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The webinar was held June 24, 2025.Quarterly Provider Webinar June 24, 2025 | ✓ checked slide 1 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
Spoken-language interpretation was available in Zoom; the slides give instructions in English, Spanish, Chinese and Armenian.Click on the interpretation symbol in the meeting controls. | ✓ checked slide 2 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
Attendance certificates are not provided for these webinars.attendance certificates are not provided for these events. | ✓ checked slide 7 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
The agenda listed a WestEd guest talk on best practices for supporting California's children.WestEd-B est Practices for Supporting California’s Children | ✓ checked slide 8 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
The agenda listed Centralized Application Bureau (CAB) updates.Centralized Application Bureau ( CAB)-Updates | ✓ checked slide 8 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
Claudia Escobedo is Regional Manager, El Segundo Regional Office.Claudia Escobedo, Regional Manager, El Segundo Regional Office | ✓ checked slide 9 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
Juvenal Moctezuma is Regional Manager, San Jose Regional Office.Juvenal Moctezuma, Regional Manager, San Jose Regional Office | ✓ checked slide 9 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
Jeevun Birk-Miller is Licensing Program Manager, Sacramento Regional Office.Jeevun Birk- Miller, Licensing Program Manager, Sacramento Regional Office | ✓ checked slide 9 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
Joseph Pacheco is Licensing Program Manager, Fresno Regional Office.Joseph Pacheco, Licensing Program Manager, Fresno Regional Office | ✓ checked slide 9 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
Cindy Nguyen is Southern State Child Care Advocate, Child Care Advocate and Technical Support Program.Cindy Nguyen, Southern State Child Care Advocate, Child Care Advocate and | ✓ checked slide 9 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
PIN 25-06.1-CCP gives resources and guidance to help licensees care for and supervise the children of immigrant families.PIN 25-06.1-CCP provides resources and guidance to assist child care licensees in providing care and supervision to the children of immigrant families. | ✓ checked slide 10 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
Licensees are encouraged to understand the experiences of immigrant children and families to better meet their needs.Licensees are encouraged to understand the experiences of immigrant children and families to better meet the needs of their children in care. | ✓ checked slide 10 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
PIN 25-02-CCP explains waivers available because of the Los Angeles and Ventura County fires: region-wide, individual facility, and license-exempt facility waivers.PIN 25-02-CCP provides detailed information about available waivers for licensed child care facilities and providers, including region-wide waivers, individual facility waivers, and waivers for license- exempt facilities impacted by the Los Angeles and Ventura County fires. | ✓ checked slide 11 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
PIN 25-05-CCP announced a dedicated FAQ webpage for child care facilities and providers affected by the January 2025 fires.PIN 25-05-CCP announces a dedicated webpage for Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) to assist child care facilities and providers impacted by the January 2025 fires. | ✓ checked slide 11 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
The waivers in PIN 25-02-CCP were issued under the Governor's Executive Orders N-2-25 and N-3-25.pursuant to the Governor’s Executive Order N-2-25 and Executive Order N-3-25. | ✓ checked slide 11 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
PIN 25-06-CCLD launched CCLD's Heat Prevention webpage on the dangers of extreme heat.Extreme Heat Prevention PIN-25-06-CCLD • Launch of CCLD’s Heat Prevention webpage, focusing on the dangers of extreme heat. | ✓ checked slide 12 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
Heat reminder: review and update emergency plans.Review and update emergency plans. | ✓ checked slide 12 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
Heat reminder: maintain a stock of necessary supplies.Maintain a stock of necessary supplies. | ✓ checked slide 12 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
Keep contact information, including phone numbers and email addresses, up to date with the regional office.Keep contact information up to date with the Regional Office including phone numbers & email addresses. | ✓ checked slide 12 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
Report any heat-related incidents, injuries or illnesses to the local regional office immediately.Report any heat-related incidents, injuries, or illnesses to the local RO immediately. | ✓ checked slide 12 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
PIN 24-08-CCLD reminds providers never to leave children unattended near water.Reminder of Water Safety PIN 24-08-CCLD Never leave children unattended when near | ✓ checked slide 13 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
Providers must always be present and constantly supervising children in or near bodies of water, no matter the circumstance.Providers must always be present and constantly supervising children when in or near bodies of water, no matter the circumstance. | ✓ checked slide 13 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
Do an outdoor safety check every day before children go outside, including checking covers and fencing so all bodies of water are inaccessible.Conduct an outdoor safety check daily by walking around the facility premises before children are allowed outside. This includes inspecting covers and fencing to ensure all bodies of water are inaccessible. | ✓ checked slide 13 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
At the end of outside play or recess, make sure no child is left behind.At the end of outside play time or recess, ensure children are not left behind. | ✓ checked slide 13 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
Keep all entrances and exits to a pool area or body of water closed at all times.Ensure that all entrances and exits to a pool area or body of water are closed at all times | ✓ checked slide 13 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
Empty wading pools after each use.Empty wading pools after each use. | ✓ checked slide 13 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
New legislation AB 2866 on pool safety is explained in PIN 25-01-CCP.New Legislation: AB-2866 Pool Safety PIN 25-01-CCP | ✓ checked slide 14 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
