Tables 12 – 15 detail the annual cost per child under these two scenarios for child care centers and family child care homes . Figures 11 – 14 present the average cost per child alongside the WCCC subsidy program reimbursement rate , using statewide averages for both the cost and the revenue . Scenario 3 uses the WCCC rate with the higher reimbursement for a program meeting Early Achievers Level 3 . Scenario 4 uses the rate for a program meeting Early Achievers Level 5 . As shown in these charts , despite the higher subsidy rates that programs meeting higher levels can receive , there is still a gap between this potential revenue and the estimated cost per child .
Table 12 : Annual cost per child , scenario 3 , child care center
Age Group
Central WA
Eastern WA
King & Pierce
Northwest WA
Olympic Peninsula
Southwest WA
Statewide
Infants $ 31,176 $ 31,396 $ 36,988 $ 34,220 $ 32,789 $ 32,728 $ 35,697
Toddlers $ 23,167 $ 23,322 $ 27,257 $ 25,309 $ 24,302 $ 24,260 $ 26,349
Preschoolers $ 19,964 $ 20,093 $ 23,365 $ 21,745 $ 20,907 $ 20,872 $ 22,610 School age $ 9,754 $ 9,816 $ 11,402 $ 10,617 $ 10,211 $ 10,194 $ 11,036
Figure 11 : Comparison between annual cost per child under scenario 3 , and WCCC subsidy rate at EA Level 3 , child care center
$ 40,000
$ 35,000
$ 35,697
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$ 20,000
$ 15,000
|
$ 19,693 |
$ 16,775 |
$ 15,222 |
$ 11,036 |
$ 0 Infants Toddlers Preschoolers School age Cost per Child WCCC Subsidy – Level 3
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