"Children Learning, Parents Earning, Communities Growing"
August 3, 2020 | Issue #31
Call for Presentations Now Open- Deadline extended to this Wednesday!
Submit a Workshop Proposal Today!
We invite you to submit a workshop proposal to this year's Virtual Joint Conference. Please see the  2020 Call for Presentations Announcement   for more information.
To submit a workshop proposal please complete the  Workshop Proposal Form.

Please share the below Call for Presentations links with others you feel could present workshops which would be of benefit to conference attendees.
 
Workshop proposals are due, Wednesday, August 5, 2020.
Network and CAPPA Joint Annual Conference 2020 Goes Virtual!
We will certainly miss being able to come together in-person to share and gain information and to meet and connect with colleagues and workshop presenters. We want to create a conference event that meets as many of our members’ needs as possible given the parameters that virtual conferences/workshops have. Now, perhaps more than ever, it is important for our community to stay connected, stand united, and meet this challenge together.
While we won’t be able to meet in-person, what we hope to offer in a thoughtful, user-friendly manner, are keynote presentations, workshops, networking opportunities, and connection time with vendors. It will be different this year since we cannot be in the same physical location, but assisted by technology, we can do all that. With no travel and flexibility, we look forward to new opportunities for R&R Network and CAPPA members from across the state, as well as state partners, joining us as we collectively support our children, families and communities.
Virtual Conference Details
Workshops will be both live and on-demand, with some speakers available for live discussion during their scheduled presentation time. The Virtual Exhibit Hall will run the full conference with links to company videos, materials on the platform, and live chat and meeting opportunities. We also hope to incorporate some networking opportunities to connect you with your peers. Post conference, workshop sessions will be recorded and available for viewing for a limited time which will provide additional learning opportunities for conferees
following the conference dates.
Registration Fees
Conference registration fees for members will begin at $250 per person if 5 or more staff from one agency attend or $265 per person. Conference registration includes access to 4 keynote sessions, over 40 workshops, opportunities to virtually network with colleagues from around the state and connect with exhibitors.

We hope you can join us virtually!
2020 Virtual Joint Conference Planning Survey- Please respond by this Wednesday!
Please help us make our first ever virtual conference even better by completing the Conference Planning Survey. Let us know what you would like to see and experience at this year's conference. The link to the survey can be found   Here.

Visit the Conference Web page    for more information and updates as they become available.
CAPPA's monthly "Featured Agency" segment will continue for 2020, highlighting the amazing work being done by Alternative Payment Programs (APPs) child development contractors throughout the state of California. From border-to-border, APPs support working families and children with services to support self-sufficiency, stability of children in child care, and a host of services coordinated to help break the cycle of poverty. Many APPs also have been called on to serve as a community life-support of information and resources during natural disasters.  We are pleased to continue this tradition and bring focus to the untapped potential that is the 40 plus year APP community-based system. 

If you would like to be featured,  please email us!

August 2020 Featured Agency of the Month
4Cs of San Mateo County

Who We Are
As the Resource & Referral (R&R) agency in our community, Child Care Coordinating Council of San Mateo County (also known as 4Cs) is here to support parents, providers, and our local community in finding, planning for, paying for, and accessing affordable, quality child care. We also provide referrals to programs and services that support children and families’ needs, including food resources; housing resources; mental health support; legal assistance; and other safety net services. We provide developmental screenings and enhanced child care referrals for children who may have special needs. And we support early caregivers and educators in providing quality early care and education.
Our Mission
Our mission is to connect and empower families, educators, and child care providers with resources today for a stronger San Mateo County tomorrow.
For over 45 years, 4Cs has been helping to meet the child care needs of parents living and working in San Mateo County. We support licensed child care providers and preschool programs by investing in professional development and improving program quality.
2020-2021 Legislation
California Legislative Updates:
 The Final Month of Session!

After an extended Summer Recess, both the Senate and Assembly are back to finish out the Legislative Session. With over 700 bills to get through, timing is tight and the remainder of the Summer will likely look very different than what we have seen in previous years.

