Pets or other animals that cage. The container or cage (a) Have all required have contact with children must not be located in vaccinations must: corridors, entrance ways, or pursuant to local and (1) Have current where children eat, or play; county regulations; immunizations for contagious (f) Assign responsible staff (b) Show no signs of diseases if applicable; to ensure pet containers, illness, disease, (2) Show no signs of cages, and litter boxes are worms, or parasites. disease, worms or parasites; cleaned and disinfected at least If these symptoms and weekly and more often if appear, the pet or (3) Be nonaggressive. needed; animal must be (g) Not allow animals in removed from the WAC 170-296A-4875 food preparation areas. If the premises until Pets or other animals sink is used for cleaning food appropriately treated interacting with children. or utensils it cannot be used to for the condition; The licensee: clean pet supplies; and (1) Or primary staff person (h) Not allow animals in (c) Be nonaggressive. If must directly supervise, or rooms that typically are used the pet or animal instruct staff to directly by infants or toddlers; exhibits aggressive supervise, children preschool behavior, the pet or age and younger when the (i) Keep on file proof of animal must be children are interacting with current rabies vaccinations for removed from the pets or other animals. all dogs and cats; premises. (2) Must have children and Weight #7 staff wash their hands as (j) Meet local requirements required under WAC after in counties with immunization, (5) An early learning provider interacting with pets or other vaccination and licensing must: animals, or after handling an requirements for animals; and (a) Directly supervise animal's toys, bedding, litter or children who interact equipment. (k) Organize children into with pets or other (3) Must have a written plan small groups for supervised animals; to keep a pet or other animal activity for handling of pets. (b) Require children and inaccessible to the children if early learning program staff to
Pets or other animals that have contact with children must: (1) Have current immunizations for contagious diseases if applicable; (2) Show no signs of disease, worms or parasites; and (3) Be nonaggressive. WAC 170-296A-4875 Pets or other animals interacting with children. The licensee: (1) Or primary staff person must directly supervise, or instruct staff to directly supervise, children preschool age and younger when the children are interacting with pets or other animals. (2) Must have children and staff wash their hands as required under WAC after interacting with pets or other animals, or after handling an animal's toys, bedding, litter or equipment. (3) Must have a written plan to keep a pet or other animal inaccessible to the children if cage. The container or cage must not be located in corridors, entrance ways, or where children eat, or play; (f) Assign responsible staff to ensure pet containers, cages, and litter boxes are cleaned and disinfected at least weekly and more often if needed; (g) Not allow animals in food preparation areas. If the sink is used for cleaning food or utensils it cannot be used to clean pet supplies; (h) Not allow animals in rooms that typically are used by infants or toddlers; (i) Keep on file proof of current rabies vaccinations for all dogs and cats; (j) Meet local requirements in counties with immunization, vaccination and licensing requirements for animals; and (k) Organize children into small groups for supervised activity for handling of pets. (a) Have all required vaccinations pursuant to local and county regulations; (b) Show no signs of illness, disease, worms, or parasites. If these symptoms appear, the pet or animal must be removed from the premises until appropriately treated for the condition; and (c) Be nonaggressive. If the pet or animal exhibits aggressive behavior, the pet or animal must be removed from the premises. Weight #7 (5) An early learning provider must: (a) Directly supervise children who interact with pets or other animals; (b) Require children and early learning program staff to
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