"Children Learning, Parents Earning, Communities Growing"
Issue #44                                                                            October 29,  2018  
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CAPPA's
2018-19 Board of Directors
President
Rick Richardson
Child Development Associates

Vice President

Karen Marlatt
Valley Oak Children's Services

Treasurer

Beth Chiaro
Child Care Resource Center 

Secretary
LaVera Smith
Supportive Services Fresno

Past President
Martin Castro
Mexican American Opportunity Foundation

Public Policy Co-Chair
Jeffrey Moreira
Crystal Stairs, Inc.

Public Policy Co-Chair
Phillip Warner
Children's Council San Francisco 

Members-at-Large
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

Jasmine Tijerino
San Mateo 4Cs

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

Joie Owen
Glenn County Office of Education

Denyne Micheletti Colburn
CAPPA CEO
EESD/CDE, DSS & CCLD Updates
Contractors must mail or deliver one (1) application packet with original signature, and two (2) copies to the ELCD by Thursday, November 8, 2018.
September 24, 2018
The form for reporting General Child Care data (CDNFS 9500) has been posted to the Child Development and Nutrition
Fiscal Services (CDNFS) web page.
September 27, 2018
Input Opportunity for Federal Preschool Development Grant Application
California is eligible for a new federal grant opportunity administered by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, the Preschool Development Grant (PDG). The maximum amount a state can apply for is $15 million and the application is due November 6, 2018. Similar to the prior Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge grant, this is a Governor's application and it requires Governor Brown's
s ignature in order to be submitted.
The CDE is pleased to announce the release of an Early Learning Career Lattice, which was recently approved by the State Advisory Council on Early Learning and Care at its June 20, 2018, meeting.
August 28, 2018
August 24, 2018
August 21, 2018
CDSS has scheduled a Public Hearing on September 19, 2018, to receive testimony on proposed regulations concerning Safe Sleep for infants in childcare facilities.  Learn more here.
August 1, 2018
MB 18-05:
Transfer of Families into a California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Stage 2 Child Care Program
MB 18-04:
Homeless Children and Youth
 
October 2018 Featured Agency of the Month 
Solano Family & Children's Council, Inc. 
was founded in 1978 by a group of Licensed Child Care Providers in Solano County.  Solano County originally received $21,575 in funding from the State (AB 3059) for Resource and Referral Services. In April 1979, SFCC was established as a 501c (3) organization.  Click here
to read more. 

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Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County, Inc.
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Children's Council of San Francisco

Pomona Unified School District- Child Development 
Children's Council San Francisco
Child Care Coordinating Council, Inc. of San Mateo County 

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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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What's Happening
California 
November 6 is the General Election is just over a week away.  PLEASE VOTE!!

Next Tuesday, voting will decide our next California Governor, a four-year term but realistically the outcome could carry over for eight years.  All 80 assembly seats and 20 senate seats are up.  Candidly, many of the seats based on the voter registration in the district are considered "safe".  However, there still a handful that are not and you need to vote!

California is holding elections for one U.S. Senate seat, 53 U.S. House seats, governor and eight other state executive positions, 20 of 40 state senate seats, and all 80 state assembly seats. Two state supreme court justices and 50 court of appeals judges must stand for retention.   

