Requires the department of early learning and the department of children, youth, and families to engage in negotiated rule making with entities representing or operating child care centers and entities representing family home child care providers before adopting or defining equivalencies to educational requirements that affect the following child care center employees: Directors, assistant directors, supervisors, lead teachers, assistant teachers, instructional aides, and aides.

Exempts child care center employees who have met the education requirements set forth in chapter 170-295 WAC (minimum licensing requirements for child care centers) as of January 1, 2018, from any new education requirements established by the department of early learning and the department of children, youth, and families.