(1) The child care program must not exceed the total number or ages of children in attendance stated on the child care license.

(2) All children in care through twelve years of age in attendance on the premises, attending an off-site field trip or activity, or being transported by the licensee or program staff are counted in capacity.

(3) All children within the age range on the license count in ratio, including children of program staff, or visiting children who are not accompanied by an adult.

(4) The licensee must receive department approval to care for a child with special needs as documented in WAC 170-297-0050 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 ratio.

(5) If an individual child with special needs requires individualized supervision, a program staff person providing individualized supervision for that child does not count in the staff-to-child ratio for the other children in care.