WSR 14-16-039
PERMANENT RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
EARLY LEARNING
[Filed July 28, 2014, 1:08 p.m., effective August 28, 2014]
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: To allow family home child care applicants another means of meeting the requirement to have education equivalent to a high school diploma, i.e., by completing the department of early learning approved early childhood education initial certificate.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 170-296A-1725.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW
43.215.060 and 43.215.070; chapter
43.215 RCW.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 14-13-112 on June 18, 2014.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: July 28, 2014.
Elizabeth M. Hyde
Director
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 13-21-112, filed 10/22/13, effective 11/22/13)
WAC 170-296A-1725 Licensee minimum education.
(1) For any initial family home child care license issued on or after March 31, 2012, the applicant must have a high school diploma.
(2) If the applicant does not have a high school diploma, he or she must submit written evidence of equivalent education. As used in this section, "equivalent education" means:
(a) Passing the general educational development (GED) tests;
(b) Completion of twelve years of elementary and secondary education;
(c) Possessing a current child development associate (CDA) credential as approved through the council for professional recognition; ((or))
(d) Completion of forty-five credits of post secondary education; or
(e) Completion of the department approved early childhood education initial certificate.
(3) In addition to equivalent education defined within this section, a family home child care licensee licensed prior to March 31, 2012, and continuously maintaining the license may meet the "equivalent education" requirement by achieving a level three rating in the early achievers program, Washington state's quality rating improvement system, prior to March 31, 2017.
