"Children Learning, Parents Earning, Communities Growing"
July 27, 2020 | Issue #30
Call for Presentations Now Open- Deadline this Friday
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, Friday, July 31, 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 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.
SUCCESS! Child Care & End Child Poverty in CA Virtual Advocacy Day: 2020 Legislative Wrap-Up

On Thursday, over 200 advocates, providers, parents, community partners, legislators and their staff participated in the Child Care & End Child Poverty CA 2020 Legislative Wrap-Up virtual event! We had a packed morning where we heard from champions for state policies that keep Californians healthy, fed, housed and cared for. A big thank you to all of our speakers: Senator Connie Leyva, Assemblymember Kevin McCarty, Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva, Senator Melissa Hurtado, Senator Nancy Skinner, Senator Anna Caballero, Assemblymember Rob Bonta, Assemblymeber Buffy Wicks, Kim Johnson with the Department of Social Services, Estelle Mitchell with the National Women's Law Center, Monique Rosas and Adriana with End Child Poverty CA, and of course, the incomparable Dolores Huerta. The event would not have been as strong without the collaboration and partnership with everyone who attended- so thank you!
Did you miss the event? You can view the recording here ! (Password: H0V6Py&Y)
2020-2021 Legislation
California Legislative Updates:
 They're back!... kind of

After an extended Summer Recess, both the Senate and Assembly are back today, July 27th, 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:

Wednesday, July 29, 9am, Senate Education

Wednesday, July 29, 1:30pm, Assembly Labor & Employment

Monday, August 3, 10am, Assembly Human Services

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
FDA Warning About the Dangers of Hand Sanitizers With Methanol

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning to consumers and health care providers about hand sanitizer products that are labeled as containing ethanol (also known as ethyl alcohol) but that have tested positive for methanol contamination. Methanol (i.e., methyl alcohol or wood alcohol) is a substance that can be toxic when absorbed through the skin or ingested and can be life-threatening when ingested. As per the FDA news update hyperlinked below, “Methanol is not an acceptable active ingredient for hand sanitizers and must not be used due to its toxic effects. FDA’s investigation of methanol in certain hand sanitizers is ongoing. The agency will provide additional information as it becomes available.”

FDA has identified more than two dozen hand sanitizers that are toxic when absorbed through the skin.  It is urgent that this information be sent to child care providers, parents, state child care licensing offices, child care professional development agencies, and others who can disseminate this information.

Consumers who have been exposed to a hand sanitizer containing methanol and are experiencing symptoms should seek immediate treatment for the potential toxic effects of methanol poisoning, which can include nausea, vomiting, headaches, blurred vision, permanent blindness, and seizures. Although people of all ages are at risk for methanol poisoning, “young children who accidentally ingest these products and adolescents and adults who drink these products as an alcohol (ethanol) substitute are most at risk.”

Please see the full FDA news update on hand sanitizers with methanol at https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-safety-and-availability/fda-updates-hand-sanitizers-methanol for further information.
Federal Updates

   Federal Update 
CCE Advocacy Talking Points: We have heard from advocacy partners that talking points would be helpful for conversations on the Hill about why the $50 billion is necessary, and why funding through CCDBG is an effective structure. NWLC, in collaboration with CCAoA and NAEYC, have created talking points for the Child Care is Essential Act that will help with this outreach.

Next COVID-19 Relief Package & Continued Advocacy: Senate Republicans are expected to introduce their next COVID package on July 20th. The Senate’s last day in session is August 7 th which leaves little time to respond to the package once it’s presented. Therefore, our preemptive and coordinated advocacy is crucial in the coming weeks. We’ve heard that the package will have small provisions for housing, child care, and food assistance. That means that in the next couple of weeks, our advocacy to put pressure to increase the size of the package and target relief to the most in need, including to secure at least $50 billion in child care funding needed to save our system, is critical. We encourage everyone to reach out to their delegation members, particularly in the Senate, and the makeup of your delegation will determine the strategy. Here are some guidelines based on Hill intel we’ve gotten that will be helpful:
  • Republicans who are in leadership – educate them on the scope of the need, especially how child care is impacting by states reopening and the cascading impact of limited K-12 availability in the fall, and the structure of the stabilization fund through the exiting pathway of the CCDBG being the right mechanism.
  • In response to attempts to point to PPP as an alternate solution, consider the following:
  • Yes, PPP is a helpful financial product for providers because it is forgivable and can be used on personnel, however, it is not a viable stand-alone. Many providers were unable to apply, or receive the loan, and those that did have made it clear that the funding ran out too quickly.
  • In response to concerns that states that some states have not yet spent all of CARES funding, consider the following:
  • Some states held off on spending due to anticipation of a second wave of COVID-19 cases
  • All states have a plan to spend it at this point
  • Not spending CARES money does not signal lack of dire need, but rather a scarcity mentality and being uncertain of future federal funding for child care.
  • Republicans who are not in leadership positions – do the education above and make sure to ask them to weigh in with leadership that child care funding needs to be a priority in the next package (and if you can talk to them about $$$, do it!)
  • Democrats who are in leadership – educate them about the Child Care is Essential Act, and why at least $50B in direct assistance through a stabilization fund (that goes through CCDBG) need to be in the next package.
  • Prioritize Major Frontline Dems and key senators (see attached list- “CCE Outreach”)
  • Democrats who are already cosponsoring the CCE Act – ask them to continue to raise awareness publicly, weigh in with other members to get them on the bill, and ask them to weigh in with leadership that this is a priority for the next fight.
  • Democrats who are not cosponsoring the CCE Act – educate them about the funding needs and the bill, and see if you can get them to cosponsor

