Records, Policies, Reporting and Posting – Transportation and off-site activity policy Family Home Center WAC Proposed WAC Satisfactory/Minor/Major Conflicts with ECEAP, WAC revisions; Concerns; Head Start, Schools Suggested Alternate District Standards and Language Practices WAC 170-296A-6475 What do I need to transport the 170-300-0480 Transportation children on offsite trips? Transportation and off-site activity You may transport a child policy. When transporting or permit the child to travel An early learning provider must have children the licensee, offsite only with written and follow a transportation and staff, and volunteers parental consent. The activity policy for personal or must: purpose may be to attend public transportation service, or (1) Follow RCW school, participate in travel offered to children in 46.61.687 and other supervised field trips, or care. Weight #6 applicable law engage in other supervised regarding child offsite activities. The transportation and off-site activity restraints and car The parent consent may policy must include: seats; be: (a) Routine trips, which must be: (2) Carry in the (a) For a specific date or (i) Kept to a minimum vehicle all items trip; or timeframe; and required under WAC (b) A blanket authorization (ii) Must not exceed two 170-296A-6450 and describing the full range of hours of transportation per a current copy of trips the child may take. If day for any individual child. each child’s you use a blanket (b) Written parent or guardian completed authorization, you must authorization to transport the enrollment form; notify the parent in writing parent or guardian’s child. The (3) Maintain the at least twenty-four hours written authorization may be: vehicle in safe in advance about any (i) For a specific event and operating condition; specific trip. date; (4) Have a current When transportation is (ii) For a specific type of trip driver’s license; provided by the center for (for example, transporting children in care: to and from school, or
Records, Policies, Reporting and Posting – Transportation and off-site activity policy 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-6475 Transportation When transporting children the licensee, staff, and volunteers must: (1) Follow RCW 46.61.687 and other applicable law regarding child restraints and car seats; (2) Carry in the vehicle all items required under WAC 170-296A-6450 and a current copy of each child’s completed enrollment form; (3) Maintain the vehicle in safe operating condition; (4) Have a current driver’s license; What do I need to transport the children on offsite trips? You may transport a child or permit the child to travel offsite only with written parental consent. The purpose may be to attend school, participate in supervised field trips, or engage in other supervised offsite activities. The parent consent may be: (a) For a specific date or trip; or (b) A blanket authorization describing the full range of trips the child may take. If you use a blanket authorization, you must notify the parent in writing at least twenty-four hours in advance about any specific trip. When transportation is provided by the center for children in care: 170-300-0480 Transportation and off-site activity policy. An early learning provider must have and follow a transportation and activity policy for personal or public transportation service, or travel offered to children in care. Weight #6 The transportation and off-site activity policy must include: (a) Routine trips, which must be: (i) Kept to a minimum timeframe; and (ii) Must not exceed two hours of transportation per day for any individual child. (b) Written parent or guardian authorization to transport the parent or guardian’s child. The written authorization may be: (i) For a specific event and date; (ii) For a specific type of trip (for example, transporting to and from school, or
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