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Department of Children, Youth, and Families.
Law
Revised Code of Washington
State Government—Executive
Department of Children, Youth, and Families.
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Section
43.216.005
Findings.
Section
43.216.010
Definitions.
Section
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.
Section
43.216.020
Department duties.
Section
43.216.022
Annual quality assurance report.
Section
43.216.025
Secretary—Appointment—Salary.
Section
43.216.030
Secretary's authority.
Section
43.216.035
Office of innovation, alignment, and accountability—Duties and focus.
Section
43.216.040
Family services and programs—Administration.
Section
43.216.045
Advisory committees or councils—Travel expenses.
Section
43.216.050
Evaluation and research materials and data on private nonprofit group homes—Availability.
Section
43.216.055
Federal and state cooperation—Rules—Construction.
Section
43.216.060
Policies to support children of incarcerated parents.
Section
43.216.065
Private-public partnership—Secretary's duties.
Section
43.216.070
Reports to the governor and legislature.
Section
43.216.075
Early learning advisory council—Policy development and implementation—Early achievers review subcommittee.
Section
43.216.080
Integration with other entities.
Section
43.216.085
Early achievers program—Quality rating and improvement system.
Section
43.216.087
Early achievers program—Participation of culturally diverse and low-income center, family home, and outdoor nature-based child care providers.
Section
43.216.089
Early achievers program—Final report—Mitigation plan for areas not achieving required rating levels—Data availability—Reports.
Section
43.216.090
Early achievers program—Mental health consultants.
Section
43.216.091
Early achievers program—Administrative policies—Rating and rerating.
Section
43.216.092
Early achievers program—Administrative policies—Various.
Section
43.216.100
Community information and involvement plan—Informing home-based, tribal, and family early learning providers of early achievers program.
Section
43.216.105
Native language development and retention—Dual language learning—Rules.
Section
43.216.110
Core competencies for early care and education professionals and child and youth development professionals—Adoption and implementation—Updating.
Section
43.216.115
Partnership responsibilities—Department's duties—Partnership's duties.
Section
43.216.120
Reduction of barriers for using local or private funds for early learning opportunities.
Section
43.216.125
Parental notification of report alleging sexual misconduct or abuse—Notice of parental rights.
Section
43.216.130
Home visiting services account—Purpose—Administration—Funding.
Section
43.216.135
Child care providers—Subsidy requirements—Tiered reimbursements—Copayments.
Section
43.216.136
Working connections child care program—Eligibility.
Section
43.216.137
Working connections child care program—Unemployment compensation.
Section
43.216.139
Working connections child care program—Notification of change in providers.
Section
43.216.141
Working connections child care program—Standards and guidelines—Duties of the department.
Section
43.216.143
Working connections child care program—Contracted child care slots and vouchers.
Section
43.216.145
Working connections child care—Eligibility of high school students.
Section
43.216.152
Definitions.
Section
43.216.155
Home visitation programs—Findings—Intent.
Section
43.216.157
Home visitation programs—Definitions.
Section
43.216.159
Home visitation programs—Funding—Home visitation services coordination or consolidation plan.
Section
43.216.165
Early start account.
Section
43.216.170
Applicants for positions with the department—Investigation and background checks.
Section
43.216.180
Education of students in the custody of juvenile rehabilitation facilities—Duties—Creation of a comprehensive plan.
Section
43.216.190
Assistance with submission of Washington state identicard application materials.
Section
43.216.195
Child care centers—Negotiated rule making.
Section
43.216.250
Secretary's licensing duties.
Section
43.216.255
Licensing standards.
Section
43.216.260
Minimum requirements for licensure.
Section
43.216.265
Fire protection—Powers and duties of chief of the Washington state patrol.
Section
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.
Section
43.216.271
Background check clearance registry—Background application form.
Section
43.216.272
Fee for developing and administering individual-based/portable background check clearance registry.
Section
43.216.273
Individual-based/portable background check clearance account.
Section
43.216.280
Licensed day care centers and outdoor nature-based child care providers—Notice of pesticide use.
Section
43.216.285
Articles of incorporation.
Section
43.216.290
Access to agencies—Records inspection.
Section
43.216.295
License required.
Section
43.216.300
License fees.
Section
43.216.305
License application—Nonexpiring licenses—Issuance, renewal, transfer, duration.
Section
43.216.310
License renewal.
Section
43.216.315
Initial licenses.
Section
43.216.320
Probationary licenses.
Section
43.216.325
Licenses—Denial, suspension, revocation, modification, nonrenewal—Proceedings—Penalties.
Section
43.216.327
Licenses—Denial, revocation, suspension, or modification—Notice—Effective date of action—Adjudicative proceeding.
Section
43.216.335
Civil fines—Notice—Adjudicative proceeding.
Section
43.216.340
Licensure pending compliance with state building code, chapter 19.27 RCW—Consultation with local officials.
Section
43.216.345
Adjudicative proceedings—Training for administrative law judges.
Section
43.216.350
License or certificate suspension—Noncompliance with support order—Reissuance.
Section
43.216.355
Actions against agencies.
Section
43.216.360
Unlicensed providers—Notification to agency—Penalty—Posting on website.
Section
43.216.365
Operating without a license—Penalty.
Section
43.216.370
Negotiated rule making.
Section
43.216.375
Negotiated rule making—Statewide unit of family child care licensees—Antitrust immunity, intent.
Section
43.216.380
Minimum licensing requirements—Window blind pull cords.
