Laws and Rules Documents


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Emergency Rules
Letter to Child Care Providers
English
Spanish


Frequently Asked Questions
English
Spanish



Subsidy

DEL revised rules for the Working Connections Child Care (WCCC) and Seasonal Child Care (SCC) subsidy programs. They became effective on December 1, 2009. WCCC and SCC rules are combined into Washington Administrative Code (WAC) chapter 170-290. SCC rules in WAC 170-292 are repealed.


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Conversion table of old to revised WCCC rules, and of repealed to new SCC rules.
June 2009 proposed WCCC and SCC rules
Proposed rule notice and summary


Public Records

Public notices

CR101
Schedules

Estimated rule adoption schedule


Family Home Child Care (Negotiated Rule Making)

Public notices

CR101
Schedules

Estimated rule adoption schedule
Draft Rules

Click here to see draft rules documents.
Comments on preliminary draft rules received in Spanish, April 2010.
Supporting Documents

Negotiated Rule Making Team Roster
Negotiated Rule Making Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
OFM's Guide to Negotiated Rule Making
NRMT Crosswalk with SEIU Issues
Director Response to Draft Rules
2009 Negotiated Rule Making Meetings

January 31, 2009 (Renton) — Meeting Notes [281k]
March 7, 2009 (Renton) — Meeting Notes [189k]
March 28, 2009 (Renton) — Meeting notes [622k]
April 11, 2009 (Renton) — Meeting notes [189k]
April 11, 2009 — Emergency preparedness slide presentation [111k]
May 2, 2009 (Renton) — Meeting notes [222k]
May 16, 2009 (Renton) — Meeting notes [234k]
June 20, 2009 (Seattle) — Meeting notes [496k]
July 25, 2009 (Renton) — Meeting notes [278k]
August 8, 2009 (Renton) — Meeting notes [220k]
September 19, 2009 (Renton) — Meeting notes [234k]
October 24, 2009 (Renton) — Meeting notes [203k]
November 14, 2009 (Renton) — Meeting notes [193k]
December 5, 2009 (Renton) — Meeting notes [196k]
2008 Negotiated Rule Making Meetings

January 12, 2008 (Seattle) — Meeting Notes [66k]
March 8, 2008 (Spokane) — Meeting Notes [260k]
April 12, 2008 (Yakima) — Meeting Notes [287k]
May 17, 2008 (Seattle) — Meeting Notes [134k]
June 21, 2008 (Ellensburg) — Meeting Notes [66k]
June 21, 2008 (Ellensburg) — Septic and Drinking Water PowerPoint Presentation by Washington State Child Health & Safety Advisory Committee [66k]
June 21, 2008 (Ellensburg) — Additional Health Materials from NRMT Questions to Public Health [425k]
August 9, 2008 (Kent) — Meeting Notes [208k]
September 20, 2008 (Yakima) — Meeting Notes [81k]
October 25, 2008 (Renton and Yakima linked by video conference) — Meeting Notes [405k]
2007 Negotiated Rule Making Meetings

January 6, 2007 (Pasco) [92k]
January 6, 2007 (Pasco) [62k]
January 20, 2007 (Kent) [30k]
January 20, 2007 (Kent) [54k]
April 21, 2007 [28k]
May 19, 2007 (Ellensburg) [94k]
June 16, 2007 (North Bend) [65k]
August 11, 2007 (Ellensburg) [74k]
August 11, 2007 (Ellensburg) — A Team Staff qualifications [34k]
August 11, 2007 (Ellensburg) — C & C Team — Special programs [48k]
August 11, 2007 (Ellensburg) — C&C Team Program [27k]
August 11, 2007 (Ellensburg) — C&C Team — Corrective action [42k]
August 11, 2007 (Ellensburg) — West Side Story — Guiding principles [40k]
September 15, 2007 (Issaquah) [62k]
October 27, 2007 (Yakima) [76k]
December 8, 2007 (Seattle) [64k]


Video recordings of DEL Negotiated Rule Making Team meetings from September 20, 2008 to the present, except June 20, 2009, are available free to the public. To order, e-mail Rules@del.wa.gov or write to the NRMT Coordinator, Department of Early Learning, PO Box 40970, Olympia, WA 98054-0970. Please note the meeting date(s) you wish to order, provide your postal address, and allow at least three weeks for delivery. These recordings are in DVD format only, and cannot be e-mailed.