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Contains resources for California State Preschool Program Contractors regarding Rate Reform Effective January 1, 2022.

Service County Enrollment Reporting for California State Preschool Contractors
The purpose of this letter is to notify California State Preschool Program contractors that the California Department of Education, Early Education and Nutrition Fiscal Services has made updates to the Child Development Provider Accounting Reporting Information System (CPARIS) to allow enrollment reporting by service county as of February 18, 2022.

Service County Enrollment Reporting for California State Preschool Contractors Webinar External link opens in new window or tab. (Video; 24:46)
This webinar was presented on February 24, 2022 to all California State Preschool Program (CSPP) contractors. During this webinar, the Early Education and Nutrition Fiscal Services reviewed the updates to the Child Development Provider Accounting Reporting System CSPP Enrollment, Attendance, and Fiscal Report to allow enrollment reporting by service county, effective January 1, 2022.

Management Bulletin (MB) 22-01: Rate Reform Implementation Guidance Revised
Management Bulletin 21-15 has been rescinded and replaced with MB 22-01. The purpose of this revised MB is to provide updated guidance to California State Preschool Programs (CSPP) on the first stage of rate reform that was implemented January 1, 2022.

Rate Reform (PPTX)
The PowerPoint provides contractors with slides from the Rate Reform Webinar hosted on December 17, 2021. Please note that Management Bulletin (MB) 21-15 has been rescinded and replaced by MB 22-01. However, the content of this webinar still holds true under MB 22-01.

Rate Reform Webinar External link opens in new window or tab. (Video; 1:24:06)
This webinar was presented on December 17, 2021 to all California State Preschool Program (CSPP) contractors. During this webinar, the Early Education Division (EED) and Early Education and Nutrition Fiscal Services (EENFS) discussed rate reform implementation as of January 1, 2022. Please note that Management Bulletin (MB) 21-15 has been rescinded and replaced by MB 22-01. However, the content of this webinar still holds true under MB 22-01.

California State Preschool Reimbursement Rates by Service County for Fiscal Years 2022-23 through 2025-26 (XLSX)
The spreadsheet provides a list of reimbursement rates for California State Preschool Program contractors by service county effective July 1, 2022.

Fiscal Year 2021-22 California State Preschool Reimbursement Rates by Service County (XLSX)
The spreadsheet provides a list of reimbursement rates for California State Preschool Contractors by service county effective January 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022.

Questions:   Lucy Mosqueda | lmosqueda@cde.ca.gov | 916-324-6611
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