Section 170-290-0200 - Daily child care rates-Licensed or certified child care centers and DEL contracted seasonal day camps(1)Base rate. DSHS pays the lesser of the following to a licensed or certified child care center or DEL contracted seasonal day camp: (a) The provider's private pay rate for that child; or(b) The maximum child care subsidy daily rate for that child as listed in the following table: | | Infants (One month - 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 | $ 34.03 | $ 28.62 | $ 27.03 | $ 25.46 |
| Half-Day | $ 17.02 | $ 14.31 | $ 13.52 | $ 12.73 |
| Spokane County | Full-Day | $ 34.81 | $ 29.28 | $ 27.67 | $ 26.05 |
| Half-Day | $ 17.41 | $ 14.64 | $ 13.84 | $ 13.03 |
| Region 2 | Full-Day | $ 34.39 | $ 28.68 | $ 26.61 | $ 23.53 |
| Half-Day | $ 17.20 | $ 14.34 | $ 13.31 | $ 11.77 |
| Region 3 | Full-Day | $ 45.50 | $ 37.93 | $ 32.78 | $ 31.82 |
| Half-Day | $ 22.75 | $ 18.97 | $ 16.39 | $ 15.91 |
| Region 4 | Full-Day | $ 52.94 | $ 44.20 | $ 37.10 | $ 33.41 |
| Half-Day | $ 26.47 | $ 22.10 | $ 18.55 | $ 16.71 |
| Region 5 | Full-Day | $ 38.82 | $ 33.41 | $ 29.40 | $ 26.12 |
| Half-Day | $ 19.41 | $ 16.71 | $ 14.70 | $ 13.06 |
| Region 6 | Full-Day | $ 38.18 | $ 32.78 | $ 28.62 | $ 28.01 |
| Half-Day | $ 19.09 | $ 16.39 | $ 14.31 | $ 14.01 |
(Chart effective 09/01/17)
(i) Centers in Clark County are paid Region 3 rates.(ii) Centers in Benton, Walla Walla, and Whitman counties are paid Region 6 rates.(2) The child care center WAC 170-295-0010 and 170-295-0050 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 exception from their child care licensor to provide care for a child outside the age listed on the center's license. If the provider has an exception to care for a child who has reached the child's thirteenth birthday, the payment rate is the same as subsection (1) of this section, and the five through twelve year age range column is used for comparison.(3) If the center provider cares for a child who is thirteen or older, the provider must have a child-specific and time-limited exception and the child must meet the special needs requirement according to WAC 170-290-0220.Wash. Admin. Code § 170-290-0200
Amended by WSR 14-12-050, Filed 5/30/2014, effective 6/30/2014Amended by WSR 14-20-088, Filed 9/29/2014, effective 10/30/2014Amended by WSR 14-24-070, Filed 11/26/2014, effective 1/1/2015Amended by WSR 16-09-059, Filed 4/15/2016, effective 5/16/2016Amended by WSR 16-19-107, Filed 9/21/2016, effective 10/22/2016Amended by WSR 17-21-077, Filed 10/16/2017, effective 11/16/2017Statutory Authority: RCW 43.215.060, 43.215.070, and chapter 43.215 RCW. 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. WSR 13-21-003, § 170-290-0200, filed 10/3/2013, effective 11/3/2013