Along with a pool enclosure, a family child care home needs one of two safety features listed on the slide.Along with a pool enclosure, a Family Child Care Home also requires one of the following two safety features below: | ✓ checked slide 14 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
Family child care home pool feature option 1: a safety pool cover.Safety pool cover | ✓ checked slide 14 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
Family child care home pool feature option 2: a pool alarm.Pool alarm | ✓ checked slide 14 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
Along with a pool enclosure, a child care center must have a second redundant feature, which may include a pool cover or pool alarm.Along with a pool enclosure, a Child Care Center must have a second redundant feature which may include, but is not limited to, a pool cover or pool alarm. | ✓ checked slide 14 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
All licensed facilities need the following safety equipment visible from the swimming pool and ready for immediate use.All licensed facilities require the following safety equipment visible from the swimming pool and readily available for immediate use: | ✓ checked slide 14 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
A life ring with a minimum exterior diameter of 17 inches, labeled as approved by the U.S. Coast Guard.A life ring with a minimum exterior diameter of 17 inches and labeled as approved by the United States Coast Guard. | ✓ checked slide 14 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
A rescue pole with a body hook and a minimum fixed length of 12 feet.A rescue pole with a body hook and minimum fixed length of 12 feet. | ✓ checked slide 14 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
CDSS provides best-practice training through CPIN, PITC, California Early Childhood Online (CECO), and the California MAP to Inclusion and Belonging.The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) provides training on best practices to support California’s children by: • California Preschool Instructional Network (CPIN) • Program for Infant Toddler Care (PITC) • California Early Childhood Online (CECO) • California MAP to Inclusion and Belonging: | ✓ checked slide 16 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
Free professional learning is offered in several formats to fit teachers' and providers' schedules: online (live and self-paced), in-person and virtual trainings.Free Professional Learning to Support California’s Children Professional learning is provided in a variety of ways to accommodate teachers’ and providers’ schedules: • Synchronous and Asynchronous online l earning • In-person t rainings • Virtual trainings | ✓ checked slide 17 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
CPIN provides professional learning, technical assistance and support to preschool administrators, teachers and family child care providers through its statewide network.CPIN provides high-quality professional learning, technical assistance, and support to California’s preschool administrators, teachers, and family child care providers through their statewide network. | ✓ checked slide 19 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
PITC supports education leaders who train people who care for infants and toddlers.PITC Supports education leaders responsible for training those who care for infants and toddlers. | ✓ checked slide 20 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
CECO provides online modules on best practices in one central place for the early childhood workforce.CECO Provides modules based on state-of-the-art information and best practices in one centralized location to meet the ever-changing needs of the early childhood field and support the early childhood workforce. | ✓ checked slide 21 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
Training shown: The Integrated Nature of Learning.The Integrated Nature of Learning | ✓ checked slide 22 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
Training shown: Responsive Early Education for Young Children and Families Experiencing Homelessness.Responsive Early Education for Young Children and Families Experiencing Homelessness | ✓ checked slide 23 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
Training shown: Family Partnerships and Culture.Family Partnerships and Culture | ✓ checked slide 24 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
Training shown: Inclusion Works.Inclusion Works | ✓ checked slide 25 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
Training shown: The Powerful Role of Play in Early Education.The Powerful Role of Play in Early Education | ✓ checked slide 26 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
Training shown: Dual Language Learners.Dual Language Learners | ✓ checked slide 27 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
Implicit biases are unconscious and automatic and can affect our behavior.Implicit biases are unconscious and automatic. • They have important real-world effects on our own behaviors. | ✓ checked slide 28 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
Implicit biases can be 'unlearned' with awareness and reflection.Implicit biases are malleable, that is, with awareness and reflection, these biases can be ‘unlearned. | ✓ checked slide 28 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
CPIN offers trainings on young boys of color, including one-day in-person trainings.CPIN Trainings: Young Boys of Color • One-day In-Person Trainings | ✓ checked slide 30 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
Training shown: Creating Brave Spaces: Disrupting Implicit Bias in Early Care and Education.Creating Brave Spaces: Disrupting Implicit Bias in Early Care and Education | ✓ checked slide 31 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
Training shown: Safe Spaces: Foundations of Trauma-Informed Practice for Educational and Care Settings.Safe Spaces: Foundations of Trauma- Informed Practice for Educational and Care Settings | ✓ checked slide 32 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
WestEd contact: [email protected], (805) 465-4400 or (800) 770-6339.Email: [email protected] Phone: (805) 465-4400 / (800) 770-6339 | ✓ checked slide 33 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
The Centralized Application Bureau (CAB) has 24 Licensing Program Analysts, three managers, one regional manager and one office technician.24 Licensi ng Program Analysts (LPAs), three Managers, one Regional Manager, and one Office Technician. | ✓ checked slide 35 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
CAB moved to Region 1, Child Care Program Office.Transi tioned to Region 1, Child Care Program Office. | ✓ checked slide 35 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
CAB staff are located within all 21 regional child care offices.St rategically located within all 21 regional child care offices. | ✓ checked slide 35 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
