CAPPA: Monday Morning Update for the week of October 5, 2020

"Children Learning, Parents Earning, Communities Growing"

October 5, 2020 | Issue #40

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

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

October 2020 Featured Agency of the Month

Catalyst Community (formerly Choices for Children)

Catalyst Community is a non-profit organization that has provided innovative childcare solutions to support children, families, and childcare providers since 1976 in several northern California counties.

We believe that when families have the services/support they need, they will be able to raise competent, capable children. Catalyst Community manages a variety of programs that support and strengthen the communities we serve through:

Our Mission

To enrich children’s lives through innovative support, education, and enhanced family and provider services. Our programs put families at the center of a community of support services.

Company Values

Catalyst Community, a parent and provider service of Catalyst Family Inc., operate over 150 childcare centers throughout the State of California, serving over 20,000 children, birth through twelve years of age.

We strive to be an organization that:

Promotes Trust
Encourages People’s Best Work
Invests in People
Fosters Innovation

2020-2021 Legislation

California Legislative Updates:

Governor has taken final actions

Final actions have been taken on the last remaining bills of interest to our field. See below:

AB 826 (Santiago): Emergency Food Assistance: COVID-19 VETOED
AB 1835 (Weber & Quirk-Silva): Education finance: local control funding formula: supplemental and concentration grants. VETOED
AB 1845 (Rivas, L.): Homelessness: Office to End Homelessness VETOED
AB 1929 (Rubio, Blanca): Child Abuse & Neglect Reporting CHAPTERED
AB 2405 (Burke): Right to safe, decent and affordable housing VETOED
SB 1065 (Hertzberg): CalWorks: Homeless Assistance. CHAPTERED.

To see a list of all bills of interest and final actions as recorded, click here.

In the 2019-2020 legislative session, 5,423 pieces of legislation were introduced. Of that number, 1,626 bills were chaptered (new laws), 228 vetoed, two enacted without signature and 3,561 failed somewhere in the process.

Click here to see calendar of field events/interests.

2020 Child Care and Early Education Candidate Questionnaire

To help our field become more educated about candidates running for the State Senate and Assembly, a 2020 Candidate Questionnaire with background has been put together. If you are a candidate or know someone running for the State Legislature, please have them complete the Candidate Questionnaire (for convenience in a Word format) and we will host in a future CAPPA Monday Morning Update. If you have any questions, please contact CAPPA@CAPPAONLINE.COM.

Candidate Questionnaires - Click below and read about some of those individuals running for either the state Assembly or Senate.

ASSEMBLY

Assembly District 43 (LA County) - Laura Friedman (incumbent)
Assembly District 50 (LA County) - Will Hess
Assembly District 53 (LA County) - Godfrey Santos Plata
Assembly District 68 (Orange County) - Steven S. Choi (incumbent)

SENATE

General Election Information

Election Day - November 3, 2020

Countdown - 29 days

October 19 - Last day to register to vote

Voter Guide - English

There are 12 Propositions on the November Ballot.

Proposition 14 - Authorizes Bonds Continuing Stem Cell Research.
Proposition 15 - Increases Funding Sources for Public Schools, Community Colleges and Local Government Services by Changing Tax Assessment of Commercial and Industrial Property.
Proposition 16 - Allows Diversity as a Factor in Public Employment, Education and Contracting Decisions.
Proposition 17 - Restores Right to Vote After Completion of a Prison Term.
Proposition 18 - Amends California Constitution to Permit 17-Year-Olds to Vote in Primary and Special Election If They Will Turn 18 by Next General Election.
Proposition 19 - Changes Certain Property Tax Rules.
Proposition 20 - Restricts Parole for Certain Offenses Currently Considered to Be Non-Violent.
Proposition 21 - Expands Local Governments Authority to Enact Rent Control on Residential Property.
Proposition 22 - Exempts App-Based Transportation and Delivery Companies From Providing Employee Benefits to Certain Drivers.
Proposition 23 - Establishes State Requirements for Kidney Dialysis Clinics.
Proposition 24 - Amends Consumer Privacy Laws.
Proposition 25 - Referendum on Law That Replaced Money Bail System Based on Public Safety and Flight Risk

For more specific Voter Information, click here.

