"Children Learning, Parents Earning, Communities Growing"
July 5, 2021 | Issue #27
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Introducing CAPPA's 2021-2022 Board of Directors!
President
Gina Fromer
San Francisco County
Vice President
Karen Marlatt
Butte County
Secretary
Kendall Hirai- New Board Member
Los Angeles County
Treasurer
Beth Chiaro
Los Angeles & San Bernardino Counties
Past President
Rick Richardson
San Diego County
Public Policy Co-Chair
Joie Owen
Public Policy Co-Chair
Leslie Reece
Membership Committee Chair
Jeanne Fridolfs
Member-at-Large
LaVera Smith
Fresno County
Member-at-Large
Martin Castro
Los Angeles & Monterey Counties
Member-at-Large
Tina Barna
Alpine & El Dorado Counties
Member-at-Large
Mike Michelon
Siskiyou County
Member-at-Large
Marco Jimenez
Fresno County
Member-at-Large
Jessica Kranz- New Board Member
Santa Clara, San Benito, Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties
Member-at-Large
Tracey Strack
Sacramento County
The representation of the CAPPA board spreads across all agency types and sizes, and represents voices from nearly every region in California Click Here to see.
July 2021 Featured Agency Highlight
Children's Home Society of CA
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.

Below is a highlight from Solano Family & Children's Services' website, 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!
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2021-22 State Budget Updates

Budget Hearings (Updated schedule):

NOTE: In response to many inbox questions, officially Governor Newsom signed an on time 2021-22 Budget, AB 128. Although in effect, for our child care field, much of the direction needed for our field will be included in SB 129 (pending on the governor's desk) and an as yet unreleased Budget Trailer Bill (TBL) that includes child care clarification.

  • Wednesday July 7 SEN Budget & Fiscal Review Committee upon adjournment of Health Committee
  • Wednesday July 7 ASM Budget Committee @ 1:30 - 2021 Budget Package
  • Thursday July 8 ASM Budget Committee @ 8:00 am - 2021 Budget Package

  • California Budget & Policy Center - July Analysis: 2021-22 State Budget: Dramatically increases spaces for children in subsidized child care programs, adding 120,000 spaces in 2021-22 — roughly double the spaces in non-CalWORKs child care programs that were funded in the 2020-21 budget agreement. Among other investments, administrative and legislative documents also report that the budget agreement will include a long-overdue increase in provider payment rates for providers offering subsidized child care and for the California State Preschool Program. What we still need to know: Details on the early care and education package are unavailable, and it is unclear how or if all providers in the state’s mixed delivery system will benefit from the increased rates. It also is unclear what share of federal COVID-19 child care relief funds state leaders will be utilizing in the 2021-22 budget agreement. Designed to stabilize child care providers and families during the pandemic, these funds may not reach Californians in a timely fashion if state leaders fail to take action. 





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

If you have budget information that you would like to share with the field, email CAPPA.
Submissions

CAPPA encourages original submissions from legislators and all about topics related to Child Care, Working Families, Early Ed, etc. If you would like to submit an editorial for the Monday Morning Update, email CAPPA.
Note: Positions and arguments reflected in submissions are the unique perspectives of the authors and do not denote CAPPA's endorsement or agreement.
Must see video
Senator Leyva on TK, Child Care, & the need for rate reform
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?
Bill of the Week

To date, 2709 bills have been introduced. Of the 2709, 1773 are Assembly Bills (ABs) and 936 Senate Bills (SBs).
AB 92 (Reyes) - Child Care Family Fees

AB 92 will convene a workgroup of parents, child care providers, state lead agency staff, and other stakeholders to create an equitable sliding scale for family fees. This bill will ensure the revised family fees do not exceed 1% of a family’s monthly income and that no family earning below 75% of the state median income (SMI) pays family fees. It would also waive family fees for all families until October 31, 2023. Click here to download full fact sheet.

"California Governor Gavin Newsom and the Legislature now have the opportunity to finalize an equitable state budget that includes increased child care slots, increased provider reimbursement rates, and the waiving of family fees for two years. This is a historic chance to support parents and child care providers alike." Read more.

In 2016, Eloise Gómez Reyes was sworn in as a California State Assemblymember for the 47th Assembly District. She is the Chair of the Assembly Human Services Committee and also serves on the Aging and Long-Term Care Committee, Budget Committee, Judiciary Committee, Utilities and Energy Committee and Legislative Ethics Committee.

Upon being sworn in to her first term, Eloise was named Co-Chair to the Legislative Ethics Committee. In the second year of her first term, she was appointed Assistant Majority Whip - a leadership position that ensures that legislative floor session operates efficiently. To read full bio click here.

