AB212 Alameda County Professional Development Project

1. Project Overview

2. Project Forms

3. CLASS Learning Community Opportunities

4. Centralized Trainings

5. Project Manager Meetings

6. AB212 Staff Contact Info

Project Overview

AB212 Project: The primary goal of AB212 Project is to build a skilled and stable workforce to provide high-quality child care and development services through state subsidized child care programs. The program is designed to retain qualified child care staff by providing financial compensations and support for continued educations, professional development and employment. Funding for this Project is generated from Assembly Bill 212. Alameda County AB212 Project allocates funding to eligible sites in Alameda County.

Enrollment - Currently accepting applications for 2013-14:

Enrollment is currently open for the 2013-14 project. Please complete the forms below and submit to CalSAC by September 3.

Enrollment Packet: To be completed by the agency. Ideally the person who will act as the project manager will complete this paperwork.

Staff Agreement: These forms are embedded in the above Enrollment Packet but are useful to have separately when handing out to staff. Please have all staff that wish to participate in the AB212 program complete this agreement.

Partners
AB212 Project is a partnership between the Alameda County Child Care Planning Council and CalSAC which allocates funding to eligible child care sites to implement professional development trainings plans.

Which programs are eligible to participate?

State subsidized, Title 5 funded child care programs that serve children/youth in Alameda County may access AB212 funding to support their staff’s professional development.

Staff participation requirements

Must work in a licensed or license-exempt child care center funded by eligible Title 5 funding.
Must be working at least 15 hours per week at your agency.
Must be working directly with children/youth or be the supervisor of someone who does.
Must remain at place of employment of entire training period (September-June) in order to be eligible for a financial award (Exceptions are made for seasonal programs).

AB212 Project Forms:

General Forms

W-9

Attendance Chart

Budget Expense Form

Consultant Profile Form

Certificate for AB212 Completion

Staff Participation Agreement/Assessment

Travel Reimbursement Form

Training Forms

Outside Training and Coaching Form

Training Event Form

Training Evaluation

Training Sign-In Sheet

Fiscal Management Forms

Payment Request Form

CDD Profile Forms:

Hard copies:

Instructions for Use of CDD Profile Forms

Frequently Asked Questions

Direct Service Provider Form - English

Direct Service Provider Form - Spanish

Direct Service Provider Form - Short Form - English

Direct Service Provider Form - Short Form - Spanish

Infrastructure Form - English (completed by consultants)

Infrastructure Short Form (completed by consultants)

Profile Coding Worksheet

Sample Vendor Program Codes

Electronic SurveyMonkey Links:

Direct Service Long Form

Direct Service Short Form

Intrastructure Long Form

CLASS Learning Community Opportunities

The AB212 program offers a variety of CLASS opportunities - many of which are partially subsidized by project funds. Click here to download a full overview, description and cost breakdown of each CLASS opportunity. All CLASS applications for Cycle #1 are due August 30, 2013.

Centralized Training Registration

Click here to register for the 2013-2014 Centralized Trainings.

AB212 Meetings for Project Managers (Attendance is mandatory)

Meeting Date	Location	Time
September 9	Alameda Planning Council 1401 Lakeside Drive, 2nd Floor Conference Room Oakland, CA 94612	9:15am - 4:30pm
January 6	TBD	9:15am - Noon
March 17	TBD	9:15am - Noon
May 5	TBD	9:15am - 4:00pm

To ensure all agencies are up to date with changes/new policies and tracking procedures, we require the Project Manager or representative from your agency to be in attendance of all meetings listed above.