"Children Learning, Parents Earning, Communities Growing"
March 15, 2021 | Issue #11
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Children aren't born as three year old's

Why is it that children from birth to three as well as the child care providers that nurture and educate them them continue to be left behind in any meaningful conversations? Why is it that the real needs of families to access child care outside of a three to five hour part day preschool or kindergarten hours continue to be ignored? Why is it that brain development beginning before birth to three is ignored when it comes time to infuse one-time and ongoing dollars? Why is it that the real working needs of families aren't considered as part of the conversation?

CAPPA continues to be concerned that the above questions are not being answered. And you too should be concerned. If you would like to share your opinion on these questions or raise some more for the field to consider, email them to CAPPA.
Below is response from Dr. Michael Olenick to an op-ed published in Thursday’s edition of the Los Angeles Times focused on the issue of quality preschool for California children and the state’s newly released Master Plan. The opinion piece by David Kirp is titled California’s kids need quality preschool. A new master plan can make it happen. After reading the piece, I was compelled to call out the lack of consideration in both Kirp’s article and the state’s Master Plan for diverse child care options, especially for the youngest children. Below is his formal response:

In today’s edition of the Los Angeles Times, David Kirp wonders why California is ranked 14th in terms of preschool accessibility. He states that California’s pre-kindergartens enroll only a third of 3- and 4-year-olds living in poverty. And, that fewer than a sixth of eligible infants and toddlers receive subsidized care. The solution to these problems as he suggests, though, is not in California’s Master Plan for Early Learning and Care. The master plan, while it is a step in the right direction, fails to address, among other things, the absence of care options for infants and toddlers.
No parent should have to choose between going to work and finding affordable and accessible child care for their children. California’s master plan for early care and education has surprisingly little detail on how to address the needs of child care for all children, specifically infants and toddlers. During the pandemic almost all schools closed while family child care providers risked their lives staying open serving essential working families.
Providing opportunities to find child care that keeps parents working means providing options that are flexible and convenient for families and that meet their individual needs. Overnight grocery store workers will need a different schedule than office workers or retail store clerks – none of these schedules that include nights, weekends and 10 hour work days align with the typical ‘K-12 school’ day. Family work schedules in California are just as diverse as our population and we have to do better to keep parents working. What solutions does the plan offer for varied schedules? None.
When brain development is at its most rapid, a healthy and age appropriate child care environment can contribute to positive social, emotional and physical development for our community’s children. When kids have trusted caregivers in their lives, they have infinitely more chances to succeed as productive, healthy adults. The master plan and David Kirp fail to address these issues.
CCRC staff and I are committed to supporting child care providers and speaking out about the hardships they face every day, especially during a pandemic. The op-ed failed to recognize the sacrifices providers make, the child care options families deserve, and the quality care young children need. 
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.

Released last week was a 575 page Trailer Bill Language (TBL) detailing the move of California Department of Education child care and early learning programs to the California Department of Social Services. Much of the language is updating the Education Code, Welfare and Institutions Code, and the Government Code. However, there are some changes being proposed. Please make sure to review the document in its entirety.

For alternative payment programs there are 196 references, deletions and proposed changes. For resource and referral agencies there are 130 references; family child care homes 111, Head Start 35 and parental choice referenced 28 times.

CAPPA will be reviewing all pages. If you have input that you would like to share, email to 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.
Upcoming Budget Hearings of Interest - Click here to view updates

Legislation Updates & Bill of the Week

To date, 2531 bills have been introduced. Of the 2514, 1666 are Assembly Bills (ABs) and 865 Senate Bills (SBs).

Monique Limón 50 – Early learning and care: California Early Learning and Care Program.
SB 50 seeks to create a more streamlined, mixed-delivery 0-5 early learning and care system to better serve children, families, and providers. Additionally, the bill will ensure California can serve more infants and toddlers with quality early learning and care in both family child care homes and centers, and will make it easier for families to enroll in subsidized child care and preschool.

Specifically, this bill would open up the State Preschool Program (CSPP) to serve children 0-5, removing the existing barriers between child care and preschool contracts, allowing providers to transfer funds between contracts and adjust their services to better meet the needs of families and improve continuity of care for children. This bill will enable family child care providers to serve young children in the CSPP program. Additionally, this change provides more early learning and care options for families and improves the livelihood of family child care providers. Full fact sheet.
Senator Monique Limón was elected to the Senate in November 2020 and represents the 19th Senate district that includes all of Santa Barbara County and over half of Ventura County. Born and raised in the 19th district, Monique has worked continuously to serve her community as an educator, leader, and an advocate for causes advancing the quality of life in her community.
Before the State Senate, Monique served as the Assemblymember for District 37th. Serving four years in the State Assembly, Monique Chaired the Banking and Finance Committee and was the Vice-Chair of the Legislative Women’s Caucus. For Monique, education has always been a priority. A UC Berkeley graduate with a Masters degree from Columbia University, Monique served two terms on the Santa Barbara Unified School Board and as Assistant Director for the McNair Scholars Program at the University of California, Santa Barbara prior to serving in the Senate. 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

Wednesday, March 17, 2021 SEN - EDUCATION Add to Calendar
LEYVA, Chair 9 a.m. - John L. Burton Hearing Room (4203)

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)
  • AB 99 (Irwin) Statewide longitudinal data system: California Cradle-to-Career Data System: governance and support
  • AB 367 (Garcia) Menstrual products.  

