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CALWORKS CHILD CARE Regulations STAGE ONE CHILD CARE PROGRAM 47-101 (Cont.)
CHAPTER 47-100 THE STAGE ONE CHILD CARE PROGRAM
47-101 INTRODUCTION TO THE STAGE ONE CHILD CARE PROGRAM 47-101
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.1 Introduction
The Thompson-Maddy-Ducheny-Ashburn Welfare- to-Work Act of 1997 (Assembly Bill (AB) 1542, Chapter 270, Statutes of 1997) established the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) Program. CalWORKs replaced the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) Program and the Greater Avenues for Independence (GAIN) Program. CalWORKs also replaced a number of separate welfare-related child care programs. These include: GAIN child care, Non-GAIN Education and Training (NET) child care, Cal-Learn Child Care, Supplemental Child Care (SCC), Transitional Child Care (TCC), the California Alternative Assistance Program (CAAP), the At-Risk Child Care Program, and the child care earned income disregard programs.
.2 Intent of the Child Care Program
It is the intent of the Legislature that CalWORKs recipients, and former recipients are connected as soon as possible to local child care resources, make stable child care arrangements, and continue to receive subsidized child care services after they no longer receive aid as long as they require those services and meet the specified eligibility requirements.
In order to move welfare recipients and former recipients from their relationship with county welfare departments to relationships with institutions providing services to working families, it is the intent of the Legislature that families that are former recipients of aid, or are transitioning off aid, receive their child care assistance in the same fashion as other low-income working families.
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CALIFORNIA-DSS-MANUAL-EAS MANUAL LETTER NO. EAS-99-09 Effective 8/9/99
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