PDFWAC 110-15-0200

Daily child care rates—Licensed or certified child care centers and DCYF contracted seasonal day camps.

(1) Base rate. DCYF pays the lesser of the following to a licensed or certified child care center or DCYF 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, effective July 1, 2020:
 
 
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
$36.27
$18.14
$34.32
$17.16
$31.64
$15.82
$30.00
$15.00
Spokane County
Full-Day
Half-Day
$49.45
$24.73
$42.32
$21.16
$38.32
$19.16
$27.91
$13.95
Region 2
Full-Day
Half-Day
$44.14
$22.07
$34.32
$17.16
$32.82
$16.41
$23.86
$11.93
Region 3
Full-Day
Half-Day
$66.86
$33.43
$55.41
$27.70
$48.59
$24.30
$34.77
$17.39
Region 4
Full-Day
Half-Day
$84.32
$42.16
$69.09
$34.55
$63.73
$31.86
$39.23
$19.61
Region 5
Full-Day
Half-Day
$56.55
$28.27
$46.77
$23.39
$41.91
$20.95
$28.18
$14.09
Region 6
Full-Day
Half-Day
$50.36
$25.18
$44.59
$22.30
$40.18
$20.09
$29.41
$14.70
(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) WAC 110-300-0005 and 110-300-0356 allow providers to care for children from birth up to and including the end of their eligibility period after their thirteenth birthday.
(3) The provider must obtain a child-specific and time-limited exception from DCYF to provide care for a child outside the age listed on the center's license.
(4) If a provider is granted an exception to care for a child who is thirteen years old or older at application or reapplication:
(a) 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; and
(b) The child must meet the special needs requirement as described in WAC 110-15-0220.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.216.055 and 43.216.065. WSR 20-15-161, § 110-15-0200, filed 7/22/20, effective 8/22/20; WSR 19-12-058, § 110-15-0200, filed 5/31/19, effective 7/1/19. WSR 18-14-078, recodified as § 110-15-0200, filed 6/29/18, effective 7/1/18. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.215.060, 43.215.070 and 2017 3rd sp.s. c 1. WSR 17-21-077, § 170-290-0200, filed 10/16/17, effective 11/16/17. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.215.070, chapter 43.215 RCW. WSR 16-19-107, § 170-290-0200, 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, § 170-290-0200, filed 4/15/16, effective 5/16/16; WSR 14-24-070, § 170-290-0200, filed 11/26/14, effective 1/1/15; WSR 14-20-088, § 170-290-0200, filed 9/29/14, effective 10/30/14; WSR 14-12-050, § 170-290-0200, filed 5/30/14, effective 6/30/14; 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.]