Laws, Regulations, & Requirements
Legal and regulatory requirements contained in Education Code, California Code of Regulations, Funding Terms & Conditions, Compliance Review Instrument, California School Accounting Manual, and Audit Guide.While the California Department of Education continues to operate the California State Preschool Program, the Early Childhood Development Act of 2020 (Senate Bill (SV) 98, Chapter 24, Statutes of 2020) authorized the transfer of many childcare programs from the California Department of Education to the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) effective July 1, 2021. The content on this page may include programs that have moved to CDSS. For additional assistance you can either visit the CDSS Child Care Transition web page
or call 1-833-559-2420 for more information.
Audit Guide for Child Development
Contracts
Guidelines for independent auditors who conduct examination of
child development services contracts administered by the California
Department of Education (CDE).
California Code of Regulations
Regulations are program requirements formally adopted by state agencies, which are also reviewed and approved by the Office of Administrative Law, and filed with the Secretary of State.
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Title 5, Chapter 19
Child Care and Development Programs, Subchapters 1-15, Sections 18000-18308
Title 5, Chapter 19.5
CalWORKs and Child Care and Development Programs, Subchapters 1-2, Sections 18400-18434
These regulations define the program operations requirements for a recipient of child care services funds made available by the CDE. -
Title 22
Community care facilities license regulations, including child care centers.
California School Accounting Manual
Comprehensive reference source of acceptable accounting principles and practices for local educational agencies.
Federal Program Monitoring/Contract Monitoring Review 2019-20 Program Instrument (DOCX)The CDE performs reviews of programs offering subsidized child development services. This assessment tool presents each compliance area the child development consultant examines.
Education
Code
Statutes applied to child care programs identified within the
Child Care and Development Services Act.
In conjunction with California Education Code and Title 5, California Code of Regulations, these documents are prepared by contract type and represent a compilation of required program implementation practices.
