Welcome to our new Network CCIP Team Member:
Program Assistant, Gretchen Schwab!

Hello! I am excited to be joining the CCIP team here at the CCCR&R Network. I grew up as the youngest of five kids in Glenmont, NY, a suburb of Albany. I stayed upstate for college, getting a degree in Psychology and Spanish at Skidmore College. Shortly after graduating in 2014, I moved to the Bay Area for its natural beauty and political atmosphere. It has been fun getting involved with several activist groups in the area. I feel truly blessed to join such a passionate and effective team, and I look forward to assisting you all in the important work that you do to make child care more accessible, affordable, and higher quality. Please let me know if there is anything you would like to see us develop or improve on the website, or anything regarding reporting and data collection with which  you would like assistance. You can contact me at gschwab@rrnetwork.org or at (415) 494-4665.

CCIP Workshops at Annual Conference

We look forward to seeing you at the Network/CAPPA Conference October 19-21! CCIP is coordinating and sponsoring several sessions that can support your work with providers, including:

• CCIP Hot Topics 2016
• Understanding and Supporting Infant/Toddler Development
• Defending Play
• 10 Tips for Successful Family Child Care Provider Businesses (Spanish)

From CDE, EESD

CCIP Contracts 
Hurrah!  CCIP contracts should arrive during the second half of September, if not a little earlier.

State Match
The CCIP State Match is a wonderful opportunity to build local partnerships that improve access to support services for CCIP participants in your area!

Every local R&R is awarded a CCIP Quality Improvement contract. As of FY 15-16, you also receive a CCIP State Match award that requires a local match of $2 for every $1 from CDE/EESD. Here are the steps to securing a State Match Award:

• Identify a local match (2:1) or in-kind partnership
• Request a letter from a local funder that includes:

• Submit the letter with the signed CCIP contract to Gail Brodie, CDE/EESD

• Summary of CCIP Local Match Funders (FY 14-15)
• Sample Acceptance Letter
• Sample Relinquishment Letter

You can also find  templates and info above at: www.rrnetwork.org/ccip_state_match

Contact Gail Brodie, Domenica Benitez, or your Network Regional Coordinator for TA.

Project Goals include promoting awareness of the importance of math in early education (birth to age eight), providing tools to parents and educators, and collaborating with agencies and organizations working to advance mathematical learning.

Check out the "For Educators," "Learning Progression," and "Stuff to Do," for great resources and activities suitable for FCC providers to use in their programs.