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Assembly hearing presses CDSS on alternative rate methodology; providers press for enrollment‑based pay and delinking from private rates
Summary
Department of Social Services and stakeholders described the alternative methodology cost model and upcoming Rate and Quality Advisory Panel meetings. Providers and advocates urged a transition to enrollment‑based rates, a bridge year, delinking subsidy reimbursements from private pay and protections for small providers.
At a joint Assembly oversight hearing on the Master Plan for Early Learning and Care, Department of Social Services staff and stakeholder groups discussed the department’s work on an "alternative methodology" — a replacement for the long‑used regional market rate survey to set childcare reimbursement rates.
Jackie Barrosio of the Department of Social Services said the Rate and Quality Advisory Panel (RQAP) has been the primary public vehicle to vet the cost model. CDSS held a special RQAP meeting the week before the hearing and released center‑based selection points and per‑child cost outputs. Barrosio said a second RQAP session is scheduled for May 9 to present family childcare selection points and follow‑up items.
Why it matters: rate methodology…
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