Upcoming Committee Hearings:

Monday, August 3, 10am, Assembly Human Services

Thursday, August 6, upon adjournment of session, Senate Housing
  • AB 2345 (Gonzalez): Planning and zoning: density bonuses: annual report: affordable housing.  
  • AB 2405 (Burke): Right to safe, decent and affordable housing

In the  CAPPA Monday Morning Update , we will highlight bills of interest still moving through the legislative process. To see the more expansive listing of bills, click here where there are links to all of the bill along with factsheets and sample letters if available. If there is a piece of legislation that you would like to have noted for our field, please  email .  

Click here to see calendar of field events/interests and legislative hearings and deadlines. If you would like something added to the field calendar, click here and submit details.
2020-2021 California State Budget
With little fanfare, on June 29, 2020 Governor Newsom signed the 2020 Budget Act – a $202.1 billion dollar spending plan. The budget bill vehicles of particular interest to our field are Senate Bill 74 (SB 74 ) , known as the Budget Bill, Senate Bill 98 (SB 98 ), known as the Education Omnibus Budget Trailer Bill, and Assembly Bill 79 (AB 79) known as the Human Services Omnibus Bill. 

Click here to read CAPPA's Budget Analysis .
Coronavirus - Information & resources for our field
Early Childhood Policy Council Workforce Advisory Committee Meeting
Thursday, August 6, 2020, 12:00pm - 2:00pm

This meeting is a replacement for the canceled July 20 th  meeting.

For those who would like to participate:
If you registered for the July 20 th  Workforce Advisory Committee meeting, you will receive an updated email invitation for the new meeting. You do not have to re-register.

For those not registered and who would like to attend, please see the Zoom registration link below.


After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
 
Meeting materials:
A meeting agenda will be posted 10 days prior to the meeting at: https://www.chhs.ca.gov/home/committees/early-childhood-policy-council/
Federal Updates: Monumental Child Care Relief Legislation Passes the House!
House Recognizes Dire Need for Child Care Funding with Passage of Two Historic Bills, CLASP Urges the Senate to Follow Suit.

Washington, DC, July 29, 2020—Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed two child care bills—the Child Care is Essential Act and the Child Care for Economic Recovery Act—which together would provide a landmark increase of nearly $100 billion in direct child care funding over the next five years, including $50 billion in immediate pandemic relief. These bills, which passed with bipartisan support, would sustain the sector during COVID-19 and lay the foundation for a strong, equitable recovery. The passage of these bills represents a historic and long-overdue recognition of the need for substantial investment in child care, which has been vastly underfunded for decades. In fact, only one in six eligible children receives child care assistance.

“CLASP applauds the House for passing the Child Care is Essential Act and the Child Care for Economic Recovery Act. Children, parents, and child care providers need urgent help now.” said Olivia Golden, executive director of the Center for Law and Social Policy. “The coronavirus and its economic devastation have made child care’s importance clear—even as one quarter of  child care jobs have been lost  since the pandemic began. Families who were least likely to access affordable, quality child care before the pandemic—families with low incomes and families of color—will almost certainly feel the greatest impact of the current child care crisis. These landmark bills will sustain the sector during COVID-19 and lay the groundwork for child care to be stronger and more equitable during the recovery and beyond, and the Senate should act swiftly to enact them into law."

The  Child Care is Essential Act  would dedicate $50 billion in relief funding for the child care sector to help sustain providers and reduce child care cost burdens for parents during the coronavirus pandemic. CLASP’s estimates show how the  funds would be allocated  to states. The  Child Care for Economic Recovery Act  would increase federal investment in the child care sector. Importantly, the Act would increase the Child Care Entitlement to States to $10 billion (for a total of $35 billion over 5 years), providing more stable funding to the system. It would also make the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit fully refundable, which would allow many families with low incomes to access the credit for the first time and provide a $10 billion investment in child care facilities over five years.
The two bills appropriately respond to the sector’s needs with comprehensive support. They lay the foundation for a recovery that will allow parents to go back to work and school, children to return to nurturing settings that help them thrive, and millions of child care workers—disproportionately women of color—to maintain their livelihoods. The bills also provide an essential down payment on public investment to meet the needs of children, parents, and providers in the longer term.