State Partner Request

I’m writing to invite you to record a short 30- to 60-second video about what America should look like for our children in 10 years. End Child Poverty California: Vision 2030 is an inspirational education campaign asking Americans to imagine more for our children. Especially now, during crisis, creative solutions and big thinking are needed.

Join in! It should take 20-30 minutes for prep, practice, and recording. Instructions are attached and the prompt is below.

We’ve reached out because we value your vision, leadership, and input. Our goal is to share videos from diverse voices throughout September and beyond.

Video prompt: What is your greatest wish for the America our children will inherit in 2030? What are specific steps that should be taken to accomplish that vision?

After you record your video, send it to info@grace-inc.org. We’re happy to respond with more detailed upload instructions from our info@grace-inc.org account.

We understand the overwhelm and opportunity of this moment. Thank you for everything you are doing to build a future where our children are healthy, fed and housed!

Conway Collis

President and CEO

CCPU: California family child care providers sound the alarm on a system in crisis

Hundreds of family child care providers held rallies and car caravans across California last Wednesday to call attention to a child care system in crisis.

Represented by Child Care Providers United (CCPU), parents and community members joined providers for socially distanced events outside Gov. Newsom’s offices in Los Angeles, Fresno, Sacramento, and San Diego. Over 5,000 child care providers in California have closed this year due to COVID-19, leaving these essential workers without an income and unable to care for the children of those who are on the frontlines fighting this pandemic.

Child Care Providers United represents over 40,000 family child care providers across California and is a partnership of SEIU Local 99, SEIU Local 521, and UDW/AFSCME Local 3930.

The September 30th actions came on the last day before providers must absorb the cost of family fees for children not attending due to COVID-19, thanks to the federal government’s failure to provide funding by a state-mandated deadline. Family child care providers have also stepped in to care for children participating in distance learning while school campuses remain closed -- without any additional compensation.

To address this crisis and ensure more family child care providers don’t have to close their doors, Child Care Providers United is asking the State of California to:

Increase reimbursement rates for providers who have children in their care participating in distance learning, as some providers have seen their monthly costs increase by up to 75%.
Provide financial support for providers who have to close their doors out of an abundance of caution following potential COVID-19 exposure.
Continue to cover family fees for children who receive child care subsidies when parents choose to keep them home to prevent COVID-19 spread or exposure, instead of levying a tax against providers.

Federal Updates

On October 1, 2020 the House passed a $2.2 trillion COVID-19 relief package, which is an updated version of the Heroes Act introduced back in May. Most notably, the legislation includes a total of $57 billion for child care, including $7 billion through the traditional Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) program (which was the amount included in the 1^st HEROES package in May) and another $50 billion for the Child Care Stabilization Fund program. The $50 billion stabilization fund language is pulled from the Child Care is Essential Act, which the House passed in July, with a few small changes. The “uses of funds” section is expanded to include: employee recruitment and retention, facility maintenance, and purchasing or updating equipment and supplies to serve children during nontraditional hours. States must also use funds by September 2022 versus September 2021 in the CCE Act. While this was exciting and encouraging to see, Speaker Pelosi spent yesterday meeting with Secretary Mnuchin in hopes of reaching an agreement with the White House and Senate Republicans. Reports indicated that House voting on the package meant that negotiations to reach a compromise had broken down and that there would likely be no relief package before the election. Employer liability protection and state and local relief are said to be the two sticking points in the negotiations.

Also last week, Senators Wyden, Casey, and Brown introduced the Rebuilding a Better Child Care Infrastructure Act. According to the press release, the legislation would double the yearly amount of mandatory child care funding, Child Care Entitlement to States (CCES), to $3 billion for fiscal years 2021 through 2025. It would also appropriate $10 billion in additional funding to CCES for fiscal year 2021 specifically for creating pandemic child care assistance grants. And it would appropriate $15 billion in funding to CCES for fiscal year 2022 to improve child care quality, supply, and affordability. The Act is endorsed by NWLC, Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), Child Care Aware of America, Child Welfare League of America (CWLA), Children's Defense Fund, First Focus Campaign for Children, ZERO TO THREE, Save the Children Action Network and Family Forward.