Tuesday, March 23, 2021 SEN - HUMAN SERVICES Add to Calendar
HURTADO, Chair 1:30 p.m. - John L. Burton Hearing Room (4203)

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 find your California Representative click here.
  • To find and contact your representative in congress click here.
Tweets of the Week
Federal News
‘Revolutionary’ federal stimulus bill could cut California child poverty by half
CalMatters

As President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion virus relief package heads to the Oval Office for his signature, the mammoth spending bill has the potential to reduce child poverty in the Golden State by half.

That would be a turning point for a state that is an economic powerhouse vexed by the highest poverty rate in the nation when accounting for the cost of living. 

Economists and progressives are hailing as “revolutionary” a provision to send periodic cash to most families with children through a one-year expansion of the existing child tax credit. When combined with the state’s new stimulus aid, the payments could lift millions of Californians out of poverty this year, particularly immigrant households that have borne the brunt of the pandemic’s health and economic effects. Click here to read more.
What the federal stimulus bill means to California's child care sector
EdSource

President Joe Biden’s child care relief bill, part of the sweeping $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan that the president signed into law Thursday, may not end the growing child care crisis, but it will throw a much-needed lifeline to a field on the brink of collapse, early childhood advocates say.

“Our early educator community has been desperately underfunded for decades. Even before the pandemic, most child care providers — particularly those in communities of color — lived below the poverty level, relying on government support and social service programs like Medicaid and food stamps to meet their family’s basic needs. Those inequalities have been magnified during COVID-19,” said Gina Fromer, CEO of Children’s Council of San Francisco, a resource and referral agency.

“The passage of the Biden stimulus plan is a significant investment in our early education community, and one that we are grateful for. These funds will go a long way to helping many child care providers survive the current crisis.” Click here to read more.
House passes $1.9 trillion COVID-Relief Package 

Last week, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan into law. The American Rescue Plan is a massive victory for women, especially women of color, who have been the most impacted by the pandemic. The plan includes $25B for child care stabilization, $15 billion for the Child Care Development Block Grant (CCDBG), and $3.55B in the Child Care Entitlement to States (CCES).  

The American Rescue Plan also temporarily expands the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC). Most importantly, it makes the credit refundable for one year so that families with low and moderate incomes can benefit. The expanded CDCTC is worth a maximum of $4,000 for one child or dependent, and $8,000 for two or more children or dependents for tax year 2021. Families with incomes above $500,000 will not be eligible for the credit. The American Rescue Plan also temporarily expands the Child Tax Credit, increasing the amount of the credit to $3,000 per child ($3,600 for children under age 6), making it fully refundable for families with very low incomes, and partially payable in advance. In addition, the American Rescue Plan expands the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) for workers not claiming children for one year as well. 
 
Child Care and Early Learning Recovery Letter Sign On  

NWLC, CLASP, Zero to Three, MomsRising, Child Care Aware, the National Black Child Development Institute, AFT, and the Women's Economic Justice practice at The Century Foundation are inviting orgs to sign onto a letter to the Administration thanking them for their leadership to secure the more than $50 billion total in child care relief, and laying out what's needed to build back better in the recovery/infrastructure bill.
 
How States are Making Care Less Taxing in Year 2020 

The NWLC has released a blog that explains state Child and Dependent tax provisions that families can claim on tax returns filed this year. The blog explains that most states have some kind of child and dependent tax provision that can help make child care more affordable for families.  
 
