"Children Learning, Parents Earning, Communities Growing"
March 22, 2021 | Issue #12
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2021-22 State Budget Updates

Click here to read information on the governor's 2021-22 proposed budget.

The Assembly and the Senate have completed their initial budget hearings on child care and early learning. Generally, there is a lull between now and the release of the May Revise. However, there is still roughly $564 million from the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 and Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act of 2021 monies that need to be allocated. Further, our early care and learning programs will be receiving an additional roughly $4 billion of new federal monies as part of the newly signed American Rescue Plan.

To see the most up to date budget related information, click here.

Below is great information put together by the Child Care Law Center providing more details on federal requirements and funding provided for child care and early learning.

If you have budget information that you would like to share with the field, email CAPPA.
FEDERAL CHILD CARE FUNDING – THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT MARCH 2021


Click this link for a complete breakdown and to see our recommendations: Child Care Funding In the American Rescue Plan of 2021 Chart

On March 11, 2021 President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan. The Rescue Plan specifies $23.975 Billion in Child Care Stabilization Funds for states, and $14.9 Billion in CCDBG funds. California’s share of the funding is $2.3 Billion in Child Care Stabilization Funds and $1.4 Billion for CCDBG.

Child Care Stabilization Funds are to be used as subgrants to child care providers regardless of whether they are paid with child care subsidies or receive other federal assistance. The CCDBG funds can be used in accordance with the state’s plan for CCDF, but they may also be used to provide care for essential workers even if they do not meet CCDBG eligibility requirements.
Meaningful child care provider rate reform must be a priority. The numbers speak for themselves. Could you survive on what we expect them to survive on? SEE BELOW.
Legislation Updates & Bill of the Week

To date, 2568 bills have been introduced. Of the 2514, 1689 are Assembly Bills (ABs) and 879 Senate Bills (SBs).

Janet Nguyen AB 509 – Child Tax Credit
AB 509 will help California conform to the federal government's new tax code which aids family's with child tax credits. Recent stimulus proposals at the federal level have increased tax credits for working families and child care, which include refunds between $3,000 and 3,600 per child depending on age. Researchers at Columbia University found that this could reduce child poverty in the United States by half. Full fact sheet.
Assemblywoman Janet Nguyen was overwhelmingly elected to represent the 72nd Assembly District on November 3, 2020. Janet is a small-business owner, former State Senator for the 34th Senate District and a former Orange County Supervisor. She is the former Vice-President of Government and Public Affairs for a local Chamber of Commerce.
As a State Senator, Assemblywoman Janet Nguyen was named Legislator of the Year by the American Legion, the Association of the United States Army and the Vietnam Veterans of America. She was named “Champion of Manufacturing” by the California Manufacturers and Technology Association for her work to protect jobs. Janet received top ratings from California’s leading taxpayer groups and small business organizations, including the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association and California Taxpayers Association. Click here to read full bio.
Other bills of interest to the field:
NOTE: If there is a piece of legislation that you would like to highlight, email here. Remember the distribution of this update is roughly 6,200.
Legislative Hearings of Interest

Monday, March 22, 2021 SEN - APPROPRIATIONS Add to Calendar
PORTANTINO, Chair 9 a.m. - John L. Burton Hearing Room (4203)

Tuesday, March 23, 2021 ASM - EDUCATION Add to Calendar
O'Donnell, Chair 9 a.m. - State Capitol Room (437)

Tuesday, March 23, 2021 SEN - HUMAN SERVICES Add to Calendar
HURTADO, Chair 1:30 p.m. - John L. Burton Hearing Room (4203)
  • SB 228 (Leyva) Public postsecondary education: support services for foster youth: Cooperating Agencies Foster Youth Educational Support Program.
  • SB 393 (Hurtado) Migrant Child Care and Development Programs
  • SB 464 (Hurtado) California Food Assistance Program: eligibility.  
  • SB 768 (Glazer) CalWORKs: postsecondary education.  

Wednesday, March 24, 2021 SEN - EDUCATION Add to Calendar
LEYVA, Chair 9 a.m. - John L. Burton Hearing Room (4203)
  •  SB 50 (Limón) Early learning and care: California Early Learning and Care Program.

NOTE: Spring recess begins at the end of session on March 25 to April 5.

