Child Care and Development Contacts

Mission

The mission of the Child Care and Development Division (CCDD) is to build, strengthen, and maintain an equitable, comprehensive, quality, and affordable child care and development system for the children and families in our state; to integrate child care with other CDSS programs and services that serve the whole child and whole family; to address social determinants of health and adverse childhood experiences which significantly impact long-term outcomes for children; and to provide vital supports to the child care and development workforce and programs for children to have access to equitable and stable child care and development opportunities.

The CCDD provides planning, policy direction, and oversight of the majority of state-supported childcare and development programs and services in California. These include programs that provide a variety of state-subsidized childcare services, quality improvement plan activities, local childcare and developmental informed programs and policies, while providing robust technical assistance and support to counties, contractors, and stakeholders.

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Child Care Policy and Allocations

For questions about Child Care Bulletin fiscal questions, fiscal allowability technical assistance, PCA and (SACS), please email us at ChildDevelopmentFiscal@dss.ca.gov

CalWORKs Stage One

For questions about the CalWORKs Stage One program, which is administered at the local level through County Human Services Offices, please find your contact on the Stage One Policy Analyst Contacts table below.

Stage One Regulations

For questions about Stage One regulations, including matters pertaining to the Stage One Regulations workgroups, please email us at StageOneRegs@dss.ca.gov.

CalWORKs Child Care Consolidation Workgroup

CDSS will convene a workgroup to produce recommendations towards consolidating the three stages of CalWORKs child care. If you have feedback or questions about this work, please contact us at CWconsolidation@dss.ca.gov.

Contracts

Appeals

For questions related to appeals, please contact CCDDAppeals@dss.ca.gov.

Subsidized Stipends

For questions about the subsidized stipends, please email CCPB@dss.ca.gov.

Licensed Facility Stipends

For questions about the $3500 to $6500 licensed facility stipends, please email CCLlicensedstipends@dss.ca.gov.

Disaster Relief Grant

The Disaster Relief Grant Funding is no longer available. For questions about the grant, please email 2018disasterfunding@dss.ca.gov.

Emergency Child Care Bridge Program for Foster Children (Bridge Program)

For questions about the Bridge program, which is administered at the local level through your County Welfare Office, please email ChildCareBridge@dss.ca.gov.

Child Care and Development Infrastructure Grant Program

For questions about the Child Care and Development Infrastructure Grant Program, please email CCDDFacilities@dss.ca.gov.

California Resource and Referral Programs (R&Rs)

For questions about the California Resources and Referral Programs, please contact CRRP@dss.ca.gov.

Child Care Initiative Project (CCIP)

For questions about the Child Care Initiative Project, please email CCIP@dss.ca.gov. You can find more information about the CCIP contracts and grants on our funding announcement webpage.

California Preventive Health and Safety Practices Program (CPHSP)

For questions about the CPHSP program, please contact CPHSP@dss.ca.gov

Quality Counts California (QCC)

For questions about the QCC Block Grant please email QCC@dss.ca.gov. For questions about the QCC Workforce Pathways Grant, please email QCCWorkforce@dss.ca.gov.

Child Care & Development Fund State Plan (CCDF)

For questions about the CCDF State plan, or the Quality Progress Report please email Statepln@dss.ca.gov.

General Child Care & Development Request (CCTR) for Funding Applications

For questions about the CCTR RFA, please email cctrrfa@dss.ca.gov.

Local Planning Council

For questions about Local Planning Councils, please email LPC@dss.ca.gov.

Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)

For questions about the CACFP, please email CACFPinfo@dss.ca.gov.

Program Quality and Improvement Branch (PQIB)

Please direct questions about the following programs to the assigned Program Quality and Improvement Branch consultants in the table below:

• CalWORKs Stages Two and Three (C2AP and C3AP)
• The General Child Care and Development Program (CCTR)
• The Family Child Care Home Education Network Program (CFCC)
• Resource and Referral Program (CRRP)
• The California Alternative Payment Program (CAPP)
• The Migrant Alternative Payment Program (CMAP)
• The Migrant Child Care and Development Program (CMIG)
• The Child Care and Development Program for Children with Severe Disabilities (CHAN)

This is a list of the Program Quality and Improvement Branch Consultants assigned to each county. Los Angeles County Service Planning Area (SPA) map linked by permission from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.

