110-300-0146(1)(a)(b) · Playground equipment and surfacing used by an early learning provider must comply with applicable CPSC guidelines, as now and hereafter amended including, but not limited to, installing, arranging, designing, constructing, and maintaining outdoor play equipment and surfacing. (a) Climbing play equipment must not be placed on or above concrete, asphalt, packed soil, lumber, or similar hard surfaces;(b) The ground under swings and play equipment must be covered by a shock absorbing material (grass alone is not an acceptable) such as: (i) Pea gravel at least nine inches deep; (ii) Playground wood chips at least nine inches deep; (iii) Shredded recycled rubber at least six inches deep; or (iv) Any material that has a certificate of compliance, label, or documentation stating it meets ASTM standards F1292.

1)a)b)ii) The playground bark was quite compacted and in need of maintenance when initially inspected on 3/21/2025. The bark was loosened and fluffed up over the weekend, but there are now some large sticks or roots sticking out of the bark that could injure a child in a fall from the equipment. Risk WAC/RCW

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110-300-0165(5)(e) · To ensure a safe environment for children in care, an early learning provider must comply with the following electrical requirements: (e) Power strips with surge protectors may be used but must not be accessible to children in care;

2)c) There was a loose USB cord sitting out on a table accessible to children, this was removed during the inspection on 3/21/2025. There is also a loose lamp cord accessible to children behind open shelves at child level. 5)e) There is a power strip/surge protector accessible to children behind the open shelves as well, where the lamp referenced above is plugged in. The power strip has little twist-open covers for each outlet, but they do not automatically close and there were open electrical outlets accessible to children. Risk WAC/RCW

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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;

1)a) There is a tall cabinet in the licensed classroom that has teacher supplies and some toxic products in it, including a spray bottle of vital oxide disinfectant. The cabinet was not locked on 3/21/2025 and was accessible to children. The staff person locked this closet immediately when licensor addressed this issue.

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110-300-0165(2)(d) · 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;

2)d) Plastic bags of extra clothing were brought in by parents today, it's snowy today and the extra clothing is needed for outdoor play during school. The plastic bags were hung on the hooks in the child care space rather than taken to the children's (unlicensed) classrooms, so the plastic bags were accessible to children in care today. WAC/RCW Correction Date Disputed Date Disputed 110-300-0230(2)(b) Serious 02/15/2024

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110-300-0230(2)(b) · A first-aid kit must: (b) Be inaccessible to children

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110-300-0356(3) · A center licensee must not exceed the total capacity or age range stated on the child care license at any time except as provided in this section. All children on the premises, signed in to child care, on an off-site trip from the early learning program, or being transported by the early learning program staff are counted in capacity including the children of staff. (a) A center licensee must receive department approval to care for a child with special needs, pursuant to WAC 110-300-0300, if the child is older than the maximum age identified on the license. A child with documented special needs may be in care up to age nineteen and must be counted in capacity and staff-to-child ratio. (b) A child with special needs who requires individualized supervision pursuant WAC 110-300-0300 does not count in the staff-to-child ratio. (c) A child who turns thirteen years old permitted by chapter 110-290 WAC must be counted in both capacity and staff-to-child ratio.

3) One of the children in care today is older than the maximum age stated on the licensed, which is 6 years, 0 months.

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