"Children Learning, Parents Earning, Communities Growing"
June 27, 2022 | Issue #26
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Network and CAPPA 2022 Virtual Joint Conference!
Deadline Extended Until This Friday, July 1st!!

Submit a Workshop Proposal Today!
We invite you to submit a workshop proposal to this year's Virtual Joint Conference. Please see the 2022 Call for Presentations Announcement for more information.
To submit a workshop proposal please complete the Workshop Proposal Form.
 
Please share the below Call for Presentations links with others you feel could present workshops which would be of benefit to conference attendees.
Workshop proposals are now due, Friday, July 1, 2022.
2022 Conference
The Time is Now! Save the Date and join your peers for an amazing virtual event! We will continue to 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 through virtual sessions and workshops. We know how important it is for our community to stay connected, stand united, and continue to meet challenges 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.
Virtual Conference Details
The format will be very similar to 2021. Workshops will be both live and on-demand, with some speakers available for live discussion during their scheduled presentation time. The Virtual Exhibit Hall will run the full conference with links to company videos, materials on the platform, and live chat and meeting opportunities. We will also be incorporating more networking opportunities to connect you with your peers. Post conference, workshop sessions will be recorded and available for viewing for one whole month. This will provide additional learning opportunities for conferees following the conference dates.
 
We hope you can join us virtually!
Abortion rights and child care, linked to keep women down
by Denyne Micheletti Colburn, CEO of CAPPA

Last Friday's Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade is simply indefensible. Yes, the ruling overturns the law of the land and instead gives individual states the power to set their own abortion laws. But why? Not being an attorney, I simply cannot understand overturning a ruling that set a standard in every state and all understood. I cannot understand how the women in the greatest country on the planet are having their decision-making taken away from them individually and now politicized in each state. I cannot understand that now that women may be forced to have babies in some states that these same women will then be forced to stay in poverty or suffer redued wages because there simply is no real access to child care for infants and children once these children are born.

So on the one hand, I am grateful that Governor Newsom is in place to reinforce California's commitment to a women's right to choose. However, as I listened to his press conference two days ago on this aggregious ruling, I again heard this Governor mention child care as the cameras were rolling as two linked issues that unfairly fall on women. How he mentioned that if these types of issues were to mainly impact men, then they would have already been solved.

Governor Newsom, listen to yourself. You are a powerful leader that already has taken the initiative to immediately publicize and protect abortion rights for women who live in California and those who may come. However, in regards to protecting and supporting another of the issues that you identified that falls unfairly on women, that being access to child care, year-after-year you stand before cameras as if you will lead to address this shortage. And to date, when the cameras stop so too does your follow through and commitment.

Reproductive rights, the right to bear children and the opportunity for a mom to create a better life for the children that they may choose to bring into this world must all be addressed.

Governor Newsom, be the leader we know you can be. Work to remove the rhetoric of shame that is being allowed to be applied to the decisions of women. Whether the issues being addressed are on abortion or child care regardless of whether in a professional or home setting, remove the shame associated with decision-making in these two areas. Rather, replace shame with decisions of dignity. How can you as the Governor of California work to support the reproductive choices of all women? How can you as the Governor of California support the choice of women wanting or needing to work to make a better life for themselves and their babies?

Governor Newsom, it comes down to something quite simple. Put your money where your mouth is. Put the money in the places you say you prioritize when the cameras are rolling, a woman's right to choose and access to child care.
2022 State Budget


SENATE BUDGET & FISCAL REVIEW COMMITTEE HEARING TODAY AT 10:00 AM. Calendar Link. AGENDA.

SB 154 the Budget Act of 2022 - Enrolled to the Governor on June 15th. He has 12 days to act. Rumors are that there are a number of agreements between Governor and legislative leadership.

All 2022-23 Budget related materials will be hosted here. Additional information is hosted on this page.

  • On September 1, 2022 would require a child care and development program to give a provider the notice and the effective date of any change no later than the day the program becomes aware that the change will occur. 
  • Allows APPs to keep a reserve of 8% of the sum of the parts of each contract, as provided, or $1,000, whichever is greater.
  • Extends reimbursements for childcare based on families’ certified need through June 30, 2023, and would allocate $107,636,000 in federal funds and $6,000,000 in state funds.
  • Adds California Universal Preschool Planning Grant Program; defines mixed-delivery
NEW:  AB 180 & SB 180 - Budget Act of 2021.
NEW:  AB 181 & SB 181  Education finance: education omnibus.

