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Washington Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 23, 2016) |
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Title 170. Early Learning, Department of |
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Chapter 170-295. Minimum licensing requirements for child care centers. |
Section 170-295-2040. What behavior management and guidance practices must I have in place?
Latest version.
- You must:(1) Develop and implement written behavior management and guidance practices for the center;(2) Guide the child's behavior based on an understanding of the individual child's needs and stage of development;(3) Promote the child's developmentally appropriate social behavior, self-control, and respect for the rights of others;(4) Ensure behavior management and guidance practices that are fair, reasonable, consistent, and related to the child's behavior;(5) Prevent and prohibit any person on the premises from using cruel, unusual, hazardous, frightening, or humiliating discipline, including but not limited to:(a) Corporal punishment including biting, jerking, shaking, spanking, slapping, hitting, striking, kicking, pinching, flicking or any other means of inflicting physical pain or causing bodily harm to the child;(b) Verbal abuse such as yelling, shouting, name calling, shaming, making derogatory remarks about a child or the child's family, or using language that threatens, humiliates or frightens a child;(c) The use of a physical restraint method injurious to the child, locked time-out room, or closet for disciplinary purposes; and(d) The using or withholding of food or liquids as punishment.(6) In emergency situations, a staff person may use limited physical restraint when:(a) Protecting a person on the premises from serious injury;(b) Obtaining possession of a weapon or other dangerous object; or(c) Protecting property from serious damage.(7) Staff who use limited restraint must complete an incident report. A copy of the incident report must be:(a) Placed in the child's individual record; and(b) Given to the parent.