Our mission is to provide an exemplary child development program
responding to the diverse needs of families through a
comprehensive network of community support and collaboration.
Dear Friend of Children,

save child care

Rally to Save Child Care, 2010
  • The Senate and Assembly Sub-committees held hearings on May 25, 2011. CCCI was represented by our Executive Director, Debra Eison and Board President, Deborah Vallejo, who gave public testimony at both hearings.
  • The Senate subcommittee voted to revoke the 10% cut to the State Reimbursement Rate (SRR) proposed in SB 69.
  • The Assembly subcommittee voted to revoke ALL of the cuts made to child development this past March in SB 70. This includes: restoring the 10% cut to the SRR and 15% cut to contracts, restoring care for 11 and 12 year olds, returning the State Median Income eligibility income ceiling to 75% instead of 70%, and reversing the 10% increase in parent fees.

Next Steps

  • The subcommittees will take these decisions back to the full budget committees in both the Senate and Assembly next week.
  • We need to keep the pressure on as both houses will need our support to keep these decisions in the final budget package due June 15, 2011.
  • Please call and thank our legislators for voting to protect education programs for California's children.
  • Members from the CCCI Advocacy Team will continue to meet with key people at the capitol and at local offices until a budget is passed. Please let us know if you would like to be involved making visits to your legislator. Children can participate as well, especially at local offices.

 

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CCCI staff and families participated at a rally for infants and toddlers at Assemblyman Bill Berryhill’s office in Stockton, April 2011

Sample Messages:

  • Senate: "Thank you for voting the restore the cut to the SRR. We support your decision to protect education programs for California's most vulnerable children."
  • Assembly: "Thank you for voting to restore all of the devastating cuts to child care and development, especially the cut to the SRR. We support your decision to protect education programs for California's most vulnerable children."

Contact and Thank Our Legislators:

Senate Budget Committee members:

  • Senator Mark Leno (Chair): (916) 651-4003
  • Senator Carol Liu: (916) 651-4021
  • Senator Robert Huff: (916) 651-4029
  • Senator Elaine Alquist: (916) 651-4013
  • Senator Joel Anderson: (916) 651-4036
  • Senator Mark DeSauliner: (916) 651-4007
  • Senator Bill Emmerson: (916) 651-4037
  • Senator Noreen Evans: (916) 651-4002
  • Senator Jean Fuller: (916) 651-4018
  • Senator Loni Hancock: (916) 651-4009
  • Senator Doug La Malfa: (916) 651-4004
  • Senator Alan Lowenthal: (916) 651-4027
  • Senator Michael Rubio: (916) 651-4016
  • Senator Joe Smitian: (916) 651-4011
  • Senator Lois Wolk: (916) 651-4005
  • Senator Roderick Wright: (916)651-4025


Assembly Budget Committee Members:

  • Assembly Member Susan Bonilla (Chair): 916) 319-2011
  • Assembly Member Holly Mitchell: (916) 319-2047
  • Assembly Member Sandre Swanson: (916) 319-2016
  • Assembly Member Jim Beall: (916) 319-2024

Sample Message to President Pro Tem Senator Darrell Steinberg: "Thank you for your championing early care and education and your consideration of removing the unfair 10% rate cut to the programs with the highest legal standards: Title 5 programs.":

Speaker Pro Tem Senator Darrell Steinberg 916-4006 Senator.steinberg@sen.ca.gov

Sincerely,

Debbie Eison
Executive Director

About Creative Child Care, Inc.
Under the visionary leadership of Debbie Eison, Creative Child Care, Inc. has been serving the diverse needs of children and families throughout San Joaquin County for over 19 years. CCCI offers a wide variety of programs to meet the diverse needs of children years and their families. Currently, CCCI operates 34 child development centers, partners with 18 family child care homes, and is in collaborative partnership with Early/Head Start at 11 sites.

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