PDFWAC 110-15-3770

Authorized SCC payments.

The SCC program may authorize payments to licensed or certified child care providers for:
(1) Basic child care either full-day or half-day, at rates listed in the chart in WAC 110-15-0200 and 110-15-0205:
(a) A full day of child care when a consumer's children need care for five to ten hours per day;
(b) A half day of child care when a consumer's children need care for less than five hours per day;
(c) Full-time care when the consumer participates in one hundred ten hours or more of approved activities per calendar month based on the consumer's approved activity schedule. Full-time care means twenty-three full day units if the child needs five or more hours of care per day or thirty half-day units if the child needs fewer than five hours of care per day;
(2) Family home providers in all regions and for all ages will receive a partial-day rate that is seventy-five percent of the full-day rate when:
(a) The family home provider provides child care services for the 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) The family home provider is not entitled to payment at the full day rate.
(d) In no event will a child care provider be entitled to two partial day rates totaling one hundred fifty percent of the daily rate.
(3) A single partial-day monthly unit will be authorized for a school-age child who is:
(a) Eligible for a full-time authorization, but is in care for less than five hours on a typical school day;
(b) Authorized for care with only one provider;
(c) Expected to need care before and after school.
(4) The monthly unit will be prorated for partial months of authorization.
(5) A registration fee, according to WAC 110-15-0245;
(6) The field trip/quality enhancement fees in WAC 110-15-0247;
(7) The nonstandard hours bonus in WAC 110-15-0249; and
(8) Special needs care when the child has a documented special need and a documented need for a higher level of care, according to WAC 110-15-0220, 110-15-0225, and 110-15-0230.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.216.055 and 43.216.065. WSR 20-08-077, § 110-15-3770, filed 3/26/20, effective 4/26/20. WSR 18-14-078, recodified as § 110-15-3770, filed 6/29/18, effective 7/1/18. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.215.070, chapter 43.215 RCW. WSR 16-19-107, § 170-290-3770, 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, § 170-290-3770, filed 4/15/16, effective 5/16/16; WSR 11-12-078, § 170-290-3770, filed 5/31/11, effective 7/1/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.215.060, 43.215.070, 2006 c 265, and chapter 43.215 RCW. WSR 09-22-043, § 170-290-3770, filed 10/28/09, effective 12/1/09.]