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.

WAC 110-300-0146(1)(a)(b): At the time of the site visit the site only had 5 inches of wood chips for a climbing structure (helicopter). Risk WAC/RCW

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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;

WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a): At the time of the site visit there were two tubes of sunscreen on a windowsill and hand sanitizer on a shelf in the classroom accessible to children. WAC 110-300-0260(5): At the time of the site visit there was a metal shovel and a metal rake laying face up on the playground. Risk WAC/RCW

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110-300-0260(5) · Saws, power tools, lawn mowers, toilet plungers, toilet brushes, and other maintenance and janitorial equipment must be inaccessible to children.

WAC 110-300-0260(1)(a): At the time of the site visit there were two tubes of sunscreen on a windowsill and hand sanitizer on a shelf in the classroom accessible to children. WAC 110-300-0260(5): At the time of the site visit there was a metal shovel and a metal rake laying face up on the playground. Risk WAC/RCW

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110-300-0165(2)(c) · An early learning provider must take steps to prevent hazards to children including, but not limited to: (c) Making inaccessible to children straps, strings, cords, wires, or similar items capable of forming a loop around a child’s neck that are not used during supervised early learning program activities;

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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;

WAC 110-300-0165(2)(c): At the time of the site visit there was a hanging coord connected to an iPad and dangling from it to the floor in a play area which was able to form a loop and was accessible to the children. There was a water hose hanging off of part of the fence and strung across the ground with formed loops in a couple areas and three jump ropes strung across the floor in the covered area which formed loops and were accessible to the children. The director moved these items at the time of the site. WAC 110-300-0165(2)(d): At the time of the site visit there was a large plastic garbage hanging low off of a wooden post outside on the playground and accessible to children. The director moved the plastic bag off of the playground at the time of the site visit. Risk WAC/RCW

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110-300-0470(1) · An early learning provider must have and follow a written emergency preparedness plan. The plan must be reviewed and approved by the department prior to when changes are made. Emergency preparedness plans must: (a) Be designed to respond to fire, natural disasters, and other emergencies that might affect the early learning program; (b) Be specific to the early learning program and able to be implemented during hours of operation; (c) Address what the provider would do if the provider has an emergency and children may be left unsupervised; (d) Address what the early learning program must do if parents are not able to get to their children for up to three days; (e) Must follow requirements in chapter 212-12 WAC , Fire marshal standards, as now or hereafter amended and the state fire marshal's office requirements if a center early learning program; (f) Be reviewed at program orientation, annually with all early learning program staff with documented signatures, and when the plan is updated; (g) Be reviewed with parents or guardians when a child is enrolled and when the plan is updated.

WAC 110-300-0470 (1): The site's emergency preparedness plan is missing some of the requirements of WAC 110-300-0470(1). WAC 110-300-0470(2): The site's emergency preparedness plan is missing some of the requirements of WAC 110-300-0470(2). Risk WAC/RCW

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110-300-0470(2) · The written emergency preparedness plan must cover at a minimum: (a) Disaster plans, including fires that may require evacuation: (i) An evacuation floor plan that identifies room numbers or names of rooms, emergency exit pathways, emergency exit doors, and emergency exit windows for family-home based programs as described in WAC 51-51-0326; (ii) Methods to be used for sounding an alarm and calling 911; (iii) Actions to be taken by a person discovering an emergency; (iv) How the early learning provider will evacuate children, especially those who cannot walk independently. This may include infant evacuation cribs (for center early learning programs), children with disabilities, functional needs requirements, or other special needs; (v) Where the alternate evacuation location is; (vi) What to take when evacuating children, including: (A) First-aid kit(s); (B) Copies of emergency contact information; (C) Child medication records; and (D) Individual children's medication, if applicable; (vii) How the provider will maintain the required staff-to-child ratio and account for all children; (viii) How parents or guardians will be able to contact the early learning program; and (ix) How children will be reunited with their parents or guardians after the event; (b) Earthquake procedures including: (i) What a provider will do during an earthquake; (ii) How a provider will account for all children; and (iii) How a provider will coordinate with local or state officials to determine if the licensed space is safe for children after an earthquake. (c) Public safety related lockdown scenarios where an individual at or near an early learning program is harming or attempting to harm others with or without a weapon. This plan must include lockdown of the early learning program or shelter-in-place steps including: (i) How doors and windows will be secured to prevent access, if needed; and (ii) Where children will safely stay inside the early learning program; (d) How parents or guardians will be contacted after the emergency ends.

WAC 110-300-0470 (1): The site's emergency preparedness plan is missing some of the requirements of WAC 110-300-0470(1). WAC 110-300-0470(2): The site's emergency preparedness plan is missing some of the requirements of WAC 110-300-0470(2).

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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;

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110-300-0166(3)(c) · To ensure a safe exit from the premises during an emergency, early learning providers must comply with the following requirements: (c) Exit doors must not be partially or entirely blocked.

WAC 110-300-0166(3)(c): At the time of the site visit there was an enclosed gated area in front of the from exit door (blocking the main exit door). WAC/RCW Correction Date Disputed Date Disputed 110-300-0260(2)(a)(b) Serious

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