"Children Learning, Parents Earning, Communities Growing"
May 10, 2021 | Issue #19
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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. 
Supporting a conversation on AB 22 and Transitional Kindergarten (TK)

California may be on the verge of realizing Transitional Kindergarten (TK) for all four-year-old's statewide. The legislative vehicle to do this is Assembly Bill 22 by Assemblymember Kevin McCarty.

There are many organizations, businesses and individuals on both sides of the issue, in support and in opposition as well as many who have yet to take a position. Additionally, there is a lot of varying information about what the bill actually proposes, positive projected outcomes as well as unintended consequences.

To help all of us become better informed on the perspectives and questions swirling around AB 22, CAPPA will provide space in the weekly newsletter and on our homepage until the end of this legislative year to host input. Outreach was done to the author's office, sponsors, supporters, those with concerns and those in opposition. Hosted input will include information from Assemblymember McCarty, letters of support, letters of opposition, questions and answers. If you would like to share information or provide an editorial, please email CAPPA.


Support - (No input was received)

Oppose or Concern -

Unanswered Questions:
  1. Under TK, four year old's would have free "instruction" during a school day but only if provided on school grounds. For subsidized families with a four year old, if they choose another program, not TK, would that program be "free" for the family?
  2. Does the funding of the TK expansion take monies out of the General Fund earmarked for child care and move those monies into Proposition 98?
  3. For California State Preschool Programs that provide full-day, full-year supports that meet the needs of working families full-day, full-year, this part-year TK program could result in the closure of many. Has there been any thought of pursuing TK expansion via public and private partnerships?
  4. For subsidized families, parental choice drives the decision of where child care and early learning will be secured. For some populations, such as our migrant families, the care needed oftentimes begins at 4:00 AM. For some families, getting a child to and from a school is at least a 45 minute bus ride each way. How would these families be supported with access to a TK program?
  5. Has there been any concern that the creation of a TK program will create a bigger inequity divide between subsidized versus unsubsidized families; between meeting the needs of working families with traditional hours and those with after hour and weekend needs?
  6. How can subsidized families be held harmless when this proposal reduces their access to 250 days of 6.5-10.5 hours of CSPP care and supplant it with “TK” at only 175 days a year with equivalence to a minimum school day (6 hours or less)?

If you have information to share as part of next week's posting, email to CAPPA. If you have information to share with Assemblymember McCarty, click here.
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.
Special Mother's Day Message from Governor Newsom and First Partner

Details have yet to be released.

However, by this Friday, May 14, the Governor will be releasing the 2021-22 May Revision.

  • Assembly proposing 1,000,000 new slots
  • Senate proposing 200,000
Coalition Sign On Opportunity

Currently, AB 865 is pending on the Assembly Appropriations suspense file. If you would like to join the over 40 organizations who have signed on, email CAPPA. To see a list of signatories click here. This bill is a top priority of the Legislative Women's Caucus.
2021-22 State Budget Updates

The deadline for Governor Newsom to release his May Revision is Friday May 14.

The following documents noting budget priorities have been released:



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.
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.
Bill of the Week

To date, 2656 bills have been introduced. Of the 2656, 1743 are Assembly Bills (ABs) and 913 Senate Bills (SBs).
Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo - AB 1179 Back up Child Care

AB 1179 would require an employer with 1,000 or more employees, including the state and a local government, to provide an eligible employee with up to 60 hours of paid backup childcare benefits.

To read full fact sheet click here.
Wendy Carrillo was elected to serve in the California State Assembly in December 2017. She represents the 51st  Assembly District which is home to close to 500,000 residents in the City of Los Angeles, unincorporated East Los Angeles and includes some of the most historic and iconic communities in the city. Prior to being elected to office, Assemblywoman Carrillo was a broadcast journalist for twelve years covering human rights, global conflict and US politics. To read full bio click here.
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.
Upcoming Hearings for bills of interest

Monday May 10, 2021 SEN - APPROPRIATIONS Add to Calendar
Portantino, Chair 10:00am - John L. Burton Hearing Room (4203)

Wednesday May 12, 2021 ASM - APPROPRIATIONS Add to Calendar
Gonzalez, Chair 9:00am - State Capitol, Assembly Chamber
Tweets of the Week
Provider Updates
New Child Care Providers United Website
Child Care Providers United (CCPU) created a new website, Child Care For All.
Federal News
GOOD Magazine

1. How can these funds help parents get back into the workforce?

Schools and child care centers shut their doors nearly overnight in early 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic upended daily life, disrupting the work-family balance for households with children.

Mothers have historically shouldered most of the child caregiving, and the increased scale of these responsibilities during the pandemic was no different. Not surprisingly, women – especially those with young children – left the workforce by the millions.

