Section 110-301-0410 - License and program location(1) An applicant for a license under this chapter must be at least eighteen years old.(2) A licensee refers to the individual or organization:(a) Whose name appears on a license issued by the department;(b) Who is responsible for complying with the standards in this chapter, chapter 43.216 RCW, chapter 110-06 WAC, and other applicable laws and rules; and(c) Who is responsible for training school-age program staff on the foundational quality standards in this chapter.(3) School-age program space must be located: (a) On a site free from known environmental hazards;(b) In an area where nonemergency services and utilities can serve the school-age program space; and(c) In an area served by emergency fire, medical, and police during the hours the school-age program provides care to children.(4) For any program that does not operate on public or private school premises, a school-age provider must prevent enrolled children from being exposed to the following known hazards within and around the licensed premises:(b) Plumbing and fixtures containing lead or lead solders;(d) Arsenic, lead, or copper in the soil or drinking water;(f) Other identified toxins or hazards.(5) A school-age provider must place address numbers or signage on the outside of the building that contains the school-age program space. The numbers or signage must be legible and plainly visible from the street or road serving the premises.(6) A license applicant planning to open a school-age program in the designated Tacoma smelter plume (counties of King, Pierce, and Thurston) and not on public or private school premises must contact the state department of ecology (DOE), and complete and sign an access agreement with DOE to evaluate the applicant's property for possible arsenic and lead soil contamination.Wash. Admin. Code § 110-301-0410
Adopted by WSR 21-10-035, Filed 4/27/2021, effective 6/1/2021