Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 43.216 - Department of Children, Youth, and Families.
43.216.091 - Early achievers program—Administrative policies—Rating and rerating.

RCW 43.216.091
Early achievers program—Administrative policies—Rating and rerating.

The department must adopt administrative policies in the early achievers program, within the department's appropriations, to:
(1) Consider child care provider schedules and needs and allow flexibility when scheduling data collection and rating visits at a facility;
(2) Prioritize reratings for providers rated at a level 2;
(3) Prioritize reratings for providers rated at a level 3 who are seeking to become early childhood education and assistance program providers; and
(4) Provide continuous and robust postrating feedback to providers.

[ 2019 c 369 § 8.]
NOTES:

Findings—Intent—2019 c 369: "(1) The legislature finds that a commitment to early learning quality was established through the passage of the early start act and creation of the early achievers program. The legislature recognizes that achieving the desired child outcomes from high quality early learning and child care requires additional financial support, including the payment of living wages to providers, and that the success of the early achievers system must continue to be supported through adequate funding. Further, the legislature finds that the federal administration of children and families advises states to set child care subsidy rates at the seventy-fifth percentile of private market rates in order to ensure equal access to high quality child care. The legislature further finds that objectives of the early achievers program include providing professional development and robust training and coaching opportunities that are available in geographically diverse areas to child care and early education providers who are often small business owners and as such play a critical role in our state's economy.
(2) The legislature further finds that the department of children, youth, and families has undertaken efforts to identify professional equivalencies for early learning providers that recognize the commitment and years of experience that much of the workforce demonstrates.
(3) Therefore, as recommended by the joint select committee on the early achievers program, the legislature intends to work toward raising base subsidy rates for licensed child care centers and family homes and further incentivize the provision of care for infants and toddlers by considering rates for providers serving these young children. Further, the legislature intends to look to increase needs-based grants, scholarships, and professional development assistance, as well as reduce early achievers coaching ratios, in order to support providers in continuous improvement. The legislature further intends to support the work of the department of children, youth, and families' professional equivalencies committee and the department's development of the proficiency review process." [ 2019 c 369 § 1.]

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 43 - State Government—Executive

Chapter 43.216 - Department of Children, Youth, and Families.

43.216.005 - Findings.

43.216.010 - Definitions.

43.216.015 - Department of children, youth, and families—Created—Duties—Agency performance data—Oversight board for children, youth, and families—Powers and restrictions—Stakeholder meetings.

43.216.020 - Department duties.

43.216.022 - Annual quality assurance report.

43.216.025 - Secretary—Appointment—Salary.

43.216.030 - Secretary's authority.

43.216.035 - Office of innovation, alignment, and accountability—Duties and focus.

43.216.040 - Family services and programs—Administration.

43.216.045 - Advisory committees or councils—Travel expenses.

43.216.050 - Evaluation and research materials and data on private nonprofit group homes—Availability.

43.216.055 - Federal and state cooperation—Rules—Construction.

43.216.060 - Policies to support children of incarcerated parents.

43.216.065 - Private-public partnership—Secretary's duties.

43.216.070 - Reports to the governor and legislature.

43.216.075 - Early learning advisory council—Policy development and implementation—Early achievers review subcommittee.

43.216.080 - Integration with other entities.

43.216.085 - Early achievers program—Quality rating and improvement system.

43.216.087 - Early achievers program—Participation of culturally diverse and low-income center, family home, and outdoor nature-based child care providers.

43.216.089 - Early achievers program—Final report—Mitigation plan for areas not achieving required rating levels—Data availability—Reports.

43.216.090 - Early achievers program—Mental health consultants.

43.216.091 - Early achievers program—Administrative policies—Rating and rerating.

43.216.092 - Early achievers program—Administrative policies—Various.

43.216.100 - Community information and involvement plan—Informing home-based, tribal, and family early learning providers of early achievers program.

43.216.105 - Native language development and retention—Dual language learning—Rules.

43.216.110 - Core competencies for early care and education professionals and child and youth development professionals—Adoption and implementation—Updating.

43.216.115 - Partnership responsibilities—Department's duties—Partnership's duties.

43.216.120 - Reduction of barriers for using local or private funds for early learning opportunities.

