CDSS – CDMIS User Manual; SPR Resource Page

Guidance and resources available for the Subsidized Provider Report (SPR).

SPR Related Forms:

Resource Description
Notice to Providers (Docx) Notice for contractors to give to license-exempt and family child care home providers regarding the collection of their information.
Notice to Providers (TXT): Translations

Follow the individual links to access the Notice to Providers translated into other common languages:

SPR Reporting Guidance:

Resource Description
CDSS – CDMIS User Manual; Chapter 5: SPR Reporting Technical instructions, including data definitions and file format requirements, for completing and submitting the SPR in the CDSS - CDMIS.
Reporting Schedule Schedule of SPR reporting due dates.
SPR FAQs Frequently Asked Questions for the SPR.

Official Notices and Documentation regarding the SPR:

Resource Description
Notice of Childcare Provider Act Petition for Certification (PDF) Childcare Provider Act Petition for Certification filed with the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB)
Confirmation of the Childcare Provider Act Petition (PDF) Confirmation of the Childcare Provider Act Petition for Certification filed with the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB)
Child Care Bulletin (CCB) 23-12
(April 26, 2023)
Guidance on notifying providers and collecting information for the SPR.
CCB 23-30
(October 31, 2023)
Guidance on additional changes that require contracting partner agencies to collect and provide additional provider data via the SPR.
CCB 24-07
(May 9, 2024)
Guidance on file format specification for the new subsidy field and updated combined contract code field, and on submitting the SPR as per the Agreement between the State of California and the Child Care Providers United (CCPU) Union, ratified on July 31, 2023, and SB 140 (Chapter 193, Statutes of 2023).
Country Welfare Director Letters (CWDLs)

County Letter (September 9 2019)
California Work Opportunity And Responsibility To Kids (CalWORKs) Stage One Child Care Provider Data Collection

County Letter (March 24, 2020)
California Work Opportunity And Responsibility To Kids (CalWORKs) Stage One Child Care Provider Data Collection

County Letter (December 21, 2021)
Emergency Child Care Bridge Program For Foster Children (Bridge Program) Child Care Provider Data Collection

Contact CDSS – CDMIS Support

CDMIS@dss.ca.gov