unsupervised with the children in management and supervisory training pursuant to WAC the licensed family home child care. responsibilities. 0106, and 0108. 170-295-1030-Who can be Weight #6 a lead teacher in a child (b) The Center Director or Assistant care center Director must provide the following The lead teacher is a child services: care staff person who is in (i) Be dependably available for charge of a child or group of the daily operation of the early children and implements the learning program 50 percent or activity program. The lead more of weekly operating teacher must: hours, or designate a person (1) Be at least eighteen with the qualifications of an years of age or older; Assistant Director or Program (2) Have completed a high Supervisor to be on site when school education or the not present. Occasionally, a equivalent; and Director may act as a substitute (3) Have documented child teacher as long as it is not a development education or regular duty which may work experience; or interfere with management or (4) Complete STARS supervisory responsibilities. training within six months of (ii) Ensure the early learning becoming a lead teacher program meets Foundational 170-295-1040-Who can be Quality Standards and is an assistant or aide in a developmentally appropriate for child care center the ages of children being You may assign a child care served; assistant or aide to support (iii) Ensure there is a the lead child care staff. curriculum philosophy and the (1) The assistant or aide philosophy has been must be: communicated to all early (a) At least sixteen years of learning program staff and age; and parents. Ensure the curriculum philosophy serves all ages of
unsupervised with the children in the licensed family home child care. management and supervisory responsibilities. 170-295-1030-Who can be a lead teacher in a child care center The lead teacher is a child care staff person who is in charge of a child or group of children and implements the activity program. The lead teacher must: (1) Be at least eighteen years of age or older; (2) Have completed a high school education or the equivalent; and (3) Have documented child development education or work experience; or (4) Complete STARS training within six months of becoming a lead teacher 170-295-1040-Who can be an assistant or aide in a child care center You may assign a child care assistant or aide to support the lead child care staff. (1) The assistant or aide must be: (a) At least sixteen years of age; and training pursuant to WAC 0106, and 0108. Weight #6 (b) The Center Director or Assistant Director must provide the following services: (i) Be dependably available for the daily operation of the early learning program 50 percent or more of weekly operating hours, or designate a person with the qualifications of an Assistant Director or Program Supervisor to be on site when not present. Occasionally, a Director may act as a substitute teacher as long as it is not a regular duty which may interfere with management or supervisory responsibilities. (ii) Ensure the early learning program meets Foundational Quality Standards and is developmentally appropriate for the ages of children being served; (iii) Ensure there is a curriculum philosophy and the philosophy has been communicated to all early learning program staff and parents. Ensure the curriculum philosophy serves all ages of