110-300-0470(4)(b) · An early learning provider must practice and record emergency drills with staff and children as follows: (b) Earthquake, lockdown, or shelter-in-place drill once every three calendar months;

Fire drills have not been conducted since March of 2024. Earthquake, shelter-in place, and lockdown drills have not been conducted since February of 2024.

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110-300-0291(1)(g) · An early learning provider must follow safe infant sleep practices when infants are napping or sleeping by following the current standard of American Academy of Pediatrics concerning safe sleep practices including SIDS/SUIDS risk reduction, including: (g) Not allowing blankets, stuffed toys, pillows, crib bumpers, and similar items inside a crib, bassinet, or other equipment if occupied by a resting or sleeping infant;

Licensor observed infant to be sleeping with a blanket. Risk WAC/RCW

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110-300-0145(11) · Prior to licensing, exiting mechanisms on gates from a licensed outdoor play area to unlicensed space must be equipped with a self-closing and self-latching mechanism (shuts automatically when released from an individual’s control). A gate that is not an emergency exit must be locked or self-closing and self-latching.

Licensor obsevred various hazards in outdoor space, including large broken wood near side fence, various trash, and various broken items, including broken toys. Emergency gate was not self-latching, when gate was release from licensor's hand, the gate would not latch. Risk WAC/RCW

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110-300-0165(2)(a) · An early learning provider must take steps to prevent hazards to children including, but not limited to: (a) Making inaccessible to infants and toddlers any equipment, material, or objects that may pose a risk of choking, aspiration, or ingestion. For the purposes of this section, equipment, material, or objects that have a diameter or overall dimension of one and three-quarter inches or less are considered items that may pose a risk of choking, aspiration, or ingestion. Small parts from larger equipment, material, or objects that have a diameter or overall dimension of one and three-quarter inches or less, that may become detached from the larger equipment, materials, or object are also considered items that may pose a risk of choking, aspiration, or ingestion;

Licensor observed various chocking hazrds in licensed area which included, small magnetic letters, small figurines, and other items. Licensor observed a loose cable in licensed area near the kitchen space. Licensor observed diapers in the bathroom space with loose plastic wrapping accessible to children. Licensor observed crib and play pen in front of window near kitchen space. Licensor observed various broken toys in the outdoor space. Provider stated that children kept breaking the toys. Licensor observed various area rugs in licensed space that had many lifts creating tripping hazards. Risk WAC/RCW

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An early learning provider must take steps to prevent hazards to children including, but not limited to: (d) Making inaccessible to children plastic bags and other suffocation hazards;

Licensor observed various chocking hazrds in licensed area which included, small magnetic letters, small figurines, and other items. Licensor observed a loose cable in licensed area near the kitchen space. Licensor observed diapers in the bathroom space with loose plastic wrapping accessible to children. Licensor observed crib and play pen in front of window near kitchen space. Licensor observed various broken toys in the outdoor space. Provider stated that children kept breaking the toys. Licensor observed various area rugs in licensed space that had many lifts creating tripping hazards. Risk WAC/RCW

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110-300-0455(3) · An early learning provider must keep daily staff attendance records for each center classroom or family home program. These attendance records must be on paper or in an electronic format and clearly document: (a) The name of each staff member (including staff assigned to care for children with special needs and one-on-one care) and volunteers; (b) The number of children in each classroom or family home program; (c) The staff-to-child ratio; (d) The date; and (e) Start and end times of the assigned staff or volunteers.

Licensor observed provider's attendance record, but did not have all required items as stated in this WAC, including staff-to-child ratio. Provider also did not keep attendance record for aid who helped during time of visit. Risk WAC/RCW

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110-300-0460(2) · Each child's enrollment record must include the following: (a) The child's birth date; (b) An enrolled child’s parent or guardian's phone numbers, address, and contact information for reaching the family while the child is in care; (c) Emergency contact information. If no emergency contact is available, a written and signed emergency contact plan may be accepted; (d) Names and phone numbers of persons authorized to pick up enrolled children; (e) A plan for special or individual needs of the child, if applicable, including parent or guardian signature, pursuant to WAC 110-300-0300; (f) Signed parent or guardian permissions, pursuant to WAC 110-300-0450 as applicable for: (i) Field trips; (ii) Transportation; (iii) Bathing; (iv) Water activities including swimming pools or other bodies of water; and (v) Photo, video, or surveillance activity. (g) The beginning and end enrollment date for children no longer in the early learning program’s care; (h) Physical restraint documentation pursuant to WAC 110-300-0335, if applicable; (i) Expulsion information, documentation, and steps taken to avoid expulsion, if applicable; (j) Termination of services documentation and communication, if applicable; and (k) Notification of child developmental screening information given to the child’s parent or guardian, if applicable.

