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Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Income and Copayment Calculations › Section 110-15-0065 - Calculation of income

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DSHS uses a consumer's countable income when determining
					 income eligibility and copayment. A consumer's countable income is the sum of
					 all income listed in WAC
					 110-15-0060
					 minus any child support paid out through a court order, division of child
					 support administrative order, or tribal government order.
(1) To determine a consumer's income, DSHS
				  either:
(a) Calculates an average monthly
				  income by:
(i) Determining the number of
				  months, weeks or pay periods it took the consumer's WCCC household to earn the
				  income; and dividing the income by the same number of months, weeks or pay
				  periods.
(ii) If the past wages are
				  no longer reflective of the current income, DSHS may accept the employer's
				  statement of current, anticipated wages for future income
				  determination.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Income and Copayment Calculations › Section 110-15-0070 - Excluded income and deductions

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(1) DSHS does not count the following income
				  types when determining a consumer's income eligibility and copayment:
(a) Income types as defined in WAC
				  388-450-0035,
				  388-450-0040,
				  and
				  388-450-0055;
(b) Compensatory awards, such as an insurance
				  settlement or court-ordered payment for personal injury, damage, or loss of
				  property;
(c) Adoption support
				  assistance and foster care payments;
(d) Reimbursements, such as an income tax
				  refund;
(e) Diversion cash
				  assistance;
(f) Military housing
				  and food allowance;
(g) The TANF
				  grant for the first three consecutive calendar months after the consumer starts
				  a new job. The first calendar month is the month in which he or she starts
				  working;
(h) Payments to the
				  consumer from the consumer's employer for benefits such as medical
				  plans;
(i) Earned income of a WCCC
				  family member defined under WAC
				  170-290-0015(2);
(j) Income of consumers described in WAC
				  170-290-0005(1)(c)(iii) through
				  (x);
(k) Earned income from a minor child who DSHS
				  counts as part of the consumer's WCCC household; and
(l) Benefits received by children of Vietnam
				  War veterans who are diagnosed with any forms or manifestations of spina bifida
				  except spina bifida occulta.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Income and Copayment Calculations › Section 110-15-0075 - Determining income eligibility and copayment amounts

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(1) DCYF takes the
				  following steps to determine consumers' eligibility and copayments, when care
				  is provided under a WCCC voucher or contract:
(a) Determine their family size as described
				  in WAC 110-15-0015; and
(b) Determine their countable income as
				  described in WAC
				  110-15-0065.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Income and Copayment Calculations › Section 110-15-0082 - Eligibility period

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(1) A consumer
				  who meets all of the requirements of part II of this chapter is eligible to
				  receive WCCC subsidies for twelve months. The twelve-month eligibility period
				  in this subsection applies only if enrollments in the WCCC program are capped
				  as provided in WAC
				  170-290-0001(1).
(2) Regardless of the length of eligibility,
				  consumers are still required to report changes of circumstances to DSHS as
				  provided in WAC
				  170-290-0031.
(3) All children in the consumer's household
				  under WAC
				  170-290-0015
				  are eligible for the twelve-month eligibility period.
(4) The twelve-month eligibility period
				  begins:
(a) When the benefits begin under WAC
				  170-290-0095;
				  or
(b) Upon reapplication under WAC
				  170-290-0109.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Income and Copayment Calculations › Section 110-15-0085 - Change in copayment

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(1)
				  Consumers' copayments may change when:
(a)
				  Their monthly income decreases;
(b)
				  Their family size increases and causes the copayment to decrease;
(c) DCYF makes an error in their copayment
				  computation;
(d) They did not
				  report all income, activity and household information at the time of
				  application, reapplication, or when reporting a change in
				  circumstances;
(e) They are no
				  longer eligible for the minimum copayment;
(f) DCYF makes a system-level change in
				  benefits due to a change in law or program funding; or
(g) They are approved for a new eligibility
				  period.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Income and Copayment Calculations › Section 110-15-0090 - Minimum copayment (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority: RCW   43.215.070, chapter 43.215 RCW.
						WSR 16-19-107, §
												170-290-0090,
						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, §
												170-290-0090,
						filed 4/15/16, effective 5/16/16; WSR 12-11-025, §
												170-290-0090,
						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, §
												170-290-0090,
						filed 10/28/09, effective 12/1/09. WSR 08-08-047, recodified as §
												170-290-0090,
						filed 3/27/08, effective 3/27/08. 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, §
						388-290-0090, filed 3/29/04 and 4/7/04, effective 5/28/04. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						  74.04.050 and C.F.R. Parts 98 and 99 (Child
						Care Development Fund Rules). WSR 02-01-135, § 388-290-0090, filed
						12/19/01, effective 1/19/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Start Dates and Eligibility Period › Section 110-15-0095 - When WCCC benefits start