To see upcoming legislative deadlines click here.
Submitting input on legislation

To help support you going on record supporting or opposing a piece of legislation, you must submit a letter through a portal. Below are links on tips how to communicate your position and then instructions on how to make sure your position is reflected on a bill analysis.
Tweets of the Week
Federal News
Child Care is Infrastructure Act Introduced in House
First 5 Years Fund

In an effort to bolster funding for the child care industry to provide the highest quality care to our nation’s youngest learners, Congresswoman Katherine Clark (D-MA) introduced the Child Care is Infrastructure Act, a comprehensive package that invests in child care infrastructure and workforce development and education opportunities for care providers.

As we prepare to rebuild our nation’s economy after this pandemic, there’s no question that addressing our nation’s child care crisis must be a core component. A robust child care market and a highly-skilled early education workforce will be essential to the economic recovery and our nation’s long-term well being, which makes the Child Care is Infrastructure Act a critical investment. Click here to read more.
Join ZERO TO THREE and CLASP for a webinar to discuss equitable and effective state implementation strategies for the American Rescue Plan that build strong foundations for families with young children.

Tuesday, April 6th 2:00 – 3:00 pm Eastern 
 
The earliest years of life are a period of incredible growth and opportunity to shape strong and positive development from the start. Good health, secure and stable families, and positive early learning environments are necessary to foster children’s physical, intellectual, and social-emotional development during this significant period. The newly passed American Rescue Plan provides critical and unprecedented opportunities for states to support very young children. Join state leaders to talk about these new opportunities to support families’ health, economic security, wellbeing and more. Register here. 
 
Xavier Becerra Confirmed as HHS Secretary 

On Thursday the Senate confirmed Xavier Becerra to lead Health and Human Services (HHS) - he will be the first Latino to oversee the agency. Becerra cited child care as a priority multiple times during his Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions hearing stating, “the COVID-19 pandemic has made it clear how indispensable child care providers are. Child care providers are worth their weight in gold and I hope that what we see as a result of COVID is a true recognition of the value of child care workers, who are teachers, and reward them properly so that we can make sure we have the professionals we need taking care of the future leaders, perhaps a future president, future senator, of America. It is in their hands we put our most precious possessions and the future of our country.” 
Most reviewed federal bills this week:

1.H.R.1 [117th]For the People Act of 2021
2.H.R.1319 [117th]American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
3.H.R.8 [117th]Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021
4.H.R.127 [117th]Sabika Sheikh Firearm Licensing and Registration Act
5.H.R.8 [116th]Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019
6.H.R.5 [117th]Equality Act
7.H.R.1446 [117th]Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021
8.H.R.842 [117th]Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021
9.H.R.748 [116th]CARES Act
10.H.R.7120 [116th]George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020

Click here to find and contact your representative in congress.
CDE/DSS Information & Updates
Management Bulletin 21-05: Fiscal Year 2020-21 Program Self-Evaluation

Management Bulletin (MB) 21-05 is available on the CDE, ELCD Management Bulletins web page at https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/ci/mb2105.asp.
This MB informs contractors of the CDE, ELCD of the requirements and instructions for completing and submitting the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020–21 Program Self-Evaluation (PSE) no later than 5 p.m. on Tuesday, June 1, 2021.
If you have questions regarding the information in this MB, please contact your assigned Program Quality Implementation Office Regional Consultant on the CDE, ELCD Consultants Regional Assignments web page at https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/ci/assignments.asp.
CCLD has released a new Provider Information Notice: PIN 21-06-CCP: COVID-19 Vaccines For The Child Care Sector.

Primary Audience: ALL CHILD CARE FACILITY LICENSEES

Summary: PIN 21-06-CCP announces information regarding how the child care sector can obtain the COVID-19 vaccine.
 
An electronic copy of the PIN is available for viewing/downloading by clicking on the following link:
 
 
Previous PINs are available at the CCLD website
 
If you have any questions regarding this PIN, please contact your local Regional Office.
CCLD has released a new Provider Information Notice: PIN 20-22-CCP: GUIDANCE AND FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQS) REGARDING WAIVERS AVAILABLE FOR LICENSED CHILD CARE FACILITIES AND LICENSE-EXEMPT PROVIDERS DUE TO CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19); UPDATED GUIDANCE ON SEPTEMBER 4, FOR COHORTS, GROUP SIZE, AND RATIOS IN LICENSED & LICENSE-EXEMPT CHILD CARE SETTINGS

Primary Audience: ALL CHILD CARE FACILITY LICENSEES

Summary: PIN 20-22-CCP provides responses to the most frequently asked questions from child care providers concerning waivers available for providers who need certain licensing standards waived in order to provide childcare that exceeds the limits of an exemption from licensure; and cohorts, group size, and ratios required in licensed and license-exempt child care settings during the COVID-19 health crisis.

Click here to view.
Virtual Public Hearing Session with Early Learning and Care Stakeholders for the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) 2022-2024 State Plan
The CDE will hold a virtual Public Hearing at 9:00 a.m. on March 30, 2021, to receive public comments on the draft 2022-24 Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) State Plan. Every three years states and territories receiving CCDF funds must prepare and submit to the federal government a State Plan detailing how these funds will be allocated and expended. A draft version of the plan will be released to the public via the Early Learning and Care listserv and posted on the CCDF State Plan website at https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/stateplan.asp by March 15, 2021.
The virtual Public Hearing will be held via Zoom meeting by logging in per the following instructions:
Click the following link or paste the link to the browser to join the webinar and enter the link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82241373328
Meeting ID: 822 4137 3328
Passcode: 260435
  • To connect with audio only and no video, call the following telephone number and enter the following meeting ID and passcode:
Meeting ID: 822 4137 3328
Passcode: 260435
Phone: (213) 338-8477
For persons intending to attend the Zoom meeting, it is advised to check your computers beforehand by:
 
At the hearing, any person may present statements, orally, relevant to the draft 2022-24 CCDF State Plan. Persons who make oral comments at the public hearing may also submit a written summary of their statements to the dedicated email box statepln@cde.ca.gov No oral statements will be accepted subsequent to this public hearing.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY
Pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Unruh Civil Rights Act, any individual with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to attend or participate in a public hearing may request assistance by contacting Nafeesah Mustafa, Early Learning and Care Division, at Nmustafa@cde.ca.gov. It is recommended that assistance be requested at least two weeks prior to the hearing.
WRITTEN COMMENT PERIOD
Additionally, any interested person may submit written comments relevant to the 2022-24 CCDF State Plan to: statepln@cde.ca.gov. Written comments must be received by the close of the public comment period on April 13, 2021. All written comments received by CDE staff during the public comment period are subject to disclosure under the Public Records Act.
New Contractor’s and New Program Director’s Resources
Click Here to see resources and CDE Department Contacts
CAPPA is committed to supporting our field with a coordinated calendar. Click here to see current calendar of events. If you have an event to add, email CAPPA and it will be added.
Upcoming CAPPA Events
To better support our field, CAPPA, in partnership with CDE, will be hosting an informational training for our field virtually!
This Statewide Meeting will bring our field together to share insights and experiences, explore ideas, shape policy, and discuss best practices.
During this training we will kick-off our day with a keynote presentation, before we move into our two breakouts; one for line staff and one for managers. You will have the option of selecting which breakout you will be attending after our kick-off session.  
We hope you can join us!
 
Agenda
9:30am-10:30am- Kick-Off Presentation
Let Joy Hold Your Heart: The 5 Essential Foundations to a Strong &
Successful Life
Michelle Graham, CEO and author of Undefined More Than the Sum of my Losses

10:30am-11:30am- Breakout Session #1 (choose between two workshops)
A) Managing and Motivating Today’s Remote Employees- Part 1
Patti Cuthill, Director of People and Culture, NextLevel Internet
B) Income Calculations, CDE Staff

11:30am-12:30pm- Lunch Break
 
12:30pm-1:30pm- Breakout Session #2 (choose between two workshops)
A) Managing and Motivating Today’s Remote Employees- Part 2
B) GAU Updates, CDE Staff
 
Upcoming Partnership Event
Free Webinar - Coming together to support working families
President Biden's stimulus package includes unprecedented tax benefits and child-care funding for California families. But these gains will evaporate if we fail to get the word out! Please join an expert panel -- April 1st at 2:30 p.m. -- to address these questions:
  • Which families qualify for the tandem child AND child-care tax credits (now refundable), and how do they mesh with state credits, including the state EITC?
  • What benefits will flow to families this calendar year, and what benefits arrive in 2022?
  • How do these new credits interact with alternative payments for child care? Will this sudden boost in family income affect eligibility for subsidized child care and pre-k?
  • What networks can be activated in California to disseminate simple information out to parents? 

Panelists include:
Co-hosted by the California Alternative Payment Program Association and UC Berkeley, School of Education.

