Cal. Educ. Code § 8223
Program Administration
Redline — January 1, 2011 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2021
As of January 1, 2011
The reimbursement for alternative payment programs shall include the cost of child care paid to child care providers plus the administrative and support services costs of the alternative payment program. The total cost for administration and support services shall not exceed an amount equal to 17.5 percent of the total contract amount. The administrative costs shall not exceed the costs allowable for administration under federal requirements.
(a) Contractors operating through a family childcare home education network shall do all of the following:
(1) Recruit, enroll, and certify eligible families.
(2) Recruit, train, support, and reimburse licensed family childcare home providers.
(3) Collect family fees in accordance with contract requirements.
(4) Assess, according to standards set by the department, the educational quality of the program offered in each family childcare home in the network.
(5) Assure that a developmental profile is completed for each child based upon observations of network staff, in consultation with the provider.
(6) Monitor requirements, including quality standards, and conduct periodic assessments of program quality in each family childcare home affiliated with the network.
(7) Ensure that basic health and nutrition requirements are met.
(8) Provide data and reporting in accordance with contract requirements.
(b) Each contractor shall ensure that their staff have sufficient training to successfully accomplish the requirements of subdivision (a).
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