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Introducing CAPPA's 2017-18 Board of Directors
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CAPPA is excited to announce to the field, our 2017-18 Board of Directors:
Rick Richardson
Child Development Associates
Karen Marlatt
Valley Oak Children's Services
Beth Chiaro
Child Care Resource Center
LaVera Smith
Supportive Services Fresno
Martin Castro
Mexican American Opportunity Foundation
Jeffrey Moreira
Crystal Stairs, Inc.
Public Policy Co-Chair
Phillip Warner
Children's Council San Francisco
Trudy Adair- Verbais
Santa Barbara County Education Office
Tina Barna
Choices for Children
Abby Shull
YMCA Childcare Resource Service
Amanda Al Fartosi
KinderCare Education
Jeanne Fridolfs
Community Resources for Children
Mike Michelon
Siskiyou Child Care Council
Marco Jimenez
Central Valley Children's Services Network
San Mateo 4Cs
Michelle Graham
Children's Resource & Referral of Santa Barbara County
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EESD/CDE, DSS & CCLD Updates
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July 21, 2017
July 12, 2017
July 12, 2017
Manual Letter EAS 17-05 includes revisions to the CalWORKs regulations as a result of the repeal of the Maximum Family Grant (MFG) rule. These amended regulations are effective June 19, 2017.
Manual Letter EAS 17-06 includes revisions to the CalWORKs regulations regarding eligibility for pregnant women. These amended regulations are effective July 1, 2017.
July 6, 2017
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ubject: State Median Income(Initial Certification)
Subject: Graduated Phase-Out (Recertification)
Subject: Updated Income Rankings
June 29, 2017
and additional information regarding the implementation of early care and education budget provisions.
May 15, 2017
May 9, 2017
May 8, 2017
May 5, 2017
Transfer of Families into a California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Stage 2 Program
May 5, 2017
The following documents have been revised and are available
HERE.
1) April 26, 2017 PSE Presentation Webinar Slides
2) EESD Form 4001 Instructions for Program Review Instrument
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July 2017 Featured Agency of the Month!
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North Coast Opportunities - Rural Communities Child Care (RCCC)
What we do:
RCCC provides child care subsidies for low-income families, child care referrals to licensed facilities and continuing education for childcare providers. We serve children, families and child care providers through education, resources, and the promotion of quality child care services. RCCC also provides advocacy for children, parents and child care providers.
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CAPPA Volunteer Opportunities
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Interested in participating on a CAPPA Committee?
Based on outcomes from the CAPPA board retreat, we have some volunteer opportunities we hope you consider. They include:
Public Policy Committee
(Standing Committee) - reviews actions of subcommittees and provides staff input on legislative positions and budget.
Subcommittee 1 focused on "big picture" policies and changes needed to be worked on within the next three years. This subcommittee will be chaired by Jeff Moreira from Crystal Stairs.
Subcommittee 2 focused on more immediate needs. This subcommittee will be tasked with developing language to support our field realizing 12 month eligibility, supporting CDE with MB content and feedback. This subcommittee will be chaired by Phillip Warner from Children's Council of San Francisco.
Membership Committee
(Chair) Abby Shull from the YMCA Childcare Resource Service; This committee will support the continued development of securing member benefits. Additionally, this committee will help develop and identify the trainings, best practices and materials needing to be put together to help our agencies.
Please email CAPPA if you are interested in participating in any of these committees.
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Is Your Organization Hiring?
Post your job announcement here for thousands to see!
There is no charge for CAPPA members.
Non-members will be charged a fee of $75.
Please
email us
your posting!
Children's Council of San Francisco
Solano Family & Children's Services
Child Action, Inc. Sacramento
YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles, North Valley Family YMCA
YMCA Metropolitan Los Angeles
Fill out the employment application Here.
Solano Family & Children's Services
Child Development Inc. is Hiring! See the Recruitment Flyer
Here.
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Helping Angry and Aggressive Children
 TechSoup
Save hundreds of dollars on products like Microsoft Office, Antivirus software, a number of fundraising programs, and much more!
It is because of their generous donors that they are able to offer this service. Signing up to become a TechSoup member is the first step toward getting product donations. Once you sign up, you can see the donation programs your organization is eligible for.
Sign up and check it out today!
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 AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support CAPPA every time you shop. When you shop at
smile.amazon.com
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you'll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to CAPPA.
If interested, you can also sign up for an Amazon Business account for free. This is similar to a Prime account and will give you free 2-day shipping. You can learn more
Here.
Please let us know if you have any questions. Thank you for your support!
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To help support the CAPPA Board and your Board of Directors moving forward, we have a couple volunteer opportunities for CAPPA Members to sit on one of our Committees and Subcommittees.
Learn more about the CAPPA Committees
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If you have news to share or an event you want added to CAPPA's website Calendar,
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Child Care & Early Learning Master Calendar
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The CAPPA Board
has made it a priority to support our field with a coordinated calendar to note upcoming statewide conferences, federal conferences of relevance, CDE and DSS stakeholder meetings and legislative and budget deadlines and hearings.
- Click here to see the calendar.
- If you have news to share or an event that you would like added to CAPPA's website calendar, let us know!
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Budget Act of 2017: Review of Management Bulletins and Overview of 12-month Eligibility Provisions
In partnership with the California Department of Education (CDE), Early Education and Support Division, California Alternative Payment Program Association and California Child Development Administrators Association will be hosting a free webinar on Friday, July 28, 2017, to review Management Bulletins associated with the implementation of the Budget Act of 2017.
The CDE will walk participants through MBs 17-08, 17-09, and 17-10 released on July 6, 2017, and any additional MBs released prior to
the webinar. Additionally, the CDE will go over 12-month eligibility provisions included in the Budget Act of 2017
Date:
July 28, 2017
Time:
9:00am-11:00am
Format:
Webinar. Participants can use their telephone or computer speakers to listen to the webinar. You will also be viewing a PPT presentation. Participate in the convenience of your office, or show in your conference room. Once registered, you will receive the information on how to join the webinar.
Questions:
All attendees will be on mute. No questions will be taken live on the day of the webinar, so please send your questions to CAPPA ahead of time.
For those unable to participate in this webinar, The Q & A will be hosted on the CAPPA website, along with the recording of this webinar. Also, CCDAA will be following up with regional site trainings on August 1st.
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Child Development Associates, Inc.
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We Have Exciting News to Share!
On June 28, 2017, CDA was honored as "
Nonprofit of the Year
" at the 2017
California Nonprofits
Day Event held at the State Capitol in Sacramento! CDA was selected by Assemblywoman Shirley Weber as an exceptional nonprofit organization in her 79th District community.
"We are incredibly honored to be selected by Assemblywoman Shirley Weber for this award. Her support for our efforts and dedication towards creating positive change for families, children and child care providers in our community is invaluable," said Rick Richardson, President and CEO of CDA.
CDA was founded by a single mother of 4 children struggling to pay for child care while working and pursuing a college degree. Her inability to get quality child care assistance inspired her to create CDA. What started as one small child care center serving 24 children, is now a multi-service agency operating three state subsidized child development centers, an Alternative Payment Program, a Child Care Food Program, and a payment administrator of the Quality Preschool Initiative Program. CDA's mission is to encourage and support the success and well-being of children, families, and child care providers.
Thank you to our community partners for being a part of CDA's journey.
Together, with your support, we create positive change.
Best Regards,
The CDA Team
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California
This California Assembly and Senate are now on summer recess through August 21.
In response to the enacted 2017-18 State Budget, and the mandated changes to move towards 12 month eligibility for families and an increase in the State Median Income (SMI), o
n July 7, the Early Education and Support Division (EESD) released New Management Bulletins.
The follow are also posted on the CDE website.
- MB 17-08 Subject: State Median Income (Initial Certification) The MB 17-08 notifies contractors of the revised income ceiling to be used to determine income eligibility for families at initial certification for subsidized child development services.
