Child Care
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Emergency Child Care Bridge Program for Intercounty and Interstate cases
The California Department of Social Services has provided guidance regarding eligibility for the Emergency Child Care Bridge Program for Foster Children (Bridge Program) for intercounty and interstate foster care placements. When a child or parenting youth is placed…
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Emergency Child Care Bridge program work and instruction hours
The Emergency Care Bridge Program provides child care for foster children for a limited time via payment or voucher if work or school responsibilities prevent resource families from providing care when the child for whom they have care…
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Child care family fees schedule
Every year, the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) must establish a family fee schedule for families who receive subsidized child care. The family fee Is based on State Median Income. The family fee is a flat rate…
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Changes to CCP 7 child care form and related changes to CalWORKs WTW 2 form
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has issued a revised CalWORKs Child Care Request Form and Child Care Payment Rules (CCP 7) child care form. The form is revised to reflect the change in definition of part…
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CalWORKs Stage 2 child care eligibility
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has issued a clarification about eligibility for CalWORKs Stage 2 child care. To be eligible for Stage 2 child care, families must either be 1) receiving CalWORKs, and the county determines…
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Subsidized child care income ceiling
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has issued a new Schedule of Income Ceilings for subsidized child care. The schedule applies to direct service and voucher-based child care and development contracts administered by CDSS. The updated schedule…
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Suspension and expulsion from subsidized child care programs
The California Department of Social Service (CDSS) has issued a Child Care Bulletin (CCB) regarding the implementation of Assembly Bill (AB) 2806 which implements new rules limiting the expulsion and suspension of children in child care and development…
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Child Care Family Fees changes
The California Department of Social Service (CDSS) has issued a Child Care Bulletin (CCB) to guide counties and contractors regarding the implementation of Assembly Bill (AB) 116. The bill authorized the restructuring of Family Fee Schedules and allows…
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Withdrawing state hearing requests
California Department of Social Services (CDSS) State Hearings Division (SHD) has issued instructions regarding withdrawing of a state hearing request. A claimant or the Authorized Representative can withdraw a hearing request any time before a decision is issued.…
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New NA Back 9 form
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has issued a revised version of the NA Back 9 form, which is the form on the back of every Notice of Action for a CDSS administered program about hearing rights…