withdrawn or reduced if technical assistance services actions and enforcement the licensee comes into provided by the department or actions may be taken compliance during the by others; and separately or together. notification period in (f) Information about how the Weight NA WAC 170-296A-8075. licensee can request an (5) When a fine is extension to the date to be in The department uses a assessed the licensee compliance, if the department scoring approach to has the right to a decides he or she has a good determine when to assess hearing under chapter reason. compliance actions or 170-03 WAC. The fine The length of time the enforcement actions notice will include department establishes for the depending on the weight information about the licensee to come into and number of times a rule licensee’s hearing rights compliance depends on: is violated. The department and how to request a (a) The seriousness of the shall take compliance hearing. violation; actions or enforcement WAC 170-296A-8060 (b) The potential threat to the actions against an early When fines are levied health, safety and welfare of learning provider based on The department may children in the licensee’s care; a provider’s single finding base a fine for violation or scores (step one) or overall of a rule under this (c) If the licensee has had licensing score (step two). chapter or a requirement previous opportunities to Weight NA in chapter 43.215 RCW, correct the deficiency and has according to whether the not done so. An early learning provider’s licensee: The department uses the single finding score is (1) Has allowed the following criteria to determine determined during a site existence of any if the department imposes a visit using the individual condition that creates a civil fine based on, but not weights assigned to rules a serious safety and health limited to, these reasons: provider fails to comply risk; (a) The child care center has with. (2) Or any staff person previously been subject to Rules that a provider or household member enforcement action for the fails to comply with uses corporal same or similar type of and the punishment or violation for the same statute corresponding
withdrawn or reduced if the licensee comes into compliance during the notification period in WAC 170-296A-8075. (5) When a fine is assessed the licensee has the right to a hearing under chapter 170-03 WAC. The fine notice will include information about the licensee’s hearing rights and how to request a hearing. WAC 170-296A-8060 When fines are levied The department may base a fine for violation of a rule under this chapter or a requirement in chapter 43.215 RCW, according to whether the licensee: (1) Has allowed the existence of any condition that creates a serious safety and health risk; (2) Or any staff person or household member uses corporal punishment or technical assistance services provided by the department or by others; and (f) Information about how the licensee can request an extension to the date to be in compliance, if the department decides he or she has a good reason. The length of time the department establishes for the licensee to come into compliance depends on: (a) The seriousness of the violation; (b) The potential threat to the health, safety and welfare of children in the licensee’s care; or (c) If the licensee has had previous opportunities to correct the deficiency and has not done so. The department uses the following criteria to determine if the department imposes a civil fine based on, but not limited to, these reasons: (a) The child care center has previously been subject to enforcement action for the same or similar type of violation for the same statute actions and enforcement actions may be taken separately or together. Weight NA The department uses a scoring approach to determine when to assess compliance actions or enforcement actions depending on the weight and number of times a rule is violated. The department shall take compliance actions or enforcement actions against an early learning provider based on a provider’s single finding scores (step one) or overall licensing score (step two). Weight NA An early learning provider’s single finding score is determined during a site visit using the individual weights assigned to rules a provider fails to comply with. Rules that a provider fails to comply with and the corresponding
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