As many Americans return to their physical workplaces, more of the estimated one-third of the American workforce – 50 million people – with children under 14 will will likely need child care. To read more click here.
NWLC is pleased to share a new campaign from, We Are the Backbone: Faces of a Child Care Nation. Child care workers have always been essential to our everyday lives. But for too long, these providers, disproportionately Black and brown women, have kept the country running without getting the recognition, or pay, they deserve.  
 
Raising Revenues to Fund Our Shared Priorities 
As we advocate for the historic public investments in child care that have been proposed, NWLC wanted to share some top-line messages around how to raise revenues in a progressive way to fund our shared priorities.  
  • Everyone benefits from accessible, affordable, high-quality child care: women, children, employers, and the economy as a whole. Making robust investments would have significant long-term benefits for women, families, and the economy. 
  • We have a historic opportunity to build a strong, equitable, sustainable child care system, as part of an equitable economic recovery. 
  • New revenues from progressive sources can help support long-term investments in priorities such as child care. 
  • We can raise revenues in a way that will support our shared priorities and make the tax code more equitable—by taxing corporations and the very rich. 

In other tax news
  • NWLC hosted the webinar What State Child Care Advocates Need to Know About Taxes to explain how the American Rescue Plan expanded and improved four refundable tax credits and to provide resources to help people file their taxes and claim these valuable tax benefits. The webinar also previews tax-related revenue raisers that may be included in upcoming recovery packages. A recording of the webinar can be accessed and downloaded here.  
  • The American Rescue Plan Act and other COVID relief offer important benefits to families during the pandemic. NWLC’s fact sheet can help families find the benefits available this year, including stimulus payments, tax credits, food assistance, health insurance coverage, child care assistance, unemployment benefits, and housing assistance. Please share this resource far and wide with parents, providers, and others who would benefit from more information on how to access the resources in The American Rescue Plan.  
 
Through the Night: Airing on PBS Monday, May 10th  
Through the Night will be on PBS next week, on Monday, May 10th--the day after Mother's Day! Through the Night is a documentary about three working New York mothers whose lives intersect at a 24-hour child care center: a mother working the night shift as an essential worker at a hospital; another holding down three jobs to support her family; and a woman who for over two decades has cared for the children of parents with nowhere else to turn. The film will be available to over 100 million households that evening (times vary by location) and will stream for free for 30 days thereafter. 
 
To celebrate, that night, Through the Night is hosting a Watch Party & National Community Care Circle, to hold a loving and affirming space for child care providers, single mothers, caregivers, and all those who do the work of mothering. In the 30 days thereafter, they are inviting organizations to host discussions as part of a national Care for Caregivers Tour.  All the details for everything are here: https://www.throughthenightfilm.com/care 
 
ZERO TO THREE EVENT: Strolling Thunder 
Following the recent release of the State of Babies Yearbook: 2021, ZERO TO THREE (ZTT) wants to make sure that the national Strolling Thunder event is on your calendar! Once again, families and babies from all 50 states and DC will be meeting with their Members of Congress (virtually!) and calling on them to push babies to the top of their priority lists. Families will be addressing several policy issues, including child care, paid leave, Early Head Start, economic security, infant and early childhood mental health, and child welfare. Go to www.thinkbabies.org/strollingthunder for an interactive map with information on the family advocates from every state. 
Most reviewed federal bills this week:

May 2, 2021
Number in listBill numberBill title
1.H.R.1319 [117th]American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
2.H.R.7120 [116th]George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
3.H.R.1 [117th]For the People Act of 2021
4.S.914 [117th]Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021
5.H.R.127 [117th]Sabika Sheikh Firearm Licensing and Registration Act
6.H.R.5 [117th]Equality Act
7.S.937 [117th]COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act
8.H.R.6 [117th]American Dream and Promise Act of 2021
9.S.Amdt.1456 [117th]S.Amdt.1456 to S.Amdt.1445
10.H.R.842 [117th]Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021

Click here to find and contact your representative in congress.
CDE/DSS Information & Updates
Child Care & Development Transition Contractors Meeting on May 25, 2021, from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm.

Dear Child Care and Development Partners,
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) will host a Child Care & Development Transition Contractors Meeting on May 25, 2021, from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm.
This meeting is intended for organizations whose contracts will be transferring to CDSS as part of the Early Childhood Development Act of 2020. During this call, we will provide you with the most up-to-date details concerning contracts and answer your questions about the transfer. Please register for the event here.
We are also excited to announce the release of our Child Care & Development Transition Frequently Asked Questions and our Transition Key Milestones and Timeline. You can find both documents on the Child Care Transition website.
Thank you for partnering with us throughout this transition. Your input throughout the transition process has contributed to the development of the transition plan, quarterly reports, how we engage our stakeholders, and the overall work behind moving this transition forward. We look forward to continued collaboration and appreciate your participation in these efforts.
In partnership,
Child Care Transition Team
California Department of Social Services
Management Bulletin 21-08: 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 
 
Attention: Executive Directors and Program Administrators of California Alternative Payment Programs (CAPP), and California Migrant Alternative Payment (CMAP) Programs 