  • California's 25th Congressional District: Incumbent Rep. Steve Knight (R) faces nonprofit executive Katie Hill in a what The Los Angeles Times called "one of the most fiercely competitive congressional races in the country." California's 25th is one of 25 Republican-held U.S. House districts that Hillary Clinton (D) won in the 2016 presidential election.
  • California's 10th Congressional District: Incumbent Rep. Jeff Denham (R) faces venture capitalist Josh Harder (D) in his bid for a 3rd term. The Cook Political Report, Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball, and Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales rate this race a "Toss-up."
  • California's 39th Congressional District: Navy veteran Gil Cisneros (D) faces former state legislator Young Kim (R) in the election for thirteen-term incumbent Rep. Ed Royce's (R) U.S. House seat. In the 2016 presidential election, the district backed Hillary Clinton (D) by a margin of 9 percentage points and it is one of ten Republican-held districts in California to be targeted by the Democratic Party.
  • United States Senate election in California: Five-term incumbent U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) faces state Sen. Kevin de León (D) in the general election for U.S. Senate in California. This is the second consecutive U.S. Senate race in the state without a Republican competing in the general election. De León raised $1.3 million compared to Feinstein's $15 million-which includes $8 million in self-funding-through June.
  • California Governor: Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and businessman John Cox (R) are running for governor of California. Former President Barack Obama (D) has endorsed Newsom, and President Donald Trump (R) has endorsed Cox in the race.
Democrats  captured a two-thirds supermajority in the 2016 elections when they expanded their majority from 26-13 to 27-13.
To take control of the chamber in 2018, Republicans need to gain eight of the 11 Democratic-held seats that are up for election. Republicans need to gain one seat to break the Democrats' supermajority. In April 2018, a recall campaign was launched against Sen. Josh Newman (D), threatening the Democratic supermajority ahead of the 2018 elections. He was recalled on June 5, 2018, and Ling Ling Chang (R) was elected to replace him.

Elections for the office of  California State Assembly  will take place in 2018. A  top-two primary  election took place on June 5, 2018, and the general election will be held on November 6, 2018. The candidate filing deadline was March 9, 2018. The filing deadline for write-in candidates was May 22, 2018. [1]  All  80 Assembly seats  are up for election in 2018. California state assembly members serve  two-year terms , with all seats up for election every two years.

Click here to see the propositions on the November 6th ballot.
Click here to see a certified list of candidates that will be on the November ballot.
CALMatters Election Guide - An election? We prefer to call it a job interview.
Click here to find your voting location and early drop off locations.
News from our partners
One month to go. In just thirty days, Californians have the chance to make their voices heard and elect a governor who will prioritize early childhood care and education. It's time we stand up for our state's youngest children and invest in the next generation.

Do you know where the candidates stand? Read Gavin Newsom's and John Cox's platforms!

A "public charge" is a policy implemented by the federal government to identify people who may depend on benefits (TANF, Supplemental Security Income, long-term care) to support themselves and their families. The social safety net and programs like these support the wellbeing of families and communities. Under current policy, the United States can deny an immigrant/refugee admission to the country, or refuse an application for residency, if it's determined that the person(s) would be a public charge.

Click here to read Gavin Newsom's platform on education.
Click here to read John Cox's platform.

Through my work as an educator and on the documentary No Small Matter, I know how much important development happens in a child's brain from birth to age five. That's why on November 6th, I plan to vote for the gubernatorial candidate who is the best advocate for California's youngest generation.

Your vote matters. Make your voice heard on November 6th and cast a vote for the candidate you believe will be the best champion for early childhood care and education.
 
Thank you for supporting California's youngest children,

Rachel Giannini
No Small Matter
Child Care Aware ®  of America's interactive Cost of Child Care map allows you to actively engage and examine the cost and affordability of child care across states. This map shows the range in child care affordability for families with an infant in center-based child care. Please note: Affordability percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole number.

New to this year's map is county-level data for nine states: Arizona, Delaware, Hawaii, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri and Nevada. We have also added updated printable fact sheets with child care cost and affordability data to each state.

Why is this important?
More than 11 million children younger than age five are in some form of child care in the United States.  US and the High Cost of Child Care: A Review of Prices and Proposed Solutions for a Broken System  provides a brief review of child care as a sound return on investment and shares our policy recommendations for supporting families and child care providers. Also featured are:
  • Brief case studies on regional costs in Maryland, California, and Louisiana;
  • The importance of Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) agencies and other similar organizations in connecting families to child care, supporting the child care workforce, as well as supporting adequately-funded state systems of support for child care;
  • blog post that provides an introduction to this report and the issue of the unaffordability of child care for all families; and,
  • Educational and advocacy tools to help your state or community move the conversation about child care into action.
There are some valuable resources for you to download.  Click here.
Health Resource Spotlight: Emergency Preparedness Manual for Early Childhood Programs

The Problem 
By law, child care programs must have a disaster plan to keep children and staff safe in an emergency. However, developing one can be complicated.  