Breathe Act Introduced by M4BL Leaders in Press Conference : The Breathe Act was unveiled Tuesday, proposing sweeping federal divestment from incarceration and policing as well as investing in new approaches to community safety and creating federal grant programs to states to re-invest in Black communities and other communities of color. In addition, the bill would pass HR 40 (the Commission to Study and Develop Reparations Proposals for African-American People Act).
Related to the early childhood field, Section 3 of this Act- “New Money to Build Healthy, Sustainable, and Equitable Communities for All People”- establishes a competitive grant program to promote health and family justice, including but not limited to: Medicaid expansions without work requirement, eliminating state laws that limit parental guardianship rights of incarcerated people, creating alternatives to terminating parental rights, and ensuring access to healthy foods. It also calls for federal investment in paid parental and sick leave, comprehensive, high quality child care, and federal investment in a universal child care allowance. Related to compensation and workplace protections for early childhood educators and providers, the bill would establish a competitive grant to incentivize states to value the labor of Black and Brown women, as well as establish a living minimum wage. Though not yet formally introduced in the house, Reps. Pressley (D-MA) and Tlaib (D-MI) have come forward as potential sponsors and champions of the bill.

PPP Loan Application Deadline Extended
The federal government extended the application deadline for the Paycheck Protection Program to August 8, 2020 . This program provides up to 2 1/2 months of payroll even if you are a sole proprietor or self-employed. Homegrown & Civitas Strategies have created a bank of resources (in English & Spanish) to help home-based child care providers and advocates break down the application process and learn the ways to quickly receive funds. 

July 30: Free CCDF Webinar on Using Child Care Provider Surveys to Inform Policy Responses to COVID-19  
Are you using surveys to understand how coronavirus (COVID-19) is affecting child care providers in your sta te, territory, or tribe? If so , then please join us for a webinar, Using Child Care Provider Surveys To Inform Policy Responses to COVID-19 , on July 30, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).
This webinar aims to support Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) lead agency staff, their research partners, and others collecting information from child care providers during the pandemic. Speakers will share what has worked in recent surveys fielded in Louisiana and Virginia and some early findings from those surveys. Participants will learn tips for writing good survey questions and will learn about a new list of COVID-19-related surveys and data analyses of child care providers and parents across the United States. Register for the webinar here.  
An Anti-Racist Approach to Supporting Child Care Through COVID-19 and Beyond
The coronavirus has revealed and worsened racial inequities across the child care sector. Long-embedded racism, discrimination, and inadequate investment have created a system that does not fully meet the needs of workers, families and children.

Child care cannot be an afterthought during this crisis – our relief and recovery efforts must be rooted in racial equity. Policymakers and advocates must contend with historic and structural racism as well as the immediate need for action.

CLASP’s Child Care and Early Education team has just published a new report,  An Anti-Racist Approach to Supporting Child Care Through COVID-19 and Beyond , which explains the origins of long-standing inequities in child care, examines how the coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated them, and offers recommendations for how stakeholders can address them to build a fairer system. We can and must do better to improve quality, affordability, and access to child care across the country.

Read the full brief here .
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. 

The staff at Stanislaus County Office of Education, Child & Family Services , have been distributing Farmers to Families food boxes to families with young children who are financially struggling due to COVID-19.
Let us know   what your organization is doing, we would love to feature you in the coming weeks!           
CDE Information & Updates

