Title EDC — California Educ. Code

As used in this chapter: (a) “Applicant or contracting agency” means a school district, community college district, college or university, county superintendent of schools, county, city, public agency, private nontax-exempt agency, private tax-exempt agency, or other entity that …

(a) If a state of emergency is declared by the Governor, the Superintendent may waive any requirements of this code or regulations adopted pursuant to this code relating to preschool programs operated pursuant to this chapter only to the extent that enforcement of the regulations…

(a) The Superintendent shall administer all California state preschool programs. Those programs shall include, but not be limited to, part-day and full-day age and developmentally appropriate programs, offered through childcare centers and family childcare home education networks…

(a) A contractor shall not serve any two-year-old children, as defined in Section 8205 as that section read on June 30, 2027, on or after July 1, 2027, unless the contractor was serving those two-year-old children before July 1, 2027. The adjustment factors and rates described in…

(a) (1) A child is eligible for the part-day California state preschool program if both of the following requirements are met: (A) The child is one of the following: (i) A three-year-old child. (ii) A four-year-old child. (iii) Enrolled in kindergarten pursuant to Section 48000. …

(a) A physical examination and evaluation, including age-appropriate immunizations, shall be required before, or within six weeks of, enrollment in a preschool program. A standard, rule, or regulation shall not require medical examination or immunization for admission to a presch…

(a) Each applicant or contracting agency shall give priority for part-day programs according to the following: (1) The first priority for services shall be given to three-year-old or four-year-old children who are recipients of child protective services or who are at risk of bein…

(a) Each applicant or contracting agency shall give priority for full-day programs according to the following: (1) The first priority for services shall be given to three-year-old or four-year-old children who are recipients of child protective services or who are at risk of bein…

(a) (1) A local educational agency exempt from licensing pursuant to subdivision (o) of Section 1596.792 of the Health and Safety Code shall use the uniform complaint process it has adopted as required by Chapter 5.1 (commencing with Section 4600) of Division 1 of Title 5 of the …

(a) For purposes of establishing initial income eligibility for services under this chapter, “income eligible” means that a family’s adjusted monthly income is at or below 100 percent of the state median income, adjusted for family size, as specified in subdivision (c). (b) For p…

(a) For purposes of establishing eligibility for services under this chapter, “a member of the household who is certified to receive benefits from Medi-Cal, CalFresh, the California Food Assistance Program, the California Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants,…

If families have to be disenrolled from subsidized preschool services, families shall be disenrolled in reverse priority order for services, as specified in Sections 8210 and 8211, as applicable.

The department shall annually monitor funding used in, and hours of service provided in, the California state preschool program, and shall annually report to the Department of Finance and to the Legislature a statewide summary identifying the estimated funding used for, and the n…

(a) The department and the State Department of Social Services shall promote full utilization of childcare and development funds and match available unused funds with identified service needs. The department and the State Department of Social Services shall attempt to arrange int…

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a provider operating a state preschool program within the attendance boundary of a public school, except a charter or magnet school, where at least 80 percent of enrolled pupils are eligible for free or reduced-price meals, may enroll three- and…

As a condition of receipt of funds pursuant to Section 8221, a participating part-day preschool program shall coordinate the provision of all of the following: (a) Opportunities for parents and legal guardians to work with their children on interactive literacy activities. For pu…

(a) A family literacy supplemental grant shall be made available and distributed to qualifying California state preschool classrooms, as determined by the Superintendent, at a rate of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) per class. The Superintendent shall distribute the fa…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, the department shall do all of the following: (1) Provide prospective California state preschool program contractors an equitable opportunity to establish trained workforces and administrative systems, and t…

(a) Contractors operating through a family childcare home education network shall do all of the following: (1) Recruit, enroll, and certify eligible families. (2) Recruit, train, support, and reimburse licensed family childcare home providers. (3) Collect family fees in accordanc…

(a) On or before March 1, 2024, a contractor operating a California state preschool program through a family childcare home education network shall develop, implement, and publish for access by family childcare providers a plan for timely payment to family childcare home provider…

(a) The Superintendent shall ensure that eligible children with exceptional needs are given equal access to all California state preschool programs. Available federal and state funds for children with exceptional needs above the standard reimbursement amount shall be used to assi…

A contractor providing California state preschool services is subject to the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12101, et seq.).

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that the effectiveness of preschool programs can be increased through improved state administration, technical assistance to provider agencies, and monitoring. (b) It is the intent of the Legislature: (1) That the Superintendent of Public In…

The department shall develop procedures for annually evaluating the monitoring processes and the training and technical assistance that is to be provided to the contracting agencies.

