"Children Learning, Parents Earning, Communities Growing"
June 5, 2023 | Issue #23
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June 2023 Featured Agency Highlight
Kings Community Action Organization
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.
"Kings Community Action Organization (KCAO) is the federally-designated anti-poverty agency for Kings County. KCAO is a private, non-profit organization that was established in 1965 pursuant to the Economic Opportunities Act of 1964. The organization has service sites located in Armona, Avenal, Corcoran, Hanford, Home Garden, Kettleman City, Lemoore, and Stratford. KCAO's mission: Working as a team, KCAO will seek and provide programs that develop self-sufficiency in individuals, families, and communities within Kings County. The agency reaches out to low-income people to address their multiple needs and administer a full range of coordinated programs designed to have a measurable impact on poverty. KCAO envisions a future where Kings County residents and communities will achieve self-sufficiency through the high-quality and client-focused programs of KCAO."

Get to know them and the full scope of their work with their Impact Report highlighting how they are supporting the needs of family child care providers and families in Kings County.
2023 State Budget
To help support you staying on top of the 2023-24 budget process and materials connected to the budget, CAPPA is hosting all of the materials in one place. For an overview on the budget process, click here.


Where are we in the budget process?
At this point, the Senate and the Assembly have finalized their versions of the 2023-24 budget. Check out CAPPA's budget page to find each house's 2023-24 budget proposals. A legislative conference committee may meet to resolve differences if needed. Currently, the legislature and the governor are working together to address outstanding issues. The constitution requires that the legislature pass the budget by midnight on June 15 each year. However, this constitutional deadline does not apply to budget-related bills (or "budget trailer bills"), which can be passed at any time.

Visit CAPPA's Budget Page to view all relative budget items, including the Assembly 2023-24 Budget Action items, the Governor's May Revise, and the Senate 2023-24 Budget Action items.

If you would like to provide input or testify at a budget hearing, please check on the respective Senate and Assembly Committee pages to see if they allow for remote testimony.
California State Legislature:
COMMITTEE POSITION LETTER DEADLINES - TAKE ACTION!

This week, legislative hearings can again begin. Lawmakers want to hear from YOU--those in the field--who are the ones affected by the very bills that move through the legislative process.

CAPPA has dedicated a page with the information you need to submit a position letter regarding a bill of interest.

On there, you will find a list of common Assembly and Senate committees that hear bills of interest to the field, with the committee's contact information, rules and position letter deadlines. For a comprehensive list of each committee's information, rules and position letter deadlines, follow this link.

Further, on the CAPPA site, you will find a quick reference guide that will walk you step-by-step on how to submit a position letter using the Legislature's online committee position letter portal.
IMPORTANT DATES, LEGISLATIVE DEADLINES & BILLS

Upcoming dates and legislative deadlines to be aware:
  • June 15 - Budget bill must be passed by midnight
  • July 14 - Last day for policy committees to hear and report bills; Summer recess begins upon adjournment
  • August 14 - Legislature reconvenes from summer recess

Informational Hearings:
None

See below a list of a few child care related bills we are tracking that are now in their opposite house, repeating the steps they went through in their house of origin. Visit CAPPA's legislation page to find a comprehensive list of bills of interest.


Where are we in the legislative process?
Last week, both the Senate and Assembly only convened for floor session--no committee could meet for any purpose except Rules committee. Each house had to pass the bills introduced in their house of origin by June 2. Any bill that was not passed by the house of origin deadline either failed or was placed on the inactive file for the remainder of this legislative cycle.

Since this is the first year of a two-year session, legislators will typically request to place their bills on the inactive file so that the bill does not fail, but rather, remains inactive until the next legislative cycle. This gives the legislator time to either garner more support for the bill (especially if the bill does not have enough support to get off the floor), or to keep working on the bill if it needs to be amended. This allows the legislator to work on language to amend the bill and have vital conversations to ensure the bill gets through the process successfully during the second year of the two-year session (or the next legislative cycle).

