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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
- Bob Blumenfield - Chair (916) 319-2040 Assemblymember.Blumenfield@assembly.ca.gov
- Jim Nielsen - Vice Chair; (916) 319-2002 Assemblymember.Nielsen@assembly.ca.gov
- Luis A. Alejo (916) 319-2028 Assemblymember.Alejo@assembly.ca.gov
- Michael Allen (916) 319-2007 Assemblymember.Allen@assembly.ca.gov
- Bill Berryhill (916) 319-2026 Assemblymember.Bill.Berryhill@assembly.ca.gov
- Susan Bonilla (916) 319-2011 Assemblymember.Bonilla@assembly.ca.gov
- Julia Brownley (916) 319-2041 Assemblymember.Brownley@assembly.ca.gov
- Joan Buchanan (916) 319-2015 Assemblymember.Buchanan@assembly.ca.gov
- Betsy Butler; (916) 319-2053 Assemblymember.Butler@assembly.ca.gov
- Gilbert Cedillo (916) 319-2045 Assemblymember.Cedillo@assembly.ca.gov
- Wesley Chesbro (916) 319-2001 Assemblymember.Chesbro@assembly.ca.gov
- Roger Dickinson (916) 319-2009 Assemblymember.Dickinson@assembly.ca.gov
- Mike Feuer (916) 319-2042 Assemblymember.Feuer@assembly.ca.gov
- Richard S. Gordon (916) 319-2021 Assemblymember.Gordon@assembly.ca.gov
- Diane L. Harkey (916) 319-2073 Assemblymember.Harkey@assembly.ca.gov
- Jared Huffman (916) 319-2006 Assemblymember.Huffman@assembly.ca.gov
- Kevin Jeffries (916) 319-2066 Assemblymember.Jeffries@assembly.ca.gov
- Brian W. Jones (916) 319-2077 Assemblymember.Jones@assembly.ca.gov
- Dan Logue (916) 319-2003 Assemblymember.Logue@assembly.ca.gov
- Allan R. Mansoor (916) 319-2068 Assemblymember.Mansoor@assembly.ca.gov
- Holly J. Mitchell (916) 319-2047 Assemblymember.Mitchell@assembly.ca.gov
- William W. Monning (916) 319-2027 Assemblymember.Monning@assembly.ca.gov
- Mike Morrell (916) 319-2063 Assemblymember.Morrell@assembly.ca.gov
- Brian Nestande (916) 319-2064 Assemblymember.Nestande@assembly.ca.gov
- Sandré R. Swanson (916) 319-2016 Assemblymember.Swanson@assembly.ca.gov
- David G. Valadao (916) 319-2030 Assemblymember.Valadao@assembly.ca.gov
- Donald P. Wagner (916) 319-2070 Assemblymember.Wagner@assembly.ca.gov
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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