California Association for the Education of Young Children

Parents and community advocates can have their voices heard at the annual Early Learning Advocacy Day on June 5th in Sacramento at the Sheraton Grand Hotel.

Co-sponsored by the California Association for the Education of Young Children, California Child Development Administrators Association, California Head Start Association, Early Care and Education Consortium and the Professional Association for Childhood Education, this all-day event will provide participants with the opportunity to meet with state legislators, network with other early learning advocates and learn about critical policy issues, including quality improvement efforts, child care licensing and transitional kindergarten.

Please click here to identify your California State Senator and Assemblymember. You will need this information to register to attend.

Last year's Advocacy Day drew more than 210 participants from across California. Parents, teachers, business leaders and other advocates gathered at the State Capitol to advocate for high-quality early care and education (ECE). Participants met with more than 100 lawmakers or their staff members to explain how ECE benefits their children, families and neighborhoods.

Sheraton Grand Hotel
1230 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95814

Schedule of Events
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
8:00am - Registration
9:00am - 12:00pm - Orientation
12:30pm - Visits to the Capitol
(A Boxed Lunch is Provided)

Registration fee:

$30 for Check Discount

$34 for Credit Card

Download Registration Form with CCDAA

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Appointments with legislators/staff are made on a first come/first serve basis. Register Now to reserve your seat and meeting time!

The 2013 Nominations & Elections voting is now closed. Announcement of the new CAEYC President-Elect and Secretary will be made in an upcoming issue of eConnections.

Public Policy

CAEYC advocates for advancement in the early care and education profession and improvement of the lives of young children. Our Public Policy Committee reviews bills related to the importance of early childhood issues and communicates regularly to our legislators regarding these concerns. The Committee develops a policy platform yearly with consultation from the CAEYC Board of Directors.
View CAEYC Public Policy Goals

Contact
Joyce Stone, CAEYC Public Policy Chair
joycesto@gmail.com

Current Policy Letters

California Legislative File
Bill List

Below is a list of bills that CAEYC is monitoring during the current legislative session. Please watch this site for periodic updates.

CAEYC reviews bills that we believe are of interest to early childhood professionals. If you have a bill that you would like our CAEYC Public Policy Committee to review, please contact CAEYC at info@caeyc.org.

Bill Number (Author)	Bill Name	Brief Description
ASSEMBLY BILLS
AB 41 Buchanan	School Facilities	Intent to create Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2014, if approved by the voters, as a general obligation bond to construct and modernize school facilities. More Information
AB 48 Skinner	Firearms: ammunition: sales	Restricts sale of high capacity magazines. More Information
AB 260 Gordon	Individualized county child care subsidy plan	Would make permanent pilot projects in San Francisco and San Mateo counties for subsidy plans. More Information
AB 273 Rendon	Child care and development services: California Partnership for Infants and Toddlers Act of 2013	Redesign programs for infants and toddlers to add home visitation program. More Information
AB 274 Bonilla	Child care and development services	Simplify documentation for Alternative Payment programs to authorize more use of technology. More Information
AB 290 Alejo	Child day care: childhood nutrition training	Adds one hour of nutrition training to health & safety requirements for center staff or family child care home operators. More Information
AB 364 Calderon	Community care facilities: unannounced visits	Requires CDSS to conduct random visits of licensed facilities no less than once every two years. More Information
AB 391 Wieckowski	Pupil instruction: personal finance	Technical changes re: license denial, suspension or revocation. More Information
AB 626 Skinner and Lowenthal	School nutrition	Requires ASES program meals and snacks to conform to specified nutrition standards. More Information
AB 641 Rendon	Child care: family child care providers: bargaining representative	Grants family child care providers right to choose collective bargaining representative. More Information
AB 646 Cooley	Public education governance: Regional P-20 councils	Affirms employer-partnership model of regional P-20 councils as desired structure in CA. More Information
AB 812 Mitchell	Child care: contracts: termination and suspension	Strengthens regulations regarding termination and suspension of contracts. More Information
AB 1016 Quirk-Silva	Foreign language instruction: teaching credential: State Seal of Biliteracy	Requires CTC to issue foreign language credentials to teachers in after-school programs. More Information
AB 1152 Ammiano	School finance: categorical programs	Exempts Cal-SAFE funding from new funding formula; removed it from flexible categoricals. More Information
AB 1178 Bocanegra	Pupil instruction: California Promise Neighborhood	Would establish CA Promise Neighborhood Cradle to Career services. More Information
AB 1187 Mansoor	Foster care funds: subsidized child care for foster parents	Requires CDSS to change foster care state plan to utilize state funds to draw down additional federal funds. More Information
SENATE BILLS
SB 154 Berryhill	Community care facilities	Technical cleanup for licensing. More Information
SB 192 Liu	Early learning and educational support services	Requires Resource & Referral agencies to provide additional information to parents on child care choices. More Information
SB 301 Liu	Education facilities: Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2014	Creates Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2014. More Information
SB 443 Walters	Organized camps	Changes definition of camps and addresses staffing. More Information
SB 464 Jackson	Child care: Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Act	Establishes nutrition and physical development standards for infant, ECE and after school programs. More Information
SB 528 Yee	Dependents: care and treatment: minor and nonminor dependent parents	Gives priority to minor and non-minor dependent parents for subsidized child care; addresses reproductive health care information. More Information

