Dear Family, Friend, and Neighbor (FFN) Providers,
On July 1, 2022, FFN authorizations for school-age children will not change. You may claim up to 115 contingency hours in June, July, and August. The contingency hours are available so you can claim for the time the children are in care during the summer. During the school year, monthly contingency hours reduce to 35-70 hours per month.
Dear Licensed Family Home Providers,
Effective July 2022, authorizations for children attending licensed family home child care will change as they do each school year.
Dear Child Care Center Providers,
Effective July 2022, authorizations for children attending child care centers will change as they do each school year.
In accordance with the latest collective bargaining agreement with Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 925, licensed family home providers will receive a monthly cost of care rate enhancement of $2,000 for each service month they are eligible beginning July 2022 and ending June 2023.
The Washington State Legislature has increased licensed child care center subsidy base rates 16% beginning July 1, 2022.
DCYF will update authorizations automatically. July invoices will reflect these changes.
The new half-day and full-day rates beginning July 1, 2022, are:
DCYF’s Adolescent Programs division oversees implementation of the Foster Youth to Independence (FYI) initiative for Washington State, coordinating with each local Public Housing Authority.
Washington State’s Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) is expanding the number of slots available to children, ages 3 to 4 years old for the 2022-23 school year.
DCYF’s ECLIPSE (Early Childhood Intervention and Prevention Services) offers developmentally appropriate therapeutic programming for families and children who have endured biological, familial, and environmental risk factors consistent with exposure to complex trauma in early childhood.
The Fair Start for Kids Act (FSKA) funded the expansion of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (IECMHC) services offered to Early Achievers participants through Child Care Aware of Washington (CCA of WA). The
The Fair Start for Kids Act (FSKA) provides the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) with resources to make child care more affordable by capping copays and expanding income eligibility so more families are able to access high-quality child care.