Child Care and Development
State Budget Policy Workshops

For 19 years, OTCD and CDPI have been providing overviews of political issues and California state budgets through our annual Budget Workshops. We are again partnering with the Children's Defense Fund California to offer you the most current information. To learn more about our organizations, visit www.otcdkids.com, www.cdpi.net, and www.cdfca.org.


Presentations by:Sponsored by:
Alex Cooke, Publisher
On the Capitol Doorstep		Lakeshore Learning Materials
Tim Fitzharris, Legislative Advocate
Child Development Policy Institute		YMCA Childcare Resource Service/San Diego
Deena Lahn, Policy Director
Children's Defense Fund California

Locations

Sacramento WorkshopOakland Workshop
Thursday, January 24, 2008Tuesday, January 29, 2008
KVIE, Channel 6Preservation Park
Ose Community RoomNile Hall
2595 Capitol Oaks Drive668 13th Street
Sacramento, CA 95833Oakland, CA 94612
  
  
Los Angeles WorkshopSan Diego Workshop
Thursday, January 31, 2008Friday, February 1, 2008
Center at Cathedral PlazaNeighborhood House
555 West Temple Street5660 Copley Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90012San Diego, CA 92115


Schedule for all locations:

Topics:

8:30 - 9:30Registration   » Governor's 2008-09 Budget
8:45 - 9:15Primer on Legislative and Budget Processes   » Child Care Legislation
9:30 - 12:00Budget/Legislation   » Federal Impacts on California
12:00 - 12:30Lunch (Provided)   » Licensing/Early Care and Education Issues
12:30 - 2:00Federal/State Issues
Advocacy Activities		   » Advocacy/Local and State Activities
2:00End of Workshop


Proposed Agenda (Subject to Changes):

8:45 Primer on Legislative and Budget Processes
9:30 Welcome and Introductions
9:40 Setting the Stage - The Governor's 2008-09 Proposed Budget
10:00 Impact of the Governor's 2008-09 Proposed Budget on Children and Families
10:30 Break
10:40 The Child Care Budget - Fiscal Year 2008-09 Proposal
11:30 The Year of Education
(including information from Getting Down to Facts, RAND Preschool Studies, the Governor's Committee on Education Excellence, and the Achievement Gap Conference)
12:00 Lunch (provided)
12:40 Federal Issues
1:00 Issues in the Field
(may include improper payments and CDE's fraud report, centralized eligibility lists, Early Learning Foundations, Eligibility and Need Regulations, the Child Care and Development Fund State Plan, Licensing, and a possible facilities bond.)
1:50 Heard in the Hallways - Rumors, Lies and Gossip from the Capitol
2:00 End of Workshop

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