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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 Social Services (CDSS) 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.  


 

 

 

March 20, 2023

Community based public and private Alternative Payment Programs (APPs) support the needs of working moms and dads with access to child care and other supports earmarked to lift families up from poverty. During the pandemic, these programs have distributed emergency essential worker child care vouchers, family child care and center stipends & PPE, diapers, food and clothing.  
See how Go Kids, Inc. is supporting the needs of family child care providers and families in Santa Clara, San Benito, Monterey, and Santa Cruz counties.

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Your membership in CAPPA is one of the best investments you can make in your business. Don't wait another minute! Join or renew today and take advantage of all the benefits of membership. Lend your voice to CAPPA's advocacy and get first-hand information about the state of child care issues in California.

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Latest News

  • NEW! CCB 23-07 Allocations To Support Child Care Providers United (CCPU) Provider Deductions
  • NEW! CCB 23-06: Implementation Of Assembly Bill (AB) 321 (Chapter 903, Statutes Of 2022): Change In Child Care And Development Priority Order For Children From Families In Which The Primary Home Language Is A Language Other Than English

  • Child Care for CA Campaign


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