Providers

C.  Other Providers

out-of-state providers

1. You can authorize payment to out-of-state child care providers, including those in bordering and non-bordering states. The provider must:

   1. Meet their state's statutory requirements for providing child care, and

   2. Agree to subsidy payment rates based on the child's age and place of residence or the provider's customary rate, whichever is less.

2. If the licensed/certified/registered provider has not had a criminal history background check through their state, they must have a background check processed through Washington State and the BCCU.

   ALL individuals listed in WAC 170-290-0143 (1) (a) and (b) must have a Washington State criminal history check even if they have had a check through their home state. This WAC relates to relative providers exempt from that state's licensing or registration requirements, and any individuals 16 years of age or older living with the relative provider when care occurs outside the child's home.

   Consumers can ask a provider to have a background check through their home state if the provider has not had a criminal history check done. Consumers may also want to check the provider’s home state for child abuse/neglect records if this is available to them.

   The out-of-state provider is eligible for payment when:

   • We verify the licensed/certified/registered provider has had a criminal history background check as a part of the state’s statutory requirements for providing child care, or

   • We receive criminal history results from the BCCU on all required applicants according to WAC 170-290-0143 (1) (a) and (b).

3. The regional WCCC coordinator or the child care worker can contact the licensing entity in the other state to verify  the person's license (or certification or registration) is in good standing. The following is contact information for Oregon and Idaho:

OREGON

Employment Department
Child Care Division 875
Union Street, NE
Salem, OR 97311
Phone: 503-947-1400
Hotline: 800-556-6616 (within state)
Fax: 503-947-1428
Web site: http://egov.oregon.gov/EMPLOY/CCD/index.shtml
Email: child_care@emp.state.or.us

IDAHO

(Will refer family child care calls to regional licensing agencies)
Idaho Department of Health & Welfare
Bureau of Family & Children's Services
450 W. State Street
Boise, ID 83720-0036
Hotline: (2-1-1 Idaho CareLine) Dial 2-1-1 or 800-926-2588; (TDD) 208-332-7205
Phone: Dial 2-1-1 (within state) or 800-926-2588 (nationwide)
Fax: 208-334-5531
Web site: http://www.healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/
E-mail: careline@idhw.state.id.us 

4. Once you find the out-of-state provider is eligible, you should request an SSPS provider number from the SSPS provider unit. You can request numbers for both out-of-state licensed/registered/certified and in-home/relative providers.

5. The following tables outline which Washington State rate structure to apply to providers from Oregon and Idaho.

OREGON PROVIDERS:

IDAHO PROVIDERS:

HeadStart and Early Childhood Education and Assistance Programs (ECEAP)

See Other Subsidized Child Care for more information on these two programs.

Many HeadStart and ECEAP sites have expanded their educational programs to include licensed child care. DEL licenses expanded programs, so they are eligible child care providers for WCCC. The number of hours you authorize is based on the parent's hours of participation in an approved activity and the child's child care needs.

1. Seasonal camps are not required to be licensed by DEL but in order to receive payment through the WCCC program, they must:

   1. Operate for a duration of three months' or less;

   2. Engage primarily in recreational or educational activities;

   3. Have a contract with DEL to provide subsidized child care; and

   4. Hold current accreditation by the American Camping Association.

   See WAC 170-290-0125

2. Authorize payment to seasonal camps at the camp's rate or the State center rate, whichever is less. The seasonal camp is not eligible to receive field trip fees.

3. The SSPS service codes for seasonal day camps are:

   • 2930 (Seasonal Day Camp - full day)

   • 2931 (Seasonal Day Camp - half day)

   • 2932 (Seasonal Day Camp - Registration)

   • 2933 (Seasonal Day Camp - Special Needs CC)

Click here for a list of current contracted Seasonal Day Camps.