CAEYC has joined with several other statewide groups to develop a document that can be shared with elected officials around the state. It describes the need for investing in Early Care and Education, and the benefits from such an investment. It also offers some policy recommendations to our policymakers to increase support for our children and families. Download the document for additional information.
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Public Policy Links

California Legislative
California Assembly	Allows you to see your Assembly members. As a bonus, you will also see a map of your district showing your location and the member's district office. \| www.assembly.ca.gov
California Senate	Allows you to view and search for Senate members, bill updates, communications and press releases. \| www.sen.ca.gov
California Governor	Allows you to view and search for Senate members, bill updates, communications and press releases. \| www.gov.ca.gov
Bill Information	Provides you with current updates on Senate Bills and Assembly Bills. \| www.leginfo.ca.gov
Department of Finance	Allows you to view current state budgets. \| www.dof.ca.gov
Legislative Analyst's Office	Allows you to view detailed examination of the Budget Bill based on the Governor's Budget. \| www.lao.ca.gov
On The Capitol Doorstep	Provides information on California and federal legislation affecting young children. \| www.otcdkids.com

U.S. Government
U.S. House of Representatives	Allows you to view current house communications, house directory, member offices, committee offices and other organizations. \| www.house.gov
U.S. Senate	Allows you to view committee hearing, legislative activities, and to search for your local Senator. \| www.senate.gov
U.S. President	Provides citizens with easy access to government information. The Your Government section provides users with sources for information on all branches and agencies of the federal government. \| www.whitehouse.gov
Bill Information	Allows you to access government information products. \| www.access.gpo.gov
Childcare.gov	Lists federal resources that support children in child care. \| www.childcare.gov

NAEYC Public Policy
NAEYC Children's Champions	www.capwiz.com/naeyc/home

Additional Public Policy Sites
Action Alliance for Children	www.4children.org
Center for the Child Care Workforce	www.ccw.org
Child Care Law Center	www.childcarelaw.org
Child Development Policy Institute	www.cdpi.net
Children's Defense Fund	www.childrensdefense.org
Children Now	www.childrennow.org

Conference Banner

We hope you enjoyed your time at the 2013 Annual Conference & Expo as we all learned, laughed and connected with one another. We are looking forward to seeing you at the April 2014 Conference & Expo in Pasadena, CA.

Many of the conference presenters submitted their workshop handouts to be placed on the conference planner. Workshop handouts that are available are in pdf format next to each workshop description.

Conference Planner

Relive the Memories!

Check out the rest of the photobooth pictures from Friday and Saturday on the CAEYC Facebook page.

2013 Conference Sponsors

CAEYC proudly thanks its sponsors in recognition of their generous financial support and other donations which contribute greatly to the success of this event.

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