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Child Care Basics
Module 9
Module 9: Program Planning and
Development
Outcome A:
The student will describe staff member’s responsibilities
in carrying out the program’s mission statement.
Content Area VII: Program Planning and Development:
Evaluation
• 1a. Behaves as a responsible staff member and
participates in the program team.
• 2a. Supports the program mission statement.
Module 9: Program Planning and
Development
Outcome B:
The student will relate program policies to
specific Washington licensing rules and laws.
Content Area VII: Program Planning and
Development: Evaluation
• 1c. Complies with program policies and
state child care licensing rules and laws.
Module 9: Program Planning and
Development
Outcome C:
The student will identify what, where and how
records are kept.
Content Area VII: Program Planning and
Development: Evaluation
• 1b. Keeps appropriate records.
Child Care Center Licensing Guidebook (2nd ed., DEL 2006)Outcome A: pp 34-37 (“What topics must my new staff orientation include?” – see page 34 under “Orientation…B. Goals and philosophy of the agency”)Outcome B: page 1 (“What gives authority to the Department of Early Learning to license child care and charge licensing fees?”)Outcome C: pp 223-224 (“What information must be kept in the child’s individual file?”), pp 226-227 (“What personnel records and policies must I have?”), and pp 230-31 (“What am I required to post in the center?”)Washington State Family Home Child Care Licensing Guide (2nd ed., DEL, 2013) Section 6, all “Recordkeeping, Reporting, Posting and Policies”
Required Reading
Mission
statement
Washington
State
Administrativ
e Code
Recordkeepi
ng
Licensor
Director of my center
Lead teacher
Assistant Teacher
Department of Early Learning
Is it necessary to have a mission statement in
place to apply for a child care operating license
in the state of Washington?
What are the responsibilities of staff and
directors to share the mission statement with
children and families?
How should staff members show understanding
of the program’s mission in their daily practice?
Mission Statements
Posting the statement in a public area in the early learning environment
Placing it in the program’s handbook
Printing it on flyers or forms that will be distributed to families or the public
Adding it to the program’s newsletter or web site.
Mission Statements
A Quality Mission Statement
Handout 1, “Mission Statements”
What are five ways you can carry out your
programs’ mission statement in your daily
interactions with children and families?
Who needs to be licensed in Washington
State?
Where can I find the WACs for a center?
WACs for a family home child care center?
What is my responsibility as a staff member
in a program in terms of knowing the WACs?
Going on a WAC hunt
Records, reporting and posting
Licensing Staffing Program
Health and nutrition
Care of Young Children
Safety and environment
Agency practices
Right WAC or wrong WAC
Handout 3 “Right WAC or Wrong WAC?”
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What type of records will you be
responsible for keeping as a child care
provider?
Where are the records kept?
What do we do with confidential records?
What types of information can be posted in
the center for all to view?
Once a Program is Licensed
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Does this require confidentiality?
Handout 4 “Does this require confidentiality?”
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Handout 5 “What would you do?”
What would
you do?
Module 9 ReviewThis module is designed:
To address the concepts of early learning program
mission statements.
Introduce licensing Washington Administrative Codes
(WACs).
Identify the types of records kept in early learning
programs.
Check for Understanding
Handout 7, “Check for Understanding