2022 was another unprecedented year for CDA in many ways. At a time when families and child care providers continued to face financial hardship and the challenges of a lingering pandemic, CDA ensured families had the child care assistance they needed and helped child care providers cover the cost of serving nutritious meals, plus critical support to keep their business open.
We invite you to download our annual report and learn how CDA is committed to creating opportunities for families, child care providers, and employees to succeed.
Providing affordable and reliable child care.
Our parental choice program provides reliable child care reimbursement for San Diego County families who need it most. We supported our clients through a whole-family approach so families achieve and maintain their personal, social, economic, and emotional stability goals and help children realize greater educational outcomes.
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A healthy start for life!
CDA provides nutrition education and reimbursement to Licensed Family Child Care Home and Trustline Providers across six southern California counties for the healthy meals they served to the children in their care. Our Nutrition Monitors have become a support lifeline for child care providers, offering daily program and technological assistance, as well as connection to community resources, grants, and services.
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Early learning spaces for children and child care providers
CDA partnered with Mission Driven Finance to help licensed child care providers lease a new property that will allow them to serve more children and families in San Diego County. Since September 2022, CARE San Diego has been supporting child care providers interested in growing their business in Spring Valley, Lemon Grove, Encanto, and La Mesa.
CDA continued to administer several new programs in partnership with community organizations to support our clients. Immediate child care services and stipends were granted to ensure families could continue to work and child care providers keep their businesses open.
Employees, as well as our families, have faced challenges due to the pandemic and hardship due to the economy’s effects on food, child care, housing, and employment. CDA recognized the need for additional flexibility, increasing resources, and support for employee mental health and wellness. This year, CDA took additional steps to support in all areas.
Learn how CDA, in partnership with community organizations, state and local leaders, donors, and volunteers, supported families and child care providers.
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SubscribeVariable schedules are reimbursed for the actual care hours provided that are within the hours authorized. The reimbursement will not exceed the amount billed by the provider or the full-time (FT) or part-time (PT) RMRC listed on the certificate for child care services. CDA will not reimburse for child absences, provider holiday or closure days on a variable schedule. If the full billed/invoiced amount is not paid, the parent is responsible for the difference directly to the provider.
The number of reimbursable provider holidays and/or non-operation days is limited to a maximum of 10 days per fiscal year. Once these allowable limits are exceeded, reimbursement will be prorated for future closure days.
Fees for registration, material and/or insurance may be reimbursed if the current reimbursement amount does not exceed the Regional Market Rate Ceiling (RMRC). Reimbursement of these fees is limited to one (1) per child, per fiscal year and will be made in a single payment when requested on the child’s attendance record.
Note: For providers with programs that have multiple fees in one year or where it has been determined that the reimbursement amount exceeds the RMRC, the excess fees will be the responsibility of the parent.
When child care is authorized for a total of 30 or more hours per week the Full Time Weekly RMRC will be used. When childcare is authorized for a total of less than 30 hours per week the Part Time Hourly RMRC will be used.
