Entries by Admin (67)
October Licensing Forum: An Unqualified Success
Friday, October 9, 2009 at 10:34AM | Admin Long-time CCPUnited leader Silvia Espinoza joined with providers Jamie Huang, Angela Siharath, Alicia Daniels, Chely Rodriguez-Lopez, Stacey Quesada and others to co-sponsor an October licensing forum in San Mateo at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation.
Joining with union staff, the leaders turned out more than 75 providers and their supporters to the forum, making it the most successful one ever! Child care providers attended from three counties: San Mateo, San Francisco, and Marin.
Regional Licensing Manager Sharon Howell and Program Manager Sue Humbert Rico provided updates and important information and responded to dozens of questions from providers.
The licensing staff were clearly impressed with the turnout, and the forum lasted nearly 2 1/2 hours! Also on hand were national family child care expert Kristen Anderson and San Francisco Child Care Ombudsman Julie Loder.
CCPUnited members are building their union and a voice for providers! Congratulations to Silvia and all the other leaders on a job well done!
California Reverses Welfare Work Policy
Thursday, October 8, 2009 at 12:06PM | Admin 2011, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Cal Works, July 1, budget cuts, child care, jobs, welfare in California, child care news, politics 
Townhall Meeting Focuses on At-Risk Babies and Toddlers
Monday, September 28, 2009 at 3:23PM | Admin A new “Prevention Program” to help provide some levels of support for at risk babies and toddlers who will, as of October 1, 2009, lose eligibility for all services under the federally funded Early Start program, will be the focus of the September 23rd (Wednesday) CDCAN Townhall Telemeeting, from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM.
Healthy Families Funding Partially Restored
Thursday, September 17, 2009 at 12:18PM | Admin The state legislature has voted to restore funding for the Healthy Families program by passing Assembly Bill (AB) 1422.
This follows a previous state senate vote about two weeks ago.
If Arnold Schwarzenegger signs AB 1422, it would reverse some of the spending cuts that were imposed on the program earlier this summer.
Healthy Families provides medical insurance to low-income children.
The basis for restoration of funding for Healthy Families are new taxes on Medi-Cal participants.
AB 1422 levies a two-year tax (2.35%) on health plans that administer Medi-Cal benefits.
This means that private health insurers will receive higher Medi-Cal reimbursement rates from the state.
The measure also raises premiums and co-payments on Medi-Cal patients.
Specifically, certain families on Medi-Cal would face higher premiums of $4 to $7 per child.
Those earning less than 150% of the federal poverty rate would be exempt from the higher premiums.
Almost 100,000 children were put on a waiting list after the state froze enrollment in Healthy Familie this past July.
How (Not) to Nurture Children?
Thursday, September 17, 2009 at 12:02PM | Admin 
Discussion of a new book that challenges many commonly held beliefs about how best to nurture children. The interviewees, Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman, are the authors of NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children.
KQED, NurtureShock, Po Bronson, child care, childrearing, children, nurture in child care news New Regional Market Rate Survey
Thursday, September 3, 2009 at 1:37PM | Admin 
The California Department of Education (CDE) is again surveying providers to establish new regional market rates (RMRs).
Not all providers will receive the survey, but it is important for those that do to respond to it.
Please let us know if you have received a survey, been contacted by telephone, or if you know another provider who has received the survey in the mail.
It is important that CDE knows what providers are facing in the field, so providers need to communicate their current working conditions and costs to the department as well as the needs of the children in their community.
If you receive a survey in the mail, please fill it out as best you can and return it promptly to the address included in the survey.
If you have questions, please call Joe Wilson at 510-325-7858 or Rosie Kennedy at 415-859-1081.
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Increased Licensing Fees for Family Child Care Providers & Centers Announced
Thursday, September 3, 2009 at 11:43AM | Admin ;)
New fees for child care providers and centers as well as other facilities are now in effect as part of the budget revision Arnold Schwarzenegger signed on July 28.
Unfortunately, virtually all fees for all programs will rise by at least ten percent.
Both the annual fee and application fees for small, licensed providers increased from $60 to $66.
For large licensees, the fees increased from $115 to $127.
Additional fees have also been assessed:
• Existing licensee moves ($33 small); ($64 large)
• Orientation ($25)
• Failure to pay annual fee on time ($33 small); ($64 large)
• Increasing capacity ($25)
• Licensee placed on probation ($66 small); ($127 large)
• Failure to complete plan of correction on time ($200)
For more information, visit the Community Care Licensing website or call us toll free at 1-866-336-9333.
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Additionally, as part of the same 2009-2010 state budget revision, licensing offices statewide will be closed three Fridays every month.
Below are the relevant dates. Remember to plan accordingly.
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Democrats Never Learn
Friday, July 31, 2009 at 11:35AM | Admin For a good summary of what happened during this latest round of budget negotiations in California, what happened in the past, and what needs to happen in the future, click here now.
