April 7, 2020

CDA Joins San Diego COVID-19 Children’s Fund

CDA Joins San Diego COVID-19 Children’s Fund

As the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the state of California, shelter-in-place mandates have closed schools and businesses, and laid-off thousands of employees across San Diego County.

Child Development Associates (CDA) has joined San Diego for Every Child and YMCA Childcare Resource Service in a new emergency grant program to help San Diego essential workers, low-income families, and licensed child care providers impacted by COVID-19.

The San Diego COVID-19 Children’s Fund supports child care services, food assistance, and remote learning during these unprecedented times. Low-income families and essential workers struggling to make ends meet can receive rapid, emergency grants for food or diapers, and larger grants to help afford child care services. The grant also recognizes the critical work child care providers are providing to essential workers and supports them with grants to pay for food, cleaning supplies, and wages.

“This is a tremendous example of our local philanthropic community recognizing the immediate need to support vulnerable families and to lift up our child care providers in recognition of their critical role supporting working parents on the front lines,” said CDA President and CEO, Rick Richardson. “We will continue working together in response to the urgent needs facing San Diego’s vulnerable children and supporting essential workers who are keeping our community going.”

Over 1,600 applications have been received. Applications are being evaluated on a first-come, first-served basis. The first grant was awarded on March 25, 2020.

Together, we will get through this challenging time.
Tax-deductible donations of any size are welcome to the
San Diego COVID-19 Children’s Fund at www.sandiegoforeverychild/covid19

To download CDA’s Press Release Statement, click here.

Media Coverage:

Coming to the Aid of Those Who Need and Work in Child Care – The San Diego Foundation

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CDA Reimbursement Schedule
Family is authorized with a variable schedule

Variable 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.

Reimbursement of provider non-operation days/holidays

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.

Reimbursement of registration fees, material fees, insurance fees

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.

License-Exempt Providers

When child care is authorized for a total of 25 or more hours per week the Full Time Weekly RMRC will be used. When child care is authorized for a total of less than 25 hours per week the Part Time RMRC will be used.

View the State’s RMRC by County See the full Program Guidelines

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If you would like to receive a personal eligibility screening, please complete the form below:

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To receive a personal eligibility screening, please call us at: (619) 427-4411 ext. 1400