Health Practices – Pets and animals Family Home WAC Center WAC Proposed WAC Satisfactory/Minor/Major Conflicts with ECEAP, revisions; Concerns; Head Start, Schools Suggested Alternate District Standards and Language Practices WAC 170-296A-4800 WAC 170-295-5170 170-300-0225 Pet and animal policy Can we have animals at the Pets and animals. center? An early learning provider A licensee who has a pet or (1) When animals are on may have pets or other other animals on the premises the center premises you must: animals on the early must: (a) Notify the parents in learning program premises. (1) Inform children's writing that animals are on the Weight NA parents and guardians that the premises and the potential licensee has a pet or other health risks associated with the Before allowing pets or animals; and animals to include how to animals on the early (2) Have a pet/animal address the needs of children learning program premises, policy in the parent handbook having allergies to animals; an early learning provider that includes: (b) Have a signed document must have and implement a (a) How children will have from each parent stating they pet and animal policy. access to pets or other understand the potential health Weight #5 animals; risks; (b) How children will be (c) Not hang pet containers An early learning provider kept safe around pets or other or cages in corridors, must provide written notice animals; entryways or over where to children's parents and (c) Pet or animal children eat, sleep, and play; guardians that pets or immunizations; and (d) Post handwashing signs animals are allowed and on (d) Handling of pet or in areas where pets are the premises. Weight #5 animal waste. housed; (e) Have containers or (4) Pets or other animals that WAC 170-296A-4850 cages to prevent debris from have contact with children Pet/animal health and safety spilling out of the container or must:
Health Practices – Pets and animals 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-4800 Pet and animal policy A licensee who has a pet or other animals on the premises must: (1) Inform children's parents and guardians that the licensee has a pet or other animals; and (2) Have a pet/animal policy in the parent handbook that includes: (a) How children will have access to pets or other animals; (b) How children will be kept safe around pets or other animals; (c) Pet or animal immunizations; and (d) Handling of pet or animal waste. WAC 170-296A-4850 Pet/animal health and safety WAC 170-295-5170 Can we have animals at the center? (1) When animals are on the center premises you must: (a) Notify the parents in writing that animals are on the premises and the potential health risks associated with the animals to include how to address the needs of children having allergies to animals; (b) Have a signed document from each parent stating they understand the potential health risks; (c) Not hang pet containers or cages in corridors, entryways or over where children eat, sleep, and play; (d) Post handwashing signs in areas where pets are housed; (e) Have containers or cages to prevent debris from spilling out of the container or 170-300-0225 Pets and animals. An early learning provider may have pets or other animals on the early learning program premises. Weight NA Before allowing pets or animals on the early learning program premises, an early learning provider must have and implement a pet and animal policy. Weight #5 An early learning provider must provide written notice to children's parents and guardians that pets or animals are allowed and on the premises. Weight #5 (4) Pets or other animals that have contact with children must:
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