Child Care
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Child care eligibility and attendance changes
The California Department of Health Services has released guidance regarding changes to child care eligibility and attendance. Effective January 1, 2026, medical and education appointments are considered excused absences from child care. A child care contractor can claim…
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Eligibility for Migrant Child Care Programs
Effective January 1, 2026, the definition of “migrant agricultural worker family” for purposes of migrant child care programs at least one family member earns at least 40 percent of their total gross income from employment in fishing, agriculture,…
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CalWORKs Stage 1 Child Care lack of attendance
Stage One Child Care administrators cannot end child care authorization because of non-utilization. Stage One Child Care cannot be abandoned. Counties and contractors can engage families when they are not using authorized child care including 1) contacting the…
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Business relationship between the state and family child care providers
The California Department of Social Services released a bulletin stating that family child care providers are not public employees and do not have an employment relationship with the state, political subdivisions of the State (including counties), or contractors…
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Child care contractors cannot collect Social Security Numbers
The California Department of Social Services reminds child care and development contractors that Social Security Numbers (SSN) shall not be collected from families receiving Child Care and Development (CCD) subsidized services. They should not collect or report this…
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Emergency Child Care Bridge Program
The Emergency Child Care Bridge Program is meant to reduce child care barriers for children and parenting youth in the foster care system, their caregiver families, and nonminor dependent parents. The goal is to make sure children can…
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Child care family fees
The California Department of Social Services has issued the new child care Family Fees Schedule effective July 1, 2025. The Family Fees Schedule applies to seven different subsidized child care programs. Fees must be assessed at initial certification,…
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Income eligibility for subsidized child care
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has released the new Schedule of Income Ceiling which determines eligibility for state subsidized child care. It is effective for families enrolled after July 1, 2025. CDSS has also released the…
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CalWORKs Child Care Program Extended to 24 Months
The California Department of Social Services has released new guidance for the extension of CalWORKs Child Care eligibility from 12 months to 24 months. Families enrolled in CalWORKs Child Care program after January 1, 2025 will receive child…
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Child Care for CalWORKs Family Reunification cases
CalWORKs Family Reunification benefits are available when: 1) all CalWORKs eligible children are removed from the home and placed in out-of-home care by the Child Welfare Services agency, 2) the family (including at least one adult) was receiving…