To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: Amendment #38-270-19 Little Angels Country School LLC State Preschool
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment, effective July 1, 2025, with Little Angels Country School LLC to increase the payment limit by $66,240 to a new payment limit of $678,716 to provide additional funding as a result of a rate increase for the Cost of Care Plus Program with no change to the contract period July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% State funded (California Department of Education [CDE]), of which $66,240 is budgeted in FY 25/26.
BACKGROUND:
Contra Costa County receives funds from CDE to provide State Preschool services to program eligible County residents. To provide a wider distribution of services to County residents, the County contracts with a number of community-based organizations. This contract with Little Angels Country School LLC provides childcare services for 24 children enrolled in the childcare program. This vendor was selected per procurement requirements outlined in Administrative Bulletin 600.3.
The last Board approval for this contract was on October 22, 2024 (C.38), for the 24/26 Fiscal Year.
On July 8, 2025, EHSD received official notification from CDE stating that “Childcare centers not represented by Child Care Providers United (CCPU) or covered by the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) would receive an updated Cost of Care Plus rate. According to Welfare and Intuitions Code (WIC) section 10277.2, as amended by Senate Bill (SB) 120, centers shall receive the increased Cost of Care Plus payment commencing July 1, 2025, and through June 30, 2026.”
This action seeks to approve a contract amendment to increase the Cost of Care Plus rate from $211 to $230 per child enrolled each month. The new total payment limit is $678,715.20, with no change to the contract term.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
County will not be able to fund childcare slots for its community-based agency partner, Little Angels Country School LLC.
CHILDREN’S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This amendment supports one (1), three (3), and four (4) of Contra Costa County’s community outcomes of the Children’s Report Card”: (1) "Children Ready for and Succeeding in School"; (3) "Families that are Economically Self-Sufficient"; and (4) "Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing".