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 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.

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Child Care Programs

CalWORKs Stage One

CalWORKs Stage One Child Care is administered at the local level through County Welfare Departments (CWD) or their contractors.

Please reach out to your assigned County Child Care Program Operations (CCCPO) analyst and CC: StageOneChildCare@dss.ca.gov for questions related to:

• CalWORKs Stage One Child Care
• CalWORKs Child Care County Contacts
• Immediate and Continuous Eligibility
• Stage One Child Care Policy Interpretations
• Public Records Act
• TrustLine

Effective February 9, 2026
COUNTIES	ASSIGNED ANALYST
El Dorado, Humboldt, Kings, Lassen, Napa, Sacramento, Sierra, Sonoma, Yuba	Jane Andrews  Email: Jane.Andrews@dss.ca.gov
Calaveras, Fresno, Imperial, Inyo, Merced, Monterey, Sutter, Ventura	Alana Lee  Email: Alana.Lee@dss.ca.gov
Amador, Contra Costa, Los Angeles, Mendocino, Mono, Plumas, San Joaquín, Trinity	Katharine Stockley Email: Katharine.Stockley@dss.ca.gov
Del Norte, Glenn, Orange, San Luis Obispo, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Stanislaus, Tuolumne	Jen Byberg Email: Jen.Byberg@dss.ca.gov
Alpine, Marin, Mariposa, Modoc, Nevada, San Benito, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Solano	Gabriella Carroll Email: Gabriella.Carroll@dss.ca.gov
Alameda, Butte, Colusa, Lake, Madera, Riverside, San Bernardino, Santa Clara	Lissete Gonzalez Email: Lissete.Gonzalez@dss.ca.gov
Kern, Placer, San Francisco, San Mateo, Siskiyou, Tehama, Tulare, Yolo	Christopher (Chris) Ruggles Email: Christopher.Ruggles@dss.ca.gov

Program Quality and Improvement Branch (PQIB)

Please reach out to your county’s assigned PQIB consultant for questions relating to:

• 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)

*Los Angeles County Service Planning Area (SPA) map linked by permission from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.

Effective January 12, 2026
COUNTIES	ASSIGNED CONSULTANT
Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Glenn, Lake, Lassen, Modoc, Napa, Nevada, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity	Jennifer Patrick Email: Jennifer.Patrick@dss.ca.gov Phone: (916) 584-6942
Yolo, Yuba	(Interim Assignment) Jennifer Patrick Email: Jennifer.Patrick@dss.ca.gov Phone: (916) 584-6942
Sutter	(Interim Assignment) Jennifer Patrick Email: Jennifer.Patrick@dss.ca.gov Phone: (916) 584-6942 Esmeralda Ramirez Email: Esmeralda.Ramirez@dss.ca.gov Phone: (916) 858-9625
Solano	(Interim Assignment) Genet Telahun Email: Genet.Telahun@dss.ca.gov Phone: (916) 639-2795
Sacramento	(Interim Assignment) Monica Grimes Email: Monica.Grimes@dss.ca.gov Phone: (916) 858-9387 Erin Jones Email: Erin.Jones@dss.ca.gov Phone: (916) 207-6346
Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, San Mateo, Sonoma	Genet Telahun Email: Genet.Telahun@dss.ca.gov Phone: (916) 639-2795
Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco	Monica Grimes Email: Monica.Grimes@dss.ca.gov Phone: (916) 858-9387
Alpine, El Dorado, Mariposa, Placer, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Joaquin, Tuolumne	Erin Jones Email: Erin.Jones@dss.ca.gov Phone: (916) 207-6346
Merced	(Interim Assignment) Monica Grimes Email: Monica.Grimes@dss.ca.gov Phone: (916) 858-9387
Stanislaus	(Interim Assignment) Genet Telahun Email: Genet.Telahun@dss.ca.gov Phone: (916) 639-2795
Alameda	Esmeralda Ramirez Email: Esmeralda.Ramirez@dss.ca.gov Phone: (916) 858-9625
Orange, Ventura, Los Angeles – SPA 5	Leslie Mitchell Email: Leslie.Mitchell@dss.ca.gov Phone: (916) 858-9379
Fresno, Inyo, Mono, Kern, Kings, Madera	Marijayne Patterson Email: Marijayne.Patterson@dss.ca.gov Phone: (916) 858-9629
Los Angeles – SPA 1, Los Angeles SPA 6, Los Angeles – SPA 7	Sandra Flores Email: Sandra.Flores@dss.ca.gov Phone: (916) 931-5518
Tulare, Los Angeles – SPA 2, Los Angeles – SPA 8	Diana Saenz Email: Diana.Saenz@dss.ca.gov Phone: (916) 858-9375
San Bernardino, Riverside	Carolyn Coffey Email: Carolyn.Coffey@dss.ca.gov Phone: (916) 858-9392
Imperial, San Diego	Jonathen Yang Email: Jonathen.Yang@dss.ca.gov Phone: (916) 858-9624
Santa Barbara	(Interim Assignment) Marijayne Patterson Email: Marijayne.Patterson@dss.ca.gov Phone: (916) 858-9629
Los Angeles – SPA 4	(Interim Assignment) Jonathen Yang Email: Jonathen.Yang@dss.ca.gov Phone: (916) 858-9624 Amanda Espitia Email: Amanda.Espitia@dss.ca.gov Phone: (916) 862-3521 Sandra Flores Email: Sandra.Flores@dss.ca.gov Phone: (916) 931-5518
Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Los Angeles – SPA 3	Amanda Espitia Email: Amanda.Espitia@dss.ca.gov Phone: (916) 862-3521