For a listing of all upcoming budget with links to calendar details and agendas if available, click here.

  • Committee hearings including budget committees may resume. However, rumor has it that there will not be any
California State Legislature:
2022 Legislative Hearings

Below are hearings if scheduled in addition to any deadlines to be aware. If you would like to provide input or testify at a hearing, please check if they allow for call in options. As more legislation is introduced, bills of interest will be profiled and hosted here

Upcoming Hearings:

 Monday, June 27, 2022
SEN - APPROPRIATIONS
PORTANTINO, Chair 10 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 2200

SEN - BUDGET AND FISCAL REVIEW
SKINNER, Chair 10 a.m. - Senate Chamber

SEN - HUMAN SERVICES
HURTADO, Chair 3 p.m. or upon adjournment of Session - 1021 O Street, Room 2200
  •   AB 1728    (Rivas, Robert  D) CalWORKs: welfare-to-work: exemptions. 
  • AB 2042    (Villapudua D) Child daycare facilities: anaphylactic policy.   
  •   AB 1965    (Wicks D) California Antihunger Response and Employment Training Act of 2022.  
  •   AB 2300    (Kalra D) CalWORKs and CalFresh: work requirements.  


 Tuesday, June 28, 2022
SEN - PUBLIC SAFETY
BRADFORD, Chair 9 a.m. - State Capitol, Room 112
  •   AB 1720    (Holden D) Care facilities: criminal background checks.  
  •   AB 1737    (Holden D) Children’s camps: registration and inspection.  

SEN - JUDICIARY
UMBERG, Chair 10 a.m. - 1021 O Street, Room 2100

ASM - HUMAN SERVICES
CALDERON, Chair 1:30 p.m. - State Capitol, Room 437
  •   SB 364    (Skinner D) Pupil meals.  
  •   SB 768    (Glazer D) CalWORKs: postsecondary education.  
  •   SB 885    (Laird D) Community colleges: Current and former foster youth support: NextUp.  
  •   SB 976    (Leyva D) Universal Preschool Act.  
NOTE: If there is a piece of legislation that you would like to highlight, to our distribution list of roughly 7,200 email CAPPA here.
Field Q&A's

If you have a question that you would like answered, please submit here.

Question: Do providers need to have signatures on their attendance records?

Answer: Effective July 1, 2022, providers are required to resume collecting signatures on their attendance records, in accordance with 5 CCR Section 18065 and WIC Section 10227.5.

Question: How often can licensed child care provider change their rates?

Answer: Pursuant to WIC section 10228(f), which was amended via AB 131, licensed child care providers may alter rate levels for subsidized children as needed and shall provide the alternative payment program and resource and referral agency with a copy of their updated rate sheet to reflect any changes. Updated rates shall be effective within 60 days of submission of the updated rate sheet.
Question: Do providers still get ten (10) paid nonoperational days?

Answer: YES! Providers should still be reimbursed for 10 paid nonoperational days available pursuant to Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations (5 CCR) Section 18076.2(b)(2). To receive payment for these days, providers must have documentation of the contractual terms that they use for non-subsidized children in their care which require payment for non-operational days. These 10 days do not need to be used consecutively. 

Question: Can child care providers get reimbursed above the Regional Market Rate?

Answer: No. Contractors must pay the provider’s bill/invoice amount or the Regional Market Rate (RMR) ceiling, whichever is less. The reimbursement rate is determined by reviewing the appropriate RMR ceiling AND the provider’s rate(s) or invoice.
 
This notice must be issued on the same day the NOA is issued to a family. 
POLICY BRIEF: STRENGTHENING SUPPORT FOR CALIFORNIA’S FAMILY, FRIEND, AND NEIGHBOR PROVIDERS
Family, Friend, and Neighbor (FFN) Care is a crucial, but often overlooked, component of California’s Early Learning and Care system. This policy brief aims to raise awareness of the important role of FFN caregivers, provide an overview of the common challenges they face, and highlight potential policy solutions and opportunities to better support this critical segment of the child care workforce. This brief was developed in partnership with Early Edge California’s FFN Workgroup, which consists of representatives of organizations that provide resources to FFN providers and has, since its launch in February 2021, provided critical insight on the needs and experiences of FFN providers. The recommendations in this brief were also informed by the personal experiences of representatives from Early Edge’s FFN Advisory Groups, which are made up of FFN caregivers that provide care to families from across the state. This brief builds upon previous research by Early Edge which focused on supporting FFNs during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Some highlighted policy proposals include:

  • Ensure support systems are put in place to increase FFN awareness of child care subsidies
  • Set a floor for FFN wages to the minimum wage or the per-child rate
  • Provide funding for free and accessible FFN resources – such as trainings and learning opportunities
  • Provide educational pathways for FFN providers, recognizing the diversity of FFN care
The Parent Survey to Advance Equity in Early Childhood is Launched!

