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The Working Connections Child Care (WCCC) Manual is designed for and used by Economic Services Administration staff.  The manual provides administrative rules and procedures for staff to determine initial and ongoing eligibility for families applying for and receiving Working Connections Child Care assistance in Washington State.  To learn more about child care and early learning review the Department of Early Learning web site.

Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA)
The State and SEIU entered into a bargaining agreement referred to in the manual as "CBA". Each change, such as to Clarifying Information or Worker Responsibility, made as a result of the CBA will be highlighted in BLUE. SEIU represents Licensed Family Homes and In-Home/Relative providers.

2008 Revisions
Revision # Category / Section

Issued
83 Payments - G.Special Requirements Child Care 4-29-08
82 Payments - K.Private and Third-Party Payments 4-18-08
81 Approvable Consumers and Activities - D.Allowable Activities for WCCC Consumers 4-15-08
80 Special Circumstances - B.Reimbursing Child Care 3-31-08
79 Income And Eligibility - B.Defining and Using Income 3-28-08
78 Income And Eligibility - A.Counting and Disregarding Income 2-14-08
77 Payments - B.Determining Monthly Hours of Care
Payments - C.Determining Units of Care to Authorize to Licensed Care Providers 		2-13-08
76 Payments - I.Reapplications 1-10-08
75 Providers - B.In-Home / Relative Providers 1-3-08

Table of Contents
Revision Log WAC (Rules) Index Acronyms
 Category / Section Revised 
ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM (ACP) AND WCAP 8-21-06
APPROVABLECONSUMERS AND ACTIVITIES
A.

Eligible Consumers of WCCC

 4-10-07
B. What Makes Up a Family? 7-20-07
C. Rights and Responsibilities-Consumers and DSHS
Section includes CBA changes		 7-1-07
D. Allowable Activities for WCCC Consumers 4-15-08
COPAYMENTS 8-7-07
EXCEPTION TO RULE (EA-Z Manual link)
FRAUD

2-7-07
A. Division of Fraud Investigations 2-7-07
B. Consumer Fraud 2-7-07
C. Provider Fraud 2-7-07
HEARINGS 9-17-07
INCOME AND ELIGIBILITY
A. Counting and Disregarding Income 2-14-08
B. Defining and Using Income 3-28-08
OVERPAYMENTS 2-7-07
A. Determining Overpayments 2-7-07
B. Establishing an Overpayment
Section includes CBA changes		 7-1-07
PAYMENT ADJUSTMENTS 7-1-07
A. Payment Adjustments 7-1-07
B. Review of Payment Adjustment Requests 7-1-07
C. Time Frames for Requesting Payment Adjustments
Section contains CBA changes		 7-1-07
PAYMENTS
A. Payment Begin Dates 8-7-07
B. Determining Monthly Hours of Care 2-13-08
C. Determining Units of Care to Authorize to Licensed Care Providers 2-13-08
D. Multiple Providers 9-17-07
E. Twenty-four (24) Hour Care 9-19-07
F. Provider Rate Structures
Section contains CBA changes		 7-1-07
G. Special Requirements Child Care 4-29-08
H Registration and Field Trip Fees 8-7-07
I. Reapplications 1-10-08
J. Reinstatement 9-25-07
K. Private and Third-Party Payments 4-18-08
L. Payment Reductions and Terminations
Section includes CBA changes		 7-1-07
M. Rate Increases
Section includes CBA changes		 7-1-07
N. Non-Standard Hours Bonus
Section includes CBA changes		 11-28-07
PROVIDERS 11-7-07
A. Eligible Providers 8-7-07
B. In-Home / Relative Providers 1-3-08
C. Other Providers 10-17-07
D. Provider Information – Part 2 of the Application 11-7-07
SOCIAL SERVICE PAYMENT SYSTEM (SSPS)  8-7-07
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES 7-1-07
A. Special Needs Child Care
Section includes CBA changes		 7-1-07
B. Reimbursing Child Care 3-31-08
SUBSIDIZED CHILD-CARE PROGRAMS 8-1-07
VERIFICATIONS 7-24-07
   

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