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(1)
				  WCCC benefits for eligible consumers begin when the following conditions are
				  met:
(a) They have completed the required
				  WCCC application and verification process within 30 days of the date DCYF
				  received their application for WCCC benefits; and
(b) For newly eligible consumers, when their
				  children are authorized to receive child care with eligible
				  providers.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Start Dates and Eligibility Period › Section 110-15-0106 - When provider payments start

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The provider is eligible to receive payment when both of
					 the following are met:
(1) The
				  consumer has chosen the eligible provider (under WAC
				  110-15-0125) and the provider is caring for the children during an eligibility period;
				  and
(2) DSHS notifies the provider
				  that the consumer is eligible.
Statutory Authority: RCW   43.215.060, 43.215.070, and
						chapter 43.215 RCW. WSR 16-09-059, §
												170-290-0106,
						filed 4/15/16, effective 5/16/16.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Start Dates and Eligibility Period › Section 110-15-0107 - Denial of benefits-Date of rede-termining eligibility

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(1) DSHS sends a denial letter when the
				  consumer has applied for child care and the consumer:
(a) Withdraws the request;
(b) Is not eligible due to the consumer's:
(i) Family composition;
(ii) Income;
(iii) Outstanding unpaid copayment;
				  or
(iv) Approved activity;
				  or
(c) Did not provide
				  information required to determine the consumer's eligibility under WAC
				  110-15-0012
				  within thirty days.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Start Dates and Eligibility Period › Section 110-15-0109 - Reapplication

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(1) For WCCC
				  benefits to be continued without interruption into the new eligibility period,
				  consumers must reapply for WCCC benefits on or before the end date of their
				  current eligibility period.
(2)
				  Determination of consumers' eligibility to receive uninterrupted WCCC benefits
				  beyond their current eligibility period will be made pursuant to the
				  eligibility rules contained in this chapter.
(3) Consumers who reapply on or before the
				  end date of their current WCCC eligibility period may receive continued
				  uninterrupted benefits through second tier eligibility if their household's
				  countable monthly income is greater than 60 percent but less than or equal to
				  65 percent of the SMI.
If their household's total countable monthly income is
					 greater than 65 percent of the SMI, the reapplication will be denied.
(4) For consumers who submit a
				  reapplication after the last day of the current eligibility period and meet all
				  WCCC eligibility requirements, benefits will begin:
(a) On the date their reapplication is
				  entered into DCYF's automated system or the date their reapplication is
				  date-stamped as received by DCYF, whichever date is earlier;
(b) When they are working or participating in
				  an approved activity; and
(c) Their
				  children are receiving care from an approved provider.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Start Dates and Eligibility Period › Section 110-15-0110 - Termination of and redetermining eligibility for benefits

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(1) Consumers' eligibility for WCCC benefits
				  is terminated if they fail to:
(a) Comply with
				  the requirements of WAC
				  110-15-0030;
(b) Complete the WorkFirst orientation
				  process when approved for TANF; or
(c) Cooperate with the child care subsidy
				  audit process and investigations involving the DSHS office of fraud and
				  accountability (OFA).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Notice › Section 110-15-0115 - Notice of payment changes

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Statutory Authority: RCW   43.215.060, 43.215.070, and
						chapter 43.215 RCW. WSR 16-09-059, §
												170-290-0115,
						filed 4/15/16, effective 5/16/16. Statutory Authority: RCW   43.215.060,
						43.215.070, 2006 c 265, and chapter 43.215 RCW. WSR 09-22-043, §
												170-290-0115,
						filed 10/28/09, effective 12/1/09. WSR 08-08-047, recodified as §
												170-290-0115,
						filed 3/27/08, effective 3/27/08. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						  74.04.050 and C.F.R. Parts 98 and 99 (Child
						Care Development Fund Rules). WSR 02-01-135, § 388-290-0115, filed
						12/19/01, effective 1/19/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Notice › Section 110-15-0120 - When notice of payment changes is not required