Assembly bills are now in the Senate and the Senate bills are in the Assembly. The bills will repeat steps 1-5 (as pictured above) in each relative house.

If you see a bill of interest placed on the inactive file or have questions about any bills, do not hesitate to reach out to CAPPA staff.

If you would like to provide input or testify at a hearing, please check on the respective Senate and Assembly Committee pages to see if they allow for remote testimony.

Visit CAPPA's dedicated page to find a full list of Senate and Assembly Committee chairs and contact information.

Click here to view all the bills that the Assembly and Senate introduced this legislative year.
Partner Update
Child Care Providers United: Action on the Capitol for Quality Child Care for All

On June 15, 2023 from 8am-2pm come join CAPPA, child care providers, parents ECE advocates, and thousands of others at the State Capitol to support the CCPU in demanding investment in child care and respect for providers!
Upcoming Partner Events:



  • June 20-21 Twitter Event: #MyChildCareStory (social media toolkit coming soon)
Child Care Fact of the Week

Question: When will family fees start up again?

Answer: The legislature pursued and the governor signed AB 110 to continue the waiver of family fees until September 30, 2023.

Although the family fee is waived until September 30, 2023, a new 2023-24 Family Fee Schedule is posted. Counties and contractors are required to resume collecting family fees effective October 1, 2023. Also posted is a new Income Ranking Table.

Question: What is the status of the $1,442 per child one-time stipends approved in 2022?

Answer: The funds have been released to the community based Alternative Payment Programs (APPs) by mid-May. The APPs are in process of getting the $1,442 stipends out to those providers that have completed the ARPA survey. Click here to read more on the stipends and the ARPA survey.

Question:     If a licensed provider completed the April survey but currently are not serving children would they still receive the stipends?
Answer:  Yes. They are technically still open.
Question:     If a licensed exempt provider completed the April survey but currently is not providing care would they still receive a stipend?
Answer:    No.
Question:       If a licensed exempt provider completed the April survey but they are not permanently closed based on a phone call to the provider can they still receive a stipend?
Answer:   No. Since their not serving a child is not due to a public health, financial hardship or a reason related to COVID-19 they are not eligible.

NOTE: Alternative Payment Programs implement payments of the stipends following rules developed by the California Department of Social Services. Concerns with any of the information above should be emailed to CCPB@dss.ca.gov.
Federal Update
Federal Update
National Women's Law Center

Resource Collection - States are Leveraging ARPA to Move the Needle for Infants and Toddlers
From ZERO TO THREE:
 
States across the country are leveraging American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to meet the needs of infants and toddlers, and their families. They are making strategic investments across programs and systems upon which families rely, with the aim of providing immediate relief to real-time needs brought about by the pandemic. States are also taking this opportunity to invest in the development of stronger systems long-term.
 
The end of ARPA resources presents a very real threat that progress will be compromised and that access to services that families depend on will be destabilized. Sustainable, long-term funding, which includes investments in state agency capacity, is essential if we are to maintain the progress that has been made and continue to move forward in building an early childhood system that ensures every baby can reach their full potential.
 
ZERO TO THREE's new resource collection States Are Leveraging ARPA to Move the Needle for Infants and Toddlers is based on interviews with state agency staff, community partners and advocates in eight states in early 2023. Learn more about how Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Minnesota, Tennessee, Washington and Wisconsin have approached ARPA planning and implementation in the brief and expanded state initiative articles here.