Registration:
Free community event. Please register in advance for this meeting:
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Please send your questions to CAPPA.
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. 
Catalyst Community is hosting a Virtual Egg Hunt for the families in their community. Spring images are placed around the community for families to find.
Let us know what your organization is doing, we would love to feature you in the coming weeks!        
Field Happenings and Resources
Recognizing how our agencies continue to engage and communicate with families and providers.

Children's Council San Francisco

Let us know what your organization is doing, we would love to feature you in the coming weeks!        
Interesting Reads
The COVID-19 Recession Further Undercuts California Women’s Opportunities for Economic Security

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed many Californians and Americans to unprecedented economic instability, but many women in California were already struggling to pay the bills prior to the onset of the economic crisis. According to the California Women’s Well-Being Index, in a five-year period leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic, many women across the state were experiencing economic hardship — and this was happening during the longest period of economic growth on record. California women faced a significant wage gap, and women were more likely than men to earn low wages and to live in poverty. Pre-pandemic hardship and lack of economic security was particularly acute for American Indian, Black, Latinx, and Pacific Islander women in California.

Policy barriers and discrimination have blocked women from economic opportunities, including the ability to save money or build assets, and many women in California are not in the position to weather a financial crisis. Even so, the COVID-19 recession was the first recession in which more women than men lost jobs, and Black and Latinx women and women who are immigrants lost their jobs at especially high rates in the early months of the pandemic. Now, nearly one year into the COVID-19 recession, many women in California face harsh realities as they scramble to pay for everyday expenses after losing jobs and household income. Click here to read full article.
CDC updates its Covid-19 guidance for childcare programs


The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday updated its guidance for childcare programs during the pandemic, emphasizing the importance of mask-wearing for everyone 2 years of age and older, as well as air ventilation and other strategies.
"Early last year, CDC released initial guidance for childcare programs during Covid-19. As we learn more about the virus, CDC experts updated that guidance several times throughout 2020," CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said during a White House briefing on Friday.
"Today, CDC is again releasing updated guidance based on the most recent science," Walensky said. "That science includes additional evidence showing that, when used consistently and correctly, prevention strategies such as mask-wearing, staying home when sick, and good hand hygiene can allow childcare programs to operate safely and reduce the spread of Covid-19."
The guidance also calls vaccines "an important tool" to help stop the pandemic.
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March 2021 Featured Agency Highlight
Community based public and private Alternative Payment Programs (APPs) support the needs of working moms and dads with access to child care and other supports earmarked to lift families up from poverty. During the pandemic, these programs have distributed emergency essential worker child care vouchers, family child care and center stipends & PPE, diapers, food and clothing. Throughout California, these APPs may also support parental choice to CalWORKs Stages 2 & 3, preschool and center-based programs, general child care, After School Education and Safety (ASES), Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), Family Child Care Home Education Networks (FCCHENs), transportation, behavioral & mental health services, respite, regional centers, health and safety, 21st Century, resource libraries, and Trustline.

Click Here for an informational highlight from Child Care Resource Center supporting the needs of family child care providers and families in their community.
How is your agency staying connected to your families and providers? Let us know!
CAPPA Member Only Benefits

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COVID-19 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, San Diego

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 Chair
Gina Fromer
Children's Council of San Francisco 

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

Tina Barna
Catalyst Community

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.

Kendall Hirai
Crystal Stairs, 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
March 19, 2021
Management Bulletin 21-05: Fiscal Year 2020-21 Program Self-Evaluation
February 2, 2021
Management Bulletin 21-04: California State Preschool Program Free or Reduced-Price Meal Eligibility Criteria to Enroll Four-Year-Old Children - REVISED
February 2, 2021
Management Bulletin 21-03: Revised Guidance on 12-Month Eligibility 
January 19, 2021
Management Bulletin 21-02: Guidance on Implementation of Program Quality Requirements during the COVID-19 Pandemic
January 13, 2021
Management Bulletin 21-01: COVID-19 Guidance regarding Local Planning Councils and California Resource and Referral Programs
January 13, 2021
December 31, 2020
December 28, 2020
December 10, 2020
December 9, 2020
Management Bulletin 20-19a: Guidance on Family Fees for FY 2020-21
December 11, 2020
Job Openings
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Child Care Resource Center

Valley Oak Children's Services, Butte County 

International Institute Los Angeles

Colusa County Office of Education

Child Care Resource Center (CCRC)

Davis Street Family Resource Center, Alameda County

Solano Family and Children's Services
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