California Department of Social Services- Child Care Development Division
Purpose: Build, strengthen, and maintain an equitable, comprehensive, quality, and affordable child care and development system for the children and families in California
Resources
The CCDD provides planning, policy direction, and oversight of the majority of state-supported child care and development programs and services in California. These include programs that provide a variety of state-subsidized child care services, quality improvement plan activities, local child care and developmental informed programs and policies, while providing robust technical assistance and support to counties, contractors, and stakeholders.
The Child Care and Development Division (CCDD) mission is to build, strengthen, and maintain an equitable, comprehensive, quality, and affordable child care and development system for the children and families in our state; to integrate child care with other CDSS programs and services that serve the whole child and whole family
The State of California has many parts to consider, including child care deserts, which has heightened the child care gap, causing the closure of numerous child care facilities across the state. This page supports the increase of the supply and access of quality child care programs across the state through a diverse delivery system.
The purpose of Child Care Bulletins (CCB) is to provide guidance and information regarding child care policies and regulations. They serve to notify counties and child care contractors about important updates
Supplemental rate payments are sent out to licensed family child care home and license-exempt (family, friend and neighbor) providers who care for children enrolled in State subsidized voucher programs