and Practices WAC 170-295-1070 170-300-0107 What continuing In-service training. state training and (1) Family Home Licensees, Center Directors, registry system Assistant Directors, Program Supervisors, Lead (STARS) training is Teachers, Assistant Teachers, and Instructional required for child Aides must complete in-service training care center staff? requirements of this section. An early learning (1) The director, provider must implement in-service training program supervisor and skills and knowledge as soon as possible. lead teachers must Weight #4 complete ten clock hours or one college (2) The department Enhancing Quality of Early credit of continuing Learning (EQEL) training must be completed education yearly after within 24 months of being hired in a licensed completing the initial facility after completing Child Care Basics training required in pursuant to WAC 170-300-0106. During the WAC . time the EQEL is being completed, EQEL hours (2) The director and count towards the 10 hours of in-service program supervisor training required each year. Weight #4 must have five of the ten hours in program In-service training (10 hours total) must be management and completed every 12 months based on the start administration for the date of employment after an early learning first two years in their provider completes the EQEL training required respective positions. in subsection (2) of this section. The Each additional year, department determines how many hours of the three of the ten hours 10 hours total are required per Core required must be in Competency and how many hours are elective. program management In-service training: and administration. Must include one or more of Washington State’s Core
and Practices WAC 170-295-1070 What continuing state training and registry system (STARS) training is required for child care center staff? (1) The director, program supervisor and lead teachers must complete ten clock hours or one college credit of continuing education yearly after completing the initial training required in WAC . (2) The director and program supervisor must have five of the ten hours in program management and administration for the first two years in their respective positions. Each additional year, three of the ten hours required must be in program management and administration. 170-300-0107 In-service training. (1) Family Home Licensees, Center Directors, Assistant Directors, Program Supervisors, Lead Teachers, Assistant Teachers, and Instructional Aides must complete in-service training requirements of this section. An early learning provider must implement in-service training skills and knowledge as soon as possible. Weight #4 (2) The department Enhancing Quality of Early Learning (EQEL) training must be completed within 24 months of being hired in a licensed facility after completing Child Care Basics pursuant to WAC 170-300-0106. During the time the EQEL is being completed, EQEL hours count towards the 10 hours of in-service training required each year. Weight #4 In-service training (10 hours total) must be completed every 12 months based on the start date of employment after an early learning provider completes the EQEL training required in subsection (2) of this section. The department determines how many hours of the 10 hours total are required per Core Competency and how many hours are elective. In-service training: Must include one or more of Washington State’s Core
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