Brief - Impact of Child Care Stabilization Grants on Programs Serving Infants and Toddlers: How Grants Helped Programs and Families, and How the End of Grants Will Hurt Them
 
From the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC):
 
Following up on the brief NAEYC and NAFCC shared on the impact of stabilization grants on family child care (FCC) programs, I’m glad to be able to share another deep-dive brief on the impact of stabilization grants, this time on programs and educators working with infants and toddlers:
 
 
Key highlights from this brief, which we are releasing to be part of May All Babies Thrive month (#May4Babies), include:
 
Child Care Stabilization Grants Helped Programs, Educators, and Families
  • 28% of respondents from programs serving infants and toddlers said their programs “would be closed without the support” of stabilization grants.
  • 52% of respondents working in programs serving infants and toddlers who received stabilization grants, also reported receiving more money from a wage increase or supplement in the last year.
 
The End of Child Care Stabilization Grants Will Hurt
  • 35% of respondents from programs serving infants and toddlers reported that their program will be forced to raise tuition when the stabilization grants end, while 30% reported their program will have to cut wages.
 
Child Care Staffing Shortages = Child Care Supply Shortages
  • 62% of respondents working in programs serving infants and toddlers reported that their programs were experiencing a staffing shortage, causing both wait lists and under-enrollment.
  • 40% of programs with a staffing shortages reported a longer waitlist, while 41% reported being under-enrolled relative to their preferred capacity.  
  • 80% of respondents working with infants and toddlers believe that burnout/exhaustion is “greatly” or to “some extent” leading to problems retaining qualified teachers.
  • 1 in 3 respondents from programs working with infants and toddlers reported that they are considering leaving their program or closing their family child care home.

 Report - New research on characteristics associated with high turnover among child care and early education teachers
 
From the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation:
 
Using data from the 2019 National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE), Child Trends’ Sara Amadon, Ying-Chun Lin, and Christina M. Padilla have identified characteristics of child care and early education (CCEE) centers that contributed to teacher turnover in 2019. This new report from the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation finds that these characteristics include operating as for-profit businesses and not offering benefits (e.g., health insurance). The findings can inform practitioners’, researchers’, and policymakers’ efforts to lower turnover rates and stabilize the CCEE workforce.
  • Federal Update
 
Late Thursday night, with Just days to spare, Senate gives final approval to debt ceiling deal, sending it to Biden | AP News. While the bill prevents a default on the US debt for nearly two years, it also cuts funding for non-defense programs, doubles down on burdensome and unnecessary work requirements on families under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); claws back funds intended to catch wealthy tax evaders; and weakens environmental protections (see details from CBPP here). President Biden has indicated that he will sign it as soon as he receives it and will address the nation at 7 PM ET tonight, live here. 
 
Unfortunately for federal child care and early learning funding, the deal included mandatory spending caps for the next two years, as well as some other provisions harmful to early educators and families. However, more drastic measures and cuts were avoided in the negotiations, including preserving the historic gains in FY23 CCDBG funding. See NWLC statement here.
 
Now that we are past this manufactured crisis, we hope Congress will turn to the debate we should be having, about the investments for child care and early learning that are required to achieve the system we are all advocating for.

  • Brief - Impact of Child Care Stabilization Grants on Programs Serving Infants and Toddlers: How Grants Helped Programs and Families, and How the End of Grants Will Hurt Them
 
From the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC):
 
Following up on the brief NAEYC and NAFCC shared on the impact of stabilization grants on family child care (FCC) programs, I’m glad to be able to share another deep-dive brief on the impact of stabilization grants, this time on programs and educators working with infants and toddlers:
 
 
Key highlights from this brief, which we are releasing to be part of May All Babies Thrive month (#May4Babies), include:
 
Child Care Stabilization Grants Helped Programs, Educators, and Families
  • 28% of respondents from programs serving infants and toddlers said their programs “would be closed without the support” of stabilization grants.
  • 52% of respondents working in programs serving infants and toddlers who received stabilization grants, also reported receiving more money from a wage increase or supplement in the last year.
 
The End of Child Care Stabilization Grants Will Hurt
  • 35% of respondents from programs serving infants and toddlers reported that their program will be forced to raise tuition when the stabilization grants end, while 30% reported their program will have to cut wages.
 
