"Children Learning, Parents Earning, Communities Growing"
March 8, 2021 | Issue #10
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WHAT HAPPENED THIS WEEKEND? SENATE PASSED BIDEN'S $1.9 TRILLION COVID RELIEF BILL
SEE FEDERAL NEWS FOR MORE DETAILS
2021-22 State Budget Updates

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

Tomorrow at 2:00 pm, the ASM Budget Subcommittee 2 will have a hearing on early childhood and the governor's budget proposals.
Click here to review the agenda. If you would like to provide public testimony at the end of the agenda, call 877-692-8957, Access Code: 131 54 37, then 10 to be placed in the que. Limit input to no more than one minute. Click here to read CAPPA's letter to the committee.

Remarks from CAPPA's CEO in reference to the agenda: In review of the agenda, it is concerning that there is still so much attention placed on the Master Plan for Early Learning and Care. How many commissions, workgroups, studies and input do decision makers need that ultimately lead to the same conclusions? California's child care and early learning system needs money. Talking about requiring providers to secure more training and experience is concerning when the providers being referenced make between $3.00 to $9.00 per hour. There is so clearly a disconnect of those crafting the Master Plan from those who live in the trenches every single day.

California's child care system is on life-support. Before there is talk of expanding anything, or requiring more of our providers there must be real on-going funding put into the system that allows working families access to child care in California's 24 hour/7 days per week economy.

Where to start? Start with meaningful investments. 100,000 voucher slots for working families to access. Family child care rates that value the contributions of this workforce and the recognition that they are the glue keeping the economy going. Technology that allows families and providers to use their smart phones to communicate and check their children in and out every day.

For a state as awesome as California, it simply is unacceptable that working moms and dads with children under the age of three trying to support their families are simply being left out of conversations.

We can do better.

The 2021-22 Budget: Child Care Proposals to read LAO review of the Child Care Proposals.

Immediately below, is a snapshot of the cuts to child care voucher slots the governor proposed in his January 2021-22 proposal. When you read the agreement following the snapshot, the 8,000 additional one-time slots are added to the 63,185 number.

Area noted in the agenda:
  • Without Ongoing Funding, Temporary Slots Will Lead to Disenrollment Down the Line. During the pandemic, the Legislature has prioritized using one-time funds to provide temporary slots for essential workers. The Legislature may want to consider providing similar funding with the additional CCDBG funding to continue to provide subsidized child care for families. Without ongoing funding, however, families receiving temporary slots will eventually be disenrolled. Providing additional one-time funding for slots creates additional cost pressure to create ongoing slots that allow families to continue receiving child care. Although the temporary slots are intended to address temporary increases in the need for care, we would note that demand for subsidized child care from low-income families has exceeded state funding for decades. As a result, we do not expect that demand for slots will decrease notably when the pandemic is over. 
Upcoming Budget Hearings of Interest - Click here to view updates

  • March 10 @ 2:00pm - ASM Budget Subcommittee 2 - Child Care and Early Education Add to Calendar
  • March 16 @ 9:00am - ASM Budget Subcommittee 2 TK-12 - Add to Calendar
Legislation Updates & Bill of the Week

To date, 2514 bills have been introduced. Of the 2514, 1656 are Assembly Bills (ABs) and 858 Senate Bills (SBs).

Adrin Nazarian AB 996 – School breakfast and morning snacks: nonschoolaged children
Child hunger is a growing problem that impacts underserved communities all over California. Research shows that children experiencing chronic hunger underperform in school, face more instances of disciplinary action, and thus participate in fewer extra-curricular activities. The long term effects of hunger on a child's development can not be understated: Hungry children do not develop as well as children who need not worry about their next meal. The importance of addressing poverty stressors such as child hunger at the earliest stages will be crucial in ensuring a new generation of developmentally healthy and productive members of society. Undoubtedly, this effort should begin with our very youngest.

In California, thousands of schools participate in the Federal School Breakfast Program to provide free or subsidized meals to their students. Throughout the pandemic, a federal waiver for this program has allowed parents to pick up meals to bring home to their children, including meals for the young nonschoolaged siblings of students. AB 996 will ensure that these toddlers continue receiving a snack or meal when their siblings return to in-person instruction.

