WAC 170-290-0180  When are the WCCC program subsidy rates in this chapter effective?

DSHS child care subsidy rates in this chapter are effective on or after November 1, 2005.

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.

WAC 170-290-0185  How does the WCCC program set rates when my child is five years old?

The rate paid for a five year old child is:

1. The preschool rate for a child who has not entered kindergarten; or

2. The school-age rate for a child who has entered kindergarten.

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.

WAC 170-290-0190  What does the WCCC program pay for and when can the program pay more?

1. We may pay for:

   1. Basic child care hours, either full-day, half-day or hourly. We authorize:

      1. Full-day child care to licensed or certified facilities and DSHS contracted seasonal day camps when your children need care for five or more hours per day;

      2. Half-day child care to licensed or certified facilities and DSHS contracted seasonal day camps when your children need care for less than five hours per day; and

      3. Hourly child care for in-home/relative child care.

   2. A registration fee (under WAC 170-290-0245);

   3. A field trip fee (under WAC 170-290-0245); and (editor's note: correct WAC is 170-290-0247)

   4. Special needs care when the child has a documented need for higher level of care (under WAC 170-290-0220, 170-290-0225, 170-290-0230, and 170-290-0235).

2. We may authorize up to the provider's usual daily rate if:

   1. The parent is a mandatory WorkFirst participant; and

   2. Appropriate child care, at the DSHS rate, is not available within a reasonable distance from the home or work (activity) site. "Appropriate" means child care approvable under WAC 170-290-0125. "Reasonable distance" is determined by comparing what other local families must travel to access appropriate child care.

3. We authorize an additional amount of care if:

   1. More than ten hours of care is provided per day; and

   2. The provider's policy is to charge all families for these extra hours.

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.

WAC 170-290-0200  What daily rates does DSHS pay for child care in a licensed or certified child care center or DSHS contracted seasonal day camps?

1. We pay the lesser of the following to a licensed or certified child care center or DSHS contracted seasonal day camp that has a contract with us to provide subsidized child care:

   1. The provider's usual daily rate for that child; or

   2. The DSHS maximum child care subsidy daily rate for that child as listed in the following table.

2. The child care center WAC 388-295-0010 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 waiver from their child care licensor to provide care for a child outside the age listed on their license.

3. If the center provider cares for a child who is thirteen or older, the provider must have a child specific and time limited waiver and the child must meet the special needs requirement according to WAC 170-290-0220.

4. Rates for Spokane County are subject to special funding allocated by the Legislature in the state operating budget. If the special funds are not allocated Region 1 rates apply to Spokane County.

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.

WAC 170-290-0205  What daily rates does DSHS pay for child care in a licensed or certified family home child care?

1. We pay the lesser of the following to a licensed or certified family-child care:

   1. The provider's usual daily rate for that child; or

   2. The DSHS maximum child care subsidy daily rate for that child as listed in the following table.

2. The family home child care home WAC 388-296-0020 and 388-296-1350 allows providers to provide care for children from birth up to and including the day before their twelfth birthday.  The provider must obtain a child-specific and time-limited waiver from their child care licensor to provide care for a child outside the age listed on their license.  If the provider has a waiver to care for a child who has reached their twelfth birthday, the payment rate is the same as subsection (1) and the five to eleven year age range column is used for comparison.

3. If the family home provider cares for a child who is thirteen or older, the provider must have a child specific and time limited waiver and the child must meet the special needs requirement according to WAC 170-290-0220.

4. We pay family home child care providers at the licensed home rate regardless of their relation to the children (with the exception listed in subsection (5) of this section). Refer to subsection (1) and the five to eleven year age range column for comparisons.

5. We cannot pay family home child care providers to provide care for children in their care if the provider is:

   1. The child's biological, adoptive or step-parent;

   2. The child's non-needy or needy relative or that relative's spouse or live-in partner;

   3. The child's legal guardian or the guardian's spouse or live-in partner; or

   4. Another adult acting in loco parentis or that adult's spouse or live-in partner.

6. Rates for Spokane County are subject to special funding allocated by the Legislature in the state operating budget. If the special funds are not allocated Region 1 rates apply to Spokane County.

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.