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Article 7. California State Preschool Programs of California Education Code >> Division 1. >> Title 1. >> Part 6. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 7.
(a) The Superintendent shall administer all California state
preschool programs. Those programs shall include, but not be limited
to, part-day age and developmentally appropriate programs designed to
facilitate the transition to kindergarten for three- and
four-year-old children in educational development, health services,
social services, nutritional services, parent education and parent
participation, evaluation, and staff development. Preschool programs
for which federal reimbursement is not available shall be funded as
prescribed by the Legislature in the Budget Act, and unless otherwise
specified by the Legislature, shall not use federal funds made
available through Title XX of the federal Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. Sec. 1397).
(b) Three- and four-year-old children are eligible for the part-day California state preschool program if the family meets at least one of the criteria specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 8263.
(c) Notwithstanding any other law, a part-day California state preschool program may provide services to children in families whose income is no more than 15 percent above the income eligibility threshold, as described in Sections 8263 and 8263.1, after all eligible three- and four-year-old children have been enrolled. No more than 10 percent of children enrolled, calculated throughout the participating program's entire contract, may be filled by children in families above the income eligibility threshold.
(d) A part-day California state preschool program shall operate for a minimum of (1) three hours per day, excluding time for home-to-school transportation, and (2) a minimum of 175 days per year, unless the contract specifies a lower number of days of operation.
(e) Any agency described in subdivision (c) of Section 8208 as an "applicant or contracting agency" is eligible to contract to operate a California state preschool program.
(f) Part-day preschool services shall be reimbursed on a per capita basis, as determined by the Superintendent, and contingent on funding being provided for the part-day preschool services in the annual Budget Act.
(g) Federal Head Start funds used to provide services to families receiving California state preschool services shall be deemed nonrestricted funds.
(b) Three- and four-year-old children are eligible for the part-day California state preschool program if the family meets at least one of the criteria specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 8263.
(c) Notwithstanding any other law, a part-day California state preschool program may provide services to children in families whose income is no more than 15 percent above the income eligibility threshold, as described in Sections 8263 and 8263.1, after all eligible three- and four-year-old children have been enrolled. No more than 10 percent of children enrolled, calculated throughout the participating program's entire contract, may be filled by children in families above the income eligibility threshold.
(d) A part-day California state preschool program shall operate for a minimum of (1) three hours per day, excluding time for home-to-school transportation, and (2) a minimum of 175 days per year, unless the contract specifies a lower number of days of operation.
(e) Any agency described in subdivision (c) of Section 8208 as an "applicant or contracting agency" is eligible to contract to operate a California state preschool program.
(f) Part-day preschool services shall be reimbursed on a per capita basis, as determined by the Superintendent, and contingent on funding being provided for the part-day preschool services in the annual Budget Act.
(g) Federal Head Start funds used to provide services to families receiving California state preschool services shall be deemed nonrestricted funds.
(a) (1) Each applicant or contracting agency funded pursuant
to Section 8235 shall give first priority to three- or four-year-old
neglected or abused children who are recipients of child protective
services, or who are at risk of being neglected, abused, or exploited
upon written referral from a legal, medical, or social service
agency. If an agency is unable to enroll a child in this first
priority category, the agency shall refer the child's parent or
guardian to local resources and referral services so that services
for the child can be located.
(2) Notwithstanding Section 8263, after children in the first priority category set forth in paragraph (1) are enrolled, each agency funded pursuant to Section 8235 shall give priority to eligible four-year-old children who are not enrolled in a state-funded transitional kindergarten program before enrolling eligible three-year-old children. Each agency shall certify to the Superintendent that enrollment priority is being given to eligible four-year-old children.
(b) For California state preschool programs operating with funding that was initially allocated in a prior fiscal year, at least one-half of the children enrolled at a preschool site shall be four-year-old children. Any exception to this requirement shall be approved by the Superintendent. The Superintendent shall inform the Department of Finance of any exceptions that have been granted and the reasons for granting the exceptions.
(c) (1) (A) Commencing June 15, 2015, and notwithstanding any other law, in awarding new funding for the expansion of a California state preschool program that is appropriated by the Legislature for that purpose in any fiscal year, the Superintendent, after taking into account the geographic criteria established pursuant to Section 8279.3 and the data described in subparagraph (B), shall give priority to applicant agencies that, in expending the expansion funds, will provide the greatest progress toward achieving access to full-day, full-year services for all income-eligible four-year-old children.
(B) In awarding funding pursuant to subparagraph (A) and in order to promote access for all income-eligible four-year-old children to at least a part-day California state preschool program, the department shall take into account the needs assessments submitted to the department pursuant to Section 8499.5 and any other high-quality data resources available to the department.
(2) Expansion funding awarded pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be apportioned at the rate described in Section 8265 and as determined in the annual Budget Act.
(3) A family child care home education network shall be eligible to apply for expansion funding awarded pursuant to paragraph (1).