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DCYF does not give a consumer written notice of changes to
					 WCCC eligibility or provider payments when:
(1) The consumer tells DCYF that he or she no
				  longer wants WCCC;
(2) The
				  consumer has not informed DCYF of his or her new mailing address; or
(3) DCYF has determined that children have
				  been exposed to a serious health or safety risk.
Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW, RCW   43.215.060,
						43.215.070, 2011 1st sp.s. c 42, 2011 1st sp.s. c 50, and 2006 c 265 §
						501. WSR 11-18-001, §
												170-290-0120,
						filed 8/24/11, effective 9/24/11. Statutory Authority: RCW   43.215.060,
						43.215.070, 2006 c 265, and chapter 43.215 RCW. WSR 09-22-043, §
												170-290-0120,
						filed 10/28/09, effective 12/1/09. WSR 08-08-047, recodified as §
												170-290-0120,
						filed 3/27/08, effective 3/27/08. 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, §
						388-290-0120, 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, §
						388-290-0120, 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, § 388-290-0120, filed
						12/19/01, effective 1/19/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Eligible Child Care Providers › Section 110-15-0125 - Approved child care providers

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(1) In-home/ relative providers. To be
				  approved to receive benefits under the WCCC program, in-home/relative providers
				  must comply with the applicable requirements contained in this chapter, chapter
				  43.216 RCW, and chapters 110-06 and 110-16 WAC.
(2) Licensed providers.
(a) To be approved to receive payment under
				  the WCCC program, licensed providers must comply with the requirements of this
				  chapter, chapter 43.216 RCW, and chapters 110-06, 110-300, 110-300E, and
				  110-301 WAC.
(b) Providers who care
				  for children who are Washington residents in states that border Washington
				  must:
(i) Be licensed to provide care in the
				  bordering state;
(ii) Comply with
				  the bordering state's licensing and background check regulations as required
				  under
				  45
				  C.F.R. 98.42 and  45 C.F.R. 98.43;
(A) DCYF must be able to verify that the
				  licensing state's background check requirements are comparable to Washington
				  state; or
(B) Receive the
				  background check results, including child abuse and neglect histories, for all
				  individuals who have, or may have, unsupervised access to children in
				  care.
(iii) Comply with
				  the electronic attendance requirements contained in WAC
				  110-15-0126.
(c) Providers in states that border
				  Washington who care for children who are Washington residents will be paid WCCC
				  subsidy rates listed in WAC
				  110-15-0200
				  or
				  110-15-0205
				  for the DCYF regions in which the children reside.
(d) Licensed providers in states that border
				  Washington that receives WCCC subsidy payment to care for children who are
				  Washington residents are not required or eligible to participate in the early
				  achievers program or to receive quality improvement awards, tiered
				  reimbursements, or other awards and incentives associated with the early
				  achievers program.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Eligible Child Care Providers › Section 110-15-0126 - Electronic attendance records

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(1) Within ninety days of initial approval to
				  receive WCCC or SCC benefits, providers must adopt the department's electronic
				  attendance recordkeeping system or a department-approved electronic attendance
				  recordkeeping system to record a child's attendance. Ninety days following
				  approval, providers not using an approved electronic attendance system will no
				  longer receive WCCC or SCC payments.
(2) The electronic attendance recordkeeping
				  system must:
(a) Record an electronic
				  signature, swipe card, personal identification number (PIN), biometric reader,
				  or similar authentication by the parent or designee when signing the child in
				  and out of the provider's care;
(b)
				  Ensure the authenticity, confidentiality, integrity, security, accessibility,
				  and protection against alterations of the electronic records;
(c) Produce an authentic, verifiable record
				  for each transaction that complies with all legal and other requirements
				  regarding the record's structure, content, and time of creation or
				  receipt;
(d) Prove the identity of
				  the sender of the record;
(e)
				  Uniquely identify each record;
(f)
				  Capture an electronic record for each transaction conducted;
(g) Maintain the integrity of electronic
				  records as captured or created so that they can be accessed, displayed and
				  managed as a unit;
(h) Retain
				  electronic records in an accessible form for their legal minimum retention
				  period;
(i) Search and retrieve
				  electronic records in the normal course of business throughout their entire
				  legal minimum retention period;
(j)
				  Produce authentic copies of electronic records and supply them in usable
				  formats for business purposes and all public access purposes;
(k) Contain all of the information necessary
				  to reproduce the entire electronic record and associated signatures in a form
				  that permits the person viewing or printing the entire electronic record to
				  verify:
(i) The contents of the electronic
				  record;
(ii) The method used to
				  sign the electronic record, if applicable;
(iii) The person signing the electronic
				  record; and
(iv) The date when the
				  signature was executed.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Eligible Child Care Providers › Section 110-15-0130 - In-home/relative providers - Eligibility

