This first scenario uses the current salary data option as the wage selection . These salaries are detailed in Appendix A , with lead teacher hourly wage ranging from around $ 15 –$ 18 depending on the region . Table 7 details the estimated annual cost of care in a center , while Table 8 provides the same for a family child care home under scenario 1 . Figures 7 and 8 following illustrate the gap between the cost of care and WCCC subsidy rates at the licensed level , as of August 2022 ( which are based on the 85th percentile of the 2018 market rate survey ). Because WCCC subsidy rates are set on different geographic regions to the regions used in the cost model , this comparison is done using the statewide cost numbers and a statewide average WCCC rate .
Table 7 : Annual cost per child , scenario 1 , child care center
Age Group
Central WA
Eastern WA
King & Pierce
Northwest WA
Olympic Peninsula
Southwest WA
Statewide
Infants $ 19,916 $ 20,225 $ 21,289 $ 20,608 $ 19,158 $ 19,679 $ 20,146
Toddlers $ 14,902 $ 15,091 $ 15,875 $ 15,405 $ 14,436 $ 14,789 $ 15,083
Preschoolers $ 12,896 $ 13,038 $ 13,710 $ 13,324 $ 12,548 $ 12,833 $ 13,058 School age $ 6,460 $ 6,461 $ 6,833 $ 6,672 $ 6,305 $ 6,451 $ 6,530
Figure 7 : Comparison between annual cost per child , and WCCC base subsidy rate , scenario 1 , child care center , statewide average
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$ 20,000
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$ 20,146 |
$ 18,234 |
$ 15,083 |
$ 15,533 |
$ 13,058 |
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$ 10,000
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$ 6,530 $ 6,355
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Cost per Child WCCC Base Rate
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