Section
43.216.385
Reporting—Actions against agency licensees—Agencies notified of licensing requirement—Posting on website.
Section
43.216.390
Reporting resignation or termination of individual working in child care agency.
Section
43.216.395
Child care inspection reports—Internal review process—Definitions—Final review.
Section
43.216.500
Intent.
Section
43.216.505
Definitions.
Section
43.216.510
Admission and funding.
Section
43.216.512
Expanded enrollment—Risk factors—Participation in other programs.
Section
43.216.513
Early entry—Participation in other programs.
Section
43.216.514
Enrollment priority.
Section
43.216.515
Eligible providers—State-funded support—Requirements—Data collection—Pathways to early childhood education and assistance program.
Section
43.216.520
Advisory committee.
Section
43.216.525
Rules.
Section
43.216.530
Review of applications.
Section
43.216.535
Reports.
Section
43.216.540
State support—Priorities—Program funding levels.
Section
43.216.545
Reimbursement of advisory committee expenses.
Section
43.216.550
Authority to solicit gifts, grants, and support.
Section
43.216.555
Early learning program—Voluntary preschool opportunities—Program standards—Prioritizing programs—Rules.
Section
43.216.556
Early learning program—Funding and statewide implementation.
Section
43.216.559
Early learning program—Short title—2010 c 231.
Section
43.216.565
Findings—Intent—Early start program.
Section
43.216.567
Early therapeutic and preventative services and programs.
Section
43.216.570
Early intervention services—Findings.
Section
43.216.572
Early intervention services—Infants and toddlers with disabilities—Interagency coordinating council—Conditions and limitations.
Section
43.216.574
Early intervention services—Infants and toddlers with disabilities—Interagency coordinating council—Coordination with counties and communities.
Section
43.216.576
Early intervention services—Interagency agreements.
Section
43.216.577
Prenatal to three family engagement strategy.
Section
43.216.578
Birth to three early childhood education and assistance program—Pilot project—Reports.
Section
43.216.579
Infant child care incentives.
Section
43.216.580
Early intervention services—Funding.
Section
43.216.585
Program rates.
Section
43.216.587
Complex needs funds.
Section
43.216.590
Trauma-informed care supports.
Section
43.216.592
Dual language designation—Rate enhancement.
Section
43.216.595
Early childhood equity grants.
Section
43.216.597
Play and learn groups—Resources and supports.
Section
43.216.600
Professional development supports.
Section
43.216.602
Child care deserts grant program.
Section
43.216.650
Child fatality reviews.
Section
43.216.655
Data collection and program evaluation—Reports.
Section
43.216.660
Child care services—Declaration of policy.
Section
43.216.665
Child care workers—Findings—Intent.
Section
43.216.670
Child care provider rules review.
Section
43.216.675
Child care workers—Career and wage ladder.
Section
43.216.680
Child care workers—Career and wage ladder—Wage increases.
Section
43.216.685
Child care—Toll-free information number.
Section
43.216.687
Child care—Required postings—Disclosure of complaints.
Section
43.216.689
Child care—Public access to reports and enforcement action notices.
Section
43.216.690
Child day care centers and outdoor nature-based child care providers—Immunization.
Section
43.216.692
Family home providers—Capacity flexibility.
Section
43.216.695
County regulation of family day-care centers—Twelve-month pilot projects.
Section
43.216.700
Day care insurance.
Section
43.216.705
Child care providers—Tiered-reimbursement system—Pilot sites.
Section
43.216.710
Child care services.
Section
43.216.715
Child care partnership employer liaison.
Section
43.216.720
Child care expansion grant fund.
Section
43.216.725
Subsidized child care report and assessment.
Section
43.216.730
Child care subsidy fraud—Referral—Collection of overpayments.
Section
43.216.735
Placement of children ages sixty months through six years.
Section
43.216.742
Outdoor nature-based child care program.
Section
43.216.745
Child care consultation program—Creation, operation, and duties.
Section
43.216.749
Child care subsidy rates—Use of cost model.
Section
43.216.750
Child welfare workers—Department duties—Technical work group to develop workload model—Annual report to legislature.
Section
43.216.755
Child care providers—Community-based training pathway.
Section
43.216.760
Child care and early learning providers—Firearms, dangerous weapons.
Section
43.216.762
Child care and early learning providers—Firearms, dangerous weapons—Rules.
Section
43.216.770
Fair start for kids account.
Section
43.216.772
Fair start for kids account—Spending goals and strategies.
Section
43.216.775
Inflationary adjustments to rates.
Section
43.216.900
Early childhood education and assistance program—Short title—1985 c 418.
Section
43.216.901
Contingency—Effective date—1985 c 418.
Section
43.216.902
Effective date—2006 c 265.
Section
43.216.903
Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.
Section
43.216.904
Short title—2015 3rd sp.s. c 7.
Section
43.216.905
Transfer of powers, duties, and functions of the department of early learning.
Section
43.216.906
Transfer of child welfare provisions from the department of social and health services.
Section
43.216.907
Transfer of juvenile justice services provisions from the department of social and health services.
Section
43.216.908
Conflict with federal requirements—2017 3rd sp.s. c 6.
Section
43.216.909
Transfer of working connections child care and seasonal child care programs from the department of social and health services.
Section
43.216.910
Savings clause—2021 c 199.
Section
43.216.1368
Working connections child care program—Eligibility—Copayments.
Section
43.216.5052
Definition of "Indian"—Rule making.