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Statutory Authority: RCW   43.215.070, chapter 43.215 RCW.
						WSR 16-19-107, §
												170-290-0130,
						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, §
												170-290-0130,
						filed 4/15/16, effective 5/16/16. Statutory Authority: RCW   43.215.070 and
						chapter 43.215 RCW. WSR 15-24-039, §
												170-290-0130,
						filed 11/20/15, effective 12/21/15. Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW,
						RCW   43.215.060, 43.215.070, 2011 1st sp.s. c 42, 2011 1st sp.s. c 50, and 2006
						c 265 § 501. WSR 11-18-001, §
												170-290-0130,
						filed 8/24/11, effective 9/24/11. Statutory Authority: RCW   43.215.060,
						43.215.070,
						43.43.832(6),
						2006 c 265, and chapter 43.215 RCW. WSR 09-22-043, §
												170-290-0130,
						filed 10/28/09, effective 12/1/09. WSR 08-08-047, recodified as §
												170-290-0130,
						filed 3/27/08, effective 3/27/08. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						  74.04.050,
						74.12.340,
						and 74.13.085. WSR 05-22-078, § 388-290-0130, filed 10/31/05, effective
						12/1/05. 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, §
						388-290-0130, 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, §
						388-290-0130, 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, § 388-290-0130, filed
						12/19/01, effective 1/19/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Eligible Child Care Providers › Section 110-15-0135 - In-home/relative providers-Information provided to DSHS (Repealed)

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Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Eligible Child Care Providers › Section 110-15-0139 - In-home/relative providers-Electronic attendance records-Records retention (Repealed)

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Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Eligible Child Care Providers › Section 110-15-0140 - In-home/relative providers-Ineligibil-ity (Repealed)

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Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Eligible Child Care Providers › Section 110-15-0143 - In-home/relative providers-Background checks-Required persons (Repealed)

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Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Eligible Child Care Providers › Section 110-15-0145 - In-home/relative providers-Background checks-Reasons and notification (Repealed)

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Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Eligible Child Care Providers › Section 110-15-0150 - In-home/relative providers-Background checks-Included information and sources (Repealed)

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Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Eligible Child Care Providers › Section 110-15-0155 - In-home/relative providers-Background checks-Subsequent steps (Repealed)

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Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Eligible Child Care Providers › Section 110-15-0160 - In-home/relative providers-Background checks-Disqualified providers (Repealed)

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Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Eligible Child Care Providers › Section 110-15-0165 - In-home/relative providers-Background checks-Other disqualifying information (Repealed)

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Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Eligible Child Care Providers › Section 110-15-0167 - In-home/relative providers-Background checks-Disqualified person living with the provider (Repealed)

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Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Subsidy Rates and Fees › Section 110-15-0180 - WCCC subsidy rates

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State child care subsidy rates in part II of this chapter
					 are subject to legislative change.
Statutory Authority: RCW   43.215.060, 43.215.070, and
						chapter 43.215 RCW. WSR 16-09-059, §
												170-290-0180,
						filed 4/15/16, effective 5/16/16. Statutory Authority: RCW   43.215.060,
						43.215.070, 2006 c 265, and chapter 43.215 RCW. WSR 09-22-043, §
												170-290-0180,
						filed 10/28/09, effective 12/1/09. WSR 08-08-047, recodified as §
												170-290-0180,
						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, § 388-290-0180,
						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, §
						388-290-0180, filed 3/29/04 and 4/7/04, effective 5/28/04. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						  74.04.050 and C.F.R. Parts 98 and 99 (Child
						Care Development Fund Rules). WSR 02-01-135, § 388-290-0180, filed
						12/19/01, effective 1/19/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Subsidy Rates and Fees › Section 110-15-0190 - WCCC benefit calculations

