Child Development Associates (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 13,000 children served by over 2,800 child care providers in the Alternative Payment Program. We are 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. You can learn more at cdasd.org.

CDA has been contracted with California Department of Social Services (CDSS) to issue the one-time Transitional Subsidy payment to child care providers in counties where the Stage One and/or Bridge Programs are administered in-house by the county and no business relationship exist with an Alternative Payment Program (APP).

CDSS has provided CDA with the information for those providers eligible to be paid the one-time payment. These are providers whose local County Human Services Department is unable to provide those payments. Counties include:

Colusa, San Diego, Yolo, El Dorado, Imperial, Madera, Mendocino, Monterey, Riverside, San Bernardino, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Glenn, Mono, Sierra, Contra Costa, Fresno, Orange, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Sonoma, Sacramento, and Tulare.

With many scammers and criminals seeking personal information we understand your concern and would like to provide assurance that the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has contracted with CDA to distribute these payments to eligible Stage One and Bridge Program child care providers across California. This agreement was ratified as SB 140 (Chapter 193, Status of 2023) and signed by Governor Newsom on September 13, 2023.

Access the Authorized Payor statement by clicking here.

You can also learn about this program and CDA’s role in CDSS website, click here.

We understand that you may want to verify this information independently from CDA. For more information, visit the CDSS website to access the Child Care Bulletin CCB-23-32 (November 2, 2023) by clicking here.

Senate Bill (SB) 140 only authorized Transitional Subsidy Payments for child care providers who care for subsidized children.

If you provided subsidized child care with an Alternative Payment Program (APP) and were paid in April 2023, that Alternative Payment Program would issue the Transitional Subsidy Payment to you.

CDA has been contracted to pay Stage One and Bridge Program child care providers who were paid for subsidized child care services in April 2023 by their county Human Services Department and those county departments are not able to make the Transitional Subsidy Payments

Providers are only eligible for ONE Transitional Subsidy Payment regardless to the number of subsidy programs they may work with.

Click here to access the Child Care Bulletin CCB-23-32 (November 2, 2023) by the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) with direction on the one-time Transitional Subsidy Payment.

State law determined who is eligible to receive the one-time Transitional Subsidy Payment.

Senate Bill (SB) 140 and Welfare and Institutions Code (WIC) Sections 10277.1 and 10277.2 stipulate child care providers serving subsidized children will receive a one-time Transitional Subsidy Payment intended to supplement subsidized child care reimbursement.

Based on state law, child care providers are only eligible if they received subsidized child care payments in the month of April 2023.

In order for CDA to issue payment, eligible child care providers will receive an email requesting to submit a valid W-9 Form.

CDA will issue a check for the one-time payment directly to eligible Stage One or Bridge Program child care providers whose valid W-9 Form has been received.

Yes! Eligible providers can receive their Transitional Subsidy Payment through direct deposit. To learn more, please contact our team at:

• Phone Number: (619) 205-6250
  • For English, dial extension 1902
  • Para Español, marque extensión 1903
• Toll-free Number: (888) 917-0775
• Email Address: [email protected]

Please note: Providers will be asked to complete a digital “Direct Deposit Agreement” form and submit valid bank account documentation to participate in future electronic funds transfers (EFT).

CDA will issue payments no later than November 30, 2023 to eligible providers whose valid W-9 Form has been received.