WSR 17-18-008
PROPOSED RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
EARLY LEARNING
[Filed August 24, 2017, 12:36 p.m.]
Original Notice.
Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 17-11-107.
Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: WAC 170-290-0200 Daily child care rates—Licensed or certified child care centers and DEL contracted seasonal day camps.
Hearing Location(s): On October 10, 2017, at 10:00 a.m., at 110 Jefferson Street S.E., Room 113, Olympia, WA. Request to participate by phone by contacting the rules coordinator at rules@del.wa.gov or 360-725-4670 on or before October 5, 2017.
Date of Intended Adoption: October 11, 2017.
Submit Written Comments to: Rules Coordinator, P.O. Box 40970, email rules@del.wa.gov, fax 360-725-4925, by October 10, 2017.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact rules coordinator, phone 360-725-4925, fax 360-725-4925, email rules@del.wa.gov, by October 5, 2017.
Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: The proposed amendment will enact a six percent increase in working connections child care and seasonal child care subsidy program rates paid to child care centers and contracted seasonal day camps.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: SSB 5883 (2017-19 operating budget) funded a six percent increase to child care subsidies paid to child care centers and contracted seasonal day camps that the department of early learning (DEL) is now implementing.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 43.215.060 and 43.215.070.
Statute Being Implemented: Chapter 43.215 RCW.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Name of Proponent: DEL, governmental.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Matt Judge, Child Care Administrator, P.O. Box 40970, Olympia, WA 98504, 360-725-4665; Implementation and Enforcement: DEL and DSHS, statewide.
A school district fiscal impact statement is not required under RCW 28A.305.135.
A cost-benefit analysis is not required under RCW 34.05.328. DEL is not among the agencies listed as required to comply with RCW 34.05.328 (5)[(a)](i). Further, DEL does not voluntarily make that section applicable to the adoption of this rule.
This rule proposal, or portions of the proposal, is exempt from requirements of the Regulatory Fairness Act because the proposal:
Is exempt under RCW 19.85.025(3) as the rules set or adjust fees under the authority of RCW 19.02.075 or that set or adjust fees or rates pursuant to legislative standards, including fees set or adjusted under the authority of RCW 19.80.045.
Explanation of exemptions: The proposal sets rates pursuant to legislative standards, an exemption provided for in RCW 34.05.310 (4)(f).
August 24, 2017
Heather Moss
Director
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 16-19-107, filed 9/21/16, effective 10/22/16)
WAC 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
Half-Day
$((32.10)) 34.03
$((16.05)) 17.02
$((27.00)) 28.62
$((13.50)) 14.31
$((25.50)) 27.03
$((12.75)) 13.52
$((24.02)) 25.46
$((12.01)) 12.73
Spokane County
Full-Day
Half-Day
$((32.84)) 34.81
$((16.42)) 17.41
$((27.62)) 29.28
$((13.81)) 14.64
$((26.10)) 27.67
$((13.05)) 13.84
$((24.58)) 26.05
$((12.29)) 13.03
Region 2
Full-Day
Half-Day
$((32.44)) 34.39
$((16.22)) 17.20
$((27.06)) 28.68
$((13.53)) 14.34
$((25.10)) 26.61
$((12.55)) 13.31
$((22.20)) 25.53
$((11.10)) 11.77
Region 3
Full-Day
Half-Day
$((42.92)) 45.50
$((21.46)) 22.75
$((35.78)) 37.93
$((17.89)) 18.97
$((30.92)) 32.78
$((15.46)) 16.39
$((30.02)) 31.82
$((15.01)) 15.91
Region 4
Full-Day
Half-Day
$((49.94)) 52.94
$((24.97)) 26.47
$((41.70)) 44.20
$((20.85)) 22.10
$((35.00)) 37.10
$((17.50)) 18.55
$((31.52)) 33.41
$((15.76)) 16.71
Region 5
Full-Day
Half-Day
$((36.62)) 38.82
$((18.31)) 19.41
$((31.52)) 33.41
$((15.76)) 16.71
$((27.74)) 29.40
$((13.87)) 14.70
$((24.62)) 26.12
$((12.31)) 13.06
Region 6
Full-Day
Half-Day
$((36.02)) 38.18
$((18.01)) 19.09
$((30.92)) 32.78
$((15.46)) 16.39
$((27.00)) 28.62
$((13.50)) 14.31
$((26.42)) 28.01
$((13.21)) 14.01
(Chart effective ((07/01/16)) 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.