Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Claire Cunningham, Director, Human Services Agency
Subject: Child Care Coordinating Council - Child Care Stipends Amendment 2
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution waiving the Request for Proposals (RFP) process and authorizing an amendment to the agreement with Child Care Coordinating Council of San Mateo, Inc. to administer stipends and increase funding by $58,564, for a new total obligation amount not to exceed $250,495.
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BACKGROUND:
The Human Services Agency (HSA) receives federal and state funding from California Department of Social Services (CDSS) each year to administer various child care programs.
Throughout the year, CDSS releases bulletins with additional funding and instruction to administer stipends through Alternative Payment Programs (APP) to child care providers. HSA received Child Care Bulletin (CCB) 23-08 and executed a Director-level agreement on July 17, 2023 for a total obligation amount of $191,931. CDSS updated the guidance for CCB 23-08 to administer a second stipend, reallocating unspent funds from the initial stipend resulting in a Director-level amendment to add the language to administer the second stipend, which was executed March 8, 2024.
Child Care Coordinating Council (4Cs) is the State permitted resource and referral agency and designated APP, the only agency in San Mateo County (other than HSA) recognized by the State Department of Education (DOE) as qualified to administer state funded child care programs. This recognition from the State allows them to have a coordinated continuum of care payment program.
DISCUSSION:
HSA has now received an additional CCB 23-19 stipend for a one-time reimbursement rate supplement meant to help with hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which may only be distributed to providers who have completed an updated American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) survey. This CCB...
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