Other bills of interest:
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.
Upcoming Hearings:

Monday July 5, 2021 SEN - APPROPRIATIONS Add to Calendar
PORTANTINO, Chair 9 a.m. - John L. Burton Hearing Room (4203)

Tuesday July 6, 2021 SEN - HUMAN SERVICES Add to Calendar
HURTADO, Chair 1:30 pm - John L. Burton Hearing Room (4203).

Wednesday July 7, 2021 ASM - EDUCATION Add to Calendar
O'Donnell, Chair 9:00 am - State Capitol, Room 437

Thursday July 15, 2021 SEN - APPROPRIATIONS Add to Calendar
PORTANTINO, Chair. Following Session - John L. Burton Hearing Room (4203)

Tuesday August 17, 2021 - Joint Hearing ASM & SEN Human Services
  • SUBJECT: 2022-23 Community Services Block Grant State Plan

Upcoming Deadlines:

  • 07/14/2021 Last day for policy committees to meet and report bills (J.R. 61(a)(11))
  • 07/16/2021 Summer Recess begins upon adjournment, provided Budget Bill has been passed (J.R. 51(a)(3)).
  • 08/16/2021 Legislature reconvenes from Summer Recess (J.R. 51(a)(3)).
  • 08/27/2021 Last day for fiscal committees to meet and report bills (J.R. 61(a)(12)).
Tweets of the Week
Federal News
Speaker Pelosi Hosts Care Economy Press Event
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Democrats, and the Democratic Women’s Caucus hosted a press event about the care economy. Speakers included Deborah Ness of the National Partnership for Women and Families and Myra Jones-Taylor of ZERO TO THREE. Speaker Pelosi emphasized that “the Democratic women in the House of Representatives...are relentless and persistent on behalf of America’s working families. Women paid a high price during COVID. Many of them are out of the workforce, for many of them hard to get back in. Why? Because they are caregivers.” She highlighted that investing in the care economy, including child care, is crucial to building a strong economic recovery for women. She emphasized that while the House Democratic Women’s Caucus supports bipartisanship, we can’t move forward without investing in our care infrastructure.  

Opinion: Striking an Infrastructure Deal Without Investing in Child Care is a Huge Mistake 
On Saturday, June 26th, Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center, and Sean McGarvey, President of North America’s
 Building Trades Unions, released a joint op-ed arguing that it is critical to invest in care in tandem with bridges and broadband. The authors highlight workers like Briana, a local ironworker in Cincinnati who could not pursue her career without childcare. The authors state, “... as the White House and Senate negotiators flesh out an infrastructure plan, it’s precisely workers like her who are at risk of being left out of the improvements the plan has promised. A significant investment in care, including affordable access to high-quality child and elder care, would reach every American. But leaving behind that support would stunt the economic growth infrastructure spending could provide.” 
 
The authors emphasize that “while the pandemic has highlighted the fragility of our country’s care infrastructure, returning to that inequitable and unstable status quo would be a grave disservice to workers, families, and the entire economy. We have a rare moment to build a new future for workers and families, and it’s up to Congress and the President to seize it.” 
 
Investing in Our Childcare Workforce: The Economic Case for Care Infrastructure 
On June 28, US Department of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh hosted a Facebook Live conversation with workers and business leaders on the care infrastructure needed to support workers, businesses, and the economy. As the economy recovers for the coronavirus pandemic, the discussion highlighted how investments in child care and broader care infrastructure are critical to getting people back to work. Participants included workers and representatives from Patagonia, Fidelity Investments, American Income Life: AO, and Dr. Folbre from the University of Massachusetts’ Program on Gender and Care Work. 
 
Op-Ed: Investing in Child Care Paves the Way to a Better Economy 
On Tuesday, June 29, Congresswoman Lous Frankel (D-FL) and Elisha Rhodes, Interim CEO and Chief Operating Officer at YWCA USA, coauthored an op-ed to push for a substantial federal investment in child care and early learning. The authors emphasize that this investment would solve two pressing issues in our child care system – unfordable child care and lack of fair compensation for child care providers. The authors state, “just as our government invests in roads and bridges; it must robustly invest in the child care system; because just like roads and bridges, child care is a public good that is necessary for our economy to function, as well as for the economic security of women and families.”  
 
Mandatory Child Care Investments Are Crucial for Building a Long-Term System 
CLASP, NWLC, and The Century Foundation have coauthored a new fact sheet highlighting the importance of mandatory funding in building the long-term child care system that we need. Before anyone had heard of the coronavirus, America’s child care system was dependent on families paying unaffordable sums and providers making poverty-level wages. Years of under-investment had left child care programs in the United States operating on thin margins and shaky ground.
What to Know About Biden’s Plans for U.S. Child Care
The Washington post

The pandemic opened many eyes to the realities of child care in America when schools went virtual and many day-care centers closed. That forced millions of working parents, especially women, to leave the workforce to care for their children. Following up on a campaign pledge to “make high-quality child care affordable,” President Joe Biden has asked Congress for hundreds of billions of dollars for early-childhood care and education.