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(1)
				  DCYF determines the amount of care consumers may receive at application or
				  reapplication. Once the care is authorized, the amount will not be reduced
				  during the eligibility period unless:
(a)
				  Consumers request reductions;
(b)
				  The care is for school-aged children;
(c) The authorization was for additional care
				  needed for less than the entire length of the authorization period;
(d) The care was authorized by child
				  protective services (CPS) or child welfare services (CWS) and is part of
				  children's case plans under WAC
				  110-15-4510;
				  or
(e) Incorrect information was
				  given at application or reapplication.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Subsidy Rates and Fees › Section 110-15-0200 - Daily child care rates-Licensed or certified child care centers and DCYF contracted seasonal day camps

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(1)
Base
				  rate.
Effective July 1, 2023, 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
$62.05
$56.14
$53.18
$53.36
Half-Day
$31.03
$28.07
$26.59
$26.68
Spokane County
Full-Day
$68.54
$56.59
$52.14
$49.00
Half-Day
$34.27
$28.30
$26.07
$24.50
Region 2
Full-Day
$59.09
$49.09
$44.77
$32.73
Half-Day
$29.55
$24.55
$22.39
$16.37
Region 3
Full-Day
$88.58
$80.36
$72.50
$65.45
Half-Day
$44.29
$40.18
$36.25
$32.73
Region 4
Full-Day
$113.64
$101.59
$85.68
$90.64
Half-Day
$56.82
$50.80
$42.84
$45.32
Region 5
Full-Day
$72.56
$64.00
$55.77
$54.18
Half-Day
$36.28
$32.00
$27.89
$27.09
Region 6
Full-Day
$77.00
$67.50
$57.73
$50.23
Half-Day
$38.50
$33.75
$28.87
$25.12
(a) Centers
				  in Clark County are paid Region 3 rates.
(b) Centers in Benton, Walla Walla, and
				  Whitman counties are paid Region 6 rates.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Subsidy Rates and Fees › Section 110-15-0205 - Daily child care rates-Licensed or certified family home child care providers

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(1)
Monthly
				  unit.
DCYF authorizes care as monthly units as described in WAC
				  110-15-0190, the calculation of
				  which is based on the full-day, partial-day, and half-day rates in subsection
				  (2) of this section.
(2) Effective
				  July 1, 2023, DCYF calculates licensed or certified family home providers'
				  monthly units based on the following child care subsidy rates:
Infants (Birth - 11 mos.)
Enhanced Toddlers (12 - 17
								  mos.)
Toddlers (18 - 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
$49.23
$49.23
$47.09
$40.00
$36.59
Half-Day
$24.62
$24.62
$23.55
$20.00
$18.30
Partial-Day
$36.92
$36.92
$35.32
$30.00
$27.44
Spokane County
Full-Day
$48.00
$48.00
$48.00
$45.00
$45.00
Half-Day
$24.00
$24.00
$24.00
$22.50
$22.50
Partial-Day
$36.00
$36.00
$36.00
$33.75
$33.75
Region 2
Full-Day
$66.00
$66.00
$59.09
$48.00
$40.00
Half-Day
$33.00
$33.00
$29.55
$24.00
$20.00
Partial-Day
$49.50
$49.50
$44.32
$36.00
$30.00
Region 3
Full-Day
$65.00
$65.00
$59.09
$54.18
$49.23
Half-Day
$32.50
$32.50
$29.55
$27.09
$24.62
Partial-Day
$48.75
$48.75
$44.32
$40.64
$36.92
Region 4
Full-Day
$81.82
$81.82
$75.00
$68.95
$60.00
Half-Day
$40.91
$40.91
$37.50
$34.48
$30.00
Partial-Day
$61.37
$61.37
$56.25
$51.71
$45.00
Region 5
Full-Day
$59.09
$59.09
$59.09
$49.23
$44.32
Half-Day
$29.55
$29.55
$29.55
$24.62
$22.16
Partial-Day
$44.32
$44.32
$44.32
$36.92
$33.24
Region 6
Full-Day
$59.09
$59.09
$55.00
$53.00
$45.00
Half-Day
$29.55
$29.55
$27.50
$26.50
$22.50
Partial-Day
$44.32
$44.32
$41.25
$39.75
$33.75
(3)
				  The monthly unit for family home providers in all regions and for all ages will
				  include a partial-day rate that is 75 percent of the full-day rate when:
(a) Providers provide child care services for
				  a child during a morning session and an afternoon session. A morning session
				  begins at any time after 12:00 a.m. and ends before 12:00 p.m. An afternoon
				  session begins at any time after 12:00 p.m. and ends before 12:00
				  a.m.;
(b) The child is absent from
				  care in order to attend school or preschool; and
(c) Family home providers are not entitled to
				  payment at the full-day rate.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Subsidy Rates and Fees › Section 110-15-0210 - Tiered reimbursement, quality improvement awards, and dual language enhancements

