Early childhood education: State Department of Education: resources, plans, and an informational web page.

The Child Care and Development Services Act, administered by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, establishes a system of childcare and development services for children from infancy to 13 years of age, inclusive, and their parents, including a full range of supervision, health, and support services through full- and part-time programs. Existing law requires the Superintendent, subject to the availability of public or private funding, on or before June 30, 2022, to develop and post on the State Department of Education's internet website, for use by the general public, an online portal for the state's comprehensive childcare and development services, as provided. This bill would require the department to, among other things, and subject to funding being provided for these purposes, develop and implement a proactive, one-time, 3-year, outreach, capacity building, training and technical assistance plan, disseminate information regarding training and technical assistance events, training, and resources, as specified, and create, and make publicly accessible, no later than July 1, 2021, and annually update, a web page on its internet website that includes specified information relating to the operation of early learning and care programs, as provided. The bill would also require the department, on or before October 1, 2023, to create online electronic applications for administrative and funding purposes related to operating an early learning program on local educational agency schoolsites.