What’s wrong with U.S. child care? It’s a patchwork system of commercial facilities, home-based providers and nannies, plus the grandparents, neighbors and friends who fill in the gaps. Child-care assistance for working parents isn’t guaranteed in the U.S., as it is in many rich nations, and more than half of Americans, especially in low-income and rural areas, live in child-care deserts, where demand far exceeds supply. To read more click here.
Most reviewed federal bills this week:

  1. H.R.3684 - INVEST in America Act
  2. H.R.1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
  3. H.Res.57 - Impeaching Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States, for abuse of power by enabling bribery and other high crimes and misdemeanors.
  4. H.R.1 - For the People Act of 2021
  5. H.R.3648 - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per-country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, to increase the per-country numerical limitation for family-sponsored immigrants, and for other purposes.
  6. S.1260 - United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021
  7. H.R.6 - American Dream and Promise Act of 2021
  8. H.R.3005 - To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to replace the bust of Roger Brooke Taney in the Old Supreme Court Chamber of the United States Capitol with a bust of Thurgood Marshall to be obtained by the Joint Committee on the Library and to remove certain statues from areas of the United States Capitol which are accessible to the public, to remove all statues of individuals who voluntarily served the Confederate States of America from display in the United States Capitol, and for other purposes.
  9. H.R.3884 - MORE Act of 2020
  10. H.R.133 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

Click here to find and contact your representative in congress.
CDE/DSS Information & Updates
Child Care and Development Transition Updates


The purpose of this Child Care Bulletin (CCB) is to notify counties and child care and development contractors that subject to finalization in state statute that will conform to the budget bill authority, which is anticipated to occur very soon, family fees are waived for all Child Care and Development Programs administered by the California Department of Social Services from July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In partnership, Child Care & Development Division, California Department of Social Services; ccpb@dss.ca.gov
CDE and California Department of Social Services (CDSS) Joint Guidance to State Subsidized Early Learning and Care (ELC) Programs and Child Care and Development (CCD) Programs

In accordance with the California Budget Act of Fiscal Year (FY) 2020–21, effective July 1, 2021, all General Child Care and Development Programs (CCTR); California Family Child Care Home Education Networks (CFCC); Programs for Children with Severe Disabilities (CHAN); Migrant Child Care and Development Programs (CMIG); Migrant Child Care Alternative Payment Programs (CMAP); California Alternative Payment Programs (CAPP); CalWORKs Stage 2 (C2AP); CalWORKs Stage 3 (C3AP), Resource and Referral Programs (CRRP), and Local Child Care and Development Planning Councils (CLPC) will transfer to the California Department of Social Services (CDSS), Child Care and Development Division (CCDD).
Management Bulletin 21-09: Revised State Median Income (SMI) Ceilings and Income Ranking Table for Fiscal Year 2021–22

Attention: Executive Officers and Program Directors of All State Subsidized Early Learning and Care Programs
Management Bulletin 21-09 is available at https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/ci/mb2109.asp and provides direct service CDE, ELCD contractors guidance on the revised Schedule of Income Ceilings to be used to determine families’ income eligibility for state subsidized early learning and care programs for Fiscal Year 2021-22. This MB also includes the updated Income Ranking Table to be used to determine a family’s income ranking for purposes of enrollment priorities for state subsidized early learning and care based on income for Fiscal Year 2021-22
This MB rescinds and replaces MB 20-12.
If you have questions regarding the information in this Management Bulletin, please contact your currently assigned Program Quality Implementation Office Regional Consultant. The directory of ELCD Consultants Regional Assignments is available on the CDE web page at https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/ci/assignments.asp.
Age Eligibility for State Subsidized Early Learning and Care Services

Attention: Executive Directors and Program Administrators of State Subsidized Early Learning and Care Programs
The CDE, ELCD has been made aware of the need to provide clarity regarding eligibility for subsidized early learning and care (ELC) services for children who turn thirteen years old prior to the recertification date following the 12-month eligibility period. This guidance does not apply to ELC programs that are participating in local subsidy childcare Pilots. Guidance for those programs will be provided in a forthcoming message to the local subsidy childcare Pilots.
In accordance with Education Code (EC) Section 8208(i), children who have reached their thirteenth birthday are ineligible for subsidized services at initial certification or recertification. Fourteen-year-old children are not eligible for subsidized ELC services, except those children with exceptional needs, and children with severe disabilities, as specified in EC Section 56026, and California Code of Regulations, Title 5 (5 CCR) Section 18089. Children with exceptional needs or severe disabilities may be served to age twenty-one.
Children whose initial certification or recertification occurs just prior to the child’s thirteenth birthday may receive subsidized ELC services for the duration of the 12-month eligibility period in accordance with EC Section 8263(h)(1) & (i). As specified in 5 CCR Section 18094, the contractor must issue the family a Notice of Action (NOA) that includes the duration of eligibility. In this case, the eligibility duration included on the NOA should include the end date of subsidized ELC services, which must be through the 12-month eligibility period, and no later than the child’s fourteenth birthday. Children who have already reached their thirteenth birthday prior to initial certification or at the time of recertification are no longer eligible to receive subsidized ELC. Because the child would be thirteen at the end of the certification period, they are no longer eligible for subsidized services and would not be eligible for recertification for subsidized ELC services.
FY 2021-22 Funding Terms and Conditions
 
