WSR 15-01-044
PERMANENT RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
EARLY LEARNING
[Filed December 9, 2014, 10:36 a.m., effective January 9, 2015]
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: To remove language governing the duration of basic state training and registry system training.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 170-295-1060.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 43.215.060 and 43.215.070; chapter 43.215 RCW.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 14-21-043 on October 7, 2014.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: December 9, 2014.
Elizabeth M. Hyde
Director
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 06-15-075, filed 7/13/06, effective 7/13/06)
WAC 170-295-1060 What initial and ongoing state training and registry system (STARS) training is required for child care center staff?
The director, program supervisor and lead teachers must register with the STARS registry and complete one of the following trainings within the first six months of employment or of being granted an initial license:
(1) ((Twenty clock hours or two college quarter credits of)) Basic training approved by the Washington state training registry system (STARS);
(2) Current child development associate certificate (CDA) or equivalent credential, or twelve or more college credits in early childhood education or child development; or
(3) Associate of arts (AA), associate of arts and sciences or higher college degree in early childhood education or child development.