CCDF State Plans Published in Federal Register for Public Comment

On September 10, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children and Families (ACF) published a request for public comment in the Federal Register on “Proposed Information Collection Activity; Child Care and Development Fund Plan for States/Territories for FFY 2022-2024.” Specifically, ACF requests comments on (a) whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. The comment period is 60 days, so comments are due on Monday, November 9, 2020.

R&R Network and CAPPA Virtual Joint Annual Conference

Registration is Now Open!

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Network and CAPPA Joint Annual Conference 2020 Goes Virtual!

There is a lot of interest in this year's Joint Annual Conference, on a virtual platform!

While 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.

Become a Conference Partner Today!

We invite you to take advantage of this special event to support early childhood education and promote your company and products at our joint conference. 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 with our conference partners.

There are a variety of ways to sponsor The Virtual Conference or show your support. Whether you are interested in one of our many sponsorship opportunities, purchasing ad space in the Virtual Conference program or hosting an exhibit booth in our Virtual Exhibition Hall to showcase new products or launch promotions, there will be ample opportunity for your company to be recognized as a contributor to the Early Learning and Child Care field and for you to build visibility and connect with senior management and key decision makers.

For Members of the Network and/or CAPPA: See the Member Sponsorship Packet Here.
For our Corporate Partners: See the Corporate Exhibitor and Sponsor Packet Here.

CAPPA and the R&R Network would like to give a BIG thank you to our 2020 Virtual Joint Conference Partners!

Visit the Conference Web page for more information and updates as they become available.

We hope you can join us virtually!

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.

Multiple Solano County organizations came together on September 19th to host Solano Drive and Thrive, a Drive-through food and essentials for families with children 0-5 years. This event helped out over 200 families. It was a Drive-through distribution of:

Fresh Produce Boxes, Diapers, Masks, Oral Health Kits, Books & Art Kits for ages 0-5, Emergency Preparedness Kits, Information on Community Resources, and Census & Voter Registration Info

Let us know what your organization is doing, we would love to feature you in the coming weeks!

CDE Information & Updates

Fiscal Year 2020-21 California Alternative Payment Program Projected Over-Earnings

The CDE is aware that some California Alternative Payment Program (CAPP) contractors are projected to over-earn their fiscal year (FY) 2020-21 contract due to the increased cost of childcare during the coronavirus pandemic. Specifically, the CDE understands that contractors are over-earning the CAPP contract due to school age children requiring full time care while attending school through distance learning. The CDE has been discussing this issue with the Department of Finance and Legislature, and this communication is to provide flexibility on a portion of the emergency childcare funds provided to transfer families into ongoing care. While this flexibility may not fully resolve funding issues for all contractors, we would like to inform contractors that at this time, children and families should not be disenrolled as a result of projected over-earnings of the CAPP contract.

Please click here to read more. The CDE will issue further guidance as soon as we have additional information.

Management Bulletin 20-15A: Reimbursement and Data Collection Requirements for Alternative Payment Programs and Providers

Attention: Executive Directors and Program Administrators of California Alternative Payment Programs (CAPPs), including California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) Stage 2 (C2AP), CalWORKs Stage 3 (C3AP), and Migrant Alternative Payment Program (CMAP).

Management Bulletin 20-15A is available at https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/ci/mb2015a.asp, and notifies and provides guidance to California Alternative Payment (AP) programs, including California Alternative Payment Program (CAPP), California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) Stage 2 (C2AP), and CalWORKs Stage 3 (C3AP), and California Migrant Alternative Payment Program (CMAP) on:

Guidance on parent signatures on monthly attendance records or invoices
Guidance on serving school-age children during distance learning
Guidance on additional days of non-operation closures due to COVID-19
Additional data collection requirements for all Alternative Payment (AP) programs

Please note that this MB is a revision to MB 20-15. The following guidance within MB 20-15 still holds true:

Reimbursing providers based on the family's certified need
Providing written notification (i.e. Child Care certificates or Notices of Action) to providers regarding changes to a family's level of services, including reimbursement amount and/or family fee
New Data collection requirements for non-CalWORKs AP programs

Management Bulletin 20-18: Reopening and Reimbursement Requirements for Direct Service Contractors

Attention: Executive Directors and Program Administrators of General Child Care and Development Programs (CCTR); California State Preschool Programs (CSPP); California Family Child Care Homes Education Networks (CFCC); Programs for Children with Severe Disabilities (CHAN); Migrant Child Care and Development Programs (CMIG)

Management Bulletin 20-18 is available at https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/ci/mb2018.asp and provides direct service CDE, ELCD contractors guidance regarding reopening and reimbursement requirements.

