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Providers
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A. Eligible Providers
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Effective May 28, 2004
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WAC 170-290-0125 What child
care providers can I choose under the WCCC program?
To receive payment under the WCCC program, your child care provider
must be:
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Licensed as required by chapter 74.15 RCW
and chapters 388-155, 388-295, or 388-151 WAC;
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Meeting their states licensing
regulations, for providers who care for children in states
bordering Washington. We pay the lesser of the following to
qualified child care facilities in bordering states:
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The provider's usual daily rate for
that child; or
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The DSHS maximum child care subsidy
daily rate for the DSHS region where the child resides.
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Exempt from licensing but certified by
us, such as:
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Tribal child care facilities that
meet the requirements of tribal law;
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Child care facilities on a military
installation; and
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Child care facilities operated on
public school property by a school district.
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Seasonal day camps that have a contract
with us to provide subsidized child care and are:
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Of a duration of three months or
less;
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Engaged primarily in recreational or
educational activities; and
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Accredited by the American Camping
Association (ACA).
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An in-home / relative provider meeting
the requirements in
WAC
170-290-0130.
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Note: This is a reprint of the official rule as published by the Office of the Code Reviser.
If there are previous versions of this rule, they can be found using the Legislative Search page.
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Clarifying Information
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Minimum licensing requirements restrict licensed providers to caring for children within specific age categories. Authorization of care to these facilities should fall within the following categories:
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Birth through eleven years of age (Family
Child Care Homes); and
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One month through twelve years of age
(Child Day Care Centers).
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Some facilities are licensed for more limited age ranges. For example, a family home may be licensed to care for only children in the 'toddler' age range; a center may be licensed to care for only 'school-age' children. |
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In an individual case, Department of Early Learning (DEL) licensing staff may waive a specific minimum licensing requirement (chapters 170-295, 170-296 or 170-151 WAC). The approved waiver request applies to a specific purpose or child and for a specific period of time within the effective dates of the license. If a provider bills for a child whose age is outside of their licensed age limit and they don't have a waiver from licensing, there may be an overpayment.
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Private and public schools are not eligible for subsidy payments. However, if these programs also offer licensed/certified child care per WAC 170-151 or 170-295; we can pay subsidies for the time the eligible child is in the licensed/certified program.
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EXAMPLE 1 Jack works 8-5 Monday through Friday and wants to enroll his 3rd grader in a private school. The school offers licensed child care before and after school. WCCC is available in this case for the hours the child is in the licensed child care only. The cost of the schooling is the parent's responsibility. |
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EXAMPLE 2
A public school offers kindergarten from 9:00 to 12:00 and licensed child care from 12:00 to 3:00. Jacob is eligible for WCCC and needs care for his son from 9:00 to 4:00. Jacob wants to enroll his son in both the kindergarten and the child care. WCCC will not pay for the time spent in the kindergarten program because it is not licensed/certified. We can authorize WCCC from 12:00 to 3:00. If Jacob needs care beyond 3:00, WCCC can pay for another eligible provider. |
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EXAMPLE 3 A public
school offers both kindergarten and child care on the school grounds.
Both the kindergarten class and the child care are run in
licensed/certified locations. Kindergarten is from 9:00 to 12:00 and
the child care is from 12:00 to 5:00. Janice wants to enroll her child
in the kindergarten and the child care. She is eligible for WCCC and
needs child care from 9:00 to 4:00. Because both the kindergarten
class and the child care are licensed/certified, WCCC can cover care
from 9:00 to 4:00. |
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Consumers may receive subsidies to use private
licensed child care facilities that also offer kindergarten.
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EXAMPLE Jackie wants to enroll her 5 yr. old child in a licensed child care facility that also has a kindergarten program. The kindergarten program is incorporated into the child care day. Jackie needs child care from 7 a.m. to 11a.m.
Assuming Jackie meets all other WCCC requirements, she is eligible for part-time child care based on her needs, regardless of the child's involvement in the educational program.
However, Jackie wants to leave her child in care until 5 p.m. She must pay privately for care from 11a.m. to 5 p.m.
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WORKER RESPONSIBILITIES
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You should build positive working relationships with all providers including in-home/relative providers. Licensed and certified child care providers are business partners with the State.
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Offer consumers assistance in finding and using
child care through their local Child Care Resource and Referral Agency.
Consumers can contact this agency at 1-800-446-1114 or visit
http://www.childcarenet.org.
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Do not give verbal confirmation of an authorization before you send the authorization (14-154) to SSPS. Verbal confirmation of an authorization is not a guarantee of payment. If the provider wants immediate proof of the authorization:
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They can call the Working Connections Information Phone at 1-866-218-3244. Please give the provider the consumer's application number if they need help.
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You can fax a copy of the SSPS Authorization (Data Input Sheet) or leave it at the reception desk for pick up. Confidential consumer information must be blacked-out before sending.
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