43.216.125 - Parental notification of report alleging sexual misconduct or abuse—Notice of parental rights.

43.216.130 - Home visiting services account—Purpose—Administration—Funding.

43.216.135 - Child care providers—Subsidy requirements—Tiered reimbursements—Copayments.

43.216.136 - Working connections child care program—Eligibility.

43.216.1368 - Working connections child care program—Eligibility—Copayments.

43.216.137 - Working connections child care program—Unemployment compensation.

43.216.139 - Working connections child care program—Notification of change in providers.

43.216.141 - Working connections child care program—Standards and guidelines—Duties of the department.

43.216.143 - Working connections child care program—Contracted child care slots and vouchers.

43.216.145 - Working connections child care—Eligibility of high school students.

43.216.152 - Definitions.

43.216.155 - Home visitation programs—Findings—Intent.

43.216.157 - Home visitation programs—Definitions.

43.216.159 - Home visitation programs—Funding—Home visitation services coordination or consolidation plan.

43.216.165 - Early start account.

43.216.170 - Applicants for positions with the department—Investigation and background checks.

43.216.180 - Education of students in the custody of juvenile rehabilitation facilities—Duties—Creation of a comprehensive plan.

43.216.190 - Assistance with submission of Washington state identicard application materials.

43.216.195 - Child care centers—Negotiated rule making.

43.216.200 - Imagination library of Washington program.

43.216.205 - Youth and young adults exiting publicly funded system of care—Rapid response team.

43.216.250 - Secretary's licensing duties.

43.216.255 - Licensing standards.

43.216.260 - Minimum requirements for licensure.

43.216.265 - Fire protection—Powers and duties of chief of the Washington state patrol.

43.216.270 - Character, suitability, and competence to provide child care and early learning services—Fingerprint criminal history record checks—Background check clearance card or certificate—Shared background checks.

43.216.271 - Background check clearance registry—Background application form.

43.216.272 - Fee for developing and administering individual-based/portable background check clearance registry.

43.216.273 - Individual-based/portable background check clearance account.

43.216.280 - Licensed day care centers and outdoor nature-based child care providers—Notice of pesticide use.

43.216.285 - Articles of incorporation.

43.216.290 - Access to agencies—Records inspection.

43.216.295 - License required.

43.216.300 - License fees.

43.216.305 - License application—Nonexpiring licenses—Issuance, renewal, transfer, duration.

43.216.310 - License renewal.

43.216.315 - Initial licenses.

43.216.320 - Probationary licenses.

43.216.325 - Licenses—Denial, suspension, revocation, modification, nonrenewal—Proceedings—Penalties.

43.216.327 - Licenses—Denial, revocation, suspension, or modification—Notice—Effective date of action—Adjudicative proceeding.

43.216.335 - Civil fines—Notice—Adjudicative proceeding.

43.216.340 - Licensure pending compliance with state building code, chapter 19.27 RCW—Consultation with local officials.

43.216.345 - Adjudicative proceedings—Training for administrative law judges.

43.216.350 - License or certificate suspension—Noncompliance with support order—Reissuance.

43.216.355 - Actions against agencies.

43.216.360 - Unlicensed providers—Notification to agency—Penalty—Posting on website.

43.216.365 - Operating without a license—Penalty.

43.216.370 - Negotiated rule making.

43.216.375 - Negotiated rule making—Statewide unit of family child care licensees—Antitrust immunity, intent.

43.216.380 - Minimum licensing requirements—Window blind pull cords.

43.216.385 - Reporting—Actions against agency licensees—Agencies notified of licensing requirement—Posting on website.

43.216.390 - Reporting resignation or termination of individual working in child care agency.

43.216.395 - Child care inspection reports—Internal review process—Definitions—Final review.

43.216.500 - Intent.

43.216.505 - Definitions.

43.216.5052 - Definition of "Indian"—Rule making.

43.216.510 - Admission and funding.

43.216.512 - Expanded enrollment—Risk factors—Participation in other programs.

43.216.513 - Early entry—Participation in other programs.

43.216.514 - Enrollment priority.

43.216.515 - Eligible providers—State-funded support—Requirements—Data collection—Pathways to early childhood education and assistance program.

43.216.520 - Advisory committee.

