Child Care and Development Contacts
Mission
The mission of the Child Care and Development Division (CCDD) 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; to address social determinants of health and adverse childhood experiences which significantly impact long-term outcomes for children; and to provide vital supports to the child care and development workforce and programs for children to have access to equitable and stable child care and development opportunities.
The CCDD provides planning, policy direction, and oversight of the majority of state-supported childcare and development programs and services in California. These include programs that provide a variety of state-subsidized childcare services, quality improvement plan activities, local childcare and developmental informed programs and policies, while providing robust technical assistance and support to counties, contractors, and stakeholders.
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Child Care Policy and Allocations
For questions about Child Care Bulletin fiscal questions, fiscal allowability technical assistance, PCA and (SACS), please email us at ChildDevelopmentFiscal@dss.ca.gov
CalWORKs Stage One
For questions about the CalWORKs Stage One program, which is administered at the local level through County Human Services Offices, please find your contact on the Stage One Policy Analyst Contacts table below.
Stage One Regulations
For questions about Stage One regulations, including matters pertaining to the Stage One Regulations workgroups, please email us at StageOneRegs@dss.ca.gov.
CalWORKs Child Care Consolidation Workgroup
CDSS will convene a workgroup to produce recommendations towards consolidating the three stages of CalWORKs child care. If you have feedback or questions about this work, please contact us at CWconsolidation@dss.ca.gov.
Contracts
For questions related to contract content, contract status, signed contracts, missing contracts and replacement contracts, please contact
ChildcareContracts@dss.ca.gov.
Appeals
For questions related to appeals, please contact
CCDDAppeals@dss.ca.gov.
Subsidized Stipends
For questions about
the subsidized stipends, please email
CCPB@dss.ca.gov.
Licensed Facility Stipends
For questions about the $3500 to $6500 licensed facility stipends, please email
CCLlicensedstipends@dss.ca.gov.
Disaster Relief Grant
The Disaster Relief Grant Funding is no longer available. For questions about the grant, please email 2018disasterfunding@dss.ca.gov.
Emergency Child Care Bridge Program for Foster Children (Bridge Program)
For questions about the Bridge program, which is administered at the local level through your County Welfare Office, please email ChildCareBridge@dss.ca.gov.
Child Care and Development Infrastructure Grant Program
For questions about the Child Care and Development Infrastructure Grant Program, please email CCDDFacilities@dss.ca.gov.
California Resource and Referral Programs (R&Rs)
For questions about the California Resources and Referral Programs, please contact CRRP@dss.ca.gov.
Child Care Initiative Project (CCIP)
For questions about the Child Care Initiative Project, please email CCIP@dss.ca.gov. You can find more information about the CCIP contracts and grants on our funding announcement webpage.
California Preventive Health and Safety Practices Program (CPHSP)
For questions about the CPHSP program, please contact CPHSP@dss.ca.gov
Quality Counts California (QCC)
For questions about the QCC Block Grant please email QCC@dss.ca.gov. For questions about the QCC Workforce Pathways Grant, please email QCCWorkforce@dss.ca.gov.
Child Care & Development Fund State Plan (CCDF)
For questions about the CCDF State plan, or the Quality Progress Report please email Statepln@dss.ca.gov.
General Child Care & Development Request (CCTR) for Funding Applications
For questions about the CCTR RFA, please email cctrrfa@dss.ca.gov.
Local Planning Council
For questions about Local Planning Councils, please email LPC@dss.ca.gov.
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
For questions about the CACFP, please email CACFPinfo@dss.ca.gov.
Program Quality and Improvement Branch (PQIB)
Please direct questions about the following programs to the assigned Program Quality and Improvement Branch consultants in the table below:
- CalWORKs Stages Two and Three (C2AP and C3AP)
- The General Child Care and Development Program (CCTR)
- The Family Child Care Home Education Network Program (CFCC)
- Resource and Referral Program (CRRP)
- The California Alternative Payment Program (CAPP)
- The Migrant Alternative Payment Program (CMAP)
- The Migrant Child Care and Development Program (CMIG)
- The Child Care and Development Program for Children with Severe Disabilities (CHAN)
This is a list of the Program Quality and Improvement Branch Consultants assigned to each county. Los Angeles County Service Planning Area (SPA) map linked by permission from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
Effective May 9, 2024
Counties
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Assigned Consultant
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Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Glenn, Lake, Lassen, Modoc, Napa, Nevada, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity
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Jennifer Patrick
Email: Jennifer.Patrick@dss.ca.gov
Phone: (916) 651-7341
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Sutter, Yuba
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Vacant (Interim Assignment)
Jennifer Patrick
Email: Jennifer.Patrick@dss.ca.gov
Phone: (916) 651-7341
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Del Norte, Humboldt,
Mendocino, San Mateo, Sonoma
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Genet Telahun
Email: Genet.Telahun@dss.ca.gov
Phone: (916) 639-2795
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Solano
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Vacant (Interim Assignment)
Genet Telahun
Email: Genet.Telahun@dss.ca.gov
Phone: (916) 639-2795
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Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco
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Monica Grimes
Email: Monica.Grimes@dss.ca.gov
Phone: (916) 651-7469
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Yolo
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Vacant (Interim Assignment)
Monica Grimes
Email: Monica.Grimes@dss.ca.gov
Phone: (916) 651-7469
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El Dorado, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Joaquin, Placer, Tuolumne
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Erin Jones
Email: Erin.Jones@dss.ca.gov
Phone: (916) 207-6346
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Sacramento
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Vacant (Interim Assignment)