All files observed have missing date of birth, date child entered daycare, last physical and dental exams, names of dental and medical care providers. Risk WAC/RCW

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110-300-0460(4)(e) · A health record must include: (e) Medical and dental care provider names and contact information or what facility parents or guardians would prefer for treatment;

All files observed have missing date of birth, date child entered daycare, last physical and dental exams, names of dental and medical care providers. Risk WAC/RCW

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110-300-0470(4)(a) · An early learning provider must practice and record emergency drills with staff and children as follows: (a) Fire and evacuation drill once each calendar month;

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110-300-0180(1) · An early learning provider must serve meals and snacks to children in care as follows: (a) Meals and snacks must be served not less than two hours and not more than three hours apart unless the child is asleep. (b) Children in care for five to nine hours: (i) At least one meal and two snacks; or (ii) Two meals and one snack. (c) Children in care for more than nine hours: (i) Two meals and two snacks; or (ii) Three snacks and one meal. (d) After school snack, dinner, evening snack, and breakfast: (i) A snack or meal must be provided to a child that arrives to the early learning program after school; (ii) Dinner must be provided to children in nighttime care if a child is at an early learning program after his or her dinnertime, or has not had dinner; (iii) An evening snack must be provided to children in nighttime care; (iv) Breakfast must be provided to children in nighttime care if a child remains in care after the child's usual breakfast time; and (v) A breakfast or morning snack must be available to children in care.

Provider's posted meal times are not 2-3 hours apart (Breakfast scheduled 7:00 - 8:00 and Lunch 11:45 - 12:45). WAC/RCW Correction Date Disputed Date Disputed 110-300-0145(11) Short Term

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Prior to licensing, exiting mechanisms on gates from a licensed outdoor play area to unlicensed space must be equipped with a self-closing and self-latching mechanism (shuts automatically when released from an individual’s control). A gate that is not an emergency exit must be locked or self-closing and self-latching.

Provider's emergency exit gate did not open all the way and was getting caught on the ground as it opened and closed, gate did not self-close and but did self-latch. WAC/RCW Correction Date Disputed Date Disputed 110-300-0166(3)(a) Serious

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110-300-0166(3)(a) · To ensure a safe exit from the premises during an emergency, early learning providers must comply with the following requirements: (a) Emergency exit doors must remain unlocked from the inside, but may be locked from the outside while the early learning program is open. The door handle must be of the type that can be opened from the inside without the use of a key, tools, or special knowledge, and must automatically unlock when the knob or handle is turned;

Provider's emergency front door exit had a child proof lock on door knob and emergency back sliding door was locked at time of visit and hard to open when unlocked. Both doors did not automatically unlocked when knob or handle were turned. WAC/RCW Correction Date Disputed Date Disputed 110-300-0260(1)(a) Serious

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110-300-0260(1)(a) · An early learning provider must ensure all poisonous or dangerous substances including, but not limited to fuels, solvents, oils, laundry, dishwasher, other detergents, sanitizing products, disinfectants and items labeled “keep out of reach of children” are stored: (a) In a location that is inaccessible to children;

1a) Sanitizing bottles were hung on towel rack in bathroom within reach of children. 2ab) Shed in backyard was unlocked and accessible to children. WAC/RCW Correction Date Disputed Date Disputed

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110-300-0260(2)(a)(b) · Storage areas and storage rooms must: (a) Be inaccessible to children; (b) Have locking doors or other methods to prevent child access;

1a) Sanitizing bottles were hung on towel rack in bathroom within reach of children. 2ab) Shed in backyard was unlocked and accessible to children.

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