(Effective July 1, 2026.) (1) The department shall adopt rules that allow a child to enroll in the early childhood education and assistance program, as space is available and subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, when the child is not eligible under RCW 43.216.505 and the child turns three years old at any time during the school year when the child: (a) Has a family income at or below 50 percent of the state median income or meets at least one risk factor criterion adopted by the department in rule; and (b) Has received services from or participated in: (i) The early head start or a successor federal program providing comprehensive services for children from birth through two years of age; (ii) The early support for infants and toddlers program or received class C developmental services; (iii) The birth to three early childhood education and assistance program; or (iv) The early childhood intervention and prevention services program. (2) Children enrolled in the early childhood education and assistance program under this section are not eligible children as defined in RCW 43.216.505 and are not part of the state-funded entitlement required in RCW 43.216.556. [ 2021 c 199 s 206.]
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