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.
Required Reading
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”
Mission
statement
Department of Early
Learning
Licensor
Washington
State
Director of my
center
Administrative
Code
Lead
teacher
Recordkeeping
Assistant
Teacher
Mission Statements
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.
A Quality Mission Statement
What are five ways you can carry out your programs’
mission statement in your daily interactions with
children and families?
Handout 1, “Mission Statements”
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
Licensing
Program
Staffing
Agency practices
Records, reporting and posting
Safety and environment
Health and nutrition
Care of Young Children
Right WAC or wrong WAC
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Handout 3 “Right WAC or Wrong WAC?”
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?
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Handout 4 “Does this require confidentiality?”
What
would you
do?
Handout 5 “What would you do?”
Module 9 Review
This 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