AB 151: Early childhood education and childcare.

This bill aims to extend the period for reimbursement of state-subsidized childcare and development providers, license-exempt providers, and preschool family childcare home education network providers based on the maximum authorized or certified hours of care. The reimbursement period is currently set to end on June 30, 2026, but the bill would extend it to July 1, 2028. Additionally, the bill would provide a one-time payment to family daycare providers for the total amount of the increase in monthly cost of care plus rate, and require family childcare providers and childcare centers to receive a one-time, per-child stabilization payment. The bill would also allocate funds to support the Joint Child Care Providers United - State of California Training Partnership Fund and the Child Care Providers United - California (CCPU) Workers Health Care Fund. The bill would take effect immediately…