Advancement Project California, in collaboration with Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors and the California Child Care Resource & Referral Network, have launched a survey for California parents and guardians with children ages 0-12. The survey will be available from June 10 – June 23, 2022. The intent of the survey is to bring the voices of families to the California Rate and Quality Stakeholder Workgroup and inform their work in improving the way child care and preschool programs are funded in California and increase access to quality, affordable child care for families. 

For more information about the California Rate and Quality Stakeholder Workgroup and overall work on Rate Reform and Quality, please click here. 

The survey will take approximately 15 minutes to complete and is available in English, Spanish, Farsi, Tagalog, Simplified, and Traditional Chinese. Participants who complete the survey will be eligible to participate in a random drawing to win one of several $200 gift cards. We would greatly appreciate your support to help promote the survey to the families you serve and partners who work with families. For your convenience, I’ve attached an outreach toolkit you can use to help promote the survey, including content for social media, newsletters, and emails.

If you have any questions, please contact Manuel Fierro at mfierro@advanceproj.org. 
2022 Elections

With newly drawn districts, and retirements, and an ever changing legislature, there is a lot to keep up with this election year. You can view who is running for each Assembly, Senate, and Congressional seat in California via a crowdsourced tracker HERE.

Certified Results: June 7th Statewide Primary Election

Upcoming Elections:

Qualified November 8, 2022 Statewide Ballot Measures

To check your voter registration visit the Secretary of State's voter portal.
Axios: Child Care Subsidies Would Send 1.2 Million Women into the Workforce
If child care subsidies like those proposed by the Biden administration were enacted — not the likeliest of scenarios at this point — a significant number of women would enter the job market, Emily writes.
Why it matters: Despite the policy's slim chances, this is an important paper for the longer term analysis of the issue — likely the first quantitative look at how this type of proposal would affect maternal employment, the cost and quality of child care, and family incomes.
  • It also suggests a possible solution to the country's stubbornly persistent labor shortage.
Social Media Spotlight
Tweets of The Week:
Federal News
National Women's Law Center
 
 Federal Update - Reconciliation
Last week, discussions about a possible economic package continued. Today, Senators and Members head home for the Fourth of July recess for the next two weeks. We expect a reconciliation framework to be announced very soon, likely over the recess or when they return on July 11th.
 
***NEW*** Please use this social media toolkit to start conversations about why families, educators, and businesses need to work together to #SolveChildCare. You’ll find graphics, customizable social media prompts, sample social media posts, and an email for you to customize and share with your networks. Your following on social media is a powerful tool, and your posts are major influencers in organizing and educating communities on child care and other important issues. 
 
Take action with other partners:
 
On May 16th, Senators Murray (D-WA) and Kaine (D-VA) officially announced their revamped child care and early learning reconciliation proposal (Center for Law and Social Policy: Murray-Kaine Child Care Reconciliation Plan Would Expand Access to 1M+ Children, Lower Costs and Get Parents Back to Work), along with a powerful state-by-state analysis from CLASP.
 
Resources on the proposal:
 

Resource - Demanding Child Care Change Campaign Hub Page
Child Care Aware of America released their new campaign/hub page for state affordability sheets. These one-pagers provide key data points about the affordability of child care in each state. This new campaign/hub page also includes helpful statistics to provide clear action steps on how to join the fight to improve the child care system within your state. There are three resources to use in your advocacy:
 
  1. State fact sheets to learn more about child care availability in your state
  2. A short form to contact your elected officials and tell them that we need investments in child care now
  3. Shareable social media graphics to tell your followers why you care about investments in child care
 

Amplify - Urge the Passage of The Keep Kids Fed Act
In response to pressure from advocates across the country, Congress, in a rare bipartisan and bicameral effort, is moving to help mitigate the impact of the loss of the child nutrition waivers (due to expire on June 30, 2022). The Keep Kids Fed Act, H.R. 8150, introduced by Senate Agriculture Chairwoman Stabenow (D-MI) and Ranking Member Boozman (R-AR) and House Education and Labor Chairman Scott (D-VA) and Ranking Member Foxx (R-NC), is an important first step that would increase reimbursements to schools and child care centers, support access to summer meals, allow children who are eligible to receive reduced-price school meals to receive free school meals, and streamline access to healthy meals for children in family child care. 
 
The Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) issued a press release urging the public to call congress members for the passage of The Keep Kids Fed Act. The bill was also highlighted in US News.
 
Key Provisions in the Keep Kids Fed Act:
  1. Extends USDA’s authority to issue Summer Nutrition waivers through September 30, 2022; meal pattern waivers through June 30, 2022, and non-cost nationwide waivers through school year 2022-2023  
  2. Increases the school breakfast reimbursement by 10 cents and the school lunch reimbursement by 40 cents
  3. Allows children eligible for reduced-price school meals to receive free school meals. 
  4. Extends the Area Eligibility waiver allowing family child care homes to receive the higher Tier 1 reimbursements through the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
  5. Increases CACFP Reimbursements by 10 cents for each meal and snack for child care providers and afterschool programs
Yesterday afternoon, the House passed the Keep Kids Fed Act by a vote of 376-42. Eyes (and phone calls and emails) are on the Senate now and we’re hearing that just 2 Senators are holding it up. If you’re in Tennessee or Kentucky, this is a great time to ask people to press. The team at FRAC has an action page: https://p2a.co/x9cziAE if this is easier than phone calls.
Call your Senators and urge them to “Vote Yes” on The Keep Kids Fed Act, a bill that will begin to provide much-needed relief to providers and families across the country. To easily connect with your Senators, call the Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121. 
 

Policy Brief - Child Care as a Domestic Violence Issue
Futures Without Violence released a policy brief that examines the unique challenges that survivors of domestic violence face when arranging and providing care for their children. Their brief urges Congress to include survivors of domestic violence as they consider legislation that provides funding for affordable, flexible, and reliable child care. Primary takeaways from the brief include:
 
  1. Child care sabotage from abusive partners keeps survivors out of school and the workforce
  2. Affordable child care helps survivors leave abusive relationships 
  3. Lack of child care options endangers parents and their children
 

 Webinar - Modernizing Technology in Developing Early Childhood Integrated Data Systems
Foresight Law + Policy will be holding a webinar on June 30th, 2-3 pm ET, to discuss the findings of their paper The Importance of Modernizing Technology in Developing Early Childhood Integrated Data Systems which will be released late this month. In addition to an overview of the paper, panelists will be providing a key national and state perspective on the importance of this work and its primary takeaways. 
 
Please feel free to share the registration link with colleagues and friends. All registrants will receive an email with a link to the paper prior to the event.
 

Video Series - Building Strong Foundations for Families Project: Impacts and Lessons Learned
ZERO TO THREE’s latest video series captures thoughts from participants in their Building Strong Foundations for Families (BSFF) state technical assistance project. The series includes four videos highlighting how state teams from AL, AZ, ID, KY, ME, MN, MO, MT, TN, and VA: 
  • Made progress toward infant-toddler state policies, 
  • Expanded public-private partnerships, 
  • Intentionally included a focus on equity, and 
  • Centered parent voice during the 2-year project. 
 
The trailer and all four videos can be viewed here.


Report - Investing in Infants: The Lasting Effects of Cash Transfer to New Families
A new study in the Quarterly Journal of Economics shows that cash assistance for low-income households with infants can have “profound and long-lasting effects” on children’s well-being. 
 
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities has a new blog explaining how the new research is important for three main reasons: 
  1. The authors demonstrate a causal link between aid to families with young children from child-related tax benefits (primarily the EITC) and improved outcomes for children later in life
  2. This is one of the few studies that tracked children long enough into their adult years to calculate the earning gains resulting from childhood income support
  3. The research shows how income assistance in early childhood helps children thrive later in life
 

Article - Child Care Subsidies Would Send 1.2 Million Women into the Workforce
A new article by Axios examines a working paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) that shows that if child care subsidies, like those proposed in the Murray/Kaine reconciliation proposal, were implemented, a significant number of women would have the opportunity to join the workforce. The article highlights the importance of NBER’s research, suggesting that investments in child care could significantly increase women's participation in the labor force, wages for child care work, enable more families higher-quality care, and overall improve our country’s persistent labor shortage.

