State Contracting Updates - Fall 2025

We’ve gathered all of the CDSS, CDE, and CCL Bulletins and PINS from August through November 2025 in one place for your convenience. Review these links for the latest guidance.

CDSS Child Care Bulletins

• CCB 25-26 (October 22, 2025) Cost Of Care Plus Rate Payments To Child Care Centers Pursuant To Senate Bill (SB) 120 (Chapter 13, Statutes Of 2025)
  • Pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code (WIC) section 10277.2, as amended by SB 120 and SB 151, centers shall receive the increased cost of care plus payment commencing July 1, 2025. Timely payment provisions under WIC section 10277 remain in effect.
• CCB 25-25 (October 22, 2025) Continued And Expansion Funding Application Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-27
  • CEFA is due December 19, 2025 for CDSS Direct Service and Alternative Payment Contractors.
• CCB 25-24 (September 26, 2025) Continuation Of Child Care Reimbursement Based On Enrollment And Maximum Authorized Need For Child Care And Development Programs Administered By The California Department Of Social Services (CDSS)
  • The purpose of this bulletin is to guide counties and contractors regarding the continuation of the policy to reimburse for care in
    voucher programs based on a child’s maximum authorized need rather than
    attendance, and to reimburse for care in center-based programs based on 100% of the contract maximum reimbursable amount or net reimbursable program costs, whichever is less, through June 30, 2026, pursuant to SB 120. 
• CCB 25-23 (September 22, 2025) Fiscal Year 2025-26 Child Care And Development Budget Overview And Guidance
  • The purpose of this bulletin is to provide information and guidance to child care contractors and county administrators about policy changes in the 2025 Budget Act.
• CCB 25-21E (October 3, 2025) Erratum To The Alternative Payment Program Administrative Support Allocation
  • The purpose of this erratum is to revise CCB 25-21. The change is specifically
    regarding the Allowable Use of Funds section of the letter.
• CCB 25-21 (August 13, 2025) Alternative Payment Program Administrative Support Allocation
  • Administrative Support allocation has been issued to contractors who hold
    Alternative Payment (CAPP, CMAP, C2AP, C3AP) and CFCC contracts.

CDE Early Education Division Management Bulletins

• MB 25-09 The Desired Results Developmental Profile (2025) for California State Preschool Programs and Special Education Division Funded Programs

  • Effective July 1, 2026, all CSPP contractors and all Special Education service providers will be required to use the DRDP (2025).

• MB 25-08 Continued Funding Application, Fiscal Year (FY) 2026–27

  • CSPP CFA is due November 14, 2025.

CDE Email Guidance

• CDE Resources for California State Preschool Program Contractors on Immigration Enforcement

COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING

Provider Information Notices (PINs):

• PIN 25-10-CCP - All Licensed Child Care Providers Displayed on MyChildCarePlan.org website
  • California’s consumer education website, MyChildCarePlan.org, will be updated to
    include the listing of all licensed child care facilities, including providers who are
    licensed, provisional, or on probation.
• PIN 25-16-CCLD - Above-Ground Pool Recalls
  • All Child Care and Children’s Residential licensees and providers, including Resource
    Family homes, shall immediately take steps to protect children, including emptying
    and removing or repairing the recalled pools as directed in CPSC's Recall Number
    25-393.
• PIN 25-14-CCLD - Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD) Community Communication Survey
  • CCLD has created a voluntary survey to collect feedback from individuals and organizations
    involved in or impacted by licensed care services. Survey responses are due by November 30, 2025.