- MB 17-09 Subject: Graduated Phase-Out (Recertification) The MB 17-09 notifies contractors of the new ongoing income ceilings to be used to determine ongoing income eligibility for families at recertification for subsidized child development services.
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MB 17-10 Subject: Updated Income Rankings
The MB 17-10 notifies contractors of the updated income ranking table, corresponding with the State Median Income ceilings described in MB 17-08 State Median Income (Initial Certification). This income ranking table is to be used when determining order of enrollment and disenrollment of children receiving subsidized child care services.
Additional Notes:
MB 17-11: Revised Family Fee Schedule is currently in the approval process, and will be posted in the near future. Additional MBs associated with implementation of the Budget Act of 2017 are forthcoming.
Finally, EESD has put a hold on issuing more answers to questions regarding past MBs. The reason for this is that the newly enacted 2017-18 budget has provided the conduit needed to reexamine and do away with burdensome reporting requirements and transfer issues that exist between CalWORKs Stage 1 and Stage 2 child care.
Last week, the legislature adjourned for summer recess and will return August 21st. Upon their return, bills will be in their final stages as they move through fiscal committee, respective floors, and, finally, to the governor. Many bills of interest to the field are still active in the process:
- AB 273 (Aguiar- Curry) - Child care services: eligibility. This bill would include in the area relating to need, as a requirement that may be satisfied for purposes of eligibility, that the family needs the child care services because the parents are engaged in an educational program for English as a second language learners or to attain a high school diploma or general educational development certificate.
- AB 603 (Quirk- Silva) - This bill would require the California Department of Education to provide to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature cost estimates and system analysis for alternative payment programs to develop an electronic timesheet process for the monthly attendance record or invoices, as provided. The bill would require on or before January 1, 2019, an alternative payment program to establish a program of electronic banking for payments made to licensed or license-exempt child care providers that have a contract with that alternative payment program, as provided. This bill would require APPs provide written and/or electronic notice to a child care provider of any changes to service.
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AB 1106 (Weber)
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This bill will allow allocated monies to support working families with child care, to be distributed over a longer period of time. Additionally, the proposal will allow active military personnel to not have their basic housing allowance considered as part of their income when they apply for a child care subsidy. (CAPPA sponsored bill)
If at any time, you would like a more detailed update of any pieces of legislation, feel free to email CAPPA by clicking
here. We are happy to help with providing information and providing sample letters and/or getting you connected with your legislators.
Click here
to see all of the legislation that has been identified to be of interest to our field. You can find fact sheets and sample letter templates when available. On this page, CAPPA also will be noting legislative hearings of interest to our field. To track and/or review legislation or to create your own tracking list,
click here.
To watch live coverage of the Assembly and Senate click here.
Click here to see the upcoming calendar of legislative deadlines and other field meetings. CAPPA is offering to host a field calendar to help us all better coordinate our conferences, trainings, and meetings. If you would like to add to the calendar, email CAPPA.
Economic Security Programs Help Low-Income Children Succeed
One in three U.S. children spend a year or more below the poverty line before their 18th birthday.
Children experiencing poverty tend to be worse off in a range of ways, including more likely to enter school behind their peers, scoring lower on achievement tests, working less and earning less as adults, and having worse health outcomes.
Economic security programs can blunt these negative effects of poverty and bring poor children closer to equal opportunity, numerous studies find.
Checking in: A Snapshot of the Child Care Landscape: 2017 State Fact Sheets
This year's,
includes an introduction with an overview of the child care landscape and child care state fact sheets for each state, plus the District of Columbia. This year's state fact sheets include new information about services provided by CCR&Rs, emergency preparedness in states, and child care supply for infants and toddlers.
Finally, we are pleased to include the
2017 Share Toolkit (doc), which includes social media content for Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, as well as shareable graphics.
We encourage you to use the 2017 State Fact Sheets to inform state and local policymakers on child care issues in your state and take action now by visiting
our action center to advocate for child care with our state and national leaders!
Of Interest
NOTE: If you would like to share your newsletter or items of interest with our field via the Monday morning e-Newsletter, then please
email us a link.
