Wash. Admin. Code § 110-15-0200 – Daily child care rates—Licensed or certified child care centers and DCYF contracted seasonal day camps

(1) Base rate. Effective July 1, 2023, the child care subsidy rates paid to licensed or certified child care centers or DCYF contracted seasonal day camps are:

(a) Centers in Clark County are paid Region 3 rates.
(b) Centers in Benton, Walla Walla, and Whitman counties are paid Region 6 rates.

		Infants(Birth - 11 mos.)	Toddlers(12 - 29 mos.)	Preschool(30 mos. - 6 yrs notattending kindergartenor school)	School-age(5 - 12 yrs attending kindergarten or school)
Region 1	Full-DayHalf-Day	$62.05$31.03	$56.14$28.07	$53.18$26.59	$53.36$26.68
Spokane County	Full-DayHalf-Day	$68.54$34.27	$56.59$28.30	$52.14$26.07	$49.00$24.50
Region 2	Full-DayHalf-Day	$59.09$29.55	$49.09$24.55	$44.77$22.39	$32.73$16.37
Region 3	Full-DayHalf-Day	$88.58$44.29	$80.36$40.18	$72.50$36.25	$65.45$32.73
Region 4	Full-DayHalf-Day	$113.64$56.82	$101.59$50.80	$85.68$42.84	$90.64$45.32
Region 5	Full-DayHalf-Day	$72.56$36.28	$64.00$32.00	$55.77$27.89	$54.18$27.09
Region 6	Full-DayHalf-Day	$77.00$38.50	$67.50$33.75	$57.73$28.87	$50.23$25.12

(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 13th birthday.
(3) Providers must obtain child-specific and time-limited exceptions from DCYF to provide care for children outside the age listed on the center's license.
(4) If providers are granted an exception to care for a child who is 13 years old or older at application or reapplication:
1. (a) The payment rate is the same as subsection (1) of this section, and the five through 12 year age range column is used for comparison; and
2. (b) The children must meet the special needs requirement described in WAC 110-15-0220.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050 and 2021 c 199. WSR 23-23-084, § 110-15-0200, filed 11/13/23, effective 12/14/23. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.216.055 and 43.216.065. WSR 22-16-081, § 110-15-0200, filed 8/1/22, effective 9/1/22; WSR 22-05-007, § 110-15-0200, filed 2/3/22, effective 3/6/22; 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.]