Currently, rules guiding the implementation of the Federal Child and Adult Care Food Program outline no prohibition on serving food to toddler siblings at school sites. This bill would expand access to meals by providing additional state guidelines on how schools could maximize federal food programs and serve additional children in need. Full Fact Sheet (2 Pages)
Adrin Nazarian was elected in November 2012 to represent California’s 46th Assembly District, which includes the Hollywood Hills, Lake Balboa, North Hills, North Hollywood, Panorama City, Sherman Oaks, Studio City, Toluca Lake, Valley Glen, Universal City, Van Nuys, and Valley Village.
Since his election, Adrin has passionately advocated for increased mass transit in the San Fernando Valley, smarter management of vital water resources through infrastructure improvements, protecting and expanding the film industry, and much-needed earthquake preparedness. He chairs the Aging and Long-Term Care Committee and sits on Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism, and Internet Media, Health, Rules, Budget Subcommittee No. 4 on State Administration and Transportation. Click here to read full bio.
Other bills of interest to the field:
NOTE: If there is a piece of legislation that you would like to highlight, email here. Remember the distribution of this update is roughly 6,200.
Legislative Hearings of Interest

Monday, March 08, 2021 SEN - LABOR, PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AND RETIREMENT
John L. Burton Hearing Room (4203) Add to Calendar


Wednesday, March 10, 2021 SEN - EDUCATION  Add to Calendar
LEYVA, Chair 9 a.m. - John L. Burton Hearing Room (4203)

  • SB 330 (Durazo) California Community Colleges: affordable housing.  
  • SB 246 (Leyva) Early childhood education: reimbursement rates.
  • SB 228 (Leyva) Public postsecondary education: support services for foster youth: Cooperating Agencies Foster Youth Educational Support Program.
  • SB 22 (Glazer) Education finance: school facilities: Public Preschool, K–12, and College Health and Safety Bond Act of 2022.  
  • SB 20 (Dodd) Student nutrition: eligibility for CalFresh benefits.

Wednesday, March 17, 2021 SEN - EDUCATION Add to Calendar
LEYVA, Chair 9 a.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.

To see upcoming legislative deadlines click here.
Tweets of the Week
Federal News
Senate passes Biden's $1.9 trillion Covid relief plan after all-night votes
CNN

The Senate passed President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion Covid relief plan on Saturday, after an all-night "vote-a-rama" and a 12-hour struggle to get one Democrat to support the party's plan on a critical issue.

The vote was 50 to 49 on a party-line vote. The House will vote Tuesday on the bill to approve changes made in the Senate, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announced, and then it will go to Biden to be signed into law. Click here to read more.

House passes $1.9 trillion COVID-Relief Package 

On February 26, 2021, the US House of Representatives passed a $1.9 trillion COVID-relief package, including a historic investment in child care funding that answered our calls for at least $50 billion in dedicated funding for child care. The legislation is modeled off the Biden-Harris American Rescue Plan, which includes $25 billion for child care stabilization and $15 billion for CCDBG. 
 
We need folks to keep the drum beat up with specific outreach to their Senators to get this COVID-relief package, with its historic investment in child care, across the finish line. It’s important that Senators know that we can make history with an unprecedented investment in the foundation of our economy and the workforce behind the workforce. Here’s a link to NWLC's toolkit for ways you can take action.  
 
CLASP: State-by-State Analysis of Potential Child Care Relief Funding  

CLASP has new estimates of how much child care relief funding each state, DC, and Puerto Rico would receive if the House-passed American Rescue Plan of 2021 were signed into law. The estimates include the $15B in expanded child care assistance and the $24B in child care stabilization funding. Easy-to-share tweet here. 

This legislation, modeled on President Biden’s ambitious American Rescue Plan, would build on previous relief packages to deliver a total of more than $50B in direct child care relief spending. While this has been a long time coming—and it’s not law yet—we are so grateful to work beside all of you to make it a reality—and to build towards a stronger, and more equitable system. Please see CLASP’s release on the overall bill here, along with a tweet thread. 

