Welcome.Established in 1977, the California Alternative Payment Program Association (CAPPA) was created to serve as a voice for a mixed delivery system of public and private community based agencies dedicated to connecting poor families and their children to child care and early learning. Agencies contract with the California Department of Education (CDE) to distribute federal and state child care and development subsidies (vouchers) for CalWORKs and eligible working poor families. Alternative Payment Programs (APPs) support hundreds of thousands of working families and children by ensuring parental choice of child focused programs meets both parent needs of working and child needs of learning. ALL NEW! The CAPPA Children's Foundation 2017 Early Learning & Child Care Webinar Series: Featured Agency of the Month! Child Development Associates, Inc:
Child Development Associates (CDA) is a community-based, non-profit agency in San Diego that has been providing child care and development services since 1974. CDA was founded by a single mother struggling to pay for child care for her four children while working and pursuing a college degree. Her inability to get quality child care assistance inspired her to create CDA. What started as one small child care center serving 24 children, is now a multi-service agency supporting thousands of working parents with child care assistance, operating three high-quality child development centers, and a Child Care Food Program. CDA’s mission is to encourage and support the success and well-being of children, families, and child care providers. Join CAPPA Today! Learn More About Membership Here!Latest NewsJuly 28th Webinar with CDE on Budget Act of 2017 Webinar: Review of Management Bulletins and Overview of 12-month Eligibility Provisions- PowerPoint and Webinar Recording are now posted HERE. CAPPA Volunteer Opportunities: Based on outcomes from the CAPPA board retreat, we have some volunteer opportunities we hope you consider. Learn More Here. AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support CAPPA every time you shop. Learn more Here. Monday Morning Update: August 21, 2017 Child Care and Early Learning Master Calendar: The CAPPA Board has made it a priority to support our field with a coordinated calendar to note upcoming statewide conferences, federal conferences of relevance, CDE and DSS stakeholder meetings, legislative and budget deadlines and hearings. Click here to see the calendar. To see the most up to date breaking state and federal news related to our programs and funding, go to CAPPA's Facebook Page |
