"Children Learning, Parents Earning, Communities Growing"
April 12, 2021 | Issue #15
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Family Child Care Provider Updates

We want to support our family child care and center providers with updates where we can. See below:
  • UPDATED TIMELINE - Stipends for subsidized child care providers - The State Controller's Office (SCO) approved the vouchers from CDE and began their processing of the vouchers at the end of last week. The checks from the SCO to contractors will be put in the mail this week. Once contractors have the check in hand they will then issuing the stipends to the providers that are serving subsidized families. Checks to child care providers should be received by the end of April.
  • National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC) - Delivered a great video last Saturday going over what it in the federal budget to benefit child care. Over 1,200 participated in this exchange.
  • The CDC has released a QUICK GUIDE: HELP PROTECT YOUR FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME FROM COVID-19 
ECPC Appointee Announcement

We would like to share with you some exciting news regarding the Early Childhood Policy Council. Please see the excerpt below taken from the Governor’s Appointee Announcement released earlier this evening. Link to the full announcement can be found here.

Kimberley Johnson, 43, of Sacramento, has been designated Chair of the Early Childhood Policy Council. As Director of the California Department of Social Services, Johnson was appointed to the Council in 2019. Johnson served as Deputy Director of the Family Engagement and Empowerment Division at the California Department of Social Services from 2018 to 2019, Branch Chief of CalWORKS and Child Care from 2017 to 2018 and Branch Chief of Child Care and Refugee Programs from 2015 to 2017. She was Public Policy Director at the California Child Care Resource and Referral Network from 2012 to 2015 and Manager of the Early Childhood Mentor Program at City College of San Francisco from 2009 to 2012, where she was Director of Programs and Training for the Parent Services Project from 2007 to 2010. Johnson was Program Director at the Children’s Network of Solano County from 1999 to 2007. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Johnson is a Democrat.
Coalition Sign On Opportunity

On April 7th, legislation to support our valued family child care providers unanimously passed from ASM Human Services Committee. It will now be heard before the ASM Education Committee. 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

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

The right to recall proposal that was included in AB 1074, was amended into two budget bills last week – AB 84 and SB 93: Bill Text - AB-84 Employment: rehiring and retention: displaced workers. (ca.gov)
 
The budget items will be heard tomorrow morning in budget committee. Click here to read hearing analyses.


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

Below is great information put together by the Child Care Law Center providing more details on federal requirements and funding provided for child care and early learning.

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, 2611 bills have been introduced. Of the 2611, 1716 are Assembly Bills (ABs) and 895 Senate Bills (SBs).
AB 65 Evan Low - California Basic Income Program
AB 65 establishes the California Universal Basic Income (CalUBI) Program, which would provide eligible residents with $1,000 per month in unconditional cash payments in order to provide recipients with a level of basic economic security.

The bill would guarantee universal basic income for adult Californians who make less than 200 percent of per capita median income for their county of residence. According to the author, the bill will help provide the financial security that many need to afford rent, pay their medical bills, and purchase nutritious groceries for their family. This program would be funded by a 1% tax on the portion of an individual’s income that exceeds $2 million. To read full fact sheet click here.
Evan Low represents Silicon Valley in the California State Assembly after District 28 voters first elected him in 2014. At the time, Assemblymember Low was the youngest Asian American legislator ever elected to the Assembly. District 28 includes Campbell, Cupertino, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno, Saratoga, and the areas of West San Jose, Willow Glen, Cambrian, and Almaden Valley in San Jose. 

Assemblymember Low chairs the Business and Professions Committee and also oversees the work of several caucuses. In 2015, he launched the California Legislative Technology & Innovation Caucus, which is a bi-partisan group of Assemblymembers and Senators. The statewide goal is to ensure California remains the global leader in technology and innovation. Assemblymember Low is also Chair of the LGBTQ Caucus and Vice Chair of the Asian & Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus. 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

Thursday April 15, 2021 SEN - GOVERNANCE AND FINANCE Add to Calendar
McGuire, Chair - State Capitol, Room 3191

Thursday April 15, 2021 ASM - INSURANCE Add to Calendar
Daly, Chair 10:30 am - State Capitol, Assembly Chamber

Monday, April 19, 2021 SEN - APPROPRIATIONS Add to Calendar
Portantino, Chair 9 a.m. - John L. Burton Hearing Room (4203)

Thursday April 22, 2021 ASM - HIGHER EDUCATION Add to Calendar
Medina, Chair 10:30am - State Capitol, Assembly Chamber

Thursday April 22, 2021 ASM - LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT Add to Calendar
Kalra, Chair 10:30am - State Capitol, Room 437
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.
Tweets of the Week
Federal News
Biden’s infrastructure plan funds child care facilities, not workers
Politico

President Joe Biden’s complex infrastructure package unveiled Wednesday would funnel more than $25 billion to the upgrade and construction of child care facilities, including with the creation of a new Child Care Growth and Innovation Fund.