CLASP, in partnership with the National Women’s Law Center and former U.S. Council of Economic Advisors labor economist Aaron Sojourner,  estimates  that the child care field needs $9.6 billion per month during the pandemic to sustain providers and serve the children of essential workers—a figure that would be even higher for programs to implement  current guidance  to protect children and workers’ health and safety in child care. Both bills would also allow policymakers to combat racial inequities in the child care sector that have worsened during the pandemic—something that  previous coronavirus legislation has failed to d o.

The Weekly Good
An uplifting way to start the week, for those of us who need a break from the chaos that is our lives.
During this time where we are all stressed, it would be great to celebrate the positive. Each week we will celebrate everyday heroes, inspiring movements and great things happening in our field. 

Family Resource & Referral Center (FRRC) of San Joaquin County staff celebrated the heroic efforts of 600 Child Care Providers in a special caravan event held in early July. Child Care Providers smiled and waved as they drove through the simple, yet festive celebration FRRC’s staff organized. Family Child Care Home, Center-Based, and Family, Friend, and Neighbor Providers were selected to take part in the event with many expressing their gratitude for the gesture, saying they were happy to have a small celebration, despite the fact it was a drive-through experience. Staff welcomed cars with large signs reading, “Thank you, Child Care Providers. We Appreciate YOU!” Providers selected at random, for this event received a self-care gift bag and rounds of applause for their dedication to San Joaquin County’s children, especially in the landscape of the pandemic.

The event was a culmination of appreciation activities as part of National Child Care Appreciation Day, celebrated annually the first Friday of May each year. This year, the Resource & Referral Center, faced with the challenge to recognize the 1600 Child Care Providers and early childhood educators during the health crisis, had to come up with safe and creative ways to acknowledge providers for the important work they do. San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors paid tribute to Providers by reading a Proclamation through a live-streamed meeting, “calling attention to the importance of high-quality child care services for all children and families,” designating Child Care Appreciation Day as a County-wide day for citizens to celebrate Providers’ commitment to nurturing children of working families. The Resource & Referral Center also shared a video message from CEO, Kay Ruhstaller, on its social media channels, thanking providers who, with great sacrifice, have kept children safe while their parents, deemed part of the essential workforce, continued working. “Child Care is the backbone support of the economic recovery of this pandemic,” says Ruhstaller. “Without child care, there is no recovery. Families, now more than ever, are dependent on child care as our county re-opens and parents return to work. Child Care is essential; we appreciate the extraordinary measures child care providers have taken to ensure the safety of children and families.” 
Let us know   what your organization is doing, we would love to feature you in the coming weeks!           
CDE Information & Updates
NEW! Management Bulletin 20-15: Fiscal Year 2020–21 Alternative Payment Provider reimbursement requirements and data collection requirements

Purpose
This Management Bulletin (MB) is to notify and provide guidance to California Alternative Payment (AP) programs, including California Alternative Payment Program (CAPP), California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) Stages 2 and 3, and California Migrant Alternative Payment Program (CMAP) on:
  1. Reimbursing providers based on the certified need.
  2. Providing written notification (i.e. Child Care certificates or Notices of Action) to providers when changes to a family's services.
  3. New Data collection requirements for non-CalWORKs AP programs.
Subject: Advisory for 12-Month Eligibility
Attention: Executive Directors and Program Directors of All Subsidized Early Learning and Care Programs
Purpose:
The purpose of the 12-Month Eligibility advisory is to remind the field of the requirements stipulated in Management Bulletin 17-14. http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/ci/documents/twelvemonthguidance.doc .
This guidance serves to remind the field:
  • Duration of service requirement
  • Family’s right to voluntarily increase service
  • Family’s right to reduce family fee
  • Family’s right to voluntarily decrease service
Duration of service requirement
During the initial certification or recertification, contractors shall certify services for not less than 12 months. The family meets the eligibility and/or need requirements for not less than 12 months and provides those services for not less than 12 months before having the family’s eligibility or need recertified. Contractors must refrain from seeking eligibility or need documentation during the 12-month eligibility period.
Family’s right to voluntarily increase services
A family can voluntarily report changes to increase their services during the 12-month certification period. Contractors must refrain from using any information received to make any other changes to their service agreement. Please refer to Title 5 Regulation 18084.2, that stipulates the required documentation families need to submit for this request.
Family’s right to reduce family’s fee
Families can voluntarily request a reduction in their family fee during the 12-month certification period. Contractors must refrain from using any information received to make any other changes to their service agreement . Please refer to Title 5 Regulation 18084.2, that stipulates the required documentation families need to submit for this request.
Family’s right to voluntarily decrease services
A family may at any time voluntarily request a reduction to their service level during the 12-month certification period. Contractors must refrain from using any information received to make any other changes to their service agreement. Contractors cannot require that families reduce their service level during the 12-month period. Please refer to Title 5 Regulation 18084.2, that stipulates the required documentation families need to submit for this request.
Resources
Please refer to our Budget Act of 2017 Implementation (FAQs) web page for answers to commonly ask questions at https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/ci/budgetactfaq2017.asp .
If you have questions regarding the information in this email, please contact your assigned Program Quality Implementation Regional Consultant on the ELCD Consultants Regional Assignments web page at https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/ci/assignments.asp .
Additional Information Regarding Essential Protective Gear and Supplies

