7919EN | May 2018 1 Working Connections Child Care What is it? Washington State subsidizes (pays part of) childcare for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients and some low-income working parents. DSHS calls this benefit Working Connections Child Care (WCCC). You can apply for childcare at your local DSHS Community Services Office (CSO), by calling 1-877-501-2233, or online at https://www.washingtonconnection.org/home/. At the CSO, you have the right to make a written application and get a written decision on it. The childcare eligibility rules are at WAC 170-290. You have the right to free interpretation or translation services to help you apply. WAC 170-290-0025(7). Am I eligible? Families with incomes at or below 200% of the federal poverty guidelines get childcare benefits on a “first come, first served” basis until the program reaches an enrollment cap. DSHS keeps a waiting list of potentially eligible families. DSHS sends families on the waiting list a letter when space becomes available. A family has ten days to respond. WAC 170-290-0001. These families get priority access to WCCC without having to be on the waitlist: Families taking part in early head start-child care partnership slots families who are homeless as defined by the McKinney-Vento Act Families getting TANF benefits Families trying to get out of WorkFirst sanction Families of children with special needs Teen parents living independently from their parent or guardian, in high school full- time, who enroll their child in on-site child care at their high school
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WORKING CONNECTIONS CHILD CARE ......Licensed childcare centers and family homes. WAC 170-290-0125(2). Certified childcare providers such as tribal childcare facilities, childcare
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7919EN | May 2018
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Working Connections Child Care
What is it?
Washington State subsidizes (pays part of) childcare for Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families (TANF) recipients and some low-income working parents. DSHS calls this benefit
Working Connections Child Care (WCCC).
You can apply for childcare at your local DSHS Community Services Office (CSO), by
calling 1-877-501-2233, or online at
https://www.washingtonconnection.org/home/. At the CSO, you have the right to
make a written application and get a written decision on it. The childcare eligibility
rules are at WAC 170-290.
You have the right to free interpretation or translation services to help you apply.
WAC 170-290-0025(7).
Am I eligible?
Families with incomes at or below 200% of the federal poverty guidelines get childcare benefits
on a “first come, first served” basis until the program reaches an enrollment cap. DSHS keeps a
waiting list of potentially eligible families. DSHS sends families on the waiting list a letter when
space becomes available. A family has ten days to respond. WAC 170-290-0001.
These families get priority access to WCCC without having to be on the waitlist:
Families taking part in early head start-child care partnership slots
families who are homeless as defined by the McKinney-Vento Act
Families getting TANF benefits
Families trying to get out of WorkFirst sanction
Families of children with special needs
Teen parents living independently from their parent or guardian, in high school full-
time, who enroll their child in on-site child care at their high school
King County: Call 211 for info and referral to an appropriate legal services provider
weekdays 8:00 am – 6:00 pm. You may also call (206) 461-3200, or toll-free 1-877-211-
WASH (9274). You can also get info on legal service providers in King County through
211’s website, www.resourcehouse.com/win211/.
Persons 60 and Over: Seniors age 60 or over may call CLEAR*Sr at 1-888-387-7111,
regardless of income. Assets limits may apply. Seniors in King County may call 2-1-1.
Deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired callers can call CLEAR or 211 using the relay service of
your choice.
CLEAR and 211 will conference in free interpreters when needed.
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available at www.washingtonlawhelp.org.
This publication provides general information concerning your rights and responsibilities. It is not intended as a substitute for specific legal advice.