Organization: CALIFORNIA CHILD CARE RESOURCE
Mission: ADVANCE & ADVOCATE FOR AN EARLY LEARNING AND SUPPORT SYSTEM THAT PROMOTES THE WELLBEING OF FAMILIES
Activities: MEMBER SERVICES ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE:MEMBER SERVICES SUPPORT 57 AGENCIES STATEWIDE. ACTIVITIES IN 2019 INCLUDE: ANNUAL R&R DAY IN THE CAPITOL WITH OVER 100 ATTENDEES VISITING LEGISLATIVE OFFICES. CO-SPONSORSHIP OF SUCCESSFUL LEGISLATION INCLUDING ENHANCED FUNDING TO R&R AGENCIES TO SUPPORT FAMILY CHILD CARE, ADDITIONAL CHILD CARE SUBSIDIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS. INITIATED A SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR NEW CHILD CARE FOR FOSTER CARE BRIDGE NAVIGATORS. HOSTED OVER 600 PARTICIPANTS IN ANNUAL JOINT CONFERENCE. THE NETWORK CONTINUED TO IMPLEMENT THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND LONG RANGE PLAN. FUNDING SUPPORTED FOUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS IN 2019, AS [CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2] WELL AS QUARTERLY EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETINGS AND VARIOUS MEETINGS OF BOARD COMMITTEES. FUNDING ALSO SUPPORTED THE CONDUCT OF 16 REGIONAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS WHERE CHILD CARE RELATED ISSUES ARE DISCUSSED. THE NETWORK ORGANIZED AND HOSTED AN ANNUAL NEW DIRECTORS AND MANAGERS ORIENTATION. THE NETWORK CO-ORGANIZED AND PRESENTED A 3 DAY ANNUAL CONFERENCE FOR OVER 600 STAFF OF MEMBER AGENCIES PROVIDING A WIDE ARRAY OF TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES. THE NETWORK DISTRIBUTED NUMEROUS BUDGET AND POLICY STATEMENTS/ALERTS TO MEMBER AGENCIES PROVIDING INFORMATION ON LEGISLATION AND FUNDING INITIATIVE'S WHICH MAY IMPACT CHILD CARE SERVICES. THE NETWORK MAINTAINED A REGIONAL STRUCTURE OF OFFICES TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO MEMBER AGENCIES, INCLUDING OFFICES IN QUINCY, FRESNO AND SANTA MONICA.THE NETWORK INITIATED THEN IMPLEMENTED WORK ON A DATABASE TO PROVIDE CHILD CARE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL AGENCIES AND PROVIDERS WITH VARIOUS OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARE RESOURCES AND TO ENABLE THESE RESOURCES TO BE USED MORE EFFICIENTLY.THE RESEARCH DEPARTMENT PERFORMS A RANGE OF ACTIVITIES FOCUSED ON COLLECTING AND ANALYZING CHILD CARE SUPPLY AND DEMAND DATA THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA AND PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO CHILD CARE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL (R&RS) AGENCIES DOCUMENTING CHILD CARE SERVICES. THE RESEARCH DEPARTMENTS ALSO COLLABORATES WITH OTHER PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE DATA ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH SUPPORT. TWICE A YEAR, THE RESEARCH TEAM CONVENED THE DATA AND TECHNOLOGY WORKGROUP TO DISCUSS CHANGES TO DATA REPORTING AND OTHER TECHNOLOGY NEEDS TO SERVE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THE RESEARCH TEAM RESPONDED TO REQUESTS FOR CHILD CARE DATA FROM CHILD CARE PROVIDERS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, ANDGOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES.
PROVIDER SERVICES:THIS PROGRAM SUPPORTED MEMBER AGENCIES WITH TRAININGS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, INCREASING THE CAPACITY OF THE STATE'S LICENSED CAPACITY. THEY CREATED A NEW TRAUMA INFORMED CARE TRAINING PROGRAM THAT CERTIFIED TRAINERS IN THE CURRICULUM AND OFFERED MANY MORE PEOPLE BASIC TRAINING ON TRAUMA INFORMED CARE. THEY ALSO SUPPORTED R&R AGENCIES WITH A PLAYGROUP CURRICULUM TARGETED AT SUPPORTING INFORMAL CHILD CARE CAREGIVERS.TO SUPPORT LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION, THE NETWORK CCIP TEAM: DEVELOPED TRAINING MODULES AND TRAINED LOCAL R&R STAFF ON UTILIZING THEM LOCALLY; TRANSLATED OR ADAPTED RESOURCES TO SPANISH FOR FCC PROVIDERS; COORDINATED FOUR, TWO-DAY REGIONAL TRAINING OF TRAINERS EVENTS AND COORDINATED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRACKING USING THE ECE WORKFORCE REGISTRY FOR CONFEREES. STAFF ALSO REVIEWED, PROCESSED, AND CLEANED DATA FOR LOCAL PROJECTS, THISINCLUDED PROJECT PLANS, BUDGETS, MID-YEAR AND YEAR-END QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE REPORTS. THE NETWORK PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ALL 69 LOCAL R&R CONTRACTORS. STAFF ALSO CONDUCTED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WEBINARS AND SITE VISITS.
TRUSTLINE/CONSUMER EDUCATIONTRUSTLINE IS A BACKGROUND CHECK FOR IN-HOME AND LICENSE EXEMPT CHILD CARE PROVIDERS. IN 2019 THE STAFF RESPONDED TO 19,696 CALLS TO THE 800 NUMBER. WE PROCESSED AND SENT TO LOCAL AGENICES, STATUS INFORMATION FOR 18,949 INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE CLEARED ON TRUSTLINE AND 7530 INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE CLOSED ON DENIED REGISTRATION ON TRUSTLINE. BEGAN DISCOVERY AND PLANNING PHASE TO BUILD A ROBUST CONSUMER EDUCATION WEBSITE TO BE LAUNCHED NEXT YEARIN 2019, THE NETWORK'S AUTOMATED VOICE RESPONSE SYSTEM RECEIVED ALMOST 20,000 CALLS WITH 1,010 INDIVIDUALS CHOOSING TO SPEAK WITH AN INFORMATION SPECIALIST. SPECIALISTS RESPONDED TO 669 INDIVIDUALS ON CHAT.
NTEE category: Education
Secondary category: Food, Agriculture & Nutrition