Dear Early Learning and Care Programs:

On July 9, 2020, the CDE, ELCD released an announcement providing information on where early learning and care (ELC) programs may go to access essential protective gear and cleaning supplies. This notice is to update that announcement by providing additional information on available resources:

  • In the interest of maximizing public health, priority for all supplies should be given to all providers, including tribal child care, school-based care, and exempt care providers, that are open and actively serving children and families.
  • Roughly 1.1 million disposal surgical masks are included in these planned shipments.
  • The hand sanitizer is in 8-ounce bottles.
  • Available gloves may be made of latex, so please be aware if users of the gloves have latex allergies. Note that glove count is per glove unless noted otherwise.
  • 10,000 no-touch, battery-operated thermometers also will be available at your Resource and Referral (R&R) program within the next two weeks. These thermometers will be available on a first-come, first-served basis, with a limit of two per center and one per family child care home or license-exempt provider.
  • The State will continue to assess the needs of the ELC community and to support ELC programs by facilitating the delivery of essential protective gear and supplies necessary to continue to serve children and families. ELC programs may be asked to participate in occasional surveys to assess the ongoing need for essential protective gear. The State appreciates your participation in these surveys.
Thank you for continuing to provide services to children and families during this challenging time. For questions regarding supply distribution, please contact your local R&R program. 
Subject: Upcoming Guidance and Family Fees
Attention: Executive Directors and Program Directors of All Subsidized Early Learning and Care Programs
The CDE, ELCD would like to thank local partners and programs for all of your efforts in supporting children and families during this incredibly difficult time. We acknowledge each and every one of you who are continuing to support the children and families of California. Whether you are currently open, preparing to open, or preparing for distance learning, the ELCD acknowledges your need for guidance at this time. We appreciate your efforts and continue to work with the Legislature and the Administration in order to provide the direction you need.
 
To address concerns regarding the collection of family fees in a variety of situations, the CDE, ELCD engaged with the Legislature and the Administration on a solution to waive family fees for July and August 2020. Further, the CDE understands the Administration and Legislature plan to address the fee cost in August Budget Actions.
 
Contractors must immediately suspend collecting any family fees for the month of August and must notify families and providers that the fees for July and August have been waived, pursuant to the Superintendent’s authority provided by Education Code Section 8209. In addition , contractors should not disenroll families for non-payment of family fees until further guidance is released from the CDE. This guidance will address family fees for emergency childcare, distance learning, reimbursing families for paid fees, reimbursing providers for fees not collected, and other issues.
 