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(1) Providers
				  receiving payment under the WCCC program will receive a tiered reimbursement as
				  outlined in the
Early Achievers Operating Guidelines
,
				  available on DCYF's website.
(2)
				  Quality improvement awards, as described by chapter 43.216 RCW, are reserved
				  for early achievers participating providers offering programs to an enrollment
				  population consisting of at least five percent of children receiving a state
				  subsidy for licensed family homes and at least five percent of nonschool age
				  children receiving subsidy for licensed centers.
(a) Qualifying state subsidy programs include
				  working connections child care (WCCC), seasonal child care (SCC), DCYF child
				  welfare child care programs, homeless child care program (HCCP), ECLIPSE and
				  medicaid child care programs. Other qualifying programs may include those
				  supported by municipalities, colleges or universities, local school districts,
				  or federally recognized tribal organizations.
(i) Participants providing HCCP, ECLIPSE, or
				  medicaid services must present DCYF with information indicating that services
				  were provided under these programs.
(ii) Participants providing subsidized child
				  care supported by municipalities, colleges or universities, local school
				  districts, or federally recognized tribal organizations must present DCYF with
				  information indicating that services were provided under these
				  programs.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Subsidy Rates and Fees › Section 110-15-0211 - Trauma-informed care supports

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(1) Subject to
				  available funds, DCYF will provide trauma-informed care support to aid eligible
				  providers. For the purposes of this section, "eligible providers" means:
(a) An employee or owner of a licensed or
				  certified child care center or outdoor nature-based program that accepts WCCC
				  or SCC payments;
(b) An employee or
				  owner of a licensed family home child care provider that accepts WCCC or SCC
				  payments;
(c) A contractor or
				  provider of the early childhood education and assistance program or birth to
				  three early childhood education and assistance program;
(d) A license-exempt family, friends, and
				  neighbors (FFN) provider accepting subsidy; or
(e) An early achievers coach.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Subsidy Rates and Fees › Section 110-15-0215 - Infant enhanced rate

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Licensed and certified child care providers accepting state
					 subsidy may receive an infant enhancement payment of $90 per month for each
					 infant who is enrolled in their child care and attends at least one day per
					 month.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Subsidy Rates and Fees › Section 110-15-0220 - Special needs rates - Qualification and required documentation

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(1)
Qualification.
To qualify for a special needs rate in addition to
				  the base rate, the consumer must request a special needs review for the child.
				  The child must either:
(a) Be thirteen up to
				  nineteen years of age and be under court supervision; or
(b) Be less than nineteen years of age and
				  have a verified physical, mental, emotional, or behavioral condition that
				  requires a higher level of care needed in the child care setting.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Subsidy Rates and Fees › Section 110-15-0225 - Special needs rates-Licensed or certified child care centers and seasonal day camps