Funding Terms and Conditions (FT&C’s) have been posted to CDE’s webpage and can be found at https://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/cd/ftc2021.asp. Both CDE and CDSS programs will utilize these FT&C’s in FY 2021–22.
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
Our goal is to continue to ensure the safety of our members and attendees. To do this, we have once again decided that this year we will move forward with a virtual conference. 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 once again create a conference event that meets as many of our members’ needs as possible given the parameters that virtual conferences/workshops have. We know how important it is for our community to stay connected, stand united, and continue to 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. 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. 
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. 
Connections for Children is hosting Family Time on Zoom, every Friday in July. Their theme is Ocean. They sing, read and share fun activities for children and their caregivers.
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       
First 1000 Days! Early Head Start Conference, August 2-4, 2021, Virtual & On-Demand

For over 25 years, Early Head Start has served to elevate the hopes of families, provide foundational knowledge, and partner with them in critical times. Region 9 Head Start gathers annually to challenge, enable, and celebrate the work of our community. Join us in August for our annual gathering. Our theme this year is Nurturing You, Nurturing Them. Our goal is to bring forward content that balances the work we do with families and the foundational work we do to develop ourselves and our agencies during these urgent times. First 1,000 Days! Early Head Start Conference – again this year we are offering professional development content 100% virtual – you can enjoy it live or on-demand. The content this year is both rich and balanced. We have selected four content tracts: Wellness, Teaching and Learning, Environments and Leadership. We will host keynotes and educational sessions targeting Center Based, Family Child Care, and Home Visiting. Our sessions will vary in length. We are offering 2-hour learning labs, 1-hour General Sessions, 45-minute Education Sessions, and 30-minute Cafes on personal development and wellness. In addition, attendees will have access to content for up to 90 days after the scheduled event to review sessions or watch for the first time. Our conference platform makes attending easy! Click here to learn more.

Let us know what your organization is doing, we would love to feature you in the coming weeks! 
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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 2021-22 Board of Directors
PRESIDENT
Gina Fromer
Children's Council of San Francisco 

VICE PRESIDENT
Karen Marlatt  
Valley Oak Children's Services 

SECRETARY
Kendall Hirai
Crystal Stairs, Inc.

TREASURER
Beth Chiaro
Child Care Resource Center

PAST PRESIDENT
Rick Richardson
Child Development Associates

PUBLIC POLICY CO- CHAIR
Leslie Reece
Family Resource & Referral Center

PUBLIC POLICY CO- CHAIR
Joie Owen
Glenn County Office of Education- Child and Family Services

MEMBERSHIP CHAIR
Jeanne Fridolfs
Napa County Office of Education

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

MEMBER AT LARGE
LaVera Smith
Supportive Services Fresno

MEMBER AT LARGE
Martin Castro 
Mexican American Opportunity Foundation 

MEMBER AT LARGE
Tina Barna 
Catalyst Community

MEMBER AT LARGE
Jessica Kranz
Go Kids, Inc.

MEMBER AT LARGE
Mike Michelon
Siskiyou Child Care Council

MEMBER AT LARGE
Marco Jimenez
Central Valley Children's Services Network

MEMBER AT LARGE 
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
April 29, 2021
Guidance Regarding the Extension of Temporary Emergency Childcare Services, Enrolling New Families in Temporary Emergency Childcare, Transition into Ongoing Childcare Services, and Assessment of Family Fees for Essential Workers and At-risk Populations 
April 16, 2021
-Management Bulletin 21-06: Updated Reimbursement Requirements for Alternative Payment Programs and Providers
-Management Bulletin 21-07: Updated Reopening and Reimbursement Requirements for Direct Service Contractors
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
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.
Click here for detailed instructions on how to submit a support or opposition letter on a bill using California's Position Letter Portal.

To find your California Representative click here.

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Valley Oak Children's Services, Butte County 

International Institute Los Angeles

Solano Family and Children's Services

4Cs of Alameda County

Colusa County Office of Education
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