In addition, we understand the urgent need for information and appreciate your patience as we work hard to implement Management Bulletins (MBs) based on the Fiscal Year 2020–21 Budget Act.
As a reminder, the CDE will be releasing MBs for direction and guidance covering the following topics:
  • Direct contract programs–regarding distance learning, Desired Results Developmental Profiles (DRDPs), contract reimbursement, and related issues
  • Alternative Payment & Data–regarding provider payment and data collection requirements
  • Resource and Referrals (R&Rs) and Local Planning Councils (LPCs)–regarding data collection requirements and supply distribution
  • Family Fees – regarding family fees for children that are distance learning and addressing family fees paid for July and August.
Please visit our Early Learning and Care Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) web page for the latest updates at https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/covid19elcdfaq.asp .
2020-21 Funding Terms & Conditions (FT&C's) posted

Click here to see all.
Click here to read 2020-21 FT&C Summary of Changes
Subject: Reopening for Direct Contract Programs  
Released 7/19/2020
Attention: Executive Directors and Program Directors of All Subsidized Early Learning and Care Programs
The CDE, ELCD understands that the rapidly changing context around the novel coronavirus pandemic poses considerable challenges to early learning and care providers. The CDE, ELCD is working on developing guidance that implements the 2020–21 Budget Act and related legislation. This notice provides information regarding the implementation of the requirement for programs to reopen.
Direct Contract Program Reopening  
The 2020–21 Education Omnibus Budget Trailer Bill (Senate Bill [SB] 98) requires programs operated by the contracting agency to open by September 8, 2020, or within 21 calendar days from the start date of the contracting agency’s 2020–21 program calendar approved by the department, whichever is sooner. Per SB 98, programs can only be funded to be physically closed if they are closed due to a state or local public health order. The CDE, ELCD recognizes that many direct contract programs will not be able to open for in-person early learning and care before this deadline for reasons such as site closures.
The CDE, ELCD is working on a management bulletin that will define what it means to be closed by a local or state public health order due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as provided by SB 98. The MB will seek to address various situations that arise locally, including (1) orders that broadly close childcare and/or preschool programs, (2) orders that specifically close an agency’s childcare and/or preschool program, and (3) situations where a direct contract program is operated by or on the campus of a local educational agency (LEA). The CDE, ELCD will also be issuing additional guidance addressing what distance learning means and what must be addressed in the distance learning plan required by SB 98.
Until the CDE, ELCD has released this MB, direct contract programs, including the California State Preschool Program (CSPP), General Child Care (CCTR), and California Migrant Child Care (CMIG), that are operated by a LEA or operate on a LEA campus, including community-based organizations that operate on a LEA campus, may physically close and continue to be funded when the LEA site has determined it may not open. This guidance includes only programs operating on a LEA campus. Other program models not on a LEA campus must remain open unless these programs have been directed to close by a state or local public health department per situations numbers 1 and 2 above. Any ELC program or program component that closes as a result of these conditions must provide distance learning for enrolled children and families.
Once the LEA or the state or local public health agency decides its campus(es) are safe to reopen, the programs on the respective LEA campus(es) must physically reopen as well.
In addition, both LEA and non-LEA direct contract programs have the ability to revise their program calendars due to situations where they are unable to open within 21 calendar days of their operating calendar, and where the closure is not due to a state or local public health order. If a direct contract program is closed for a reason other than a state or local public health order, the program must reopen by September 8, pursuant to SB 98. Revised program calendars do not need to be submitted at this time; the forthcoming MB will include detailed guidance on calendar revisions as applicable. 
Upcoming CAPPA Events
CAPPA Virtual Training: "Everything Fiscal"
August 24, 2020
10:00am-12:00pm
Online via Zoom


CAPPA will be delivering a virtual training focused specifically on fiscal issues on August 24th. There will be workshops on "Fiscal Essentials" with CDE Fiscal, another TBD workshop on Nonprofit Funding, as well as an Agency Projections discussion, so that agencies can better monitor their contracts and also learn best practices!
Thank you to our Event Partner!
Interested in supporting this event, learn more here!

