Early Education

Current Year Contract Changes and Year-end Reporting Reminders

• Fiscal Year 2025–26 California State Preschool Contract Changes
  The purpose of this letter is to inform California State Preschool Program (CSPP) contractors of changes to contracts and reporting procedures beginning July 1, 2025.
  
  
• Fiscal Year 2025-26 California State Preschool Year-End Reporting Reminders
  The purpose of this letter is to provide reporting information, dates, and requirements for June year-end and audit reports for Fiscal Year 2025-26.
  
  
• Update to Rate Supplements for Preschool Contractors
  The purpose of this letter is to provide information regarding the update to rate supplements for preschool contractors for Fiscal Year 2021–22.
  
  
• Rate Reform Resources
  This link will redirect users to an Early Education and Nutrition Fiscal Services (EENFS) web page that contains resources for CSPP contractors regarding Rate Reform Effective January 1, 2022.
  
  
• Direct Deposit Resources
  This link will redirect users to an EENFS web page that contains resources for CSPP contractors regarding direct deposit.

Early Education Fiscal Services Resources

• Allocations Paid Outside of the California State Preschool Program Contract Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
  FAQs about the various allocations paid outside of the CSPP contract.
  
  
• Funded Enrollment Resources
  This link will redirect users to an EENFS web page that contains resources related to calculating enrollment associated with a CSPP contract and the exceptional needs and children with severe disabilities set aside.
  
  
• Child Days of Enrollment (cdes) Calculator (XLSX)
  Provides California Department of Education (CDE) contractors with a tool to calculate the minimum, full-time equivalent cdes needed to fully earn their contract.
  
  
• EENFS COVID-19 Fiscal Updates
  This link will redirect users to an EENFS web page that contains guidance previously emailed through the Early Education Division's email distribution list pertaining to COVID-19.
  
  
• Enrollment, Attendance, and Fiscal Reporting, and Reimbursement Procedures for Early Education Contractors (DOCX)
  Explains attendance and fiscal reporting and reimbursement procedures. This document is also known as the EENFS Fiscal Handbook 2025–26.
  
  
• Early Education and Nutrition Fiscal Services Analyst Directory
  Fiscal Analyst Directory for EENFS.

California Preschool Accounting Reporting Information System Resources

• California Preschool Accounting Reporting Information System (CPARIS) Resources
  This link will redirect users to an EENFS web page that contains resources related to CPARIS, including the CPARIS User Manual, a Frequently Asked Questions document, and the webinar presented on Contract Earnings Calculations.

Fiscal Contract Change Requests

• Voluntary Temporary Transfer Resources
  California Education Code Section 8256 allows for a voluntary and temporary transfer (VTT) of funds between over-earning contractors and under-earning contractors with similar contract types (i.e., CSPP to CSPP) in order to fully utilize child care and development funding. VTT requests may be submitted between November 1 and November 15 or between May 1 and May 15 of the same contract year. This link will redirect users to an EENFS web page that contains resources for California State Preschool Program Contractors regarding the Voluntary Temporary Transfer of Funds.

Early Education Fiscal Webinars and Trainings

• Fiscal Webinars and Trainings
  This link will redirect users to a web page that contains various recorded webinars and trainings conducted by EENFS for CSPP contractors.

Regulations and Requirements

• Early Education Contracts (Fiscal Year 2026–27)
  Contract Terms and Conditions for Early Education Contracts for 2026–27.
• Early Education Contracts (Fiscal Year 2025–26)
  Contract Terms and Conditions for Early Education Contracts for 2025–26.
• Early Education Contracts (Fiscal Year 2024–25)
  Contract Terms and Conditions for Early Education Contracts for 2024–25.
• Early Education Contracts (Fiscal Year 2023–24)
  Contract Terms and Conditions for Early Education Contracts for 2023–24.
• Child Development Contracts (Fiscal Year 2022–23)
  Contract Terms and Conditions for Child Development Contracts for 2022–23.
• Child Development Contracts (Fiscal Year 2021–22)
  Funding Terms and Conditions for Child Development Contracts for 2021–22.
• Child Development Contracts (Fiscal Year 2020–21)
  Funding Terms and Conditions for Child Development Contracts for 2020–21.