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. 
Extending Services for Children In Emergency Childcare
As indicated in an email sent out via the CDE ELCD listserv June 30, the CDE ELCD is working on developing guidance that implements the 2020-21 Budget Act and related legislation. The CDE ELCD understands much of this guidance is incredibly time sensitive, and staff are working hard to get the guidance out as quickly as possible.
On Monday, July 13, the CDE will release a Management Bulletin (MB) related to how families currently enrolled in Emergency Childcare (as defined in MB 20-06a) can continue to be served and how those families will be prioritized for transitions into ongoing early learning and care programs. The MB will also provide greater direction for how family fees must be collected in Emergency Childcare.
Among other areas, the guidance will provide a directive on how children enrolled in Emergency Childcare in the California Alternative Payment Program (CAPP) and the California Migrant Alternative Payment Program (CMAP) can have their services extended by 90 days in addition to the days specified in MB 20-06. Until this guidance is released, please do not disenroll any families in CAPP and CMAP from Emergency Childcare even if their initial eligibility under MB 20-06a expires.
Senate Bill 98, available at http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB98 , Section 111 (d)(2)(B) specifies that if any families in Emergency Childcare in the CAPP or CMAP were disenrolled, they can be re-enrolled in Emergency Childcare for the 90 day extension by July 15th without needing to provide eligibility documentation. If your agency has disenrolled a family enrolled in Emergency Childcare on or prior to June 30, 2020 through a CAPP or CMAP program, and the family wishes to have their Emergency Childcare services extended, the family must be re-enrolled before July 15.

The CDE strongly encourages CAPP and CMAP contractors to reach out by email and phone to any families that were disenrolled to allow them the opportunity to reenroll before July 15.

If you have any questions about this email, please send them to ELCDEmergency@cde.ca.gov .
Update: 12-Month Eligibility Regulations Public Hearing
Monday, July 27, 2020, at 8:30 a.m.

On June 15, 2020, we sent you an email that included a link to the notice for the 45-day public comment period for the proposed amended regulations regarding 12-Month Eligibility. The notice contained information on how to submit public comments and details for the public hearing scheduled for July 27, 2020, at 8:30 a.m., including how to attend the hearing in person or via videoconference.

Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, the videoconference log-in information provided in the notice is no longer valid. Therefore, we are providing the following updated log-in information if you intend to attend the public hearing via videoconference:

  • Select the following link or copy/paste the link to the browser to join the webinar and enter the password:
  • https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81665192344
  • Meeting ID: 816 6519 2344
  • Password: 181568
To connect with audio only and no video, call one of the following telephone numbers and enter the meeting ID and password:
  • 669 219 2599
  • 669 900 9128
  • Meeting ID: 816 6519 2344
  • Password: 181568
Regulation Stakeholder Input Session Announcement: California State Preschool Program, Free and Reduced-Price Meal Eligibility Regulations

Attention: Executive Officers and Program Directors of California State Preschool Programs, Parents, and Advocates

The ELCD will be hosting a stakeholder input session on Thursday, July 23, 2020, at 11:30 a.m., for upcoming Title 5 regulations regarding the new eligibility criteria that allows for families, who reside within the attendance boundary of a qualified free and reduced-price meal (FRPM) public elementary school, to enroll in a California State Preschool Program (CSPP) without meeting typical eligibility and need requirements, pursuant to Education Code Section 8236.3. This input session will only address topics related to CSPP. 

Please note that due to the virtual format of this stakeholder input session, we are limiting the number of participants and are requiring all participants to register in advance. If you are interested in participating please email Danielle Sisneros by July 15, 2020, at dsisneros@cde.ca.gov to receive registration information.
Upcoming CAPPA Events
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
‘This is not working.’ Parents juggling jobs and child care under COVID-19 see no good solutions

At 5 a.m., attorney Keisha Hudson wakes up, plants her toddler in front of the television, and plunges into work on her laptop to try to get through as much as she can. In less than two hours, her 8-year-old daughter will wake up, have breakfast, and from that point on, the day will just get more complicated. Zoom meetings, phone calls, emails, not to mention a general sense of chaos and guilt will then chase Hudson and her husband until late into the night. And it’s been this way for months–with no real end in sight.

“We found it impossible to work our jobs and then be parenting and supervising and teaching,” Hudson said, who lives in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, outside Philadelphia. “We’re not giving 100 percent to our jobs, and we’re not giving anything close to 100 percent to parenting at this moment.”

Click here to read full article.
July 2020 Featured Member Agency
The Resource Connection is committed to client satisfaction with an emphasis on being proactive is our primary priority. Along with this commitment it is our goal to give every client the individual attention and personalized service with expertise and knowledge. We strive to provide our families with the highest quality service in the industry. 

The Resource Connection, formerly Human Resources Council (HRC), is a 32-year-old Amador and Calaveras based nonprofit organization providing services and programs in three critical areas: children and families, nutrition, and prevention and intervention. The Resource Connection is governed by a volunteer board of directors and staffed by 150 employees at 16 sites throughout the two counties.
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 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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Child Action, Inc., Sacramento

NoHo Software

Colusa County Office of Education

International Institute Los Angeles

4Cs of Alameda County

The Resource Connection
Field Happenings
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