But some child care advocates raised concerns that the proposal, dubbed the American Jobs Plan, does not include provisions like those Biden campaigned on targeted at bolstering the wages and benefits of child care workers, who are disproportionately women of color. Nearly 95 percent of child care workers are women, according to Labor Department data. Half of child care businesses are minority-owned, per the National Association for the Education of Young Children. To read more click here.
Biden’s Infrastructure Plan, More Details 
The Biden-Harris administration introduced the American Jobs Plan, a $2 trillion dollar economic plan focused on infrastructure that includes $25 billion for child care facilities. The pandemic has been especially hard on women – both for child care workers and the millions of women forced to leave the workforce due in part to lack of child care. Melissa Boteach, Vice President for Income Security and Child Care/Early learning at the NWLC said, “We talk about unstable bridges or structurally deficient bridges: we had structurally deficient care infrastructure. That’s why we saw a total collapse of the care industry and also why we saw so many women pushed out of the labor force.”  
 
House Ways and Means Committee Calls for Child Care Expansion  
On Monday, April 5, Chairman Richard Neal released a letter on behalf of the House Committee on Ways and Means that calls for sustained investment in our nation’s child care infrastructure. The letter affirms that as we work to build roads and bridges, “we have to also work to remove hidden barriers to workforce participation caused by the inadequacy of our caring infrastructure.” The letter also highlights the need for quality jobs for care givers, outlining a commitment to end “a structure that depends on the exploitation of child care workers to make child care affordable, and increase wages for the essential workers helping raise the next generation.” We appreciate Chairman Neal’s commitment to sustained investments in child care and his understanding that child care is infrastructure.  
 
NWLC: The Child and Dependent Care Credit Helps Working Families With the High Cost of Child Care  
NWLC has released a resource detailing the importance of the Child and Dependent Care Credit Access for working families. Access to affordable, high-quality child care is essential to ensuring that women can return to the workforce after the pandemic and rebuild financial security for themselves and their families. The federal Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC) helps families meet their out-of-pocket, work-related child and dependent care expenses, and temporary improvements in the American Rescue Plan Act will help millions of women and families meet these costs in 2021.
 
ZERO TO THREE: Impact of the Eviction Moratorium on Babies 
ZERO TO THREE released a brief on March 22 about the impact of the eviction moratorium on babies. The brief explores the greater risk of eviction faced by families with children, developmental impacts of housing instability and homelessness, which populations are covered by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) moratorium, and what needs to be done to keep babies housed. The brief calls on Congress to act immediately to extend, expand, strengthen, and enforce the eviction moratorium through the duration of the public health crisis. ZERO TO THREE is a member of the Opportunity Starts at Home campaign’s Roundtable.   
Most reviewed federal bills this week:

1.H.R.1319 [117th] American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
2.H.R.1 [117th] For the People 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.6 [117th] American Dream and Promise Act of 2021
6.H.R.1799 [117th] PPP Extension Act of 2021
7.H.R.748 [116th] CARES Act
8.H.R.133 [116th] Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
9.H.R.5 [116th] Equality Act
10.H.R.8 [117th]Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021

Click here to find and contact your representative in congress.
Partner Highlights
COVID-19 California Childcare Storybook Social Media ToolKit
MomsRising & First 5 LA

While the COVID-19 pandemic has eased up a bit in various counties in California, this past year has demonstrated how essential it is to have access to affordable childcare for families. Throughout the year, we have been able to gather stories from our members in California that allowed us to expose just how much communities across the state and nation depend on the work of mothers, fathers, caregivers, and educators. 
 
Our COVID-19 California Childcare storybook highlights the impact that the pandemic has had on the current systems in place, and allows for opportunities to reflect on the importance of reprioritizing and uplifting issues of childcare in our diverse communities. 
 
These stories continue to be critical as we work to build child care solutions and families continue to struggle with lack of access to childcare. We have created a social media toolkit that includes images for Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook as well as sample messages that connect with the images and stories.
 
