COVID-19 Guidance for Early Education

COVID-19 Resource and Guidance Management Bulletins, Emergency Situations, and helpful links for Early Education programs.

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Resources

Helpful Links

California Department of Social Services (CDSS) Provider Information Notices (PINs)

California Department of Education (CDE) and California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Guidance for schools regarding the Coronavirus (PDF)

California Department of Public Health (CDPH)

California Department of Social Services (CDSS)

California Child Care Resource and Referral Network (CCCRRN)

Center for Disease Control (CDC)

Responsive Early Education for Young Children and Families Experiencing Homelessness (PDF)

Email Guidance

September 2021

Date Sent	Title
September 17, 2021	Application for the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Stabilization Funding

February 2021

Date Sent	Title
February 16, 2021	Hazardous Pay and Stipends for Employees funded with Early Learning and Care Contracts

November 2020

Date Sent	Title
November 23, 2020	Interim Guidance on the Distribution of New Federal Funds to Support State-Subsidized Childcare and Updates on Pending Allocations

August 2020

Date Sent	Title
August 7, 2020	Guidance on Parent Signatures on Monthly Attendance Records

FAQs

FY 2020-21 FAQs for Early Learning and Care (ELC) Programs (Updated 4-December-2024)

FY 2019-20 FAQs for ELC Programs (Updated 16-Jun-2020)

Questions: Early Education Division | 916-322-6233

Last Reviewed: Friday, January 9, 2026

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