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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 8203
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 8203
The Superintendent shall develop standards for the implementation of high-quality preschool programs. Indicators of quality shall include, but not be limited to: (a) A physical environment that is safe and appropriate for preschool children and that meets applicable licensing sta
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 8203.1
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 8203.1
(a) The Superintendent shall administer a QRIS block grant, pursuant to an appropriation made for that purpose in the annual Budget Act, to be allocated to local consortia for support of local early learning quality rating and improvement systems that increase the number of low-i
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 8203.3
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 8203.3
(a) The department, in consultation with the State Department of Social Services, shall maintain and update the prekindergarten learning development guidelines. The guidelines shall focus on preparing three-, four-, and five-year-old children for kindergarten. The guidelines shal
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 8203.5
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 8203.5
(a) The Superintendent shall ensure that each contract entered into under this chapter to provide preschool services, or to facilitate the provision of those services, provides support to the public school system of this state through the delivery of appropriate educational servi
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 8204
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 8204
In recognition of the demonstrated relationship between food and good nutrition and the capacity of children to develop and learn, it is the policy of this state that no child shall be hungry while in attendance in a preschool facility, as defined in Section 8205, and that presch
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 8205
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 8205
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
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 8206
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 8206
(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
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 8207
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 8207
(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
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 8207.1
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 8207.1
(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
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 8208
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 8208
(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 two-year-old child and the California state preschool program has chosen to enroll the two-year-old child in
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 8209
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 8209
(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
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 8210
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 8210
(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
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 8211
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 8211
(a) Each applicant or contracting agency shall give priority for full-day programs according to the following: (1) (A) 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
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 8212
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 8212
(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
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 8213
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 8213
(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
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 8213.5
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 8213.5
(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,
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 8214
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 8214
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.
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 8215
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 8215
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
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 8216
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 8216
(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
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 8217
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 8217
(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 two-, thre
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 8220
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 8220
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
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 8221
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 8221
(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
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 8222
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 8222
(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
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 8223
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 8223
(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
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 8223.5
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 8223.5
(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