Don’t hesitate to share across your networks in order to continue uplifting the voices of or California families on childcare. 
CDE/DSS Information & Updates
Webinar Announcement: ELCD Presents Training Series–Webinar Wednesdays
Attention: Early Childhood Educators and Contractors; Childcare Providers and Partners; and Early Learning and Care Stakeholders
The CDE, ELCD is hosting a live webinar for all contractors. All webinar presentations are free and made available on the CDE’s website for continuing education purposes.
The purpose of this webinar is to provide guidance and reminders to contractors related to meeting contractual requirements in regards to the Fiscal Year 2020–21 Program Self-Evaluation (PSE).
The CDE is hosting this webinar to provide guidance on the following topics:
  • Information on the changes made for FY 2020–21 to the traditional PSE form, which is in survey, rather than narrative format, and addresses topics specific to responding to the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19)
  • Instructions for completion and submission of the modified PSE form
  • Information regarding the flexibility on the Environment Rating Scale (ERS) requirement as it relates to the FY 2020–21 PSE
  • Analyzing the data collected and developing goals to implement as a part of the contractor’s continuous program improvement efforts
Below is the information you will need to participate in the webinar:
Topic: Program Self-Evaluation (PSE) Webinar
Date: Wednesday April 14, 2021
Time: 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
In order to access the Webinar please visit: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82778290247
Dial by your location
+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
+1 408 638 0968 US (San Jose)
+1 646 876 9923 US (New York)
Webinar ID: 827 7829 0247
Passcode: 195642
Survey to Assess the Number of Variable Schedule Families Enrolled in California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) Stage 2 (C2AP), CalWORKs Stage 3 (C3AP), California Alternative Payment Program (CAPP), and the California Migrant Alternative Payment Program (CMAP)

Please provide responses by Friday, April 16, 2021.

The CDE is requesting information from all California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) Stage 2 (C2AP), CalWORKs Stage 3 (C3AP), California Alternative Payment Program (CAPP), and California Migrant Alternative Payment Program (CMAP) contractors. This survey is being administered by the Child Development and Nutrition Fiscal Services Unit and the data collected will inform the state’s understanding of variable schedule enrollments.  
 
This survey contains two program questions:
    1. How much of the allocation your agency received for the purpose of paying providers at the maximum certified hours of care is projected to be spent by June 30, 2021?
    2. What percentage of children receiving a voucher from your agency are enrolled with a variable schedule, based on the most recent data you have available?
Each contractor should submit only one response. Contractors operating in multiple counties should only submit one survey response that includes all counties where children are provided care. Only agencies directly contracting with CDE should submit a response; providers should not submit a response.
 
To complete the survey, please answer all applicable questions based on the contract types that you hold. The link to the survey can be found at: https://surveys2.cde.ca.gov/go/impacts-coronavirus.asp
 
Questions regarding this survey should be directed to your fiscal analyst. The fiscal analyst directory can be found at https://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/cd/faad.asp.
CCLD has released a new Provider Information Notice: PIN 21-11-CCP: 2020 Chaptered Legislation Affecting Child Care Facilities.

Primary Audience: ALL CHILD CARE FACILITY LICENSEES

Summary:
PIN 21-11-CCP provides a summary and implementation for legislation chaptered in 2020 affecting child care facilities.
 
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
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
 
Thank you to our event sponsors!
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. 
San Diego for Every Child, a nonprofit in San Diego, announced Wednesday it has taken the lead in a pilot project for the region's first guaranteed income project, "Resilient Communities for Every Child."

San Diego for Every Child, a nonprofit coalition housed under Jewish Family Service of San Diego, will distribute direct, unconditional monthly cash payments that can be spent on immediate needs to participants in the project.

Local families who have struggled during the pandemic could soon see the direct payments in their bank accounts. The program will launch in the fall and aims to deliver at least $500 each month for two years - no strings attached. 
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!        
Crystal Stairs Inc. is excited to announce their2021 Parent Empowerment Day˟² (PED) on April 21 - April 22 from 3:00pm to 6:00pm. This year PED will be a two day event, held virtually via Zoom. As always, we will provide workshop options around mental health, financial wellness, finding your voice, time management, and professional development. They will also have activities designed to provide you with resources, educational materials, giveaways, and raffle items.

This is a free event open to all community members. Spanish translation will be available.
Interesting Reads
Almost 80 percent of teachers, child care workers get at least 1 vaccine dose, CDC says

By Doha Madani, NBC News
Nearly 80 percent of school staff members and child care workers have received at least a single dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, bolstering President Joe Biden's efforts to reopen schools shuttered by the pandemic.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday that about 8 million teachers, school staff members and other child care workers had gotten their first doses by the end of March. A federal push to give such workers priority access to vaccines "paid off and paved the way" for a return to in-person education, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said in a news release.
"CDC will build on the success of this program and work with our partners to continue expanding our vaccination efforts, as we work to ensure confidence in COVID-19 vaccines," Walensky said.

California school unions seeking extra pay, child care help as classes reopen

As districts across California prepare to welcome students back to classrooms after nearly a year of remote learning, school employees are seeking extra pay, safety measures and child care assistance to offset the challenges imposed by the coronavirus pandemic.
Employees want stipends that would pay for child care and other costs incurred during the pandemic, as well as agreements on safety guidelines like distancing.

While districts like San Francisco Unified and Oakland Unified have come to agreements with their local bargaining units, others like Sacramento City Unified are struggling to find common ground as in-person instruction resumes. Click here to read full article.

April 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 Del Norte Child Care Council 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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Best Practices
CAPPA has been working on Best Practices and policies to support you during this challenging time.
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
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
Job Openings
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Non-members will be charged a fee of $75.
Please email us your posting!

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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