To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: One-Time Stabilization Payment to CCTR and CSPP Childcare Providers
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller, or designee, to issue certain and specified stabilization payments authorized by the California Department of Social Services and the California Department of Education to six (6) childcare agencies in contract with the County-(1) KinderCare Learning Centers LLC, (2) Orantes, LLC, (3) Little Angels Country School, LLC, (4) San Ramon Valley Unified School District, (5) Richmond Elementary School, and (6) We Care Services for Children -in a total amount not to exceed $69,391.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this action will result in one-time expenditures in an amount not to exceed $69,391 and will be funded 100% by the State.
BACKGROUND:
The Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD) received notification from the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) on November 13, 2025, regarding Child Care Bulletin (CCB) No. 25-28. This bulletin authorizes licensed Family Child Care Home and Center providers, who serve children enrolled in the General Childcare and Development (CCTR) Program, to receive a one-time stabilization payment based on their enrollment data for the month of April 2025.
The following three (3) childcare centers are eligible to receive a one-time stabilization payment in the amount of $431 for each child enrolled in the CCTR program during April 2025:
1. KinderCare Learning, LLC. - Lone Tree location: not to exceed $862.00
2. KinderCare Learning, LLC. - Mahogany location: not to exceed $6,896.00
3. Orantes, LLC, dba Tiny Toes Preschool and Childcare Center: not to exceed $431.00
The Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD) received notification from the California Department of Education (CDE) on November 20, 2025, regarding Management Bulletin 25-11. This bulletin authorizes licensed Family Child Care Home and Center providers, who serve children enrolled in the California State Preschool Program (CSPP), to receive a one-time stabilization payment based on their enrollment data for the month of April 2025
The following eight (8) childcare centers are eligible to receive a one-time stabilization payment in the amount of $431 for each child enrolled in the CSPP program during April 2025:
1. KinderCare Learning LLC - Lone Tree location: not to exceed $1,293.00
2. KinderCare Learning, LLC. - Mahogany location: not to exceed $3,448.00
3. Orantes, LLC, dba Tiny Toes Preschool and Childcare Center: not to exceed $5,603.00
4. Little Angels Country School: not to exceed $8,620.00
5. San Ramon Valley Unified School District - Live Oaks location: not to exceed $6,896.00
6. San Ramon Valley Unified School District - Walt Disney location: not to exceed $6,034.00
7. Richmond Elementary School, dba Richmond College Prep School: not to exceed $20,688.00
8. We Care Services for Children: not to exceed $8,620.00
This staff report requests authorization for the Auditor-Controller to distribute one-time payments to these eight (8) licensed childcare centers, who delivered state-subsidized childcare services in April 2025 in accordance with Senate Bill (SB) 151. These payments are classified as out-of-contract allocations and do not require separate authorization to accept the funding.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this payment is not approved, Contra Costa County will not be in compliance with CDSS and CDE requirements and additional funding for CCTR and CSPP childcare providers in Contra Costa County will be forfeited.
CHILDREN’S IMPACT STATEMENT:
The services provided under this agreement support all five of community outcomes established in the Children's Report Card: (1) "Children Ready for and Succeeding in School"; (2) "Children and Youth Healthy and Preparing for Productive Adulthood"; (3) "Families that are Economically Self-Sufficient"; (4) "Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing"; and (5) "Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families,” by offering comprehensive services, including high quality early childhood education, nutrition, and health services to low-income children throughout Contra Costa County.