(d) This section does not preclude a local educational agency from subcontracting with an appropriate public or private agency to operate a California state preschool program and to apply for funds made available for purposes of this section. If a school district chooses not to operate or subcontract for a California state preschool program, the Superintendent shall work with the county office of education and other eligible agencies to explore possible opportunities in contracting or alternative subcontracting to provide a California state preschool program.
(e) This section does not prevent eligible children who are receiving services from continuing to receive those services in future years pursuant to this chapter.
(2) Notwithstanding Section 8263, after children in the first priority category set forth in paragraph (1) are enrolled, each agency funded pursuant to Section 8235 shall give priority to eligible four-year-old children who are not enrolled in a state-funded transitional kindergarten program before enrolling eligible three-year-old children. Each agency shall certify to the Superintendent that enrollment priority is being given to eligible four-year-old children.
(b) For California state preschool programs operating with funding that was initially allocated in a prior fiscal year, at least one-half of the children enrolled at a preschool site shall be four-year-old children. Any exception to this requirement shall be approved by the Superintendent. The Superintendent shall inform the Department of Finance of any exceptions that have been granted and the reasons for granting the exceptions.
(c) (1) (A) Commencing June 15, 2015, and notwithstanding any other law, in awarding new funding for the expansion of a California state preschool program that is appropriated by the Legislature for that purpose in any fiscal year, the Superintendent, after taking into account the geographic criteria established pursuant to Section 8279.3 and the data described in subparagraph (B), shall give priority to applicant agencies that, in expending the expansion funds, will provide the greatest progress toward achieving access to full-day, full-year services for all income-eligible four-year-old children.
(B) In awarding funding pursuant to subparagraph (A) and in order to promote access for all income-eligible four-year-old children to at least a part-day California state preschool program, the department shall take into account the needs assessments submitted to the department pursuant to Section 8499.5 and any other high-quality data resources available to the department.
(2) Expansion funding awarded pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be apportioned at the rate described in Section 8265 and as determined in the annual Budget Act.
(3) A family child care home education network shall be eligible to apply for expansion funding awarded pursuant to paragraph (1).
(d) This section does not preclude a local educational agency from subcontracting with an appropriate public or private agency to operate a California state preschool program and to apply for funds made available for purposes of this section. If a school district chooses not to operate or subcontract for a California state preschool program, the Superintendent shall work with the county office of education and other eligible agencies to explore possible opportunities in contracting or alternative subcontracting to provide a California state preschool program.
(e) This section does not prevent eligible children who are receiving services from continuing to receive those services in future years pursuant to this chapter.
The department shall annually monitor funding used in
general child care and development programs for infants and toddlers,
and hours of service provided in the California state preschool
program, and shall annually report to the Department of Finance and
to the Legislature a statewide summary identifying the estimated
funding used for infants and toddlers, and the number of preschool
age children receiving part-day preschool and wraparound child care
services, as defined in subdivision (f) of Section 8239. The annual
report shall include a comparison to the prior year on a
county-by-county basis.
A part-day California state preschool program contracting
agency has 120 calendar days prior to the first day of the beginning
of the new preschool year to certify eligibility and enroll families
into their program. Subsequent to enrollment, a child shall be deemed
eligible for a part-day California state preschool program for the
remainder of the program year.
As a condition of receipt of funds pursuant to Section
8238.4, a participating part-day preschool program shall coordinate
the provision of all of the following:
(a) Opportunities for parents and legal guardians to work with their children on interactive literacy activities. For purposes of this subdivision, "interactive literacy activities" means activities in which parents or legal guardians actively participate in facilitating the acquisition by their children of prereading skills through guided activities such as shared reading, learning the alphabet, and basic vocabulary development.
(b) Parenting education for parents and legal guardians of children in participating classrooms to support the development by their children of literacy skills. Parenting education shall include, but not be limited to, instruction in all of the following:
(1) Providing support for the educational growth and success of their children.
(2) Improving parent-school communications and parental understanding of school structures and expectations.
(3) Becoming active partners with teachers in the education of their children.
(4) Improving parental knowledge of local resources for the identification of and services for developmental disabilities, including, but not limited to, contact information for school district special education referral.
(c) Referrals, as necessary, to providers of instruction in adult education and English as a second language in order to improve the academic skills of parents and legal guardians of children in participating classrooms.
(d) Staff development for teachers in participating classrooms that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:
(1) Development of a pedagogical knowledge, including, but not limited to, improved instructional and behavioral strategies.
(2) Knowledge and application of developmentally appropriate assessments of the prereading skills of children in participating classrooms.
(3) Information on working with families, including the use of onsite coaching, for guided practice in interactive literacy activities.
(4) Providing targeted interventions for all young children to improve kindergarten readiness upon program completion.
(a) Opportunities for parents and legal guardians to work with their children on interactive literacy activities. For purposes of this subdivision, "interactive literacy activities" means activities in which parents or legal guardians actively participate in facilitating the acquisition by their children of prereading skills through guided activities such as shared reading, learning the alphabet, and basic vocabulary development.
