Child care and development services: California Partnership for Infants and Toddlers Act of 2013.

The Child Care and Development Services Act, administered by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, establishes a system of child care and development services for children from infancy to 13 years of age and their parents, including a full range of supervision, health, and support services through full- and part-time programs. Existing law requires the Superintendent to administer general child care and development programs, as specified. This bill would enact the California Partnership for Infants and Toddlers Act of 2013, and would require the Superintendent, by March 1, 2014, to apply to the California Children and Families Commission for funding from the moneys received by the commission pursuant to the California Children and Families Program. The bill would continuously appropriate these moneys to the Superintendent, who would be required to expend those moneys by making supplemental grants available to qualifying general child care and development infant and toddler contracting agencies that serve infants and toddlers from birth to 3 years of age for purposes of offering to enrolled children and families support services, as specified. The Superintendent, in consultation with the California Children and Families Commission, would be required to determine the agencies and support services that qualify for funding and establish standards to ensure quality child care. The bill would require the Superintendent, by March 1, 2017, to submit a report to the Legislature evaluating the act.