Agenda:
10:00am-11:00am
Fiscal Essentials, CDE
CDNFS representatives will present a variety of fiscal topics affecting Alternative Payment contracts, including CalWORKs Stage 2, Stage 3, CAPP and CMAP. A wide variety of topics will be covered including the importance of reporting caseload and expenditure data accurately, how reported data affects projected earnings, payments and future year funding. Additionally, this presentation will include information regarding Essential Worker Funding, tracking the 90 days, etc; more details on this TBD. Whether the attendee is new to the agency or a seasoned accountant, everyone will benefit from this session.  
11:00am-12:00pm
1. Fiscal Projections, Agency Representatives
Come prepared to hear how some agencies are currently doing their budget projections, and data and trends that ought to be considered as part of any budget forecasting exercise. This workshop will help you better monitor your contracts and learn best practices that work efficiently.   
2. Workshop on Nonprofit Funding (TBD)
3. Q&A Session
We will also leave time at the end of the training for you to get your fiscal questions answered. This session will provide attendees the opportunity to get their questions answered, learn more about the topic as it relates to their circumstances and to get clarification. We ask that you submit your questions ahead of time so that we can plan this session and make it a valuable opportunity that will allow attendees to deepen their understanding of a specific topic.  Please submit your fiscal questions to CAPPA.
Workplace Wellness Academy ™
An online course to help increase your well-being at work and in life.
With stress and anxiety on the rise, there is no better time than now to focus on wellness. This 2 hour online course equips you and your staff with 20+ tools for less stress and more success.

CAPPA and Generation Wellness have partnered to bring you this course for half price (member). Register now to learn new strategies and feel empowered during these stressful times. 
Here's What's Covered in the Workplace Wellness Academy:
  1. Brain/Body Response to Stress- Explore the latest neuroscience and effects of stress and trauma. 
  2. Emotional First-Aid- Learn simple strategies to self-regulate during stressful situations or traumatic events.
  3. Self-Care Practices- Create a self-care toolkit and resiliency plan.
  4. Energy-Audit and Scheduling- Increase energy through auditing activities, goal-setting, and time blocking.
  5. Workplace Wellness- Create foundational practices that cultivate connection and well-being in the workplace.
  6. Bonuses- Complete the course in 30 days and access bonuses.


Not a CAPPA Member? You can still have access to this course. Learn More and Register Here!
Interesting Reads
The crisis of California’s child care: urgent action needed

"California’s child care facilities, including our after-school programs, have been struggling to provide care and services for our young people for many years. For millions of Californians, returning to work will require they have safe places to send their children when they are not in school. Existing child care and after-school programs are absolutely essential for working parents, and they are also vital for the well-being and safety of our young people, as well as their transition from being children to becoming young adults. An especially dire situation confronts the most invisible households: the families of farmworkers, service workers, janitors, sanitation workers and many others.

Our state will pay a huge cost if we cannot restore these programs quickly. Surveys of child care providers before 2020 described a world of low wages and financial distress, and COVID has devastated these programs. In less than two months, our schools will be reopening, in some fashion, and parents are gradually returning to their jobs outside of the home. Child care and after-school programs must receive adequate funding to reopen right now. For California’s children — especially those living in our most vulnerable communities — the future appears grim."


Click here to read the full story via the San Francisco Chronicle.
How the Child Care Crisis Will Distort the Economy for a Generation

"Schools across the U.S. are closed because of the coronavirus, and unlikely to reopen safely anytime soon. Parents are exhausted from constant, round-the-clock care while trying to work from home; some have chosen to leave their jobs, or switch to part-time work, just to take care of their kids. And kids themselves are slipping behind academically.

Now comes the bad news: We haven’t seen the worst of it yet.
When the economist Betsey Stevenson looks at the pandemic-era economic crisis, she sees a long-simmering child care crisis that has suddenly surged to the foreground of people’s lives—and whose true scope we’ve barely begun to reckon with. Its potential to inflict lasting damage to the economy is enormous, and it’s getting short shrift in the recovery plans coming out of Washington."

Click here to read the full article via Politico
What Are Parents Doing For Child Care? Here Are 3 Options (With Trade-Offs)


Kirk Gallegos is a single father of four. He works construction in Barstow, Calif. Prudence Carter is a single mother of one. She's the dean of the Graduate School of Education at the University of California, Berkeley.

Both share the same problem with tens of millions of other parents around the country: Their public schools aren't operating full time in-person this fall. And the rest of the child care system, which had been stretched even before the pandemic, is itself under pressure.

