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CALWORKS CHILD CARE 47-101 (Cont.) STAGE ONE CHILD CARE PROGRAM Regulations
47-101 INTRODUCTION TO THE STAGE ONE CHILD CARE PROGRAM 47-101
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Therefore, it is the intent of the Legislature that families no longer rely on county welfare departments to obtain child care subsidies beyond the time they are receiving other services from the welfare department. The Legislature intends that counties quickly move recipients out of the first stage of child care after the county determines stability.
In addition, the Legislature intends in enacting this article to provide sufficient funding through an appropriation in the annual Budget Act to fund the estimated cost of providing child care for all individuals who are anticipated to need child care to participate in the welfare-to-work programs and to transition to work.
It is further the intent of the Legislature to ensure that the implementation of Public Law 104-193 does not result in unanticipated outcomes that negatively affect child well-being.
.3 The Goal of the Child Care Program The goal of the Child Care Program is to provide child care through a seamless system by standardizing child care program requirements under a single three-stage system.
.4 Administration of Stages
Stage One child care is administered by the counties and supervised by the Department of Social Services. Stages Two and Three are administered by Alternative Payment Programs (APP) contracting with the California Department of Education (CDE). California Community Colleges also provide child care services to CalWORKs participants.
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CALIFORNIA-DSS-MANUAL-EAS MANUAL LETTER NO. EAS-99-09 Effective 8/9/99
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