WSR 17-18-007
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
EARLY LEARNING
[Filed August 24, 2017, 12:04 p.m., effective September 1, 2017]
Effective Date of Rule: September 1, 2017.
Purpose: Enact a six percent increase in working connections child care and seasonal child care subsidy program rates paid to child care centers and contracted seasonal day camps.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 170-290-0200.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 43.215.060 and 43.215.070,
Under RCW 34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that state or federal law or federal rule or a federal deadline for state receipt of federal funds requires immediate adoption of a rule.
Reasons for this Finding: SSB 5883 (2017-19 operating budget) funded a six percent increase to child care subsidies paid to child care centers, effective September 1, 2017.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: August 24, 2017.
Heather Moss
Director
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 16-19-107, filed 9/21/16, effective 10/22/16)
WAC 170-290-0200 Daily child care rates—Licensed or certified child care centers and DEL contracted seasonal day camps.
(1) Base rate. DSHS pays the lesser of the following to a licensed or certified child care center or DEL contracted seasonal day camp:
(a) The provider's private pay rate for that child; or
(b) The maximum child care subsidy daily rate for that child as listed in the following table:
 
 
Infants
(One month - 11 mos.)
Toddlers
(12 - 29 mos.)
Preschool
(30 mos. - 6 yrs not
attending kindergarten
or school)
School-age
(5 - 12 yrs attending kindergarten or school)
Region 1
Full-Day
Half-Day
$((32.10)) 34.03
$((16.05)) 17.02
$((27.00)) 28.62
$((13.50)) 14.31
$((25.50)) 27.03
$((12.75)) 13.52
$((24.02)) 25.46
$((12.01)) 12.73
Spokane County
Full-Day
Half-Day
$((32.84)) 34.81
$((16.42)) 17.41
$((27.62)) 29.28
$((13.81)) 14.64
$((26.10)) 27.67
$((13.05)) 13.84
$((24.58)) 26.05
$((12.29)) 13.03
Region 2
Full-Day
Half-Day
$((32.44)) 34.39
$((16.22)) 17.20
$((27.06)) 28.68
$((13.53)) 14.34
$((25.10)) 26.61
$((12.55)) 13.31
$((22.20)) 25.53
$((11.10)) 11.77
Region 3
Full-Day
Half-Day
$((42.92)) 45.50
$((21.46)) 22.75
$((35.78)) 37.93
$((17.89)) 18.97
$((30.92)) 32.78
$((15.46)) 16.39
$((30.02)) 31.82
$((15.01)) 15.91
Region 4
Full-Day
Half-Day
$((49.94)) 52.94
$((24.97)) 26.47
$((41.70)) 44.20
$((20.85)) 22.10
$((35.00)) 37.10
$((17.50)) 18.55
$((31.52)) 33.41
$((15.76)) 16.71
Region 5
Full-Day
Half-Day
$((36.62)) 38.82
$((18.31)) 19.41
$((31.52)) 33.41
$((15.76)) 16.71
$((27.74)) 29.40
$((13.87)) 14.70
$((24.62)) 26.12
$((12.31)) 13.06
Region 6
Full-Day
Half-Day
$((36.02)) 38.18
$((18.01)) 19.09
$((30.92)) 32.78
$((15.46)) 16.39
$((27.00)) 28.62
$((13.50)) 14.31
$((26.42)) 28.01
$((13.21)) 14.01
(Chart effective ((07/01/16)) 09/01/17)
(i) Centers in Clark County are paid Region 3 rates.
(ii) Centers in Benton, Walla Walla, and Whitman counties are paid Region 6 rates.
(2) The child care center WAC 170-295-0010 and 170-295-0050 allows providers to care for children from one month up to and including the day before their thirteenth birthday. The provider must obtain a child-specific and time-limited exception from their child care licensor to provide care for a child outside the age listed on the center's license. If the provider has an exception to care for a child who has reached the child's thirteenth birthday, the payment rate is the same as subsection (1) of this section, and the five through twelve year age range column is used for comparison.
(3) If the center provider cares for a child who is thirteen or older, the provider must have a child-specific and time-limited exception and the child must meet the special needs requirement according to WAC 170-290-0220.