Child Care Staffing Shortages = Child Care Supply Shortages
  • 62% of respondents working in programs serving infants and toddlers reported that their programs were experiencing a staffing shortage, causing both wait lists and under-enrollment.
  • 40% of programs with a staffing shortages reported a longer waitlist, while 41% reported being under-enrolled relative to their preferred capacity.  
  • 80% of respondents working with infants and toddlers believe that burnout/exhaustion is “greatly” or to “some extent” leading to problems retaining qualified teachers.
  • 1 in 3 respondents from programs working with infants and toddlers reported that they are considering leaving their program or closing their family child care home.
 
We hope you will help elevate these impacts on particularly vulnerable and important programs and educators serving infants and toddlers, and share these briefs widely, including with your state and federal delegations as we work collectively to avert cuts and make needed investments in child care and early learning. We have attached a few additional social media tiles to help in your distribution, and you’ll find more on our social sites over the coming days to share as well.
 
Survey briefs can also be found in English and Spanish at www.naeyc.org/ECE-workforce-surveys.

  • Senate HELP Committee Report - Supporting Working Families: The Need for Ongoing Support for the Nation’s Child Care Sector
 
From Senator Bernie Sanders, Chairman & Senator Patty Murray, Senior HELP Member and Former HELP Chair:
 
 
Child care stabilization grants kept 220,000 child care providers afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic, saving child care for as many as 10 million children. States used COVID relief funding to make child care more affordable for 700,000 children, to increase wages and supports for 650,000 child care workers, and to improve their child care subsidy systems. When that vital funding runs out on September 30, 2023, our nation’s broken child care sector will be pushed closer to the brink of collapse.
 
See more federal updates here.
Most reviewed federal bills this week:
  1. H.Res.420 [118th] Impeaching Joseph Robinette Biden, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
  2. 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.
  3. H.R.2811 [118th] Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023
  4. H.R.467 [118th] HALT Fentanyl Act
  5. S.686 [118th] RESTRICT Act
  6. H.R.82 [118th] Social Security Fairness Act of 2023
  7. S.596 [117th] Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2021
  8. H.R.2617 [117th] Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
  9. H.R.6637 [117th] DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act
  10. H.R.5376 [117th] Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
Network and CAPPA 2023 Hybrid Joint Conference!
2023 Conference
Save the Date and join your peers for an amazing 2023 Joint Conference! The California Child Care Resource & Referral Network and the California Alternative Payment Program Association are excited to announce that we heard you and we will offer a joint conference in 2023 that has both an in-person and virtual option this Fall!

We are working with the Conference Committee to offer thoughtful, user-friendly options with keynote presentations, workshops, networking opportunities, and connection time with vendors. For those that are ready to connect in-person, we will once again be at the Double Tree Hotel in Sacramento. And for those that are not quite ready for in-person or like the conveniences that come with virtual attendance, we’ll have an option that is similar to the last three years. Regardless of the option that works best for your agency, we look forward to connecting, supporting and partnering with you!

Registration information, along with a preliminary conference program, will be released soon! At that time, online registration will be open, and attendees will be able to select from the in-person conference or the virtual conference. Those that register for the in-person option will also receive access to the virtual conference. Due to the cost of the in-person option, we are limiting the registration to 250. When registration opens, all agencies will have an opportunity to register a limited number of people by a specific deadline. If spaces remain after the deadline they will be made available to interested agencies.  
In-Person Conference Details
Date:    September 27 – 29, 2023
Time:   Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. to Friday at Noon
Location: Double Tree Hotel
                 2001 Point West Way
                 Sacramento, CA 95815
Cost:         Member Agencies, 3 or more staff – $450
                 Member Agencies – $475
                 Non-Member Agencies - $650
Virtual Conference Details
Date: October 4 – 5, 2023
Time: Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. to Thursday at 4:30p.m.
Cost:   Member Agencies, 5 or more staff - $285
             Member Agencies - $309
             Non-Member Agencies - $435
We hope you can join us!
Announcement!
HAPPENING NOW: 2023-24 CA Budget Social Media Campaign

Starting last week, CAPPA launched a social media campaign to demand the legislature and the Governor dedicate adequate funds to child care in the 2023-3024 budget!

