Contractor Information

California State Preschool Program Contract Terms and Conditions

• In conjunction with California Education Code and Title 5, California Code of Regulations, these documents are prepared by contract type and represent a compilation of required program implementation practices.
  
  
  • California State Preschool Program Contract Terms and Conditions for 2025-26
  • California State Preschool Program Contract Terms and Conditions for 2024-25
  • California State Preschool Program Contract Terms and Conditions for 2023-24
    

California Preschool Data Collection (CAPSDAC)

• California Preschool Data Collection
  Resources and information on new requirements of California State Preschool Program (CSPP) contractors for collecting child data for each child enrolled as well as educator data in a CSPP operated by an LEA, including applicable data elements that are collected for children in Transitional Kindergarten as well as applicable data that are collected for educators in the K–12 classroom setting, as provided, will be detailed on this page pursuant to the requirements of Education Code (EC) Section 60910, enacted through Assembly Bill (AB) 22 in 2022. The CAPSDAC was established for data collection, which will be submitted in the form of monthly submissions.
  

Child Care Family Fee Rate Calculator

• Child Care Family Fee Rate Calculator - Effective July 1, 2020

Child Care Providers United

• CalHR’s Childcare Providers Labor Relations web page
  Pursuant to the Public Employment Relations Board Certification SA-PC-1-N, California recognizes Child Care Providers United (CCPU) as the certified family child care provider organization.

Child Care Services Reports

• Child Care Services Reports
  Contractors are required to submit a variety of reports throughout the contract period. This submission schedule identifies the mandatory reports and their due dates.

Child Development Permits

• Child Development Permits
  Service providers in receipt of child care funds from the California Department of Education (CDE) to deliver care and/or provide instruction are required to employ qualified staff with appropriate child development permits. Learn about the various permits and their educational requirements at the Commission on Teacher Credentialing Web site.
  

Child Development Management Information System (CDMIS)

• Child Development Management Information System
  The federal government requires states to collect data about families served with child care services funds. In addition, State and federal legislators require data about the Early Education Division’s programs and services in order to develop public policy for child care and development services in California, and to justify funding changes to expand availability of services throughout the State. The Child Development Management Information System (CDMIS) was created to collect these required data. CDMIS also provides useful reports and management tools for contractors. This section explains the features of CDMIS including how to submit your monthly data through a secure Web site. Please note that in addition to CDMIS, there is currently a separate reporting system for Resource and Referral programs.

Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) Resources (CLASS and CLASS Environment)

• Classroom Assessment Resources Page
  This page includes resources for CSPP contractors, which will include contact information for CSPP Regional and Statewide CLASS Leads once identified, along with other resources.

Compliance Monitoring

• Compliance Monitoring
  This tool is organized around the seven dimensions examined during a Federal Program Monitoring or a Contract Monitoring Review to help answer the question: "What must a program do to be considered compliant under this dimension?"
  
  
  • 2025-26 Federal Program Monitoring/Contract Monitoring Review Instrument-Early Education (PDF)
  • 2024-25 Federal Program Monitoring/Contract Monitoring Review Instrument-Early Education (PDF)

Consultant Directory

• Consultant Directory
  Each county within California is assigned a child development consultant available to work with providers in addressing their specific needs.

Continued Funding Application

• Continued Funding Application
  California State Preschool Program (CSPP) contractors that intend to continue services into the next contract year are required to complete and submit a continued funding application (CFA).

Data Reporting

• Data Reporting
  The federal government requires states to collect data about families served with child care services funds. In addition, State and federal legislators require data about the Early Education Division’s programs and services in order to develop public policy for child care and development services in California, and to justify funding changes to expand availability of services throughout the State. The Child Development Management Information System (CDMIS) was created to collect these required data. CDMIS also provides useful reports and management tools for contractors. This section explains the features of CDMIS including how to submit your monthly data through a secure Web site. Please note that in addition to CDMIS, there is currently a separate reporting system for Resource and Referral programs.