Most reviewed federal bills this week:

  1. H.R.7790 - Infant Formula Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022
  2. H.R.7691 - Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022
  3. H.R.350 - Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2022
  4. H.R.7688 - Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act
  5. H.R.7791 - Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022
  6. H.R.6666 - Higher Education Access and Success for Homeless and Foster Youth Act of 2022
  7. H.R.7311 - Countering Malign Russian Activities in Africa Act
  8. S.3522 - Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022
  9. H.R.3755 - Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021
  10. H.R.4521 - United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021

Click here to find and contact your representative in congress.
CDSS & CDE Information & Updates
Child Care Bulletin (CCB) 22-12: Revised State Median Income (SMI) Ceilings and Income Ranking Table for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-23
Greetings,
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) Child Care and Development Division (CCDD) has recently posted the following document on its Internet website: CCB 22--12: Revised State Median Income (SMI) Ceilings and Income Ranking Table for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-23.
The purpose of this CCB is to notify counties and child care and development contractors of the revised Schedule of Income Ceilings and Income Ranking Table to be used to determine a family’s income eligibility for state subsidized child care and development programs for FY 2022-23.
Rate and Quality Stakeholder Workgroup July 6 Session

Greetings,
Please join us for the July 6 Rate and Quality Stakeholder Workgroup meeting.
The purpose of the workgroup is to assess the methodology for establishing reimbursement rates and the existing quality standards for child care and development and preschool programs for equity and accessibility to all provider types and settings. This assessment shall be informed by evidence-based elements that best support child development, positive child outcomes, and account for the diversity of California’s child care and development and early learning system.
The workgroup shall, no later than August 15, 2022, provide recommendations, including, but not limited to, recommendations on how the State Department of Social Services should define child care workforce competencies and how these competencies would align with rate reform, to the Joint Labor Management Committee, the Department of Finance, and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.
Wednesday, July 6,2022
8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. PST
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
June 2022 Provider Webinar Flyer

Join Us for the Child Care Licensing Program June Webinars
 
Highlights include guest speakers from the California Department of Public Health sharing updates on COVID-19 vaccines and First 5 California sharing information and resources on Dual Language Learning.
 
Tuesday, June 28th at 6:00 p.m.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Save the link to your Outlook calendar for easy access to the webinar!
OR
Wednesday, June 29th at 2:00 p.m.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Save the link to your Outlook calendar for easy access to the webinar!

For questions or additional information, contact the PTQIBZoom@dss.ca.gov
Guidance on the expiration of COVID-19 Policies on June 30, 2022

Greetings Child Care and Development Partners,

This email, which will also be published as a Child Care Bulletin, provides guidance to counties and contractors about the expiration of COVID-19 flexibilities effective June 30, 2022. 
FFY 2021 Quality Progress Report (QPR) California

Greetings,

The California Department of Social Services (CDSS), Child Care and Development Division (CCDD) has recently posted the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2021 Quality Progress Report (QPR) California to the CDSS Internet website.
 
The QPR is an annual report required by the Administration for Children and Families Office of Child Care to capture the state’s progress on how Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) quality funds were expended, including the activities funded and the measures used by states and territories to evaluate progress in improving the quality of child care programs and services for children from birth to age 13.  
General Child Care and Development (CCTR) – Survey
Greetings, 
The Funding Application Unit is conducting an evaluation of the administration of the Child Care and Development (CCTR) Request for Applications (RFA) process and we are seeking feedback from the field. 
Please follow this link to provide your feedback by Friday, July 1, 2022. Information collected in this evaluation will assist us with the development process for future years.
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.
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. 
34 Napa County eligible families who were on our wait-list for child care came in to apply for child care financial assistance yesterday at our Enrollment Event. Our whole team was on hand to help answer questions and share early learning resources and other community programs and information with families. Children participated in activities and received coloring books thanks to Travis Credit Union.
Let us know what your organization is doing, we would love to feature you in the coming weeks!        
June 2022 Featured Agency Highlight
"For more than four decades, Changing Tides Family Services has been proud to serve Humboldt County through times of challenge and change. We are excited to share our 2021 Annual Impact Report as a reflection of this journey and our gratitude in being able to serve our community. During the second year of the pandemic, we provided almost 40,000 hours of disability respite services; over $5.7 million in childcare vouchers out to parents; more than half a million dollars in direct stipends to child care providers; and supported almost 200 children and their families with behavioral health needs. As parents, partners, neighbors, and friends, Humboldt is our home. We are grateful for your trust and support, as we look forward to helping build a more resilient and healthy community."

