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Message from the President & CEO
Child Care Providers,
On June 24, 2015, California Governor Jerry Brown signed the 2015/16 State Budget. The California Legislature with leadership from the California Legislative Women’s Caucus was successful in securing additional investments above the Governor’s May Proposals to provide a rate increases:
• 4.5% increase in the Regional Market Rates paid to all providers in the Alternative Payment (AP) and CalWORKs programs based on their current rates effective October 1, 2015
• 5% increase to the Standard Reimbursement Rate for State Contracted Child Development Centers effective July 1, 2015
• 6,800 additional Alternative Payment Program slots effective July 1, 2015
We worked really hard to get this necessary increase and will continue to work hard to increase the pay that you all deserve. CCRC’s own Director of Government Relations, Donna Sneeringer, and I worked diligently to bring our knowledge of child care providers, children, parents and families to decision makers at the local, state and federal government.
This year we proudly participated in the 5th Annual Karen Kay Achievement Awards! Karen Kaye was the former Executive Director of Connections for Children, the Resource & Referral (R&R) agency that services Santa Monica and surrounding cities. Karen passionately championed quality early child care and education. It was her vision that resulted in the creation of the Gateways for Early Educators Program. On June 27, 2015, 32 of CCRC’s child care providers completed 40, 80, 120, 160 or 200 hours of professional development in the Gateways program and received their Karen Kaye Achievement Award! Congratulations to the following early care professionals on their accomplishments:
Inside This Edition
• Message from the President & CEO • Matter of Minutes
• Save the date: Laps4Literacy
• No Smoking in Licensed Family Child Care Home
• AGPD Providers
• CA Child Care Initiative Project • Come explore at our library!
• Choose Health LA
• Beastfeeding
• Water Safety at Home
• CCRC’s Fiscal Year ending
• Academy
• Adventure Time
Silvana Boccuti
Patricia Torres
Luzmila Zuniga
Jessi Martines-Gonzales Pirayeh Sohrabpour Emma Arabian Esmeralda Mendez
Maria San German
Violeta Razuri
Aurora Granados
Janet Linares
Debra Jean Fabery Joaquina Gonzales-Garcia Elsa Arias
Esmeralda Arias
Karla M Lopez Carmen Del Alamo Luz Ramos
Ana Comayagua Clarissa Paniagua Yolanda Marroquin Minerva Bedolla Lorena Boccuti
Sylvia J Hernandez Esther Renteria Emilee Douglas Rhonda Douglas Antonia Rivas Teresita Bitanga Lorena Espinoza Evelyn Marroquin
I encourage you all to attend Gateways for Early Care and Educators trainings. They are free and are offered in English and Spanish. Visit our training calendar at www.ccrcca.org to see the full schedule. I hope you enjoy the rest of your summer and, as always, we encourage and look forward to hearing from you. Please e-mail us what you would like to see in the next Perspectives Newsletter.
Michael Olenick,
President and CEO
Our Mission
CCRC cultivates child, family and community well-being.
Executive Team: Board Members:
Michael Olenick
President & Chief Executive Officer
Edward Hill - Chair Michelle Torres - Vice Chair Anthony Peña - Treasurer Jeriel Smith - Secretary
Ellen Cervantes Shirley Cameron
Vice President & Chief Operating Officer Vice President of Human Resources
Denise Trinh
Chief Financial Officer
Martin R. Lopez Romalis Taylor
Adrian Stern - Member-at-Large Alyce Akers
John Bwarie
Joannie Busillo-Aguayo
Charles “C.J.” Allen Rita García
Jason Irwin
Shelia Jones
Aaron Rafelle Dilmit Singh Guillermina Gomez
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