The child care sector consists for the most part of small businesses and nonprofits supported by a patchwork of public subsidies. Centers and in-home day cares are mostly owned and operated by women, disproportionately women of color, many of whom live at poverty wages. Child care centers and after-school programs have lost income during shutdowns and because of state and  local budget cuts , and many have been forced to close for safety reasons. Republicans  have proposed $15 billion  for the child care sector in the latest coronavirus aid package; Democrats are seeking  more than three times  that amount.

Click here to read full article via NPR.
Job Opportunity Highlight
NoHo Smiley
NoHo Software has an IMMEDIATE opening for a smart and dependable person who is seeking a secure, long-term opportunity. NoHo is a 33-year old software development company, and is California's leading provider of management software tools for state funded subsidized
childcare programs. Most of our employees have been with the company for 10-20 years, which says a lot about what it's like to work at NoHo Software. We make having a good work/life balance a priority for everyone at NoHo Software.
We're seeking someone with experience in the subsidized child care industry - preferably
someone who is familiar with NoHo Software (or similar management software), to serve as our Product Training and Documentation Specialist.
Click on the link above to learn more!
CAPPA Member Only Benefits

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 COVID-19 Twice-Weekly Zoom Calls:
Our commitment to you is to have scheduled at least once per week a call wherein we can all connect. As questions arise, forward them to CAPPA so that we can address them on these calls. Look for a weekly email to register. Recording and Q&A will also be posted on the Member's Only page. 
Best Practices
CAPPA has been working on Best Practices and policies to support you during this challenging time.
Visit the Member's Only website to view today !
Sample of webinars available on the Member's only website:
HR Webinar on Telecommuting, Best Practices for Program Integrity (Fraud Prevention), Provider Reimbursements, Adults & Trauma, Enrollment

Visit the  CAPPA Member's Only website   for more information on this webinar series and other benefits available to CAPPA Members.  
CAPPA's 2020-21 Board of Directors
President
Rick Richardson
Child Development Associates

Vice President
Michelle Graham
Children's Resource & Referral of Santa Barbara County

Treasurer
Beth Chiaro
Child Care Resource Center 

Secretary
LaVera Smith
Supportive Services Fresno

Past President & Public Policy Advisor
Martin Castro
Mexican American Opportunity Foundation

Public Policy Co-Chair
Gina Fromer
Children's Council of San Francisco 

Public Policy Co-Chair
Darrell Hills
Crystal Stairs, Inc. 

Members-at-Large
Karen Marlatt
Valley Oak Children's Services

Tina Barna
Choices for Children

Abby Shull
YMCA Childcare Resource Service 
 
Leslie Reece
Family Resource & Referral of San Joaquin County

Jeanne Fridolfs
Napa County Office of Education

Mike Michelon
Siskiyou Child Care Council

Marco Jimenez
Central Valley Children's Services Network

Joie Owen
Glenn County Office of Education

Tracey Strack
Child Action, Inc.

Denyne Micheletti Colburn
CAPPA CEO

The representation of the CAPPA board spreads across all agency types and sizes, and represents voices from nearly every region in California  
ELCD/CDE, DSS & CCLD Updates
July 30, 2020
Management Bulletin 20-15: Fiscal Year 2020–21 Alternative Payment Provider reimbursement requirements and data collection requirements
July 13, 2020
Management Bulletin 20-14: COVID-19 Guidance regarding Emergency Childcare Services for Essential Workers and At-Risk Populations.
June 29, 2020
Management Bulletin 20-13: Family Fee Schedule for FY 2020-21
June 23, 2020
Management Bulletin 20-06A: COVID-19 Guidance for Emergency Care for Essential Workers and At-Risk Populations – Amendment – REVISED
June 17, 2020
Job Openings
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Non-members will be charged a fee of $75.
Please email us your posting!

Solano Family and Children's Services

Child Action, Inc., Sacramento

NoHo Software

Colusa County Office of Education

International Institute Los Angeles

4Cs of Alameda County

The Resource Connection
Field Happenings
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.
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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 

The Children's Foundation is a non-profit organization (501(c)3), Taxpayer Identification Number is 03-0521444. Your generous donation is tax deductible.