CAP: Building an Economy That Supports All Children Requires Raising the Minimum Wage 

In light of the parliamentarian’s decision about the minimum wage, it's important we continue to make the case for increasing the minimum wage as a crucial component of an equitable economic recovery. CAP has released an article, Building an Economy That Supports All Children Requires Raising the Minimum Wage, that details how raising the minimum wage would benefit low-wage workers and children.  
 
There are at least 11 million children living in poverty in the U.S. today -- a crisis that persisted long before the economic fallout caused by COVID-19. Given that more than a quarter of all workers who would benefit from a boost to the minimum wage have children, passing the Raise the Wage Act would be a critical step toward tackling this shameful problem.  
 
Quick takeaways: 
Fifteen million children live in households with a worker making under $15 an hour. 
Household incomes for children in all 50 states will see a boost if the Raise the Wage Act is passed.  
Note: You’ll also find a helpful breakdown of these numbers by state in the column. 
  • There are 21 states in the country that have seen no state-level minimum wage increases and collectively are home to 7 million children living with a worker making less than $15 an hour.    
  • Half of all children living in households with a worker making under $15 an hour are Black or Latinx. 
  • Increases in the minimum wage are associated with better outcomes for children's health and well-being. 

Click here to find and contact your representative in congress.
California Today: Cities Turn to Washington to Close Pandemic Budget Gaps
NY Times

After months of begging and cajoling, California’s cities are poised to get billions of dollars from Washington to help them cope with falling tax revenues and the ongoing costs of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Senate began debate Thursday on the $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill, which has already passed the House. State and local governments are slated to get about $350 billion of those funds, with about $42 billion headed to California.

California cities would get around $8 billion, and counties would get about the same, according to a spreadsheet released with the House version of the bill.

Republicans have objected to the money directed at state and local governments, arguing that it amounts to an unnecessary bailout. And researchers say that many states have brought in surprisingly high tax revenue despite the pandemic.

That’s true in California, where the state projects a budget surplus of $15 billion, in large part because of income taxes on the wages and capital gains of top earners, who have been able to keep working from home and have cashed in on the booming stock market.

Click here to read full article.
Most reviewed federal bills:

1.H.R.127 [117th] Sabika Sheikh Firearm Licensing and Registration Act
2.H.R.5 [116th] Equality Act3.H.R.5 [117th]Equality Act
4.H.R.1 [117th] For the People Act of 2021
5.H.R.1319 [117th] American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
6.H.R.748 [116th] CARES Act
7.H.Res.57 [117th] Impeaching Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States, for abuse of power by enabling bribery and other high crimes and misdemeanors.
8.H.R.803 [117th] Colorado Wilderness Act of 2021
9.S.394 [116th] Presidential Transition Enhancement Act of 2019
10.H.R.5717 [116th] Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2020

Click here to find and contact your representative in congress.
Meeting Announcement: Early Childhood Policy Council
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 Information & Updates
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.
Hazardous Pay and Stipends for Employees funded with Early Learning and Care Contracts

Attention: Executive Directors and Program Directors of Early Learning and Care Programs
Early Learning and Care contract funding terms and conditions require that all contractors adhere to all State and Federal Regulations. Federal Regulations require stipends to be a pre-approved expenditure. Given that pre-approval was not authorized, the contractors should not issue stipends to employees utilizing CDE contract funds. However, contractors may issue hazardous pay to employees, consistent with 2 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 200.430, if they have the funding to do so. Please note that hazardous pay applies to those directly employed by the contracting agency and does not apply to providers.
Federal Regulation 2 CFR 200.430 and subsequent guidance provided throughout the COVID-19 pandemic supports compensation and extra pay so long as the agency ensures that the compensation:
  • Is reasonable for the services rendered
  • Is paid pursuant to an agreement entered into in good faith between the agency and the employee
  • Conform to established written policies and procedures of the agency
  • Is consistent applied to both federal and non-federal activities
Contractors may develop written policies and procedures that include the beginning of the pandemic, if necessary, in order to comply with these regulations and issue hazard pay. As stated in the fourth bullet above, contractors cannot differentiate between the funding source of each employee for the purpose of determining hazardous pay for each employee. Meaning, if a contractor has two employees with substantially similar duties, and the employees are funded by two different income sources, the two employees must receive similar hazardous pay, regardless of the availability of funds within each income source. 
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.
Partner Updates
This third, 2020 edition of the Index continues to track state policies in essential areas like workforce qualifications, work environments, and compensation. The report provides updated policy recommendations and spotlights state responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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 Economic Vitality Corporation, First 5 San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo Child Care Planning Council and CAPSLO Child Care Resource Connection had a community collection drive to gather resources for child care programs.
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!        
Apply for PPP Before March 10: Help for Family- and Center-Based Child Care Businesses With Fewer Than 20 Employees
Office of Child Care
Administration for Children and Families

