Quality Funding Announcements

The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) is pleased to release funding announcements for several quality grants.

These grants were previously released by the California Department of Education (CDE). However, the Early Childhood Development Act of 2020 (Senate Bill (SB) 98, Chapter 24, Statutes of 2020) authorized the transfer of child care and development programs currently administered by the CDE to the CDSS effective July 1, 2021. The CDSS is committed to supporting an integrated and coordinated system of care to achieve the goal of promoting a high-quality, affordable system designed to comprehensively and effectively serve children, families, and the child care and development workforce.

CDSS Quality Improvement Budget by Fiscal Year

The below PDFs provide an overview of the CDSS Quality Improvement budget by fiscal year.  

CDSS Quality Improvement Budget 2021-22

CDSS Quality Improvement Budget 2022-23

CDSS Quality Improvement Budget 2023-24

CDSS Quality Improvement Budget 2024-25

The Child Care Initiative Project (CCIP) Expansion Grant

As part of the 2021-2022 State Budget and the Child Care Pandemic Relief Package, $25 million in “One-Time” funding is available to support the expansion of the Child Care Initiative Project (CCIP). Federal funds (American Rescue Plan Act/ARPA) will be used to support this one-time expansion. The funding is available for two years and must be expended by June 30, 2023.  These funds will be used to expand CCIP activities, support providers who have closed and are working towards re-opening, along with actions to address child care deserts across the state that will support equity and access to quality for all children and families. This grant has closed as of June 30, 2023.

Final CCIP Expansion Grant Funding Allocations 

CCIP ARPA Webinar PowerPoint

CCIP ARPA Webinar

CCIP ARPA FAQs

FYs 2024-2027 Quality Counts California (QCC) Workforce Pathways Grant and Quality Improvement Grant Joint Request for Applications (RFA)

The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) invites current grantees to apply for the CDSS Quality Counts California (QCC) Workforce Pathways Grant and the QCC Quality Improvement Grant (formerly QCC Block Grant) through a Joint Request for Applications (RFA). This RFA reflects the latest evolution of the grants.

RFA Quality Counts California (QCC) Workforce Pathways Grant and QCC Quality Improvement Grant FYs 2024-2027

Quality Counts California Block Grant

The Quality Counts California (QCC) Block Grant provides a total of $25.6 million for two years ($12.8 each year) of federal Child Care and Development Fund quality improvement funds in support of local QCC consortia to raise the quality of participating sites.

Funding announcements: QCC Block Grant FY 2021-22

Funding announcements: QCC Block Grant FY 2022-23

Quality Counts Workforce Pathways Grant

The QCC Workforce Pathways Grant seeks to expand the number of qualified child care providers and increase the educational credentials of existing child care professionals. The grant award is available to local consortia and multi-county consortia that apply for funding by submitting a QCC Workforce Development Plan. This grant is also available for the first time, to the Tribal Child Care Association of California (TCCAC).  These funds will be used, to respond to the critical shortage of highly skilled early educators and providers. The impact of COVID-19 has exacerbate this shortage, which is an impediment to expanding ELC programs while maintaining or improving quality.

Funding announcements: QCC Workforce Pathways Grant

Funding announcements: QCC Workforce Pathways Grant FY 2022-23

California Preventive Health and Safety Practices (CPHSP) Grant

The California Preventive Health and Safety Practices (CPHSP) Grant provides California Emergency Medical Services Authority-approved training to child care providers regionally utilizing local itinerant Resource and Referral training staff.

Funding announcements: CPHSP Grant FY 24-25

 

Anuncios sobre la disponibilidad de fondos para programas de cuidado y desarrollo infantil

El Departamento de Servicios Sociales de California (CDSS) se complace en anunciar la disponibilidad de varios subsidios.

El Departamento de Educación de California (CDE) ya anunció estas oportunidades de financiamiento; sin embargo, la Early Childhood Development Act of 2020 (Ley de Desarrollo de la Primera Infancia de 2020) (Proyecto de Ley 98 del Senado [SB 98], capítulo 24, estatutos del 2020) autorizó la transferencia de la administración de los programas de cuidado y desarrollo infantil del CDE al CDSS, un cambio que entrará en vigor el 1 de julio de 2021. El CDSS está dedicado al objetivo de apoyar un sistema de cuidado infantil que sea integral, asequible, coordinado y de alta calidad, y que pueda servir eficazmente a los niños, las familias y la fuerza laboral del sector del cuidado y desarrollo infantil.

Subsidio en bloque de «Quality Counts California» (QCC)

Este subsidio en bloque proporciona un total de $25.6 millones de fondos federales en dos años ($12.8 millones cada año) a consorcios locales de QCC para mejorar la calidad de los sitios participantes.

Anuncio sobre la distribución del subsidio en bloque de QCC para el año fiscal 2021-22 (documento Excel solamente disponible en inglés)

Anuncio sobre la distribución del subsidio en bloque de QCC para el año fiscal 2022-23 (documento Excel solamente disponible en inglés)

Subsidio «QCC Workforce Pathways Grant»

Este subsidio busca aumentar el número de proveedores de cuidado infantil cualificados y ampliar la formación de los actuales proveedores. Tanto los consorcios locales como los consorcios que comprenden múltiples condados pueden solicitar fondos presentando un plan para el desarrollo de la fuerza laboral de QCC. Esta es la primera vez que el subsidio está disponible para la Tribal Child Care Association of California (Asociación para la Provisión de Cuidado Infantil en las Comunidades Tribales de California). Se usarán estos fondos para enfrentar la gran falta de personas altamente cualificadas en los sectores del cuidado y de la educación en la primera infancia. La pandemia de la COVID-19 ha agravado esta escasez, que dificulta el objetivo de ampliar los programas de cuidado y desarrollo infantil y al mismo tiempo mantener o mejorar la calidad de estos.

Anuncio sobre la distribución del subsidio QCC Workforce Pathways Grant (documento Excel solamente disponible en inglés)

Anuncio sobre la distribución del subsidio QCC Workforce Pathways Grant para el año fiscal 2022-23 (documento Excel solamente disponible en inglés)

Subsidio «California Preventative Health and Safety Practices» (CPHSP)

Este subsidio proporciona fondos para que los proveedores de cuidado infantil reciban capacitación regional (aprobada por la Autoridad de Servicios Médicos de Emergencia de California) de los miembros del personal itinerante de la oficina local de recursos e información (resource and referral).

Anuncio sobre la distribución del subsidio CPHSP (documento Excel solamente disponible en inglés)

Anuncio sobre la distribución del subsidio CPHSP para el año fiscal 2022-23 (documento Excel solamente disponible en inglés)

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