Program Structure and Organization – Supervising children during water activities Family Home WAC Center Proposed WAC Satisfactory/Minor/Major Conflicts with WAC revisions; Concerns; ECEAP, Head Start, Suggested Alternate Schools District Language Standards and Practices WAC 170-296A-5150 WAC 170-300-0350 Water activity – Supervision Supervising children during water When children in care are attending a How can I activities. swimming or water play activity outside the make sure During water activities an early licensed premises: water learning provider must meet all (1) The licensee must have written permission activities are supervision requirements of this from each child’s parent or guardian; as safe and section and WAC 170-300-0345. (2) There must be a certified lifeguard on duty; sanitary as Weight #8 and possible? (3) When infants or toddlers are in water depth (1) To ensure A one-to-one (1:1) staff-to-child that is: that the ratio must be met for infants and (a) Twenty-four inches or less, the children are toddlers. Early learning program licensee or staff must stay within reach of safe with a staff must hold or have infants or toddlers; or swimming continuous touch of infants and (b) Greater than twenty-four pool on the toddlers. Weight #8 inches, the licensee must provide one-to-one premises, you staff-to-child ratio for each infant or toddler. must: An early learning provider must Staff must hold or be in constant touch contact (a) have written permission for water with each infant or toddler. Ensure that activities from each child’s parent 170-296A-5175 pools are or guardian. Weight #7 Wading pools – Defined – Supervision inaccessible (2) When a wading pool on the premises is to children For swimming or water play intended for use by the children, the licensee when not in activities, on or off the early must: use; learning program premises, an (b) early learning provider must Provide a ensure:
Program Structure and Organization – Supervising children during water activities Family Home WAC Center WAC Proposed WAC Satisfactory/Minor/Major revisions; Concerns; Suggested Alternate Language Conflicts with ECEAP, Head Start, Schools District Standards and Practices WAC 170-296A-5150 Water activity – Supervision When children in care are attending a swimming or water play activity outside the licensed premises: (1) The licensee must have written permission from each child’s parent or guardian; (2) There must be a certified lifeguard on duty; and (3) When infants or toddlers are in water depth that is: (a) Twenty-four inches or less, the licensee or staff must stay within reach of infants or toddlers; or (b) Greater than twenty-four inches, the licensee must provide one-to-one staff-to-child ratio for each infant or toddler. Staff must hold or be in constant touch contact with each infant or toddler. 170-296A-5175 Wading pools – Defined – Supervision (2) When a wading pool on the premises is intended for use by the children, the licensee must: WAC How can I make sure water activities are as safe and sanitary as possible? (1) To ensure that the children are safe with a swimming pool on the premises, you must: (a) Ensure that pools are inaccessible to children when not in use; (b) Provide a 170-300-0350 Supervising children during water activities. During water activities an early learning provider must meet all supervision requirements of this section and WAC 170-300-0345. Weight #8 A one-to-one (1:1) staff-to-child ratio must be met for infants and toddlers. Early learning program staff must hold or have continuous touch of infants and toddlers. Weight #8 An early learning provider must have written permission for water activities from each child’s parent or guardian. Weight #7 For swimming or water play activities, on or off the early learning program premises, an early learning provider must ensure:
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