June 9, 2025

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

CHILD CARE BULLETIN (CCB) NO. 25-15

The purpose of this Child Care Bulletin (CCB) is to provide guidance to counties and child care and development contractors related to the provision of 24-month eligibility pursuant to Assembly Bill (AB) 1808 (Chapter 356, Statutes 2024).

June 9, 2025

CHILD CARE BULLETIN (CCB) NO. 25-15

GUIDANCE TYPE: DIRECTIVE

TO: ALL COUNTY WELFARE DIRECTORS

ALL COUNTY CHILD CARE COORDINATORS

ALL WELFARE TO WORK COORDINATORS

ALL COUNTY ELIGIBILITY WORKERS

ALL CONSORTIA REPRESENTATIVES

ALL CHILD DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTORS

SUBJECT:

IMPLEMENTATION OF ASSEMBLY BILL (AB) 1808 (CHAPTER 356, STATUTES 2024)

APPLICABLE PROGRAMS: GENERAL CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS (CCTR);

CALIFORNIA FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME EDUCATION NETWORKS (CFCC);

MIGRANT CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS (CMIG); MIGRANT CHILD CARE ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT PROGRAMS (CMAP); ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT PROGRAMS (CAPP); CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS (CHAN);

CALIFORNIA WORK OPPORTUNITY AND RESPONSIBILITY TO KIDS (CALWORKS) STAGE ONE, STAGE TWO (C2AP), AND STAGE THREE (C3AP)

REFERENCE: ASSEMBLY BILL (AB) 1808 (CHAPTER 356, STATUTES 2024); WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE (WIC) 10271; AB 121; SENATE BILL (SB) 80; ALL COUNTY LETTER (ACL) 19-99; All COUNTY INFORMATION NOTICE (ACIN) 1-26-20;

Use the 2 through 5 Years category when the child is in a program/classroom that is licensed as a preschool program, or

Use the School Age category when the child is in a program/classroom that is licensed as a school-age program.

Contractors shall reimburse providers in accordance with the following rate categories.

Hourly, which shall only be used for the following: A child's certified need for child care of less than 25 hours per week and less than five hours on any day; or An unscheduled but documented need of less than five hours per occurrence, such as the parent's need to work overtime, that exceeds the certified need for child care; or That portion of the certified need for child care that exceeds 52.5 hours per week and is not included in the provider's full-time weekly or full-time monthly rate. This provision applies only if the family utilizes no more than one provider to meet the child's entire need for child care and development services. Additional payment made under the hourly rate for this purpose cannot exceed the provider's full-time weekly or full-time monthly rate.

Daily, which shall only be used for the following: A certified need for child care of five hours or more per day; or An unscheduled but documented need of five hours or more per occurrence, such as the parent's need to work on a regularly scheduled day off, that exceeds the certified need for child care.

Part-time weekly, which shall only be used when a certified need for child care less than 25 hours per week.

Full-time weekly, which shall only be used when a certified need for child care is 25 hours or more per week.

Part-time monthly, which shall only be used for the following: A certified need for child care of less than 25 hours per week and that need occurs in every week of the month; or A certified need for child care averages less than 25 hours per week when calculated by dividing the total number of hours of need in the month by 4.33, and that need occurs in every week of the month.

Full-time monthly, which shall only be used for the following: A certified need for child care of 25 hours or more per week and that need occurs in every week of the month; or A certified need for child care averages 25 hours or more per week when calculated by dividing the total number of hours of need in the month by 4.33, and that need occurs in every week of the month.

This section applies only to reimbursement to licensed providers, except this section shall not apply to reimbursement provided pursuant to the hourly rate defined in Section 18075(a).

When a licensed provider is meeting the certified need for child care that includes hours during the period from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. on any day of the week or from 6 a.m. Saturday to 6:00 a.m. Monday, the contractor shall multiply the regional market rate ceiling for the applicable rate category by the appropriate adjustment factor as follows: By 1.25 when 50 percent or more of the certified need for child care occurs during this period. By 1.125 when at least ten percent, but less than 50 percent of the certified need for child care occurs during this period.

Reimbursement to the provider shall be the lesser of the amount the provider charges unsubsidized families for the same hours of child care, or the maximum subsidy amount as determined pursuant to subsection (b) above.

When child care and development services are provided to a child with exceptional needs, the contractor shall multiply the lesser of the regional market rate ceiling or the rate determined pursuant to Section 18074.3 or 18074.4, whichever is lower, by only one of the following: By 1.2, when the child has exceptional needs as defined in Welfare and Institutions Code Section 10213.5(l). By 1.5, when the child is severely disabled as defined in Welfare and Institutions Code Section 10213.5(y).

Contractors shall apply this adjustment only when there is documentation that additional services and/or accommodations for that particular child are being provided, and such services and/or accommodations result in an on-going financial impact on the provider.

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