RCW 49.98.020: Definitions.

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

(1) "Board" means the Washington state child care workforce standards board established pursuant to this chapter.

(2)(a) "Child care employer" means any employer of child care workers.

(b) "Child care employer" does not include any private school approved under chapter 28A.195 RCW operating a preschool or otherwise providing child care or early learning services requiring a child care provider license or certification from the department of children, youth, and families.

(3)(a) "Child care worker" means any worker providing child care services, excluding administrative staff, at a child care provider licensed or certified by the department of children, youth, and families. "Child care worker" includes family child care providers as defined in RCW 41.56.030.

(b) "Child care worker" does not include any employee of a provider described under subsection (2)(b) of this section.

(4) "Department" means the department of labor and industries.

(5) "Director" means the director of the department of labor and industries or the director's designee.

(6) "Employer organization" means:

(a) An organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under section 510(c)(6) of the internal revenue code that represents child care employers; or

(b) An entity that employers, who together employ the largest number of child care workers in Washington, have selected as a representative.