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As California and our country move forward to tackle the challenges facing our communities and make life better for our families and neighbors, the California B...udget & Policy Center continues our commitment to advancing public policies that improve the lives of Californians who have been blocked from sharing in the state’s prosperity. See more

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, after spending countless hours with Connecticut early care providers to understand how we could safely re-open for both our teachers... and the young children we serve, introduced the Child Care is Essential Act. This creates a $50 billion dollar child care stabilization fund to ensure the child care industry would not collapse, and then fought to ensure that it was included in the latest relief measure passed in the House of Representatives. See more

California and every county and city must commit to keeping child care centers and family child care provider doors open. No access to childcare means no economic rebound.

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Meeting Announcement: Early Childhood Policy Council Please join us for the fifth meeting of the Early Childhood Policy Council. Monday, November 16, 2020 10:00... a.m. 1:00 p.m. PST For those who would like to participate: Register in advance for this meeting: https://wested.zoom.us/w/register/WN_zfpx6-T9Tr2VVN6A8YCTew 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//c/early-childhood-policy-council/ Please be advised that a special session of the Council will be convened later this month, devoted to the Master Plan for Early Learning and Care. Further information regarding this meeting will be released soon. See more

We need to all aspire to universal funding for child care and early learning beginning at birth.

"The initiative, also known as Measure 26-214, will provide tuition-free preschool to all 3- and 4-year-olds whose parents want it, while also raising the pay of preschool teachers. The county will pay for the program with a tax on high-income residents."

With a $21.4 trillion economy, the United States is one of the wealthiest countries on Earth. Despite the vast economic resources, however, a staggering 39.5 million Americans live below the poverty line -- and about 12 million of them are children.

This is a message from the California Department of Education (CDE), Early Learning and Care Division (ELCD). *************************** Fiscal Year 202021 Ch...ild Care and Development Contract Changes The Child Development and Nutrition Fiscal Services (CDNFS) Office is providing all contractors with a link to the FY 202021 Child Care and Development Contract Changes for Alternative Payment Contractors and the FY 2020-21 Child Care and Development Contract Changes for Direct-Service Contractors. Due to the number of changes affecting Alternative Payment and Direct-Service contractors, CDNFS is releasing two letters this year instead of one. These letters detail information important to all contractors with the California Department of Education to provide childcare and development services. Topics include changes to the limits of reimbursement, updates on reimbursement calculation, new funding sources made available to various contract types, attendance and fiscal reporting updates, family fee waivers, and reimbursement, among others. Please find the 202021 Center-based Child Development Contract Changes letter on the CDNFS web page at https://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/cd/cbcdcontractchngs2021.asp and 202021 Child Care and Development Contract Changes for Alternative Payment Contractors at https://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/cd/apcontractchngs2021.asp.

The final and tentative outcomes from yesterday’s election will have a direct impact on our child care, early learning, poverty, food insufficiency and all othe...r needed supports for California’s working families. On November 12, come prepared to hear the insights of what happened on election day and the potential opportunities and challenges facing us moving forward. The day will be broken up into two separate panels. Panel one will delve into the details and outcomes from November 3rd while the second panel will provide insight on what the legislative and budgetary landscape for 2021 will look like. http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event