Effective September 24, 2025
COUNTIES	ASSIGNED CONSULTANT
Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Glenn, Lake, Lassen, Modoc, Napa, Nevada, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity	Jennifer Patrick Email: Jennifer.Patrick@dss.ca.gov Phone: (916) 584-6942
Sacramento, Solano, Sutter, Yolo, Yuba	Ana Franklin Email: Ana.Franklin@dss.ca.gov Phone: (916) 584-3459
Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, San Mateo, Sonoma	Genet Telahun Email: Genet.Telahun@dss.ca.gov Phone: (916) 639-2795
Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco	Monica Grimes Email: Monica.Grimes@dss.ca.gov Phone: (916) 858-9387
Alpine, El Dorado, Mariposa, Placer, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Joaquin, Tuolumne	Erin Jones Email: Erin.Jones@dss.ca.gov Phone: (916) 207-6346
Merced	(Interim Assignment) Monica Grimes Email: Monica.Grimes@dss.ca.gov Phone: (916) 858-9387
Stanislaus	(Interim Assignment) Genet Telahun Email: Genet.Telahun@dss.ca.gov Phone: (916) 639-2795
Alameda	Esmeralda Ramirez Email: Esmeralda.Ramirez@dss.ca.gov Phone: (916) 858-9625
Orange, Ventura, Los Angeles – SPA 5	Leslie Mitchell Email: Leslie.Mitchell@dss.ca.gov Phone: (916) 858-9379
Fresno, Inyo, Mono, Kern, Kings, Madera	Marijayne Patterson Email: Marijayne.Patterson@dss.ca.gov Phone: (916) 858-9629
Los Angeles – SPA 1, Los Angeles SPA 6, Los Angeles – SPA 7	Sandra Flores Email: Sandra.Flores@dss.ca.gov Phone: (916) 931-5518
Tulare, Los Angeles – SPA 2, Los Angeles – SPA 8	Diana Saenz Email: Diana.Saenz@dss.ca.gov Phone: (916) 858-9375
San Bernardino, Riverside	Carolyn Coffey Email: Carolyn.Coffey@dss.ca.gov Phone: (916) 858-9392
Imperial, San Diego	Jonathen Yang Email: Jonathen.Yang@dss.ca.gov Phone: (916) 858-9624
Santa Barbara	(Interim Assignment) Marijayne Patterson Email: Marijayne.Patterson@dss.ca.gov Phone: (916) 858-9629
Los Angeles – SPA 4	(Interim Assignment) Jonathen Yang Email: Jonathen.Yang@dss.ca.gov Phone: (916) 858-9624 Amanda Espitia Email: Amanda.Espitia@dss.ca.gov Phone: (916) 862-3521 Sandra Flores Email: Sandra.Flores@dss.ca.gov Phone: (916) 931-5518
Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Los Angeles – SPA 3	Amanda Espitia Email: Amanda.Espitia@dss.ca.gov Phone: (916) 862-3521

Stage One Policy Analyst Contacts

Fiscal Analyst Contacts

Please reach out your assigned fiscal analyst for questions related to:

• Contract Terms: MRA, MDO, Child Days of Enrollment (cde), Rates
• Enrollment, Attendance, and Fiscal Reports
• Reimbursement Calculations
• Reserve Account Status
• Payment Authorization
• Contract Billings
• Missing Checks
• Delinquent Accounts Receivable
• Technical Assistance

Quarterly Child Care and Development Stakeholder Meeting

For questions about our quarterly stakeholder meetings or to request language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations for these meetings, please email us at CCDDstakeholders@dss.ca.gov.

Monthly Contractor Meeting

For questions or reasonable accommodations for our monthly contractor meetings, please email us at ContractorQuestions@dss.ca.gov.