Section 170-296A-6000. Interactions with children.

The licensee and staff members must:

(1) Demonstrate positive interactions with children and other adults when children are present;

(2) Interact with children through listening and responding to what the children have to say;

(3) Be in frequent verbal communication with children in a positive, reinforcing, cheerful and soothing way. Explain actions, even to very young babies;

(4) Treat each child with consideration and respect;

(5) Appropriately hold, touch and smile at children;

(6) Speak to the children at their eye level when possible and appropriate;

(7) Be responsive to children, encouraging them to share experiences, ideas and feelings;

(8) Respond to and investigate cries or other signs of distress immediately;

(9) Perform age or developmentally appropriate nurturing activities that:

(a) Take into consideration the parent's own nurturing practices;

(b) Promote each child's learning self-help and social skills; and

(c) Stimulate the child's development.

(10) Provide each child opportunities for vocal expression; and

(11) Adult voices must not always dominate the overall sound of the group.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.215.060, 43.215.070, and chapter 43.215 RCW. WSR 11-23-068, § 170-296A-6000, filed 11/14/11, effective 3/31/12.]

RCW 43.215.060, 43.215.070, and chapter 43.215 RCW. WSR 11-23-068, § 170-296A-6000, filed 11/14/11, effective 3/31/12.