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 departments (CWD), please email ChildCareBridge@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.

Legal

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.

Stipends and Grants

Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)

For questions about the CACFP, please email CACFPinfo@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.

Disaster Relief Grant

The Disaster Relief Grant Funding is no longer available. For questions about the grant, please email 2018disasterfunding@dss.ca.gov.

General Child Care & Development Request (CCTR) for Funding Applications

For questions about the CCTR Request for Applications, please email cctrrfa@dss.ca.gov.

Licensed Facility Stipends

For questions about the $3500 to $6500 licensed facility stipends, please email CCLlicensedstipends@dss.ca.gov.

Subsidized Child Care Stipends

For questions about the Subsidized Child Care Stipends, please email CCPB@dss.ca.gov.

Quality Improvement

California Preventive Health and Safety Practices Program (CPHSP)

For questions about the CPHSP program, please contact CPHSP@dss.ca.gov.

Child Care Initiative Project (CCIP)

You can find more information on the CCIP contract and grants on our Quality Funding Announcements webpage.

Local Planning Council

For questions about Local Planning Councils, please email LPC@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.

Partner Meetings

Child Care and Development Division (CCDD) Monthly Contractor Meeting

For questions or reasonable accommodations for our monthly contractor meetings, please email us at ContractorQuestions@dss.ca.gov.

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.

Fiscal

Child Care Fiscal Policy and Allocations

For questions about Child Care Bulletin (CCB) fiscal questions, fiscal allowability technical assistance, Project Cost Account (PCA), and Standardized Account Code Structure (SACS), please email us at ChildDevelopmentFiscal@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.

Fiscal Analyst Contacts

Please reach out your assigned fiscal analyst for questions related to:

• Contract Terms:
  • (Child) Days of Enrollment (cde)
  • Maximum Reimbursable Amount (MRA)
  • Minimum Days of Operation (MDO)
  • Rates
• Enrollment, Attendance, and Fiscal Reports
• Reimbursement Calculations
• Reserve Account Status
• Payment Authorization
• Contract Billings
• Missing Checks
• Delinquent Accounts Receivable
• Technical Assistance

Effective January 27, 2026
COUNTIES	ASSIGNED FISCAL ANALYST
Alameda, Alpine, Lake, Mariposa, Monterey, Plumas, Santa Barbara, Sonoma, Yolo	Lisa York Email: Lisa.York@dss.ca.gov
Butte, Fresno, Glenn, Imperial, Placer, Shasta, Sutter, Tulare, Yuba	Adam Noah Email: Adam.Noah@dss.ca.gov
Lassen, Modoc, Mono	Michelle Hernandez Email: Michelle.Hernandez@dss.ca.gov
Colusa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Mendocino, Merced, Riverside, San Bernardino, Santa Cruz	Clint Thompson Email: Clint.Thompson@dss.ca.gov
Contra Costa, Napa, Orange, Siskiyou, Trinity	Brennah Solley Email: Brennah.Solley@dss.ca.gov
Inyo, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Tuolumne	Jo Sublett Email: Jo.Sublett@dss.ca.gov
Los Angeles (A-C), San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Sierra	Amanda Cook Email: Amanda.Cook@dss.ca.gov
Amador, Kern, Sacramento, San Diego, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tehama	Konnor Elvick Email: Konnor.Elvick@dss.ca.gov
Calaveras, Humboldt, Los Angeles (D-K), Madera, Marin, Nevada, Solano, Ventura	Mary Oki Email: Mary.Oki@dss.ca.gov
Kings, Los Angeles (L-O), Los Angeles (P-Z)	Golli Taghavi Email: Golli.Taghavi@dss.ca.gov