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Senate Bill 6,078 would formalize pre‑licensing supports to speed childcare openings
Summary
Senate Bill 6,078 would require coordinated pre‑licensing consultations and allow DCYF to provide navigation and a licensing resource guide to help prospective childcare providers navigate fire, zoning and state licensing requirements. Sponsors and DCYF said the measure addresses fragmented processes that delay openings.
Senate Bill 6,078, presented Jan. 22 to the Early Learning & K‑12 Education Committee, would require the Washington State Patrol fire protection director to offer pre‑licensing consultations, allow the Department of Children, Youth and Families to provide pre‑licensing navigation within existing resources, and direct DCYF to publish a childcare licensing resource guide for centers.
The bill’s sponsor, Senator Vandana Slatter (48th Legislative District), described a case in Bellevue where a licensed center serving about 70 children had to stop operations for nine months after an ownership transfer because the new…
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