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Washington Regulations
The regulations listed below are current as of November 1, 2011

Washington has seven different documents regulating health and safety in child care.
Effective Date
Chapter 170-03 Hearing Rules 3/8/2008
Chapter 170-06 Background Check Rules 5/31/2008
Chapter 170-100 Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program 10/26/2007
Chapter 170-295 Minimum Licensing Requirements for Child Day Care Centers 11/19/2010
Chapter 170-296 Child Care Business Regulations for Family Home Child Care 11/19/2010
Chapter 170-151 School Age Child Care Center Minimum Licensing Requirements 11/19/2010
CCDF Part 6: Health and Safety Requirements for Providers 10/1/2009

State Licensing Contact

Washington State Department of Early Learning
P.O. Box 45480
Olympia, WA 98504-5480

Phone: 1-866-482-4325
To find the phone number for your regional office, please go to http://www.del.wa.gov/about/contact.aspx
Web Page: http://www.del.wa.gov/laws/rules/licensing.aspx


Links to other Washington State Child Care Contacts
Healthy Child Care America
State Child Care and Development Fund
State Child Care Resource and Referral Agency
State Early Learning Guidelines:
Washington State Early Learning and Development Benchmarks: A Guide to Young Children's Learning and Development: From Birth to Kindergarten Entry (2005)