June 30, 2020

Amid COVID-19, CDA Nutrition Program Supports Child Care Providers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Bonita, CA, June 30, 2020 – Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Child Development Associates (CDA) is dedicated to supporting essential child care providers serve nutritious meals to children across Southern California. CDA Nutrition Program is the largest California sponsor of the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP); a federally funded U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) program that reimburses licensed or TrustLine family child care home providers for the nutritious, safely-prepared meals and snacks they serve the children in their care.

Nutritious meals are crucial for the healthy development of children, especially during the COVID-19 crisis when schools have closed nationwide and millions of vulnerable children have lost the school meals they depend on a daily basis. For some, the meals that child care providers serve are often the only healthy meals that enrolled children receive in a given day.

“The Nutrition Program money helps me buy and serve healthier foods to my day care children.” said a provider enrolled in CDA Nutrition Program.

To continue provider enrollment and support,  CDA Nutrition Program recently implemented online enrollment and technical assistance via Zoom. To date, 14 new child care providers have enrolled to the program and several are now serving healthy meals to over 50 children.

“CDA is using Zoom Meetings, Facetime, text messaging, group email, phone blasts, and personal phone calls at this time to support our Child Care Providers,” said CDA Nutrition Program Manager, Deborah Zaragoza.

CDA currently supports over 1,190 providers serving 13,000 children across the following six Southern California counties: San Diego, Imperial, Orange, Riverside, and select areas of Los Angeles and San Bernardino. To learn more about how to enroll in CDA Nutrition Program, call (619) 427-4922 or toll-free at 1-800-698-9798.

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About Child Development Associates

Child Development Associates (CDA) is a community based, non-profit agency that has been providing child care and development services throughout San Diego County since 1974. At CDA, we believe in creating opportunities for families to prosper. Every day, we support families with affordable child care services and nutritious meals to ensure their child’s healthy development and future success. For more information and annual impact, visit www.cdasd.org or on Facebook @cdasandiego.

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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.

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