Program areas at CRC
Contracts CAPP, C2AP, C3AP: Alternative Payment Programs are intended to serve two primary purposes: (1) enable low to moderate income families to work, pursue an education, seek employment and (2) improve the cognitive and educational development of children from said households. The Alternative Payment Program implements the guidelines issued by the California Department of Social Services to determine which families are eligible for a payment assistance voucher. Once a family is determined to be eligible for a voucher, Case Managers work with the family to connect them to child care. The Alternative Payment Program then reimburses the child care provider directly for the hours of eligible care authorized for the family. During FY 2022-2023, payment assistance was provided to 705 children and 469 families.
Quality Counts and Early Learning Programs:Quality Counts provides information, resources, and coaching at no cost to early care and education programs, including centers, family child care homes and informal caregivers serving children ages 0-5. The program goal is to enhance the quality of learning programs and to recognize the effort of early childhood professionals to provide optimum learning environments and experiences for the children in our county. During 2022-2023, there were 47 sites participating in Quality Counts serving more than 3,366 children. See Schedule O for further details.
CDSS Stipends for CAPP, C2AP & C3AP: As part of the COVID-19 relief efforts and SB115 and AB179, the State of California supported child care by distributing several rounds of child care stipends ($1,031-$1,442 per enrolled subsidized child) which were distributed by CRC to child care providers serving families who receive subsidized child care. Stipends were meant to help providers with hardships caused by the pandemic such as reduced enrollment, increased teacher-to-child ratios, additional cleaning costs, and other costs.