1. (a) OSSE shall make public its payment rates for child development facilities participating in the child care subsidy program by October 1 of each year.
2. (b) Repealed.

3. (c) By February 1, 2024, and on a triennial basis thereafter, OSSE shall conduct a cost modeling analysis to estimate the costs of care for child development facilities in the District, which shall incorporate the cost of implementing the ECE salary scale established and updated pursuant to § 4-410.02, and submit a report to the Council that includes:

   1. (1) The findings from the cost modeling analysis, updated to include the current ECE salary scale;
   2. (2) A description of the methodology used to determine the cost of care, including the ECE salary scale;

   3. (3) An analysis of child development facilities that assesses:

      1. (A) Quality rating under the Quality Rating and Improvement System;
      2. (B) Type of facility;
      3. (C) Number and age of infants, toddlers, and children served and number of classrooms per age-group;
      4. (D) Proportion and reimbursement rate for infants, toddlers, and children served who participate in the child care subsidy program;
      5. (E) Staffing costs associated with applying the ECE salary scale;
      6. (F) Whether the facility participates in a shared service alliance, including the Quality Improvement Network;
      7. (G) Total number of early childhood educators, differentiated by role and credential, used in the cost modeling analysis;
      8. (H) Payroll costs associated with ensuring all applicable federal and District labor laws are implemented in each child development facility; and
      9. (I) Costs associated with employer-paid benefits packages; and
   4. (4) An assessment of the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund's ability to fund the implementation of the ECE salary scale in all child development facilities who have agreements with the Department.

History

Sept. 19, 1979, D.C. Law 3-16, § 11a

Oct. 30, 2018, D.C. Law 22-179, § 201(d)

Sept. 21, 2022, D.C. Law 24-167, § 4073(d)

Mar. 18, 2026, D.C. Law 26-100, § 2(b)

Applicability

Applicability of D.C. Law 22-179: § 301 of D.C. Law 22-179 provided that the creation of this section by § 201(d) of D.C. Law 22-179 is subject to the inclusion of the law’s fiscal effect in an approved budget and financial plan. Therefore that amendment has not been implemented.

Emergency Legislation

For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 5 of Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Support Clarification Second Emergency Amendment Act of 2019 (D.C. Act 23-201, Jan. 22, 2020, 67 DCR 731).

For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 4073(d) of Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2022 (D.C. Act 24-470, July 13, 2022, 69 DCR 008707).

For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 2(b) of Early Childhood Educator Pay Scales Emergency Amendment Act of 2025 (D.C. Act 26-196, Nov. 10, 2025, 72 DCR 12882).