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Working Connections Child Care

The Working Connections Child Care (WCCC) Program is an income-based program that can help families pay for their child care costs.

Households with parents who are working (or participating in a DSHS approved work activity) and whose children meet the citizenship requirements may be eligible for the program.

Kinds of child care covered by WCCC:

Licensed/certified child care centers

Licensed/certified family child care homes

Relatives who provide care in their own homes

Adults who come to your home to provide in-home care

WCCC Program Changes beginning March 1, 2011:

Families receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families benefits and families of children with specials needs will receive priority access to WCCC.
Additionally, priority is also given to families in which a parent of the child is a minor who is living independently and who is a full time student in high school that has an on-site school sponsored child care program.

Families with incomes at 175 percent of the federal poverty level or less (see table below for guidelines) will receive child care benefits on a “first come, first served” basis until the program reaches a set limit.

DSHS will keep a waitlist of potentially eligible families who apply. Families will be notified by mail when there are openings in the child care program, and they will have 10 days to complete the application process. Families who currently receive WCCC benefits remain eligible until their monthly incomes exceed 175 percent of the federal poverty level.