The department shall do all of the following in administering the provisions of this chapter: (a) Apply sanctions against contracting agencies that have serious licensing violations, as defined and reported by the State Department of Social Services pursuant to Section 1597.11 of…

(a) No person employed by the department in a policymaking position in the area of preschool programs shall serve as a member of the board of directors, advisory council, or advisory committee for any agency receiving funds pursuant to this chapter. The provisions of this subdivi…

The department shall develop and coordinate resources, provide technical assistance, monitor program implementation, generate maximum federal reimbursement wherever possible for the federally eligible children, and facilitate alternative funding for those children for whom federa…

(a) The Superintendent shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to this chapter. The rules and regulations shall include, but not be limited to, provisions that do all of the following: (1) Provide clear guidelines for the selection of agencies when child development contracts …

(a) The Superintendent may require a contracting agency that employs a person who holds an assistant teacher permit pursuant to Section 8301.1 to provide the department with data that includes the number of employees in its program who hold an assistant teacher permit pursuant to…

The Superintendent of Public Instruction is authorized to require the collection and submission of information from public and private agencies contracting with the department pursuant to this chapter, including local educational agencies, to meet state and federal reporting requ…

Notwithstanding any other law, the Superintendent of Public Instruction may enter into and execute local contractual agreements with any public or private entity or agency for the delivery of preschool services or the furnishing of property, facilities, personnel, supplies, equip…

Contractors operating or providing services pursuant to this chapter may do both of the following: (a) (1) Maintain records electronically, in compliance with state and federal standards, as determined by the department. A conversion from a paper record to an electronic format, a…

Contractors operating or providing services pursuant to this chapter may use digital forms to allow families to apply for services, if those forms comply with state and federal standards.

On and after the date on which the Superintendent determines that the Financial Information System for California (Fi$Cal Project) has been implemented within the department, at the request of a contractor, for a contract executed by the department pursuant to Section 8233, the d…

(a) In contract transfer situations in programs funded pursuant to this chapter, the Superintendent of Public Instruction may grant a certificate of operation to preschool facilities pursuant to this section. (b) For purposes of maintaining continuity of services to children, the…

The Superintendent may waive or modify California state preschool requirements in order to enable preschool programs to serve combinations of eligible children in areas of low population.

The Superintendent of Public Instruction may provide outreach services and technical assistance to new contracting agencies and to those providing preschool services during nontraditional times, in underserved geographic areas, and for children with special childcare needs.

(a) The Superintendent shall establish rules and regulations for the staffing of all preschool programs under contract with the department. (b) Priority shall be given by the department to the employment of persons in preschool programs with ethnic backgrounds which are similar t…

Until the Superintendent of Public Instruction promulgates regulations for center-based programs establishing staffing ratios, the following staffing ratios shall apply: (a) Infants, 0 to 2 years old—1:3 adult-child ratio, 1:18 teacher-child ratio. (b) Infants and toddlers, 0 to …

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature for the state preschool contractors, teachers, and staff to better understand the language and developmental needs of dual language learners enrolled in publicly funded preschool programs by identifying them as a dual language learner throu…

(a) The department, in collaboration with the State Department of Social Services, shall implement a reimbursement system plan that establishes reasonable standards and assigned reimbursement rates, which vary with the length of the program year and the hours of service. (1) Pare…

(a) (1) For purposes of this section, “early childhood mental health consultation service” means a service benefiting a child who is served in a California state preschool program. (2) For purposes of this section, “early childhood mental health consultation service” includes, bu…

(a) In order to reflect the additional expense of serving full-day preschool children who meet any of the criteria outlined in subdivision (b), the contractor’s reported child days of enrollment for these children shall be multiplied by the adjustment factors listed below. (b) No…

(a) For each fiscal year, for the purposes of this chapter, reimbursement rates for full-day California state preschool shall be adjusted by the following reimbursement factors: (1) Prior to January 1, 2022, California state preschool program providers serving children for not le…

(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, for the 2022–23 fiscal year only, contracting agencies operating a California state preschool program shall be reimbursed according to paragraph (2), if they meet either of the following requirements: (A) The program is open and operating in…

The Superintendent of Public Instruction and the State Controller shall establish the necessary plans to advance preschool funds to contracting agencies.

(a) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall adopt rules, regulations, and guidelines to facilitate the funding and reimbursement procedures required by this chapter. (b) The Superintendent may establish any regulations the Superintendent deems advisable concerning conditio…

The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall support the coordination of resources available to state and local agencies serving preschool through grade 12 children and their families. During times of disaster this shall include coordinating resources to support the specific ne…

In the event that operating agencies are unable to operate due to incomplete repairs and renovations authorized by administrating state agencies, or due to circumstances beyond the control of the operating agency, including earthquakes, floods, or fire, such programs shall not be…

(a) The rules, regulations, and guidelines adopted by the Superintendent of Public Instruction pursuant to Sections 8231 and 8247 shall permit reimbursement for interest paid by contractors on private sector debt financing for the purchase, lease-purchase, repair, or renovation o…