On July 1, 2021, the following programs transferred from the California Department of Education to the California Department of Social Services (CDSS):
- General Child Care and Development Programs (CCTR)
- California Family Child Care Home Education Networks (CFCC)
- Programs for Children with Severe Disabilities (CHAN)
- Migrant Child Care and Development Programs (CMIG)
- Migrant Child Care Alternative Payment Programs (CMAP)
- California Alternative Payment Programs (CAPP)
- CalWORKs Stage 2 (C2AP)
- CalWORKs Stage 3 (C3AP)
- Resource and Referral Programs (CRRP)
- Local Child Care and Development Planning Councils (CLPC)
For these programs, the child care agency must include the CDSS Appeals Unit contact information on the notice.
The California Department of Education (CDE) will continue to administer the CSPP, Inclusive Early Education Expansion Program (IEEEP), American Indian Early Childhood Education (AIECE) grant, and Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership grant awarded to the CDE by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, as well as other early education programs.
For CSPP only, the agency must include the CDE Appeals Unit contact information.
When a family has children enrolled in both a CSPP and a CDSS program, the agency must issue two notices to the family: one for the child(ren) enrolled in the CSPP that includes the contact information for the CDE Appeals Unit, and a separate notice for the child(ren) enrolled in any non-CSPP program, that includes the contact information for the CDSS Appeals Unit.
CDE and CDSS will continue to develop agreements regarding processes and procedures for contractors who will hold contracts across both departments. Once those agreements have been finalized, the CDE and the CDSS will issue additional guidance to the field. (Child Care Bulletin 21-11, September 22, 2021.)