To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: CalWORKs Stage 2 and California Alternative Payment Program Funding
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Department Director, or designee, to accept funding in an amount not to exceed $1,098,197 from the California Department of Social Services for CalWORKs Stage 2 child care providers and for administrative support as the contract administrator for CalWORKs Stage 2 (C2AP) and California Alternative Payment Program (CAPP), and to authorize the approval of any amendments related to this funding for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$1,098,197: 100% State funds, all of which is funded by CDSS and budgeted in FY25-26.
$393,175.00 is for C2AP
$705,022 is for administrative support of C2AP and CAPP
BACKGROUND:
This staff report seeks to accept state funding for a total of $1,098,197 from the California Department of Social Services (CDSS), which has been appropriated through Senate Bill (SB)120 and Assembly Bill (AB) 378 to support Senate Bill (SB) 102. SB 120 authorizes ongoing reimbursements to childcare providers based on the maximum authorized hours of care, regardless of actual attendance. Additionally, AB 378 supports SB 102 by providing administrative support allocation to development contractors who act as contract administrators for the CalWORKs Stage 2 (C2AP) and the California Alternative Payment Program (CAPP). This notification increases the funding by $1,098,197 for a new total payment limit of $30,821,579.
On December 17, 2024, the Board of Supervisors approved the Continued Funding Application for fiscal year 2025-2026 and accepted $29,723,382 (C.84) for the provision of C2AP and CAPP childcare programs. On July 23, 2025, CDSS issued Child Care Bulletin (CCB) number 25-20, advising administrators of...
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