One Solution 
The newly updated Emergency Preparedness Manual for Early Childhood Programs, developed by the National Center for Early Childhood Health and Wellness (NCECHW).  
Providers in centers and family child care homes can use this tool to develop customized emergency plans for their programs. The manual is a workbook-style document that includes information on:  
  • National requirements and recommendations for child care emergency preparedness 
  • The three phases of emergency planning: Preparedness, Response and Recovery 
  • Different types of emergencies (e.g., hurricane, wildfire, intruder, etc.)  
  • The various responses to an emergency: evacuation, shelter-in-place, lockdown 
The manual has a collection of tip sheets, worksheets and checklists which - step by step - walk a provider through the process of developing an emergency plan. Topics include:  
  • Emergency Preparedness Self-Assessment 
  • What Types of Emergencies Could You Experience? 
  • Whom to Consult in Your Community When Making Your Plan 
  • Establishing Your Communication Procedures 
  • How to Build an Emergency Kit 
  • Reunification Procedures 
The manual from the Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center (ECLKC) also has links to many other resources.  

DRDP Online Webinars

The California Department of Education Early Education and Support Division is pleased to announce DRDP Online, the new online platform for the Desired Results Developmental Profile. This platform will be rolled out in August with updates and new features added weekly. As a result of input from the field, the new system was designed with flexibility to accommodate multiple program types.

The California Department of Education (CDE), in collaboration with the UC Berkeley BEAR Center and the WestEd Center for Child & Family Studies, announces DRDP Online designed to allow teachers, program administrators, and other designated staff to access DRDP instruments and conduct DRDP assessments online via the Internet. DRDP Online stores the data entered by teachers in a secure database and automatically produces a variety of assessment reports, both for individual children and for groups of children.

The Trump Administration announced a very harmful draft proposal that would change the definition of a "public charge" in an effort to support its ongoing and extreme overhaul of U.S. immigration policy.   

A "public charge" is a policy implemented by the federal government to identify people who may depend on benefits (TANF, Supplemental Security Income, long-term care) to support themselves and their families. The social safety net and programs like these support the wellbeing of families and communities. Under current policy, the United States can deny an immigrant/refugee admission to the country, or refuse an application for residency, if it's determined that the person(s) would be a public charge.

The Administration's proposal would considerably expand the public charge definition, putting millions of families at risk by forcing them to forgo any public assistance in an effort to remain in the country. This proposed rule would target many programs that help low-income families, including:

*    Non-emergency Medicaid
*    Subsidies provided through the Affordable Care Act
*    Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
*    Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
*    Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
*    Housing assistance such as Section 8 vouchers, and
*    State and local assistance programs

In addition, the Administration is considering adding the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to the list of benefits. 

This rule would impact the lives of millions of children and families who not only rely on the programs listed above but also those who depend on child care assistance and other critical education and health programs. In fact, many immigrant families have already disenrolled from these programs even though current U.S. public charge policy still remains.
 
The Administration is expected to officially publish this proposal soon and will seek comments for 60 days after its release, and we strongly encourage you to respond. In addition, Child Care Aware® of America is working closely with the National Immigration Law Center and CLASP and you can access  key resources here
. Also, we strongly urge you to join the webinar both organizations are hosting on   October 3 or October 17. Both are scheduled for 1:00 pm EST. 

Please continue to follow Child Care Aware® of America for further updates, and feel free to contact us with questions. You can read Child Care Aware of America's official statement here .  

Updated Guidance on Paid Family Leave Tax Credit Issued by IRS

An updated guidance on a tax credit for employers who provide paid family and medical leave to their employees has been issued by the IRS (Notice 2018-71). The tax credit applies regardless of whether an employer has fewer than 50 employees and therefore is not covered by the federal  Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) or the  California Family Rights Act.

Employers should seek guidance from their tax advisor on how to apply the tax credit to their business.
To be eligible to claim the credit, an employer must have a written policy that covers all employees who have been employed for a year or more and were paid no more than $72,000 in the preceding year. Additionally, the employer must provide at least two weeks of annual paid family and medical leave for each full-time qualifying employee and at least a proportionate amount of leave for each part-time qualifying employee. The leave must provide for payment of at least 50 percent of the qualifying employee's wages while the employee is on leave.

If an employer has qualifying employees who are not covered by the FMLA, the written policy must include language providing "non-interference" protections (as defined in the updated guidance).

Click here to read full release.   Chamber of Commerce Staff Contact: Ellen Savage
 

This week at CBPP ...
  • On poverty and inequality, Shelby Gonzales questioned the extremely broad authority immigration officials would be given under a proposed rule from the Trump administration. 
  • On family income support, Ashley Burnside and Ife Floyd found that benefits under Temporary Assistance for Needy Families remain low despite recent increases in some states. They also  summarized those findings in a policy brief.
     
  • On the economy, we updated our research on how many weeks of unemployment compensation are available.
Of Interest
Upcoming CAPPA Events 
Regional Technical Assistance Trainings-Fall 2018


 
November 8th
Orange 
Children's Home Socierty
November 29th
Chico
Valley Oak Children's Services
December 7th
Pleasanton
Child Care Links
December 11th
Bakersfield 
Community Connection for Child Care- Kern County Supt. of Schools

CAPPA member agencies, with the support of CAPPA & Children's Foundation, have put together a series of Informational and Networking Sessions that will be coming to a region near you!  
This series will offer a variety of Hot topics for the field and ALL staff are encouraged to attend.  
If you would like to add any topics to the agenda, please let us know!

Agenda:


Best Practices Session (10:00am-11:45am):
  • 12-month initial and recertification - Do you still have questions?
     
  • Provider Reimbursements
     
  • Technology 
    • Where are you with direct deposit?
    • Digital signatures
    • Moving towards a paperless work environment
  • How to strengthen communications between parents and providers
     
  • Lunch (11:45am-12:15pm)
  • CAPPA Political Update and Election Discussion (12:15pm-1:00pm)
     
  • Peer-to-Peer Networking Session (1:00pm-2:00pm):
    This portion of the agenda will allow attendees to share their successful strategies, tools and ideas.
CAPPA Audit Training, in partnership with CDE

December 5, 2018
University of Phoenix-  Sacramento
9:30am-2:00pm
CAPPA, in partnership with CDE Fiscal and Audits, will be delivering a training for our field focused on auditing. There will be a training from CDE on auditing changes and requirements, as well as a training from a CPA on how agencies should be preparing and complying with the different requirements.
Agenda:

9:30am-12:00pm: 
Presentations from CDE Fiscal and CDE Audits and Investigations Unit
1. Part 1 will cover audit requirements for agencies.  Presenters will cover OMB Circular A-133, selecting a CPA, Audit Committee responsibilities, Board of Director responsibilities, Allowable/Unallowable costs, Direct vs. Indirect costs and common audit findings.
2. Part 2 will include a detailed look at hiring an External Auditor.  This segment will cover the 5 phases of hiring: planning, communicating, selecting, writing an agreement, and monitoring the auditor.

12:00pm-2:00pm: 
Presentation from a CPA on how agencies should be preparing and complying with the different requirements. This portion of the training will cover audits and internal controls as applied to the contractors. 

**Lunch will be included.**

Interested in Sponsoring this Event?    Learn more here.

Register Today for an Entire Year's Worth of Training!


All New Early Learning & Child Care Webinar Series for 2018!

Build or Add to your  Resource Library!
This is Your Opportunity to Receive Professional Development in a Format Convenient to You.

Topic for October 2018:
Successful Classroom Management
Vicki Gibson, Educational Consultant, Author and Speaker, Gibson Hasbrouck & Associates 
Early Educators know that when you're faced with a room full of children, clear expectations and routines are vital if teaching and learning are going to happen. Implementing classroom management techniques can be a challenge when you're dealing with high-energy kiddos. During this webinar, we will discuss the keys to classroom management in an early childhood setting.

Click Here to see more details, topics and to register for the all new 2018 series.

The 2010- 2017 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.
CAPPA Monday Morning Update Partner






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.