New America: Reimagining Child Care and Early Education 

New America is hosting an event to examine why reimagining and investing in early care and education must be a national priority now and explore how to make it a reality for all children. Event speakers include John B. King Jr. who served as Secretary of Education and Cecilia Muñoz who served as Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council under President Obama. The panel discussions will center on reimagining in two big areas: 1) equity and the whole child and 2) connecting and aligning systems to better support children and families. RSVP: https://www.newamerica.org/education-policy/events/reimagining-early-care-and-education/

Click here to find and contact your representative in congress.
Most reviewed federal bills:

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.127 [117th]Sabika Sheikh Firearm Licensing and Registration Act
4.H.R.5 [117th]Equality Act
5.H.R.5 [116th]Equality Act
6.H.R.7120 [116th]George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
7.H.R.1 [116th]For the People Act of 2019
8.H.R.1280 [117th]George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021
9.H.R.748 [116th]CARES Act
10.H.R.8 [116th]Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019

Click here to find and contact your representative in congress.
Meeting Announcement: Early Childhood Policy Council- THIS WEEK
Please join us for a special session of the Early Childhood Policy Council.
Wednesday, March 17, 2021
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. PST
 
For those who would like to participate:

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
 
Meeting materials:
A meeting agenda will be posted 10 days prior to the meeting at: https://www.chhs.ca.gov/home/committees/early-childhood-policy-council/

Reasonable accommodations:
We ask that any person who wishes to receive meeting materials in an alternative format, which would enable that person to participate at the meeting, please contact Chelsea Rau at Chelsea.Rau@chhs.ca.gov at least five business days prior to the meeting for this request.
CDE/DSS Information & Updates
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.
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.
Assembly Bill 82 Implementation and Paying Providers with Variable Schedule Enrollments Based on Certified Need  

This email serves to provide information to contractors on (1) the recently passed Assembly Bill (AB) 82 (Chapter 6, Statues of 2021), which appropriates $402 million for COVID-19 response, and (2) interim guidance on continuing to pay voucher-based providers with variable schedule enrollments based on the family’s certified need for services.
Background
The federal government has awarded California $964,324,483 in additional Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) funds, which were appropriated through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA). The purpose of this funding is to address the needs of families and childcare providers within the early learning and care system, including State Preschool programs, resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. On February 23, 2021, the Governor signed AB 82, which authorized $402 million of CRRSA funds to support subsidized childcare and State Preschool providers. These funds are specifically allocated for the following purposes:
- $244 million for one-time flat-rate stipends
- Reimbursement to providers for additional non-operational days for closures related to COVID-19, for certain contracts (as specified below)
- $76 million to extend Emergency Childcare through June 30, 2022.
- $80 million to enroll additional children in Emergency Childcare through June 30, 2022

Additionally, the California Department of Education (CDE) has worked with the Administration and the State Legislature on the issue of continuing reimbursements to providers at the maximum certified hours of care, regardless of a child’s attendance, for all children enrolled, including those that are certified with a variable schedule. An agreement was made by these parties to continue paying providers at the maximum certified hours of care, regardless of attendance, and interim guidance is below.
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
 
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 Rainbow Action Network and Community Resources for Children in Napa held their 2nd Annual Jazz & Friends Community Reading (Virtual). They read "It’s Okay to be Different" by Todd Parr in both English and Spanish. After the book, they had a brief discussion and walked children through a related craft activity.
Take-home activity packets were provided by Community Resources for Children.
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!        
Partner Resources
The Tribal Child Care Association of California hosted a Roundtable Meeting last Thursday. Agenda can be viewed here.

Also, check out their quarterly newsletter Here.
Interesting Reads
Biden's newly signed rescue plan will help get parents back to work — by supporting child care

By: Martha C. White, NBC News
Much of the concern about women’s waning labor force participation during the pandemic has been focused on the burden borne by mothers forced to choose between work and the supervision and education of their young children. Far less attention has been oriented towards the companies and workers within the industry itself, until now.
Advocates were cheered by the passage of the $1.9 trillion Covid-relief bill, signed by President Joe Biden on Thursday afternoon. The plan includes measures both specifically targeted to support the child care industry as well as to bolster the resources available to parents for child care.
“The child care sector has lost a significant number of jobs, making it difficult for women to return to work and care,” said C. Nicole Mason, president and CEO of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research.
Roughly 17 percent of child care workers have lost their job since the start of the pandemic, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and this burden falls to a huge extent on women. According to a report by the National Women’s Law Center, women comprise 95 percent of the child care workforce in the U.S. Roughly four in 10 of those are either Latina or Black; 17 percent are immigrants.
Our March Monday Morning Update Sponsor: Controltec
For over 25 years Controltec has been the industry leader in providing subsidy management software solutions for childcare agencies. In California and across the nation, KinderTrack4 has been the solution for programs to streamline processes, eliminate fraud and stay state compliant. 
 
Developed and maintained in California, KinderTrack4 is an easy to use, completely web and browser-based system that will keep your program CDE compliant. Looking for real-time attendance tracking? You can now add, KinderConnect, a portal for providers to manage attendance online. Save hundreds of dollars in printing and postal fees, eliminate paperwork and improve communications between childcare providers and agency staff. 
 
KinderSign and KinderSmart is now available to collect attendance using a tablet; parents can even use their smart phones for check in and out. Now is the time to consider upgrading to KinderTrack and eliminate the paperwork and add a ‘touchless’ check in process.
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!
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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
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
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