(1) Base rate. Effective July 1, 2022, the child care subsidy rates paid to licensed or certified child care centers or DCYF contracted seasonal day camps are:
| | Infants (Birth - 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 | $48.02 $24.01 | $43.50 $21.75 | $39.67 $19.84 | $39.15 $19.58 |
Spokane County | Full-Day Half-Day | $68.54 $34.27 | $55.37 $27.69 | $52.14 $26.07 | $40.59 $20.30 |
Region 2 | Full-Day Half-Day | $55.68 $27.84 | $42.44 $21.22 | $42.34 $21.17 | $31.74 $15.87 |
Region 3 | Full-Day Half-Day | $88.58 $44.29 | $79.36 $39.68 | $66.89 $33.45 | $50.62 $25.31 |
Region 4 | Full-Day Half-Day | $111.05 $55.53 | $92.28 $46.14 | $83.31 $41.66 | $52.20 $26.10 |
Region 5 | Full-Day Half-Day | $72.56 $36.28 | $62.80 $31.40 | $55.77 $27.89 | $40.60 $20.30 |
Region 6 | Full-Day Half-Day | $66.12 $33.06 | $59.16 $29.58 | $54.52 $27.26 | $41.66 $20.83 |
(a) Centers in Clark County are paid Region 3 rates.
(b) Centers in Benton, Walla Walla, and Whitman counties are paid Region 6 rates.
(2) WAC
110-300-0005 and
110-300-0356 allow providers to care for children from birth up to and including the end of their eligibility period after their 13th birthday.
(3) Providers must obtain child-specific and time-limited exceptions from DCYF to provide care for children outside the age listed on the center's license.
(4) If providers are granted an exception to care for a child who is 13 years old or older at application or reapplication:
(a) The payment rate is the same as subsection (1) of this section, and the five through 12 year age range column is used for comparison; and
(b) The children must meet the special needs requirement described in WAC
110-15-0220.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
43.216.055 and
43.216.065. WSR 22-16-081, § 110-15-0200, filed 8/1/22, effective 9/1/22; WSR 22-05-007, § 110-15-0200, filed 2/3/22, effective 3/6/22; WSR 20-15-161, § 110-15-0200, filed 7/22/20, effective 8/22/20; WSR 19-12-058, § 110-15-0200, filed 5/31/19, effective 7/1/19. WSR 18-14-078, recodified as § 110-15-0200, filed 6/29/18, effective 7/1/18. Statutory Authority: RCW
43.215.060,
43.215.070 and 2017 3rd sp.s. c 1. WSR 17-21-077, § 170-290-0200, filed 10/16/17, effective 11/16/17. Statutory Authority: RCW
43.215.070, chapter
43.215 RCW. WSR 16-19-107, § 170-290-0200, filed 9/21/16, effective 10/22/16. Statutory Authority: RCW
43.215.060,
43.215.070, and chapter
43.215 RCW. WSR 16-09-059, § 170-290-0200, filed 4/15/16, effective 5/16/16; WSR 14-24-070, § 170-290-0200, filed 11/26/14, effective 1/1/15; WSR 14-20-088, § 170-290-0200, filed 9/29/14, effective 10/30/14; WSR 14-12-050, § 170-290-0200, filed 5/30/14, effective 6/30/14; WSR 13-21-113, § 170-290-0200, filed 10/22/13, effective 11/22/13. Statutory Authority: Chapter
43.215 RCW. WSR 12-21-008, § 170-290-0200, filed 10/5/12, effective 11/5/12. Statutory Authority: RCW
43.215.070,
43.215.060 and chapter
43.215 RCW. WSR 12-11-025, § 170-290-0200, filed 5/8/12, effective 6/8/12. Statutory Authority: RCW
43.215.060,
43.215.070, 2006 c 265, and chapter
43.215 RCW. WSR 09-22-043, § 170-290-0200, filed 10/28/09, effective 12/1/09. WSR 08-08-047, recodified as § 170-290-0200, filed 3/27/08, effective 3/27/08. Statutory Authority: RCW
74.04.050,
74.12.340,
74.13.085, and 2005 c 518 § 207(3). WSR 05-20-051, § 388-290-0200, filed 9/30/05, effective 11/1/05. Statutory Authority: RCW
74.04.050,
74.12.340,
74.13.085, and 2003 1st sp.s. c 25. WSR 04-08-021 and 04-08-134, § 388-290-0200, filed 3/29/04 and 4/7/04, effective 5/28/04. Statutory Authority: RCW
74.04.050,
74.13.085. WSR 02-12-069, § 388-290-0200, filed 5/31/02, effective 7/1/02. Statutory Authority: RCW
74.04.050 and C.F.R. Parts 98 and 99 (Child Care Development Fund Rules). WSR 02-01-135, § 388-290-0200, filed 12/19/01, effective 1/19/02.]