Upcoming Field Events

Highlights

What Do Voters Want on Child Care Ahead of the 2020 Elections?

The coronavirus pandemic has upended the lives of many Americans—particularly the rhythms and stability of people and families with children. With many parents now working from home, or seeking to juggle hybrid and in-person work with other family needs, the situation for those in need of child care or other reliable early education options for their children is increasingly difficult and trying.

As the nation heads into a critical national election on November 3, the Center for American Progress and its partners at the public opinion polling firm GBAO set out to get a clearer picture of how recent developments may be affecting voters’ views about child care and related issues facing the country. How much have things changed for parents and families during the pandemic? Are they facing rising difficulties with child care and schooling or not? Have these developments affected people’s views about child care availability and costs in any manner? If so, do voters want to see more government assistance on this front or less? How important are these issues to voters’ considerations of policies and political leaders? Click here to read full report.

Without New Federal Money, California Child Care Providers Brace For Pay Cuts

California home-based child care providers – who already often make less than minimum wage – are bracing for lower reimbursement from the state.

In normal times, low-income families in California paid for child care through a combination of state subsidies and an out-of-pocket rate called a family fee, which is based on their income relative to the size of their family.

When the pandemic hit, the state waived these fees for families – both those who needed in-person child care and those who chose to keep their kids home or lost their jobs – and continued to pay providers the fee.

Starting Oct. 1, if kids aren’t coming to child care in person, the state will no longer reimburse the family fee for providers unless there’s additional federal funding. (All the nitty gritty details are in Senate Bill 820, which you can read in full here.) The providers will only receive the state subsidy -- which is not enough, they say, to cover rising operating costs.

Click here to read full article.

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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 Chair

Gina Fromer

Children's Council of San Francisco

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.

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

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ELCD/CDE, DSS & CCLD Updates

September 24, 2020

Management Bulletin 20-18: Reopening and Reimbursement Requirements for Direct Service Contractors

September 21, 2020

Management Bulletin 20-15A: Reimbursement and Data Collection Requirements for Alternative Payment Programs and Providers

September 11, 2020

Management Bulletin 20-17: Requirements for Distance Learning Plans, Program Quality, and Distance Learning Services for Direct Service Contractors

September 10, 2020

Management Bulletin 20-16: Continued Funding Application Fiscal Year 2021–22

Job Openings

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Please email us your posting!

-Child Care Coordinator – (Resource & Referral Department)

-Child Care Subsidy Coordinator – (Client Services / Case Management Department)

Child Action, Inc. Sacramento

-APP Case Specialist

Teacher – Part-Time or Full-time

Davis Street Family Resource Center, Alameda County

-Family Services Specialist

- Family Navigator II, Help Me Grow Call Center

Solano Family and Children's Services

-Child Care Intake Specialist

-Child Care Case Manager

-Bilingual Resource & Referral Specialist

Changing Tides Family Services

Visit the employment page on their website to fill out an application

-Area Manager

-ECE/CDTeacher- Preschool

Colusa County Office of Education

-Teacher Assistant (Part Time)

-Teacher (Full Time and Part Time)

International Institute Los Angeles

Multiple Career Opportunities: Child Care Services Manager, Supervisor and More!

Child Development Resources of Ventura County

Training and Documentation Specialist

NoHo Software

-Special Event Teacher (Hayward & Southern Alameda County) (Part-time)

4Cs of Alameda County

Child Care Subsidy Coordinator

The Resource Connection

Field Happenings

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Of Interest

The Truth About President Trump’s Track Record on Child Care

CSU Chancellor announces 23 campuses to remain virtual for spring term

Coronavirus stimulus: States are running out of unemployment benefits ordered by President Trump

COVID-19 Has Nearly Destroyed the Childcare Industry—and It Might Be Too Late to Save It

Child care crisis pushes US mothers out of the labor force

Researchers Warn Nearly Half Of U.S. Child Care Centers Could Be Lost To Pandemic

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