43.216.525 - Rules.

43.216.530 - Review of applications.

43.216.535 - Reports.

43.216.540 - State support—Priorities—Program funding levels.

43.216.545 - Reimbursement of advisory committee expenses.

43.216.550 - Authority to solicit gifts, grants, and support.

43.216.555 - Early learning program—Voluntary preschool opportunities—Program standards—Prioritizing programs—Rules.

43.216.556 - Early learning program—Funding and statewide implementation.

43.216.559 - Early learning program—Short title—2010 c 231.

43.216.565 - Findings—Intent—Early start program.

43.216.567 - Early therapeutic and preventative services and programs.

43.216.570 - Early intervention services—Findings.

43.216.572 - Early intervention services—Infants and toddlers with disabilities—Interagency coordinating council—Conditions and limitations.

43.216.574 - Early intervention services—Infants and toddlers with disabilities—Interagency coordinating council—Coordination with counties and communities.

43.216.576 - Early intervention services—Interagency agreements.

43.216.577 - Prenatal to three family engagement strategy.

43.216.578 - Birth to three early childhood education and assistance program—Pilot project—Reports.

43.216.579 - Infant child care incentives.

43.216.580 - Early intervention services—Funding.

43.216.585 - Program rates.

43.216.587 - Complex needs funds.

43.216.590 - Trauma-informed care supports.

43.216.592 - Dual language designation—Rate enhancement.

43.216.595 - Early childhood equity grants.

43.216.597 - Play and learn groups—Resources and supports.

43.216.600 - Professional development supports.

43.216.602 - Child care deserts grant program.

43.216.650 - Child fatality reviews.

43.216.655 - Data collection and program evaluation—Reports.

43.216.660 - Child care services—Declaration of policy.

43.216.665 - Child care workers—Findings—Intent.

43.216.670 - Child care provider rules review.

43.216.675 - Child care workers—Career and wage ladder.

43.216.680 - Child care workers—Career and wage ladder—Wage increases.

43.216.685 - Child care—Toll-free information number.

43.216.687 - Child care—Required postings—Disclosure of complaints.

43.216.689 - Child care—Public access to reports and enforcement action notices.

43.216.690 - Child day care centers and outdoor nature-based child care providers—Immunization.

43.216.692 - Family home providers—Capacity flexibility.

43.216.695 - County regulation of family day-care centers—Twelve-month pilot projects.

43.216.700 - Day care insurance.

43.216.705 - Child care providers—Tiered-reimbursement system—Pilot sites.

43.216.710 - Child care services.

43.216.715 - Child care partnership employer liaison.

43.216.720 - Child care expansion grant fund.

43.216.725 - Subsidized child care report and assessment.

43.216.730 - Child care subsidy fraud—Referral—Collection of overpayments.

43.216.735 - Placement of children ages sixty months through six years.

43.216.742 - Outdoor nature-based child care program.

43.216.745 - Child care consultation program—Creation, operation, and duties.

43.216.749 - Child care subsidy rates—Use of cost model.

43.216.750 - Child welfare workers—Department duties—Technical work group to develop workload model—Annual report to legislature.

43.216.755 - Child care providers—Community-based training pathway.

43.216.760 - Child care and early learning providers—Firearms, dangerous weapons.

43.216.762 - Child care and early learning providers—Firearms, dangerous weapons—Rules.

43.216.770 - Fair start for kids account.

43.216.772 - Fair start for kids account—Spending goals and strategies.

43.216.775 - Inflationary adjustments to rates.

43.216.900 - Early childhood education and assistance program—Short title—1985 c 418.

43.216.901 - Contingency—Effective date—1985 c 418.

43.216.902 - Effective date—2006 c 265.

43.216.903 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.

43.216.904 - Short title—2015 3rd sp.s. c 7.

43.216.905 - Transfer of powers, duties, and functions of the department of early learning.

43.216.906 - Transfer of child welfare provisions from the department of social and health services.

43.216.907 - Transfer of juvenile justice services provisions from the department of social and health services.

43.216.908 - Conflict with federal requirements—2017 3rd sp.s. c 6.

43.216.909 - Transfer of working connections child care and seasonal child care programs from the department of social and health services.

43.216.910 - Savings clause—2021 c 199.