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(1) In addition
				  to the base rate for licensed or certified child care centers and seasonal day
				  camps listed in WAC
				  110-15-0200,
				  DCYF may authorize the following additional special needs daily rates which are
				  reasonable and verifiable as provided in WAC
				  110-15-0220:
(a)
Level 1.
The daily rate
				  listed in the table below:
Infants Birth - 1s.)
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
$7.30
$6.14
$5.80
$5.45
Half-Day
$3.65
$3.07
$2.90
$2.73
Region 2
Full-Day
$7.36
$6.15
$5.70
$5.05
Half-Day
$3.68
$3.08
$2.85
$2.52
Region 3
Full-Day
$9.75
$8.13
$7.02
$6.82
Half-Day
$4.88
$4.06
$3.51
$3.41
Region 4
Full-Day
$11.35
$9.48
$7.95
$7.16
Half-Day
$5.67
$4.74
$3.98
$3.58
Region 5
Full-Day
$8.32
$7.16
$6.30
$5.59
Half-Day
$4.16
$3.58
$3.15
$2.80
Region 6
Full-Day
$8.18
$7.02
$6.14
$6.00
Half-Day
$4.09
$3.51
$3.07
$3.00
(i) Centers
				  in Clark County are paid Region 3 rates;
(ii) Centers in Benton, Walla Walla, and
				  Whitman counties are paid Region 6 rates;
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Subsidy Rates and Fees › Section 110-15-0230 - Special needs rates - Licensed or certified family home child care providers

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(1) In
				  addition to the base rate for licensed or certified family home child care
				  providers listed in WAC
				  170-290-0205,
				  DSHS may authorize the following additional special needs daily rates which are
				  reasonable and verifiable as provided in WAC
				  170-290-0220:
(a)
Level 1.
The daily rate
				  listed in the table below:
Infants(Birth - 11 mos.)
Toddlers(12 - 29
							 mos.)
Preschool(30 mos. - 6 yrs notattending kindergartenor
							 school)
School-age(5 - 12 yrs attending kindergarten or school)
Region
							 1
Full-DayHalf-Day
$6.00$3.00
$5.40$2.70
$5.40$2.70
$4.80$2.40
Region
							 2
Full-DayHalf-Day
$6.00$3.00
$5.70$2.85
$5.10$2.55
$5.10$2.55
Region
							 3
Full-DayHalf-Day
$8.70$4.35
$7.50$3.75
$6.60$3.30
$6.00$3.00
Region
							 4
Full-DayHalf-Day
$9.00$4.50
$8.90$4.45
$7.50$3.75
$7.20$3.60
Region
							 5
Full-DayHalf-Day
$6.60$3.30
$6.00$3.00
$5.70$2.85
$5.10$2.55
Region
							 6
Full-DayHalf-Day
$6.60$3.30
$6.00$3.00
$6.00$3.00
$5.70$2.85
(b)
Level 2.
A rate greater than
				  Level 1, not to exceed $15.89 per hour.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Subsidy Rates and Fees › Section 110-15-0235 - Special needs rates - In-home/relative providers

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(1) In addition to the highest base rate as
				  provided in WAC
				  170-290-0240(1),
				  the state may authorize the following additional special needs rate:
(a)
Level 1.
Sixty-two cents per
				  hour; or
(b)
Level 2.
A rate greater than Level 1, but not to exceed $9.41 per hour.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Subsidy Rates and Fees › Section 110-15-0240 - Child care subsidy rates-In-home/relative providers

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(1)
Base
				  rate.
When consumers employ in-home/relative providers, DCYF pays $3.85
				  per hour per child. Beginning July 1, 2024, the maximum child care subsidy rate
				  is $4.00 per hour per child.
(2)
				  DCYF may pay above the maximum hourly rate for children who have special needs
				  pursuant to WAC
				  110-15-0235.
(3) DCYF makes the WCCC payment directly to
				  consumers' eligible providers.
(4)
				  When applicable, DCYF pays the employer's share of the following:
(a) Social Security and medicare taxes (FICA)
				  up to the wage limit;
(b) Federal
				  Unemployment Taxes (FUTA); and
(c)
				  State unemployment taxes (SUTA).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Subsidy Rates and Fees › Section 110-15-0245 - Registration fees

