# WAC 110-302-0025: WAC 110-302-0025. Certified and exempt ONB programs

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## Section

- **Citation:** WAC 110-302-0025
- **Heading:** WAC 110-302-0025. Certified and exempt ONB programs
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Administrative Code / Title 110 / Chapter 110-302 / Section 110-302-0025

## Text

(1) Pursuant to RCW 43.216.010 (2), the department must not license ONB programs that are legally exempt from licensing pursuant. However, if ONB programs request to become certified by the department, the department must apply all licensing rules to the otherwise exempt programs. In such a case, the department must apply licensing rules equally to licensed and certified ONB programs.
(2) The department may certify for subsidy payment only, an otherwise exempt ONB programs without further inspection if the ONB programs are:
(a) A part of a tribal program that is subject to health and safety oversight as approved by the United States Department of Health and Human Services under the tribal program's Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) Plan and the tribal program is licensed or monitored by an Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized community of Indians, including an Alaska native village as defined in 43 U.S.C. Sec. 1602(c), recognized as eligible for services by the United States Secretary of the Interior;
(b) Certified by the DOD; or
(c) Approved by the OSPI.
(3) ONB programs exempt from licensing pursuant to RCW 43.216.010 (2) must use the department's form to submit their exempt status.
(4) ONB programs requesting certification must be located on the premises over which the tribe, DOD, or OSPI has jurisdiction.
(5) ONB programs regulated by a tribe, the DOD, or OSPI may request certification:
(a) For subsidy payment only; or
(b) As meeting the requirements otherwise detailed in this chapter.
(6) The department must not certify a department employee or a member of their household when the employee is involved directly, or in an administrative or supervisory capacity, in the:
(a) Certification process;
(b) Placement of a child in a certified ONB program; or
(c) Authorization of payment for the child in care.

## Nearby sections

- [WAC 110-302-0001 WAC 110-302-0001. Authority](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_110_302_0001.md)
- [WAC 110-302-0005 WAC 110-302-0005. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_110_302_0005.md)
- [WAC 110-302-0010 WAC 110-302-0010. License required](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_110_302_0010.md)
- [WAC 110-302-0011 WAC 110-302-0011. License transfers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_110_302_0011.md)
- [WAC 110-302-0015 WAC 110-302-0015. ONB program managers' simultaneous absence](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_110_302_0015.md)
- [WAC 110-302-0016 WAC 110-302-0016. Inactive status — Voluntary and temporary closure](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_110_302_0016.md)
- [WAC 110-302-0020 WAC 110-302-0020. Unlicensed programs](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_110_302_0020.md)
- [WAC 110-302-0025 WAC 110-302-0025. Certified and exempt ONB programs](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_110_302_0025.md)
- [WAC 110-302-0030 WAC 110-302-0030. Nondiscrimination](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_110_302_0030.md)
- [WAC 110-302-0035 WAC 110-302-0035. Department access to agency premises, records, ONB programs, and staff](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_110_302_0035.md)
- [WAC 110-302-0055 WAC 110-302-0055. Developmental screening and communication to parents or guardians](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_110_302_0055.md)
- [WAC 110-302-0065 WAC 110-302-0065. School readiness and family engagement activities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_110_302_0065.md)
- [WAC 110-302-0080 WAC 110-302-0080. Family support self-assessment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_110_302_0080.md)
- [WAC 110-302-0085 WAC 110-302-0085. Family partnerships and communication](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_110_302_0085.md)

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