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TITLE 5 CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS (5 CCR) SECTION 18082.3; CHILD CARE BULLETIN (CCB) 25-08

Purpose

The purpose of this Child Care Bulletin (CCB) is to provide counties and child care and development contractors with guidance on 24-month eligibility as enacted by AB 1808 (Chapter 356, Statutes of 2024). Effective January 1, 2025, AB 1808 amends WIC Section 10271 to extend the minimum 12-month eligibility period to 24-months for eligible individuals enrolled in the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) Child Care Programs.

Background

Pursuant to SB 1047 (Chapter 923, Statutes of 2022), effective January 1, 2023, the minimum 12-month eligibility period was extended to a 24-month period for the following 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) • California Alternative Payment Programs (CAPP) • Child Care and Development Services for Children with Special Needs (CHAN)

The Department previously released CCB 22-37 and CCB 22-37E to provide guidance related to 24-month eligibility for these programs. At that time the 24-month eligibility period did not apply to CalWORKs Stage One, Stage Two (C2AP) and Stage Three (C3AP). Recent legislation, AB 1808, repealed WIC Section 10271(h)(5), eliminating the limitation on extending 24-month eligibility to families utilizing Stage One, C2AP and C3AP child care. Effective January 1, 2025, WIC section 10271(h)(1) applies to all child care and development programs, except the Emergency Child Care Bridge Program for Foster Children (Bridge Program).

This CCB supersedes any regulations, All County Letters (ACLs), or CCBs governing CalWORKs Stage One Child Care to the extent they are inconsistent with the eligibility periods described in AB 1808.