CAB processes child care center applications and does licensing inspections and orientations.Process child care center applications, conduct licensing inspections and orientations. | ✓ checked slide 35 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
CAB also consults on and investigates complaints about unlicensed care.Provide consultation and investigate complaints related to unlicensed care. | ✓ checked slide 35 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
Main reasons for application delays: a criminal record, fire clearances, missing required immunizations, missing required trainings.Primary Reasons For Application Delays • Individual has a criminal record • Fire Clearances • Missing Required Immunizations • Missing Required Trainings | ✓ checked slide 36 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
Extra delays for child care centers: incomplete applications, fire clearance delays, physical plant corrections, waivers/exceptions.Specific Additional Delays • Incomplete Applications • Fire Clearance Delays • Physical Plant Corrections • Waivers/Exceptions | ✓ checked slide 36 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
In 2023, H&S Code section 1596.951 was amended to add the Single License Child Care Center type: one license with program components for infant, toddler, preschool, school-age and mildly ill children.2023 –Health and Safety Code section 1596.951 was amended to add the Single License Child Care Center facility type, which created a single license with individual program components that serve infant, toddler, preschool, school age children, and mildly ill children. | ✓ checked slide 37 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
In 2023, California Building Code changes affected the occupancy and capacity of child care centers serving children under 36 months.2023- the California Building Code (Part 2 of Title 24, California Code of Regulations) included changes that affected the occupancy and capacity of child care center facilities serving children under 36 months of age. | ✓ checked slide 37 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
In late 2024, AB 176 reverted parts of the California Building Code to the 2019 edition.Late 2024 - Assembly Bill 176 was passed reverting segments of the California Building Code to the 2019 edition. | ✓ checked slide 37 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
A public work group with the Office of the State Fire Marshal is helping align regulations.Current public work group with Office of State Fire Marshall to assist in aligning regulations. | ✓ checked slide 37 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
Submit the application with the correct forms, accurately completed, with the most current revision dates.It is essential to submit the application with the correct forms, accurately completed, and with the most current revision dates. | ✓ checked slide 38 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
LIC 281A (License Application and Instructions for Child Care Centers) lists the forms and documents a complete center application needs.The License Application and Instructions for Child Care Centers (LIC 281A) outlines the required forms and documents for a completed child care center application | ✓ checked slide 38 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
Waivers and exceptions may be granted to a center that does not fully meet a regulation but has an alternative method that meets its intent; each request is reviewed case by case.Waivers and exceptions may be granted to a child care center when a facility does not fully meet the regulation but has developed an alternative method that aligns with the intent of the regulation. • Each request is reviewed on a case-by-case basis. | ✓ checked slide 38 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
Communication with the licensee's LPA begins early in the application process.Communication with the Licensee LPA begins early in the application process. | ✓ checked slide 38 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
Anyone selling or buying a child care center should review H&S Code section 1597.14, which has specific requirements for seller and buyer.Transfer of Ownership-For licensees selling their child care center business or an individual buying a child care center, please review section 1597.14 of the Health & Safety Code. There are specific requirements for the seller and the buyer to ensure a smooth transition of the new license. | ✓ checked slide 38 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
Licensing process improvements: revised application process, management review adjustment, streamlined fire clearance, and department partnerships.Revised Application Process Management Review Process Adjustment Streamlined Fire Clearance process Leveraged Department Partnerships | ✓ checked slide 39 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
Observances: Pride Month (June), Juneteenth (June 19), Disability Pride Month (July), Independence Day (July 4), South Asian Heritage Month (July 18-August 17).June-LGBTQ+ Pride Month • June 19-Juneteenth National Independence Day • July-Disability Pride Month • July 4-Independence Day • July 18-August 17 South Asian Heritage Month | ✓ checked slide 40 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
Keep your contact information current with your local regional office.Keep your Contact Information Current Contact your Local Regional Office | ✓ checked slide 41 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
Sign up for 'Receive Important Updates' to get licensing updates through Provider Information Notices (PINs).Licensing Updates: Provider Information Notices CDSS Receive Important Updates | ✓ checked See the rule slide 42 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
The remaining 2025 provider webinars were September 30 and December 9, Tuesdays 6:00 to 7:30 p.m., with registration through PINs.Tuesdays from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. • September 30 • December 9 Register for Child Care Licensing Webinars through Provider Information Notices (PINs) | ✓ checked slide 43 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
On-demand webinars include Ask the Advocates, Lead and Licensed Child Care Facilities, Tips and Tools to Support Regulatory Compliance, Safe Sleep Regulations, and CCL Plans of Correction.Child Care Licensing Webinars • Ask the Advocates • Lead and Licensed Child Care Facilities • Tips and Tools to Support Regulatory Compliance • Safe Sleep Regulations • CCL Plans of Correction | ✓ checked slide 44 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
The slides ask attendees to take a survey that guides future webinars.Your feedback guides the Child Care Advocate and Child Care Program in developing and delivering future webinars. | ✓ checked slide 45 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |
Child Care Advocate Program email: [email protected].Child Care Advocate Program [email protected] | ✓ checked slide 46 Stated on the official slides Something wrong? |