CalWORKs Stage One and Foster Bridge Program child care providers who have been identified as eligible by CDSS and served children receiving subsidies in the month of April 2022 and completed the updated ARPA survey which closed on August 15, 2023.

As directed by CDSS, CDA shall invoice Alternative Payment Program (APP) contractors to collect remaining unspent ARPA and General Fund (GF) stipend funding. Once the funds have been collected and the per-child amount has been determined; CDA will issue the final per-child stipend to eligible providers identified by CDSS within 45 days.

The ARPA stabilization funding is intended to stabilize the child care and development workforce, and federal requirements prohibit distributing ARPA funds to providers that are permanently closed. Child care center and family child care homes that are temporarily closed are eligible for this stipend.

For child care centers that have undergone a change in ownership since April 2022, payments are to be issued to the new center owner. License-exempt family, friend, and neighbor providers who cared for a subsidized child any time during the month of April 2022 are eligible for this final stipend, if they are currently providing subsidized care. To receive this final stipend round, providers must have completed the ARPA survey, which closed on August 15, 2023.

To download the Child Care Bulletin (CCB) 24-15 click here.