To empower our partners and members to participate in this campaign, we created a social media toolkit with resources for community partners and ECE advocates to share. This material and more can also be found on CAPPA's website under the "Resources" tab.
Social Media Spotlight
Field Highlights

Parents of young kids in California often find that childcare is not only expensive, but also hard to secure and even more so for low-income families. The cost of childcare eats up between 8 and 19 percent of family household income, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. While high costs and lack of availability have been problems for decades, the pandemic made it worse. Numerous childcare centers across California closed permanently in the past few years, even though demand has remained constant. We’ll talk about why childcare is so expensive and efforts at the state level to bring down the costs for families and improve working conditions for providers.

Click here to view the full article.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) released a report on Tuesday finding that the U.S. is quickly hurtling toward a child care cliff that will plunge the country even deeper into its child care crisis come September unless Congress acts.

The report, released by Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee chair Sanders and member Sen. Patty Murray (D-Washington), finds that both families and child care workers will face trouble if the child care funding passed in the COVID-19 economic stimulus bills is allowed to expire this fall.

According to data from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), those grants have helped more than 220,000 child care providers and served nearly 10 million children across the country. This funding was a saving grace for the child care industry at a time when the industry was already in deep crisis — with sky-high prices and a vast labor shortage, which are still at play despite the increased funding of about $37.5 billion provided by various stimulus packages.

Click here to view the full article.
CDSS & CDE Information & Updates

The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) Child Care and Development Division (CCDD) has recently posted the following document on its Internet website:  CCB 23-15: Fiscal Year 2023-24 Direct Service Child Care and Development Initial Contract Award Allocations.
The purpose of this CCB is to inform child care and development contractors of Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24 initial support contract allocations. Please note that award amounts are proposed, and changes based on Budget Act enactment will be communicated in a forthcoming Budget Act amendment CCB. Contracts will be provided on a flow basis as soon as possible. Funding Terms and Conditions are located on the Contractor Resources webpage.

To read the entire CCB document, click here.

The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) Child Care and Development Division (CCDD) has recently posted the following document on its Internet website: CCB 23-14:  FISCAL YEAR 2023-24 CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT INITIAL CONTRACT AWARD ALLOCATIONS
The purpose of this CCB is to inform child care and development contractors of Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24 initial support contract allocations. Please note that award amounts are proposed, and changes based on Budget Act enactment will be communicated in a forthcoming Budget Act amendment CCB. Contracts will be provided on a flow basis as soon as possible. Funding Terms and Conditions are located on the Contractor Resources webpage.

To read the entire CCB document, click here.

The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) Child Care and Development Division (CCDD) has recently posted the following document on its Internet website: CCB 23-13:  FISCAL YEAR 2023-24 VOUCHER-BASED CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT INITIAL CONTRACT AWARD ALLOCATIONS
The purpose of this CCB is to inform voucher-based child care and development contractors of Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24 initial contract allocations. Please note that award amounts are proposed, changes based on Budget Act enactment will be communicated in a forthcoming Budget Act amendment CCB. Contracts will be provided on a flow basis as soon as possible. Funding Terms and Conditions are located on the Contractor Resources webpage