 
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is a forgivable loan program to help very small businesses, such as child care programs, with much needed financial support during these unprecedented times. From February 24 to March 10, 2021, only businesses with fewer than 20 employees can apply for a PPP loan. This exclusive application period allows participating lenders to focus on serving very small businesses, such as family child care (FCC) educators and early care and education (ECE) programs.
 
The Biden-Harris Administration statement issued on February 22, 2021, provides details on changes to PPP to increase lending opportunities for small businesses to further promote equitable access to relief. The statement includes information on the exclusive application period for PPP to help very small businesses, such as FCC educators and ECE programs. Here’s a link to the statement for more details: Changes to PPP To Further Promote Equitable Access to Relief.
 
For more information about PPP and other financial business supports, please visit the Office of Child Care’s (OCC) webpage: Early Care and Education Providers: Taking Advantage of the New Small Business Administration Loan and Grant Programs, which includes the following information:
 
Two national webinar videos to help you understand and access PPP—one video for FCC educators and one video for ECE programs. Several resources for small businesses to help FCC educators and ECE programs learn more about PPP and navigate the challenges created by the pandemic.

Several resources for small businesses to help FCC educators and ECE programs learn more about PPP and navigate the challenges created by the pandemic.
 
Applications for the Paycheck Protection Program are due no later than March 31, 2021, for all businesses, but program funding may run out before then.
Interesting Reads
California Dreaming: How the pandemic is giving the Golden State a chance to reimagine the future of child care

By: Leslie Lopez, ABC7
California has led the way in paid leave policies, including bonding time for adopted and foster children. The state also has a robust child care system in place.

However, the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the limitations and disparities of that child care system, which has opened the door to explore new policies and possibilities for creative solutions to provide work/home balance.

One of the lawmakers leading the charge to find these solutions is State Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, a Bay Area Democrat who found herself on the assembly floor last year with her newborn baby in arms pushing for, among other things, child care reform. The image of Wicks and her baby at the state capitol in Sacramento quickly went viral.

"When we talk about paid leave policies and early childhood care policies here in California, I think we need to reimagine how we support working families," said Wicks. "This is our future. It requires dreaming bigger, but that's what we do here in California."

KABC-TV meteorologist Leslie Lopez also experienced a moment that went viral after her baby unexpectedly walked in on her live weather report from home.

"When Nolan showed up on my green screen and the moment went viral, I heard from so many different parents saying 'Yes, that's the moment right there that we're dealing with working from home,'" said Lopez. "But what also happened was it kind of kick-started a conversation about 'Why can't this be the new normal?' The problem is equity. It's not inclusive."

"I believe that the folks who designed our child care system and a lot of our public assistance programs were well-intentioned," said Mary Ignatius, statewide organizer at Parent Voices, a non-profit that advocates and assists working parents. "However, when you don't have the families who have the greatest barriers and the greatest obstacles at the table helping you understand and create a system that is going to be inclusive of them, then you're going to design systems that essentially leave them out."

"We see the achievement gap issues amongst race start at a very young age," said Assemblymember Wicks. "That's in part because we don't have these policies that help working families. And if we in California want to continue to be a state that leads the nation and leads the world, we need to support our little ones."
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.
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Best Practices
CAPPA has been working on Best Practices and policies to support you during this challenging time.
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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
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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