Desired Results

• Desired Results
  Desired Results for Children and Families, a result-driven process, asks educators to document the developmental progress made by children and families toward the achievement of specific results.

Dual Language Learner (DLL) Support

• Dual Language Learner (DLL) Support
  Technical support, guidance, frequently asked questions (FAQs), and resources for the identification, reporting, and support of dual language learners in the California State Preschool Program (CSPP).

Early Education 2025-26 Program Instrument

• Early Education 2025-26 Program Instrument (PDF)
  Program Instruments contain program-specific federal and state legal requirements that will be tested during the monitoring process.
  

E-mail Distribution List Subscription

• E-mail Distribution List Subscription
  Beginning July 1, 2008, the Early Education Division (EED) will notify Executive Directors and Program Directors of EED contract agencies by e-mail only regarding critical documents and new instructions or requirements. All Executive Directors and Program Directors who contract with EED are required to subscribe. In addition, EED contractors and any other interested organizations or persons may subscribe to the Program Information e-mail list to receive periodic and updated information on EED programs and services.

Email Guidance

• Email Guidance
  This page contains interim guidance sent through the Early Education Division's (EED) email distribution lists dating back to July 2022.

Fiscal Services

• Fiscal Services
  This page displays the fiscal resources available to CDE funded child development services contractors.

Forms

• Forms
  Commonly used child development services contract implementation documents can be obtained from this page.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
  FAQs about Early Education and related topics
• Eligibility and Priority FAQs
  This page displays Frequently Asked Questions for CSPP.

Individualized County Child Care Subsidy Plan

• Individualized County Child Care Subsidy Plan
  Child care and development contractors must use the Income Ranking Table and Family Fee Schedule when enrolling income eligible children pursuant to EC Section 8263(b) (2) and disenrolling eligible children pursuant to EC Section 8263.2(b).

Local Child Care and Development Planning Council (LPC) Forms

• LPC Forms
  Local Child Care and Development Planning Council reporting and transfer request forms.
• LPC Priorities

Management Bulletins

• Management Bulletins
  The Early Education Division (EED) periodically issues Management Bulletins to provide legal and regulatory information to child development contractors and other interested parties. This resource also includes prior child care funding announcements issued since the 2000 calendar year to the present.

Subsidized Provider Report

• Subsidized Provider Report
  Information, forms and instructions for contractors to comply with Subsidized Provider Report requirements.
  

Parent Appeal Information

• Parent Appeal Information
  Information for parents on the parent appeal process.
  

• Parent Appeals–Frequently Asked Questions to Management Bulletin 13-04
  Answers to Frequently Asked Questions to Management Bulletin 13-04 concerning Parent Appeals

Preschool Language Information System

• Preschool Language Information System Information
  Resources and information on new requirements of California State Preschool Program (CSPP) contractors for identifying and collecting data on dual language learners, language characteristics of preschool programs, and the language composition of program staff. The Preschool Language Information System (PLIS) was established for data collection, which will be submitted in the form of quarterly PLIS reports.

Program Self-Evaluations

• Program Self-Evaluations
  Information, forms, and instructions for contractors completing Program Self-Evaluations.

Reimbursement Ceilings for Subsidized Child Care

• Reimbursement Ceilings for Subsidized Child Care
  Maximum reimbursements (ceilings) for subsidized child care provided through programs that are subject to the Regional Market Rate (RMR) Survey of California Child Care Providers.

Resource and Referral (R&R) Program Service Data Report

• Resource and Referral Program Service Data Report (Coming Soon)
  The on-line data report (CD 2504E) completed by Resource and Referral contractors and instructions regarding obtaining an agency password and completing reports.

Staffing Qualifications

• Staffing Qualifications
  Education, experience, and permit requirements for child care and development providers.

State Median Income

• State Median Income
  This page displays the state median income for the current fiscal year as well as for previous fiscal years.