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(1) DSHS may pay
				  licensed or certified child care providers and DEL contracted seasonal day
				  camps a registration fee when:
(a) A child is
				  first enrolled by the consumer for child care with a provider;
(b) A consumer enrolls their child with a new
				  child care provider during their eligibility period; or
(c) A child has more than a sixty-day break
				  in child care services with the same provider, and it is the provider's policy
				  to charge all parents this fee when there is a break in service.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Subsidy Rates and Fees › Section 110-15-0247 - Field trip/quality enhancement fees

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(1) As funding allows, DCYF pays licensed or
				  certified family home child care providers and in-home/relative providers a
				  monthly field trip/quality enhancement fee up to $30 per child or the
				  providers' actual cost for the field trip, if the fee is required of all
				  parents and guardians whose children are in their care. DCYF-licensed or
				  certified child care centers and school-age centers are not eligible to receive
				  the field trip/quality enhancement fee.
(2) The field trip/quality enhancement fee is
				  to cover the providers' actual expenses for:
(a) Admission;
(b) Enrichment programs and/or ongoing
				  lessons;
(c) Public transportation
				  or mileage reimbursement at the state office of financial management rate for
				  the use of a private vehicle;
(d)
				  The cost of hiring a nonemployee to provide an activity at the child care site
				  in-house field trip activity; and
(e) The purchase or development of a
				  prekindergarten curriculum.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Subsidy Rates and Fees › Section 110-15-0249 - Nonstandard hours bonus

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(1) Consumers'
				  providers may receive a nonstandard hours bonus (NSHB) payments per child per
				  month for care provided if:
(a) The providers
				  are licensed or certified;
(b) They
				  provide at least 30 hours of nonstandard hours care during one month;
				  and
(c) The total cost of the
				  state's NSHB payments do not exceed the amount appropriated for this purpose by
				  the legislature for the current fiscal year.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Subsidy Rates and Fees › Section 110-15-0250 - Eligible provider capacity and payment

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(1) DSHS may pay:
(a) Licensed and certified providers for
				  authorized care up to the provider's licensed capacity as determined under WAC
				  110-300B-5700, 110-300A-0080, or 110-305-5625, as appropriate; and
(b) In-home/relative providers for authorized
				  care up to a maximum of six eligible children.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Payment Discrepancies › Section 110-15-0266 - Payment discrepancies-Generally

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(1) Payment discrepancies include both
				  underpayments and overpayments.
(2)
				  For consumers not covered under WAC
				  110-15-0267
				  through
				  110-15-0275,
				  payment discrepancies are subject to chapter 388-410 WAC.
(3) For providers covered under the
				  collective bargaining agreement, all other payment discrepancy issues are
				  covered under WAC
				  110-15-0275
				  and
				  110-15-0277.
(4) For all providers, payment discrepancies
				  resulting from program violations or suspected fraud are covered under WAC
				  110-15-0277
				  and 110-15-0278.
Statutory Authority: RCW   43.215.060, 43.215.070 and 2017
						3rd sp.s. c 1 § 615. WSR 17-23-033, §
												170-290-0266,
						filed 11/7/17, effective 12/8/17. Statutory Authority: RCW   43.215.060,
						43.215.070, and chapter 43.215 RCW. WSR 16-09-059, §
												170-290-0266,
						filed 4/15/16, effective 5/16/16. Statutory Authority: RCW   43.215.060,
						43.215.070, 2006 c 265, and chapter 43.215 RCW. WSR 09-22-043, §
												170-290-0266,
						filed 10/28/09, effective 12/1/09.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 110 - Children, Youth, and Families, Department of › Chapter 110-15 - Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs › Part II - WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE › Payment Discrepancies › Section 110-15-0267 - Payment discrepancies-Provider underpayments

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(1) Underpayments to providers occur when
				  DCYF pays less than the amount providers are eligible to receive.
(2) Underpayment requests will only be
				  considered by DCYF if providers submit their original invoice for payment to
				  DCYF no later than three months after the date of service.
Statutory Authority: RCW   43.215.060, 43.215.070, and
						chapter 43.215 RCW. WSR 16-09-059, §
												170-290-0267,
						filed 4/15/16, effective 5/16/16. Statutory Authority: RCW   43.215.060,
						43.215.070, 2006 c 265, and chapter 43.215 RCW. WSR 09-22-043, §
												170-290-0267,
						filed 10/28/09, effective 12/1/09.