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Upcoming State Advisory Council Meeting
When: July 26, 2017: 9:00am - 12:00pm
Where: California Department of Social Services
744 P Street, Auditorium, rm 9-02-205
Sacramento, CA 95814
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Early Learning and Educational Support Stakeholder Group
When: Wednesday, July 26, 2017: 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Where: California Department of Social Services
744 P Street, Auditorium, rm 9-02-205
Sacramento, CA 95814
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Upcoming State Advisory Council Meeting
When: July 26, 2017: 9:00am - 12:00pm
Where: California Department of Social Services
744 P Street, Auditorium, rm 9-02-205
Sacramento, CA 95814
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Early Learning and Educational Support Stakeholder Group
When: Wednesday, July 26, 2017: 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Where: California Department of Social Services
744 P Street, Auditorium, rm 9-02-205
Sacramento, CA 95814
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The Governor's May Revise reflects 75th percentile
rates using the 2016 Market Rate Survey.
Click here to see that survey and the rates as they relate to your county.
The May Revise proposes using the 2016 rates beginning January 1, 2018.
Included in the May Revise, is another hold harmless provision for 12 months, which is proposed to start from January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2019.
*MEMBERS: Please email
CAPPA for county specific sheets
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CAPPA Training: "Everything Fiscal"
August 23, 2017
Sacramento, CA
9:30am - 2:00pm
CAPPA will be delivering a training focused specifically on APP fiscal issues on August 23rd in Sacramento. We will be providing information from a field auditor on auditing practices and another on Projections, so that agencies can better monitor their contracts and also learn best practices that work efficiently. Hope you can join us!
Workshops to include:
- Fiscal Projections
- Preparing For Year-End Activities from an Auditor's Perspective
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JUST ADDED!
Fiscal Essentials from CDE Fiscal Services
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Joint Annual Conference 2017
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Joint Annual Conference 2017
October 18-20, 2017
DoubleTree Hotel Sacramento
Exhibitor and Sponsor Information is now available!
Registration:
Registration and workshop information will be available first week of August.
Hotel Reservations:
Our room block at the DoubleTree is sold out. If you are still in need of a room, please email
Danielle.
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ALL NEW! 2017 Early Learning & Child Care Webinar Series
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Build or Add to Your Center Resource Library!
This is Your Opportunity to Receive Professional Development in a Format Convenient to You.
CAPPA Children's Foundation, in partnership with MCT Technology, brings you an ALL NEW Series of trainings, all for one low price per center or program location. View the webinar series and be connected without ever leaving your location. This is a fabulous opportunity to train your staff on the most requested child care topics for 2017 at an affordable price in an incredibly convenient format.
Click Here
to see more details and to register for the all new 2017 series.
July 2017 Webinar:
Helping Angry and Aggressive Children
Often times, children express their anger through behaviors that are perceived as aggressive. As child care
providers, we may often feel helpless or unsure in knowing how to respond to these behaviors. This
webinar will help you deconstruct these behaviors and understand the root cause and reason for the
behavior. By understanding the specific emotions and causes of aggressive behavior in children,
we can then more effectively assist the child in managing and meeting needs in a positive, healthy
manner.
The 2010- 2016 series' are still available for purchase. Purchase the 2010, 2011 and 2012 webinar CDs for 50% off!!
For more information or to view past topics,
Click Here.
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Support Our Field & Communications
Become a CAPPA Monday Morning Update Partner!
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Our Monday Morning Update supports our Early Learning & Child Care field with timely information about what is going on in California and nationally; as well as dates to be aware and upcoming events.
Our weekly (50 times per year) Monday morning distribution is to more than 4,000 federal and state local agencies, resource and referrals, contractors, legislators and their staffs', centers, parents, providers, state departments and advocates.
To help support the continuation of this resource and or advertise in the Monday Morning Update, click
HERE.
You can also make a donation to CAPPA and CAPPA Children's Foundation HERE.
The Children's Foundation is a non-profit organization (501(c)3), Taxpayer Identification Number is
03-0521444. Your generous donation is tax deductible.
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