Get to know them and the full scope of their work with this Impact Report, highlighting how they are supporting the needs of family child care providers and families in their community.
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.
CAPPA Member Only Benefits

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CAPPA Weekly Member Connections via Zoom:
Our commitment to you is to have scheduled at least once per week a call wherein we can all connect. As questions arise, forward them to CAPPA so that we can address them on these calls. Look for a weekly email to register. Recording and Q&A will also be posted on the Member's Only page. 
Job Descriptions and Salary Information
CAPPA has collected more than 85 job descriptions from member agencies that you can view and use when you create your agency's next job posting!
Visit the Member's Only website to view today!
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 2021-22 Board of Directors
PRESIDENT
Gina Fromer
Children's Council of San Francisco 

VICE PRESIDENT
Karen Marlatt  
Valley Oak Children's Services 

SECRETARY
Kendall Hirai
Crystal Stairs, Inc.

TREASURER
Beth Chiaro
Child Care Resource Center

PAST PRESIDENT
Rick Richardson
Child Development Associates

PUBLIC POLICY CO- CHAIR
Leslie Reece
Family Resource & Referral Center

PUBLIC POLICY CO- CHAIR
Joie Owen
Glenn County Office of Education- Child and Family Services

MEMBERSHIP CHAIR
Jeanne Fridolfs
Napa County Office of Education

MEMBER AT LARGE
Michelle Graham
Children's Resource & Referral of Santa Barbara County 

MEMBER AT LARGE
LaVera Smith
Supportive Services Fresno

MEMBER AT LARGE
Ciriaco "Cid" Pinedo
Mexican American Opportunity Foundation 

MEMBER AT LARGE
Tina Barna 
Catalyst Community

MEMBER AT LARGE
Jessica Kranz
Go Kids, Inc.

MEMBER AT LARGE
Mike Michelon

MEMBER AT LARGE
Marco Jimenez
Central Valley Children's Services Network

MEMBER AT LARGE 
Tracey Strack
Child Action, 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 
DSS & CDE Updates
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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.

To find your California Representative click here.

To find and contact your representative in congress click here.
Job Openings
Is Your Organization Hiring?
Post your job announcement here for thousands to see!
There is no charge for CAPPA members.
Non-members will be charged a fee of $75.
Please email us your posting!

Colusa County Office of Education

Child Action, Inc. Sacramento

Pathways Los Angeles

International Institute Los Angeles

Family Resource & Referral Center San Joaquin County 

Children's Council of San Francisco

Child Action, Inc.

Solano Family and Children's Services

Child Care Coordinating Council, Inc. of San Mateo County

First 5 Monterey County

Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo

4Cs of Alameda County

Marin Child Care Council
Of Interest
Research Study Request

Join a Groundbreaking Research Study!
Seeking Black Women Executives Who Have Experienced Poverty During Childhood for a Study on Resilience

The purpose of this study is to examine the various factors in childhood, in particular the quality of resilience, which Black women perceive as having aided their transition into executive leadership.

Selection Criteria:
*Participants must live in either the San Francisco metropolitan
area or in one of the nine surrounding Bay Area counties
*Must have experienced poverty growing up
*Must currently hold an executive position (e.g., CEO, Executive Director, VP, Political Leader)
*Participants must be willing to participate in one, 60-minute recorded Zoom videoconference session.

Participation in this study will be held in strict confidence. If you meet these criteria and are interested in participating in this pivotal study, email ginafromer@yahoo.com.

University of Arizona Global Campus
Student Researcher: Gina Fromer, PhD ABD
Become a Monday 
Morning Update Partner! 
Our Monday Morning Update supports our Early Learning & Child Care field with timely information about what is going on in California and nationally; as well as dates to be aware and upcoming events. 

Our weekly Monday morning distribution is to more than 6,200 federal and state local agencies, resource and referrals, contractors, legislators and their staffs', centers, parents, providers, state departments and advocates. 

To help support the continuation of this resource and or advertise in the Monday Morning Update, click HERE.

You can also make a donation to CAPPA and CAPPA Children's Foundation HERE.

The Children's Foundation is a non-profit organization (501(c)3), Taxpayer Identification Number is 03-0521444. Your generous donation is tax deductible.