Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Nicole Pollack, Director, Human Services Agency
Subject: Amendment to the Agreement with Child Care Coordinating Council for the Administration of the California Alternative Payment Program and the Title IV-E Programs
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an amendment to the agreement with the Child Care Coordinating Council of San Mateo for the purpose of adjusting the FY 2017-18 and FY 2018-19 allocations from the California Department of Education for the California Alternative Payment Program and Title IV-E child care programs and increasing the amount by $490,570 to an amount not to exceed $3,667,114.
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BACKGROUND:
The Board of Supervisors approved an Agreement with the Child Care Coordinating Council (4Cs) on June 28, 2016, for the administration of the California Alternative Payment Program (CAPP) and Title IV-E Programs by resolution 074645 for the term of July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2019, in the amount of $3,176,544. The amounts shown for CAPP in the original Agreement were estimated based on discussions with the California Department of Education (CDE).
These programs provide stable family support and assistance for youth who have an open child welfare case with Children and Family Services (CFS) or California Work Opportunity and Responsibility for Kids (CalWORKS). They offer an array of childcare payment assistance for San Mateo County parents such as in-home care, family childcare, and center-based care. This flexibility of funding allows families to have "parental choice" and makes childcare more accessible to a greater number of children.
4Cs is the only agency besides the Human Services Agency (HSA) recognized by the CDE as qualified to administer state funded childcare programs such as CAPP, Title IV-E, and Stage 2.
The Agency Director for HSA is authorized by resolution 64858 to accept funding fo...
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