This is a message from the California Department of Education (CDE), Early Learning and Care Division (ELCD).

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Virtual Public Hearing Session with Early Learning and Care Stakeholders for the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) 2022-2024 State Plan

The CDE will hold a virtual Public Hearing at 9:00 a.m. on March 30, 2021, to receive public comments on the draft 2022-24 Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) State Plan. Every three years states and territories receiving CCDF funds must prepare and submit to the federal government a State Plan detailing how these funds will be allocated and expended. A draft version of the plan will be released to the public via the Early Learning and Care listserv and posted on the CCDF State Plan website at https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/stateplan.asp by March 15, 2021.

The virtual Public Hearing will be held via Zoom meeting by logging in per the following instructions:

Click the following link or paste the link to the browser to join the webinar and enter the link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82241373328

Meeting ID: 822 4137 3328

Passcode: 260435

• To connect with audio only and no video, call the following telephone number and enter the following meeting ID and passcode:

Meeting ID: 822 4137 3328

Passcode: 260435

Phone: (213) 338-8477

For persons intending to attend the Zoom meeting, it is advised to check your computers beforehand by:

• Clicking on the test link: https://zoom.us/test.
• For any issues regarding connecting with Zoom, go to https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us for assistance.

At the hearing, any person may present statements, orally, relevant to the draft 2022-24 CCDF State Plan. Persons who make oral comments at the public hearing may also submit a written summary of their statements to the dedicated email box [email protected] No oral statements will be accepted subsequent to this public hearing.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY

Pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Unruh Civil Rights Act, any individual with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to attend or participate in a public hearing may request assistance by contacting Nafeesah Mustafa, Early Learning and Care Division, at [email protected]. It is recommended that assistance be requested at least two weeks prior to the hearing.

WRITTEN COMMENT PERIOD

Additionally, any interested person may submit written comments relevant to the 2022-24 CCDF State Plan to: [email protected]. Written comments must be received by the close of the public comment period on April 13, 2021. All written comments received by CDE staff during the public comment period are subject to disclosure under the Public Records Act.