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Lawmakers press agencies on timeline and public vetting for proposed childcare rate reform
Summary
CDSS outlined public engagement on an 'alternative methodology' to set child‑care rates and scheduled follow‑up Rate and Quality Advisory Panel meetings; providers and advocates urged a swift statutory commitment to enrollment‑based payment and a bridge year to avoid destabilizing programs.
Committee members pressed the Department of Social Services (CDSS) and CDE on the schedule and public process for an alternative methodology to replace the regional market rate survey for child‑care reimbursement.
CDSS officials said they have held extensive public engagement — including a series of Rate and Quality Advisory Panel (RQAP) meetings, focus groups and cost surveys — and reported center‑based cost outputs and selection points at an April RQAP meeting. Jackie Barrosio of CDSS announced a second RQAP session for May 9, 2025, to present family‑childcare selection points and follow‑up results. “We held a special Rate and Quality Advisory Panel meeting where we did share the center based selection points and per child cost outputs…
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