Childcare Provider Rates (Revised)
Exciting changes are coming soon for child care providers and families of West Virginia. Effective May 1, 2009, child care centers and family child care homes and facilities will be paid more to serve children whose parents receive financial aid for child care while the parents work or attend school. The new payment rates are based on the results of a market rate survey completed last year and will more closely match what parents pay privately for child care services. Payments for school-age children will be increased by $5 weekly, while payments for children under age five may increase by $15 to $20 weekly at local child care centers and $15 to $25 weekly for family child care (see below chart). Providers will see the increase on the check they receive in June.
Type of Care |
Birth to 24 Months |
25 to 36 Months |
37 to 59 Months |
60 Months & Up |
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Family Home |
Current: $17 per day |
New: $20 per day |
Current: $16 per day |
New: $20 per day |
Current: $15 per day |
New: $20 per day |
Current: $15 per day |
New: $16 per day |
Family Facility (7 - 12 Children) |
Current: $19 per day |
New: $25 per day |
Current: $18 per day |
New: $20 per day |
Current: $17 per day |
New: $20 per day |
Current: $16 per day |
New: $18 per day |
Center |
Current: $25 per day |
New: $28 per day |
Current: $20 per day |
New: $24 per day |
Current: $19 per day |
New: $23 per day |
Current: $18 per day |
New: $19 per day |
Effective July 1, 2009, the eligibility guidelines for parents will be increasing to reflect the new FY 2009 Federal Poverty Level. The increased guidelines will allow more families to be eligible for the child care program, easing the financial burden for West Virginians in this difficult economic environment. For a 2 person family the new monthly income limit will be $1,821 at entry and $2,246 at exit, for a 3 person family it will be $2,289 at entry and $2,823 at exit, for a 4 person family it will be $2,756 at entry and $3,399 at exit, and for a 5 person family it will be $3,224 at entry and $3,976 at exit.
A more detailed chart with the new provider payment rates is available online at www.wvchildcare.org. The new eligibility guidelines will be available online after June 30, 2009. Providers and parents should contact their local child care resource and referral agencies for further information.
Sincerely,
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
Earl D. Smith,
Executive Director
Willetta Bolinger,
Regional Program Director