Working Connections and Seasonal Child Care Subsidy Rule Changes

The Department of Early Learning (DEL) has revised rules for the Working Connections Child Care and Seasonal Child Care subsidy programs. These programs help eligible families obtain state-paid child care while the parents work or attend approved training programs or education.

When are the revised rules effective?

The revised rules will be effective on December 1, 2009.

Working Connections Child Care (WCCC) and Seasonal Child Care (SCC) rules are combined into Washington Administrative Code (WAC) chapter 170-290. SCC rules in WAC 170-292 are repealed.*

Click on the following links to find the:

Final WCCC and SCC rules*

Final rule adoption notice

“Concise Explanatory Statement" that includes the:

  • Reasons for adopting the rules
  • Changes made from the proposed to the final rule text
  • Summary of public comments and DEL responses to comments

Conversion table of old to revised WCCC rules, and of repealed to new SCC rules.

*Note -- The old Working Connections rules and repealed Seasonal Child Care rules will continue to appear on the official WAC 170 web site for several weeks. Until the WAC web site is updated, we are making an unofficial version of the final WCCC and SCC rules available on the DEL web site.

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The final rules were changed since proposed child care subsidy rules were filed in June 2009. See the “Concise Explanatory Statement” to view these changes and reasons why. Click on these links to find the:

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DEL Rules Coordinator
Washington State Department of Early Learning
PO Box 40970
Olympia, WA 98504-0970