Management Bulletin (MB) 21-08 is available at https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/ci/mb2108.asp and rescinds and replaces MB 20-14: Guidance Regarding the Temporary Extension of Emergency Childcare Services, Transition into Ongoing Childcare Services, and Assessment of Family Fees for Essential Workers and At-risk Populations. This MB provides CAPP and CMAP contractors with guidance related to the extension of temporary Emergency Childcare services for families currently enrolled in temporary emergency childcare, enrolling new families in temporary Emergency Childcare, including updated eligibility requirements, transitioning families into ongoing childcare services, and assessment of family fees for Essential Workers and At-risk Populations. 
New Audit Submission Guidance and Quality Checklist
Dear directors of organizations participating in the following programs administered by the California Department of Education (CDE):
• Child Development Programs
• Nutrition Programs

The purpose of this announcement is to notify organizations that participate in the above programs administered by the CDE and their Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) of upcoming audit submission requirement changes.
 
Audit Submission Guidance:
 
• For audits of fiscal year 2019–20, all contractors participating in the above programs and their CPAs should continue to submit their annual audit report to the CDE following the currently established processes as described in the CDE Audit Guide at the following link: https://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/au/pm/.
• For audits of fiscal year 2020–21, updated audit report submission instructions will be provided in August 2021. At that time, detailed instructions will be provided for organizations impacted by the transition of the federal child care programs and Child and Adult Care Food Program from the CDE to the California Department of Social Services.
 
New Quality Review Checklist Requirement for Child Development Contractors
 
• In order to streamline the audit report review process, the CDE developed the attached Quality Review Checklist for FY 2020–21 Child Development Agencies. The checklist is required to be completed by the agency’s CPA and submitted along with the agency’s 2020–21 audit report and is designed to reduce or eliminate the need for follow-up questions that arise as CDE reviews the organization’s audit report submission in accordance with California Code of Regulations, Title 5, Section 18072. CDE will make the checklist available as an appendix in the CDE Audit Guide, online at https://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/au/pm/, and by request at AuditSubmissions@cde.ca.gov.
 
If you have any questions regarding this subject, please contact Laura Langston, Audit Manager, by email at LLangston@cde.ca.gov.
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 Events
Please join Parent Voices for their 25th annual Stand for Children Day held virtually on Wednesday, May 12, 2021 from 3pm-4:30pm! You can watch it on Facebook Live or join the webinar by registering here

Parent leaders have been meeting for weeks to plan the event. The theme is Reclaiming our Future, Children Today, Leaders Tomorrow because the decisions we make today will have an impact for generations to come. We don't have to go back to false choices and pitting the needs of providers against the needs of families. Our future centers the needs of families and providers and will bring healing to BIPOC and low income families who struggled the most during the Pandemic.

Confirmed speakers: video remarks from Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Rep Sara Jacobs (D-San Diego); Senator Nancy Skinner, Asm Eloise Gómez, Director Kim Johnson of the Department of Social Services, Parent Voices leaders and early educators.

Please join Parent Voices and share with your colleagues.
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 Resource Connection, alongside some of their community partners, held a Guided Watercolor and Self-Care Presentation in honor of Child Care Provider Appreciation Day on Friday, May 7th for all family child care providers and preschool center staff.
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
Joe Biden looks to sell child care, education plan with state-specific pitches

WASHINGTON – Only 11.2% of Idaho's 3- and 4-year olds are enrolled in publicly funded preschool, the lowest share in the nation.
The average cost of putting an infant in a child care center in California eats up an average 18% of household income.
And an expanded tax credit for children that President Joe Biden has included in a proposed package of education and safety net programs for families would reduce by more than half the child poverty in Alaska and Oklahoma while Arizona would see a 45% reduction.
Those are some of the statistics in state-specific fact sheets, provided first to USA TODAY, that the administration will use to pitch its trillion-dollar plan focused on child care and education both nationally and to governors, mayors, county leaders and local groups. The Biden administration is looking to shore up support across the country for its families plan, which is expected to face a steep climb in Congress as Republicans decry it as excess government spending.

The White House saw some success in a similar effort earlier this year, when it directly pitched Americans on the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package before passing it without Republican support.

Biden and team hit the road to make pitch for plan
The American Families Plan, as the White House calls it, is the companion to a $2.3 trillion infrastructure and jobs plan also aimed at making major investments that Democrats argue are long overdue. The $1.8 trillion package of spending increases and tax breaks would be offset by tax increases on the wealthiest households.


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May 2021 Featured Agency Highlight
Hively
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 to see an informational highlight from Hively 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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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
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.

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4Cs of Alameda County

Colusa County Office of Education

Child Action, Inc.

Child Care Resource Center

Valley Oak Children's Services, Butte County 

International Institute Los Angeles

Child Care Resource Center (CCRC)

Davis Street Family Resource Center, Alameda County

Solano Family and Children's Services
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