child
 
care
 
homes
  

Licenses
  

State
 
inspection
  

Staff:child
 
ratios
 

Maximum
 
group
 
size
 

Staff
 
qualifications
 

Provider
 

Assistant
  

Substitute
 

Staff
 
training
 

CPR
 
and
 
first
 
aid
 

Staff
 
medical
 
requirements
 

Staff
 
background
 
checks
 

Discipline
  

Parents’
 
rights
  

Health
 
and
 
safety
 
requirements
 

Transportation
  

Child
 
medical
 
requirements
  

Care
 
for
 
sick
 
children
 


Content: Child Care Regulations in Washington State
Child
 
Care
 
Regulations
 
in
 
Washington
 
State
 
Overview
 
A
 
summary
 
of
 
child
 
care
 
regulations
 
in
 
Washington
State. Types
 
of
 
care
 
that
 
must
 
be
 
licensed
  


Types
 
of
 
care
 
that
 
may
 
operate
 
without
 
a
 
license
  


 
Age-group
 
definitions
  


 
Subsidized
 
child
 
care
  


 
Whom
 
to
 
contact
  


 
Child
 
abuse
 
reporting
  


 
Complaints
  


 
Child
 
care
 
centers
  


 
Family
 
child
 
care
 
homes
 

Child
 
care
 
is
 
regulated
 
differently
 
in
 
every
 
state
 
and
 
sometimes
 
even
 
in
 
different
 
counties
 
or
 
cities
 
in
 
the
 
same
 
state. In
 
Washington
State,
 
the
 
Department
 
of
 
Social
 
and
 
Health
 
Services,
 
Division
 
of
 
Child
 
Care
 
and
 
Early
 
Learning,
 
licenses
 
child
 
care
 
centers
 
and
 
family
 
child
 
care
 
homes. Other
 
types
 
of
 
local
 
regulations,
 
such
 
as
 
zoning,
 
health,
 
building,
 
and
 
fire
safety
 
codes,
 
may
 
also
 
apply
 
to
 
child
 
care
 
facilities. This
 
guide
 
explains
 
the
 
level
 
of
 
quality
 
required
 
by
 
child
 
care
 
regulations
 
in
 
Washington. Some
 
child
 
care
 
programs
 
in
 
the
 
state
 
operate
 
at
 
this
 
level
 
and
 
some
 
well
 
above
 
it. As
 
a
 
parent,
 
you
 
will
 
have
 
your
 
own
 
standards
 
and
 
will
 
look
 
for
 
providers
 
you
 
trust
 
to
 
meet
 
them. Over
 
time,
 
your
 
informed
 
consumer
 
choice
 
and
 
cooperation
 
with
 
the
 
licensing
 
agency
 
can
 
help
 
raise
 
the
 
quality
 
of
 
child
 
care
 
in
 
your
 
community. Both
 
the
 
law
 
and
 
licensing
 
requirements
 
are
 
subject
 
to
 
change. To
 
ensure
 
that
 
you
 
have
 
accurate
 
and
 
complete
 
information,
 
check
 
with
 
the
 
licensing
 
office
 
to
 
see
 
whether
 
there
 
have
 
been
 
any
 
changes
 
since
 
the
 
information
 
in
 
this
 
guide
 
was
 
last
 
updated.