(b) Parenting education for parents and legal guardians of children in participating classrooms to support the development by their children of literacy skills. Parenting education shall include, but not be limited to, instruction in all of the following:
(1) Providing support for the educational growth and success of their children.
(2) Improving parent-school communications and parental understanding of school structures and expectations.
(3) Becoming active partners with teachers in the education of their children.
(4) Improving parental knowledge of local resources for the identification of and services for developmental disabilities, including, but not limited to, contact information for school district special education referral.
(c) Referrals, as necessary, to providers of instruction in adult education and English as a second language in order to improve the academic skills of parents and legal guardians of children in participating classrooms.
(d) Staff development for teachers in participating classrooms that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:
(1) Development of a pedagogical knowledge, including, but not limited to, improved instructional and behavioral strategies.
(2) Knowledge and application of developmentally appropriate assessments of the prereading skills of children in participating classrooms.
(3) Information on working with families, including the use of onsite coaching, for guided practice in interactive literacy activities.
(4) Providing targeted interventions for all young children to improve kindergarten readiness upon program completion.
(a) A family literacy supplemental grant shall be made
available and distributed to qualifying California state preschool
classrooms, as determined by the Superintendent, at a rate of two
thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) per class. The Superintendent
shall distribute the family literacy supplemental grant funds
according to the following priorities:
(1) First priority shall be assigned to California state preschool programs that contract to receive this funding before July 1, 2012. These programs shall receive this funding until their contract is terminated or the California state preschool program no longer provides family literacy services.
(2) Second priority shall be assigned to California state preschool programs operating classrooms located in the attendance area of elementary schools in deciles 1 to 3, inclusive, based on the most recently published Academic Performance Index pursuant to Section 52056. The Superintendent shall use a lottery process in implementing this paragraph.
(b) A family literacy supplemental grant distributed pursuant to this section shall be used for purposes specified in Section 8238.
(c) Implementation of this section is contingent upon funding being provided for family literacy supplemental grants for California state preschool programs in the annual Budget Act or other statute.
(1) First priority shall be assigned to California state preschool programs that contract to receive this funding before July 1, 2012. These programs shall receive this funding until their contract is terminated or the California state preschool program no longer provides family literacy services.
(2) Second priority shall be assigned to California state preschool programs operating classrooms located in the attendance area of elementary schools in deciles 1 to 3, inclusive, based on the most recently published Academic Performance Index pursuant to Section 52056. The Superintendent shall use a lottery process in implementing this paragraph.
(b) A family literacy supplemental grant distributed pursuant to this section shall be used for purposes specified in Section 8238.
(c) Implementation of this section is contingent upon funding being provided for family literacy supplemental grants for California state preschool programs in the annual Budget Act or other statute.
(a) The Superintendent shall encourage state preschool
program applicants or contracting agencies to offer full-day services
through a combination of part-day preschool slots and wraparound
general child care and development programs. In order to facilitate a
full day of services, all of the following shall apply:
(1) Part-day preschool programs provided pursuant to this section shall operate between 175 and 180 days.
(2) Wraparound general child care and development programs provided pursuant to this section may operate a minimum of 246 days per year unless the child development contract specified a lower minimum days of operation. Part-day general child care and development programs may operate a full day for the remainder of the year after the completion of the preschool program.
(3) Part-day preschool services combined with wraparound child care services shall be reimbursed at a base rate determined pursuant to Section 8265 and in the annual Budget Act, using adjustment factors pursuant to Section 8265.5.
(4) Three- and four-year-old children are eligible for wraparound child care services to supplement the part-day California state preschool program if the family meets at least one of the criteria specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 8263, and the parents meet at least one of the criteria specified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 8263.
(b) For purposes of this section, "wraparound child care services" and "wraparound general child care and development programs" mean services provided for the remaining portion of the day or remainder of the year following the completion of part-day preschool services that are necessary to meet the child care needs of parents eligible pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 8263. These services shall be provided consistent with the general child care and development programs provided pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 8240).
(1) Part-day preschool programs provided pursuant to this section shall operate between 175 and 180 days.
(2) Wraparound general child care and development programs provided pursuant to this section may operate a minimum of 246 days per year unless the child development contract specified a lower minimum days of operation. Part-day general child care and development programs may operate a full day for the remainder of the year after the completion of the preschool program.
(3) Part-day preschool services combined with wraparound child care services shall be reimbursed at a base rate determined pursuant to Section 8265 and in the annual Budget Act, using adjustment factors pursuant to Section 8265.5.
(4) Three- and four-year-old children are eligible for wraparound child care services to supplement the part-day California state preschool program if the family meets at least one of the criteria specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 8263, and the parents meet at least one of the criteria specified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 8263.
(b) For purposes of this section, "wraparound child care services" and "wraparound general child care and development programs" mean services provided for the remaining portion of the day or remainder of the year following the completion of part-day preschool services that are necessary to meet the child care needs of parents eligible pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 8263. These services shall be provided consistent with the general child care and development programs provided pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 8240).
