of public instruction state updates · ccdf update september 8, 2016 –california submitted its...

TOM TORLAKSONState Superintendent

of Public Instruction

State Updates

Debra McMannis, Director

Early Education and Support Division

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Child Care Development Fund

Implementation (CCDF)

• Many of the changes will require California to

amend Education Code and update

regulations.

• CDE will advocate for changes with the

Legislature, but dos not have the authority to

change Education Code.

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CCDF Update

September 8, 2016

– California submitted its corrective action plan for

section 5.1.6b to the ACF.

September 30, 2016

– The Final Federal Regulations were published in the

federal Register.

Future

– Amendments will be made to the State Plan as they

are approved and implemented.

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Legislative Update

To date, the Governor has signed the following bills:

• AB 1712 (Obernolte) Extends the authorization to use digital signatures to

agencies contracting with the Department.

– Guidance to AB 271 provided via Management Bulletin 16-01 and 16-02.

• AB 2036 (Lopez) Requires an online child care job posting website to include a

statement regarding the trustline registry. Would also require posting a written

description of the background check process used to vet providers listed on the

site.

• AB 2368 (Gordon) Would authorize the County of Santa Clara to develop an

individualized county child care subsidy plan.

All of the other 2016 early care and education bills failed to make it through the

process.

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FY 2016–17 Budget Update

• Represents a net increase of $126 million for the three

programs versus prior year

• Rate Increases January 1, 2017

RMR 75th of 2014 market rate survey includes a 2-year

hold harmless

SRR 10%

• Single Parent Verification

• MB 16-14 and updated 9600 form

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FY 2016-17 California State Preschool Program

Request for Applications

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FY 2016-17 CSPP EXPANSION RFA

APPLICATION COMPONENT DATE

Score notification to applicants: Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Appeals Due to EESD: Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Proposed Awards announced: Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Program Start Date: April 1, 2016

EESD received 20 eligible LEA applications

• 6 applicants are new EESD contractors (30%)

• 14 applicants are current EESD CSPP contractors 70%)

1,297 total slots requested

• 519 requested for full-day programs (40%)

• 778 requested for part-day programs (60%)

$9,006,754 (annualized amount) total funds requested

• $5,369,563 requested for full-day programs

• $3,637,190 requested for part-day programs



Input for 2017–18 Quality

Improvement Budget2016–17 Budget trailer Bill re:

Quality Expenditure Plan:

On or before 3/1/17, CDE is to develop new spending plat that:

• Supports QRIS

• Maintains funding for R&Rs, LPCs, and Licensing

enforcement

• Complies with federal CCDBG Act

Stakeholder Input Sessions:

CCDBG 11/1

QRIS 11/14

E-mail to [email protected] 7



AB 104

• Required the California Department of Education (CDE)

to convene, by September 2015, a stakeholder group,

composed by as specified State Agency Designees,

Direct Service Program Providers, and Alternative

Payment Program Providers

http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/ce/dsprograms.asp

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Management Bulletins

• 16-14 Single Parent Self-Certification-Documentation of the presence

or absence of a parent

• 16-09 Revised Regional Market Rates

• 16-08 Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale, Revised Edition

• 16-06 Information about the options for implementation of the Desired

Results Developmental Profile (2015) (DRDP [2015]) for providers of

early education services for preschool-aged children funded by the

Early Education and Support Division (EESD) and the Special

Education Division (SED)

• 16-01 Digital Signatures

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Title 5 Regulations

• Update Chapters 19 and 19.5 of Title 5

• Amend, Delete, or Add Provisions

• Following the Office of Administrative Law

(OAL) Rule Making Process

– Includes public comment period

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Title 5 Regs

What is your “pet” Title 5 regulation

that you want to either amend, add,

or delete?

http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/ce/dspr

ograms.asp

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Quality Rating Improvement

System (QRIS) Update

• Transition from RTT QRIS to CA-

QRIS

• Consortium includes:

RTT-ELC consortia and mentees

CSPP QRIS and I/T Block Grantees

First 5 CA IMPACT Grantees

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QRIS

• 2016–17: The FY 2016–17 RFA was released on June 8,

2016. Final funding list can be found on the Funding Results

Web page at

http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r2/csppqris1415p1result.asp.

• The Infant/Toddler QRIS Block Grant expires June 30, 2017

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Topics that May Arise in the 2017

Legislative Session

• 12-month eligibility

• Updating State Median Income (SMI) threshold/exit

• Health and Safety training per CCDBG

• Occupational health and safety training

• Additional county individual plans or statewide approach

• Child care for foster families

• Homeless children14



Transforming the Workforce

Birth to Age 8 (TWB8)

• Last year the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and National

Research Council (NRC) published Transforming the

Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8: A Unifying

Foundation.

• report served as a catalyst for launching a collaborative

planning process to create a plan to ensure that professionals

working with young children in California are well prepared to

most effectively support every child’s growth and development

• http://twb8-ca.net

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https://www.nap.edu/catalog/19401/transforming-the-workforce-for-children-birth-through-age-8-a

http://twb8-ca.net/



Changes

• CCDF Regulations

• Title 5 Regulations

• Head Start Performance Standards

• Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)

• Every Child Succeeds Act (ESSA)

• New HS grantees/New CSPP contractors

• EESD Administrators

Work together, be patient, and communicate

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of Public Instruction Thank you!

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