To read the entire CCB document, click here.
Extension of ARPA Survey and AB 179 Stipend Deadlines
ARPA Survey
The deadline for providers to complete the ARPA survey has been extended from June 1, 2023, to August 15, 2023. For more information about the ARPA survey, please refer to Child Care Bulletin (CCB) No. 21-19E, or visit the ARPA survey webpage.
AB 179 Stipends
The deadline for contractors to distribute AB 179 $1,442 per-child stipends to eligible providers has been extended from June 30, 2023, to September 30, 2023. As a reminder, contractors must make every effort to distribute stipends to providers within 45 days of confirming that the ARPA survey has been completed by the provider. For more information about the AB 179 stipends, please refer to CCB No. 23-08 or visit the Stipend webpage.
If you have questions about the information in this message, please contact the Child Care Policy and Development Bureau at (916) 657-2144, or CCPB@dss.ca.gov.
CDE Webinar Announcement: Eligibility and Notice of Action

Attention: Executive Directors, Program Directors, Administrators, and Site Supervisors of California State Preschool Programs 
 
This email is to notify California State Preschool Program (CSPP) contractors of a webinar that will be held by the Program Quality
Implementation (PQI), Eligibility and Support Services Office on Wednesday June 7, 2023, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., titled Eligibility and Notice of Action.  
 
This webinar will provide an overview of eligibility categories
and Notices of Action (NOA).  
 
Below is the log-in information you will need to participate in
the webinar.
 
Zoom Webinar Connection Information 
 
Date of Webinar: Wednesday,
June 7, 2023 
Time of Webinar: 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
Topic: Eligibility and Notice of Action 
 
Please click the link below to join the webinar: 
Passcode: 221249 
Happening This Week, June 5th-June 9th:

Tuesday, June 6th:
-CAPPA Weekly Connections Member Call. Email CAPPA for more information and to register.
-ECE Coalition Advocacy Day @ 10am

Wednesday, June 7th:
-CAPPA Public Policy Meeting
-CDE Webinar Announcement: Eligibility and Notice of Action, @ 3pm

Thursday, June 8th:
-CAPPA Board Meeting
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. 
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CAPPA's 2022-23 Board of Directors
PRESIDENT
Gina Fromer, Ph.D.
Children's Council of San Francisco 

VICE PRESIDENT
Karen Marlatt  
Valley Oak Children's Services 

SECRETARY
LaVera Smith
Supportive Services Fresno

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
Kendall Hirai
Crystal Stairs, Inc.

MEMBER AT LARGE
Dr. 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

Newly Elected Board Members for 2023-26

Christine Nguyen
Child Action, Inc.

Teri Sedrick
North Coast Opportunities, Inc.

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

May 31, 2023
Child Care Bulletin (CCB) 23-15: Fiscal Year 2023-24 Direct Service Child Care and Development Initial Contract Award Allocations
May 23, 2023
-CCB 23-14: Fiscal Year 2023-24 Child Care and Development Support Initial Contract Award Allocations
-CCB 23-13 (May 23, 2023): Fiscal Year 2023-24 Voucher-Based Child Care And Development Initial Contract Award Allocations
May 16, 2023
Implementation of AB 2806 (Chapter 915, Statues of 2022) – Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Services
May 1, 2023
April 18, 2023
CCB 23-09: Expiration of COVID-19 Flexibilities: COVID-19 Related Paid Nonoperational Days, Waived Family Fees, Hold Harmless
April 3, 2023
Implementation of AB 179, One-Time, Per-Child Stipends for Child Care Providers Caring for Children Receiving a State Child Care Subsidy
March 14, 2023
Allocations To Support Child Care Providers United (CCPU) Provider Deductions
March 14, 2023
Implementation Of Assembly Bill (AB) 321 (Chapter 903, Statutes Of 2022): Change In Child Care And Development Priority Order For Children From Families In Which The Primary Home Language Is A Language Other Than English
Job Openings
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Colusa County Office of Education

Davis Steet

Sierra Nevada Children's Services

Multiple Positions Available

Child Action Inc. Sacramento

Mexican American Opportunity Foundation (MAOF)

Glenn County Office of Education

YMCA of San Diego County

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Preschool Associate Teacher, Child Care Professional Dev. Coach and Payment Processor
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