Erin Jones
Email: Erin.Jones@dss.ca.gov
Phone: (916) 207-6346
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Alameda, Mariposa, Merced,
Stanislaus
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Diana Saenz
Email: Diana.Saenz@dss.ca.gov
Phone: (916) 651-8872
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Orange,
San Luis Obispo, Ventura,
Los Angeles – SPA 2
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Leslie Mitchell
Email: Leslie Mitchell@dss.ca.gov
Phone: (916) 651-7350
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Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mono, Tulare
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Marijayne Patterson
Email: Marijayne.Patterson@dss.ca.gov
Phone: (916) 651-7353
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Los Angeles – SPA 1
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(Interim Assignment)
Marijayne Patterson
Email: Marijyane.Patterson@dss.ca.gov
Phone: (916) 651-7353
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Los Angeles – SPA 7
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(Interim Assignment)
Jonathen Yang
Email: Jonathen.Yang@dss.ca.gov
Phone: (916) 651-7346
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Los Angeles – SPA 8
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(Interim Assignment)
Patricia Rodriguez
Email:
Patricia.Rodriguez@dss.ca.gov
Phone: (916) 858-9383
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San Bernardino, Riverside, Los Angeles – SPA 5
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Carolyn Coffey
Email: carolyn.coffey@dss.ca.gov
Phone: (916) 858-9392
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Imperial, San Diego
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Jonathen Yang
Email: Jonathen.Yang@dss.ca.gov
Phone: (916) 651-7346
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Santa Barbara, Los Angeles – SPA 4
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Patricia Rodriguez
Email: Patricia.Rodriguez@dss.ca.gov
Phone: (916) 858-9383
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Monterey, San Benito, Los Angeles – SPA 3, SPA 6
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Amanda Espitia
Email: amanda.espitia@dss.ca.gov
Phone: (916) 862-3521
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Counties
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Analyst
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El Dorado, Humboldt, Kings, Lassen, Napa, Sacramento, Sierra, Sonoma, Yuba
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Jane Andrews (Jane.Andrews@dss.ca.gov)
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Alameda, Del Norte, Glenn, Lake, Orange, Santa Clara, Shasta, Santa Cruz, San Luis Obispo, Stanislaus, Tuolumne
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Jennifer (Jen) Byberg (Jennifer.Byberg@dss.ca.gov)
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Alpine, Marin, Mariposa, Modoc, Nevada, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Benito, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Solano
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Gabriella Carroll (Gabriella.Carroll@dss.ca.gov)
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Calaveras, Fresno, Imperial, Inyo, Merced, Monterey, Sutter, Ventura
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Alana Lee (Alana.Lee@dss.ca.gov)
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Butte, Colusa, Kern, Madera, Placer, San Francisco, San Mateo, Siskiyou, Tehama, Tulare, Yolo
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Christopher (Chris) Ruggles (Christopher.Ruggles@dss.ca.gov)
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Amador, Contra Costa, Los Angeles, Mendocino, Mono, Plumas, San Joaquin, Trinity
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Katharine Stockley (Katharine.Stockley@dss.ca.gov)
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Fiscal Analyst Contacts
Please reach out your assigned fiscal analyst for questions related to:
- Contract Terms: MRA, MDO, Child Days of Enrollment (cde), Rates
- Enrollment, Attendance, and Fiscal Reports
- Reimbursement Calculations
- Reserve Account Status
- Payment Authorization
- Contract Billings
- Missing Checks
- Delinquent Accounts Receivable
- Technical Assistance
Counties
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Fiscal Analyst
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Alameda, Alpine, Lake, Mariposa, Monterey, Plumas, Santa Barbara, Sonoma, Yolo
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Lisa York
Email: Lisa.York@dss.ca.gov
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Butte, Fresno, Glenn, Imperial, Placer, Shasta, Sutter, Tulare, Yuba
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Adam Noah
Email: Adam.Noah@dss.ca.gov
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Del Norte, Kings, Lassen, Modoc, Mono, San Diego, Santa Cruz
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Michelle Hernandez
Email: Michelle.Hernandez@dss.ca.gov
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Colusa, El Dorado, Los Angeles (P-Z), Mendocino, Merced, Riverside, San Bernardino
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Clint Thompson
Email: Clint.Thompson@dss.ca.gov
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Contra Costa, Los Angeles (L-O), Napa, Orange, Siskiyou, Trinity
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Brennah Solley
Email: Brennah.Solley@dss.ca.gov
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Inyo, San Benito, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Tuolumne
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Jo Sublett
Email: Jo.Sublett@dss.ca.gov
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Los Angeles (A-C), San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Sierra
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Amanda Cook
Email: Amanda.Cook@dss.ca.gov
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Amador, Kern, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tehama
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Stefanie Johnson
Email: Stefanie.Johnson@dss.ca.gov
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Calaveras, Humboldt, Los Angeles (D-K), Madera, Marin, Nevada, Solano, Ventura
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Mary Oki
Email: Mary.Oki@dss.ca.gov
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Quarterly Child Care and Development Stakeholder Meeting
For questions about our quarterly stakeholder meetings or to request language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations for these meetings, please email us at CCDDstakeholders@dss.ca.gov.
Monthly Contractor Meeting
For questions or reasonable accommodations for our monthly contractor meetings, please email us at ContractorQuestions@dss.ca.gov.