Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024
(1) Providers
receiving payment under the WCCC program will receive a tiered reimbursement as
outlined in the Early Achievers Operating Guidelines,
available on DCYF's website.
(2)
Quality improvement awards, as described by chapter 43.216 RCW, are reserved
for early achievers participating providers offering programs to an enrollment
population consisting of at least five percent of children receiving a state
subsidy for licensed family homes and at least five percent of nonschool age
children receiving subsidy for licensed centers.
(a) Qualifying state subsidy programs include
working connections child care (WCCC), seasonal child care (SCC), DCYF child
welfare child care programs, homeless child care program (HCCP), ECLIPSE and
medicaid child care programs. Other qualifying programs may include those
supported by municipalities, colleges or universities, local school districts,
or federally recognized tribal organizations.
(i) Participants providing HCCP, ECLIPSE, or
medicaid services must present DCYF with information indicating that services
were provided under these programs.
(ii) Participants providing subsidized child
care supported by municipalities, colleges or universities, local school
districts, or federally recognized tribal organizations must present DCYF with
information indicating that services were provided under these
programs.
(b) Percent
subsidy calculations are derived from a monthly average of the number of
children receiving qualifying subsidy divided by the monthly average licensed
capacity of a specific provider over a 12-month period.
(i) The 12-month period utilized for the
above calculation will include the 12 months prior to the formal release of a
facility's early achievers rating.
(ii) Facilities must have provided care at
least one day in a given month for that month to be utilized in the above
calculation.
(3) Eligible providers may receive a dual
language enhancement.
(a) For purposes of this
subsection, "eligible providers" means providers who:
(i) Accept WCCC, SCC, or CWCC
payments;
(ii) Are enrolled in the
early achievers program; and
(iii)
Meet the requirements for the dual language designation standard described in
the Early Achievers Operating Guidelines, available on DCYF's
website.
(b) Dual
language enhancements must be spent on professional development training, the
purchase of dual language and culturally appropriate curricula and accompanying
training programs, instructional materials, increased wages for individual
staff who provide bilingual instruction, or other related expenses.
Statutory Authority:
RCW
43.215.070, chapter 43.215 RCW. WSR
16-19-107, §
170-290-0210, filed 9/21/16,
effective 10/22/16. Statutory Authority:
RCW
43.215.060,
43.215.070, and chapter 43.215
RCW. WSR 13-21-113, §
170-290-0210, filed 10/22/13,
effective 11/22/13.
