Contact Info for CA Providers Regarding Trailer Bill

[mom2many]

Here is the most recent info regarding the trailer bill. This was posted by another provider earlier today:

URGENT!!! STOP Increased Penalties or They Will Stop Family Child Care
Family child care providers,

Call, email, write, or visit our legislators to stop this bill or this portion of the bill ASAP. Sometimes bills get passed before we even have a chance to read them.

For those of us who rely on this business as sole income for our families, one citation for one day could wipe out a month’s income, leaving us unable to make rent/mortgage, bills, food and etc. We work hard and love what we do BUT we cannot continue serving our children and families under such a great risk. If we make a mistake, we want to fix it right away without being put out of business. If this is what they mean by “Zero Tolerance for Type A violations”, it will work perfectly.

My daughter, who has worked in my child care for years and works for several other family child care providers was hired at a new facility but the owner didn’t realize that she needed to clear her specifically to work there. The owner was fined $500.00 for the five days my daughter worked before licensing cleared her.
Imagine what that would have been under this proposal: 5 X the annual fee, which is $635 per day X 5 = $3,175.00.
For me that would be 2/3's my monthly take in. And what if the provider is paying employees? This would have been devastating.

I can’t imagine what this would do to the supply of early care & education. Even with providers’ best efforts, the provider who makes one mistake will be done for. We lost so many providers in the last few years because of both the economy and state budget and policy decisions. Why would anyone go into the field with this enormous risk? That means that more babies and toddlers will be with persons and facilities that aren’t licensed and nobody would know the conditions of the care.

Proposed MAX FEES with the proposed 10% licensing fee increase:
FCCH
1-8 - $72 - $360/day
9-14 - $140 - $700/day
Child Care Centers with 121 slots or higher could be fined up to $6,050/day.

Contact one or more of these legislators:

Assembly Member Shirley N. Weber
Capitol Office
P.O. Box 942849, Room 3126, Sacramento, CA 94249-0079; (916) 319-2079
District Office
1350 Front Street, Suite 6046, San Diego, CA 92101; (619) 531-7913
Assembly Member Wesley Chesbro
Capitol Office
P.O. Box 942849, Room 2141, Sacramento, CA 94249-0002; (916) 319-2002

District Office
50 D Street, Suite 450, Santa Rosa, CA 95404; (707) 576-2526
710 E Street, Suite 150, Eureka, CA 95501; (707) 445-7014
200 S School Street, Suite D, Ukiah, CA 95482; (707) 463-5770

Assembly Member Roger Dickinson
Capitol Office
P.O. Box 942849, Room 2013, Sacramento, CA 94249-0007; (916) 319-2007
District Office
915 L Street, Suite 110, Sacramento, CA 95814; (916) 324-4676
Assembly Member Shannon L. Grove
Capitol Office
P.O. Box 942849, Room 4208, Sacramento, CA 94249-0034; (916) 319-2034
District Office
4900 California Ave., Suite 100B, Bakersfield, CA 93309; (661) 395-2995
Assembly Member Allan R. Mansoor
Capitol Office
P.O. Box 942849, Room 4177, Sacramento, CA 94249-0074; (916) 319-2074
District Office
1503 South Coast Drive, Suite 205, Costa Mesa, CA 92626; (714) 668-2100
Senator Ellen Corbett
Capitol Office
State Capitol, Room 313, Sacramento, CA 95814-4900; (916) 651-4010
District Offices
1057 MacArthur Blvd., Suite 206, San Leandro, CA 94577; (510) 577-2310
39155 Liberty Street, Suite F610, Fremont, CA 94538; (510) 794-3900
Senator Bill Monning
Capitol Office
State Capitol, Room 4066, Sacramento, CA 95814-4900; (916) 651-4017
District Offices
1026 Palm Street, Suite 201, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401; (805) 549-3784
99 Pacific Street, Suite 575 F, Monterey, CA 93940; (831) 657-6315
701 Ocean Street, Suite 318A, Santa Cruz, CA 95060; (831) 425-0401
7800 Arroyo Circle Suite A, Gilroy, CA 95020; (408) 847-6101
Senator Mike Morrell
Capitol Office
State Capitol, Room 3056, Sacramento, CA 95814-4900; (916) 651-4023
District Office
1801 Orange Tree Lane, Suite 240, Redlands, CA 92374; (909) 801-5040
73-710 Fred Waring Drive, Suite 108, Palm Desert, CA 92260; (760) 568-0408

[sharlan]

I would be more than willing to pay the increased fees if we could have decent regulations. Everything is so gray and disorganized.

[mom2many]

I would be more than willing to pay the increased fees if we could have decent regulations. Everything is so gray and disorganized.

[MarinaVanessa]

I would be more than willing to pay the increased fees if we could have decent regulations. Everything is so gray and disorganized.

Exactly. If I knew for sure what a violation was and it was printed in title 22 then I wouldn't care. But I find it ridiculous that I can leave my knives on the counter top pushed all the way back or have soap, toothpaste etc. In a hung cabinet without a lock and it's safe because it's "out of sight out of mind" but another provider in another town gets cited for doing the same exact thing.

Thanks for the info!