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Child Care Advocate Program
The Child Care Advocate Program (CCAP) promotes the delivery of quality child care in California. In 1984, the State Legislature created CCAP to provide a link between child care licensing and the community.
The CCAP tailors its activities to fit the needs of the local community. A Child Care Advocate provides information to parents, child care providers, employers, educators, and community groups.
The Child Care Advocate participates in many community activities and special projects in order to:
- Disseminate information on the State's licensing role.
- Provide information to the public and parents on child care licensing.
- Act as a liaison to child care resource and referral agencies.
- Serve as liaison to businesses, education groups, child care provider organizations, Resource and Referral Agencies, and other child care programs.
- Assist county government and community agencies in capacity building and quality improvement efforts to ensure
the availability of quality child care. - Assist in the coordination of complaints and concerns on behalf of children in child care.
- Currently there are two Child Care Advocates in the State:
- Scott Herring is the Northern Child Care Advocate and covers those counties within the jurisdiction of the Chico, Rohnert Park, River City, Fresno, Bay Area, Peninsula, and San Jose Child Care Regional Offices. Scott can be reached at (661) 316-8088, or scott.herring@dss.ca.gov .
- Holly Daasnes is the Southern Child Care Advocate and covers those counties within the jurisdiction of the San Diego, Riverside, Orange, Santa Barbara, Culver City and Monterey Park Child Care Regional Offices. Holly can be reached at (619) 767-2214 or at: Holly.Daasnes@dss.ca.gov .
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