WV SB702

Requires the Bureau for Family Assistance to increase base payment rates for all types of child care services annually starting September 1, 2025, based on the Consumer Price Index for urban consumers

Mandates a study beginning August 1, 2025, on implementing performance-based contracting to improve child care quality, including examining how incentive payments could improve outcomes like kindergarten readiness

Requires the Bureau for Family Assistance to submit findings to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Health and Human Resources Accountability by December 15, 2025

Addresses federal Child Care & Development Fund requirements for state plans to improve affordability, availability, and quality of child care programs