CDA has issued the COC+ One-Time Payment to eligible child care providers. CDA received the payment data from the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) on 12/01/2025 and has started issuing payments to eligible providers. If you believe you are eligible for this payment, but have not received it, please complete the Eligibility Verification Form:

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Important: If a child care provider has never received a payment from CDA before, a valid W-9 Form must be submitted to CDA. To submit a W-9 Form, contact us HERE. If the payment data essential to issue accurate payment is missing, it is inaccurate, or the provider taxpayer identification number is unsuccessful, payment delays may result, exceeding the January 1, 2026, deadline.

The COC+ One-Time Payment will be issued by check or direct deposit. To receive your payment securely to your bank account, make sure to enroll in direct deposit. It is easy and takes no more than 2 minutes to enroll. To sign up, contact us!

• Phone Number: (619) 205-6250
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In counties, across California, where the CalWORKs Stage One and/or Bridge Program are administered in-house by the county and where no business relationship exists between the CalWORKs Stage One and/or Bridge Program child care provider and an Alternative Payment Program (APP); the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has contracted CDA to issue these payments directly to providers.

CDA is a community based, non-profit agency that has been supporting children, families and child care providers since 1974. We are based in San Diego County and provide affordable child care for over 17,000 children served by over 3,900 child care providers in the Child Care Payment Program, also known as the Alternative Payment Program.

CDA is also the largest sponsor in the Child and Adult Care Food Program in California providing nutrition education and reimbursements to over 1,000 child care providers throughout Southern California. CDA provides a wide variety of other services and support programs to children, families, and child care providers.

CDA has been supporting child care providers with one-time and Cost of Care Payments across California since October 2023.

You can learn more about CDA and our programs at cdasd.org.

No. This COC+ One-Time Payment is a lump sum to reflect the increase in the Cost of Care Plus Rate from July 2025 – December 2025 payment months.

CDA calculated your payment based on:

• Payment report data received from CDSS.
• The number of children you were paid in April 2025 for subsidized child care services.
• Your provider type and region (refer to the rate table below).
• Note: Licensed Child Care Centers are not eligible for this payment.

Example: If you are a Licensed Family Child Care Home in the Bay Area paid for 3 children in the month of April 2025, your payment would be: 3 children × $114 = $342.

PSP Payment Rates

Once. CDA will issue the one-time payment to eligible providers by January 1, 2026.

We understand that submitting a valid W-9 Form to CDA can be an administrative burden since you may have already submitted this form to other agencies you do business with. However, CDA is required by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to collect a valid W-9 Form for accurate taxpayer identification when sending money to people or companies. CDA also needs this information to prepare 1099 Forms required by the IRS at the end of the year. The IRS outlines several penalties for failure to furnish or comply with the reporting requirements and correct information and we want to make sure that providers and CDA are not fined by the IRS. For additional information, click here. 

The good news is that you can easily complete and submit your valid W-9 Form to CDA electronically. It will take no more than 3 minutes to complete this short form that only requires name, tax classification (typically individual or corporation), address, and taxpayer identification number. Please contact our team to receive the link to complete and submit your valid W-9 Form by clicking here.

You only need to complete ONE valid W-9 Form with CDA unless you had changes to your Taxpayer Identification Number. It is very important to submit a valid W-9 Form as soon as possible to avoid a delay in your payment.

No, if you already received payments from CDA and we have a valid W-9 Form on file, you do not need to submit a new W-9 Form. However, please note, that a new valid W-9 Form will be needed if you had changes to your Taxpayer Identification Number.

CDA received the payment data from the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) and has started issuing payments to eligible providers. If you believe you are eligible for this payment, but have not received it, please complete the Eligibility Verification Form:

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Important: If a child care provider has never received a payment from CDA before, a valid W-9 Form must be submitted to CDA. To submit a W-9 Form, contact us HERE.

The payment report that CDA receives from the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) does not include children’s information, only a child count. Information security and client confidentiality is a high priority to CDSS and CDA. Therefore, we only receive information from CDSS that is needed to process your COC+ One-Time Payment.

If you would like your COC+ One-Time Payment to be reviewed or have further questions, please contact our team by clicking here.

CDA is required to issue the COC+ One-Time Payment based on the payment report provided by the California Department of Social Services (CDSS). We understand your frustration if the state data is different than what you expect.

If you have questions about your COC+ One-Time Payment, please contact our team directly by clicking here. The CDA team is always available to help and research any questions you may have.