Updates to Center-Based Attendance & Fiscal Resources

We’ve completed a major round of updates to the CSPP and CDSS Center-Based Attendance & Fiscal resources within Monarch Link Pathways.

Attendance Resources

• Attendance Kits reflect the new absence and attendance requirements

• These kits bring key absence requirements, guidance, and resources together in one convenient place.

Attendance Lessons

• Note that CDE & CDSS programs absence guidelines now vary

• Lesson: Absence Policies

• Lesson: Sign-In/Out Records

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Fiscal Resources

• Sample Enrollment, Projections & Adjustment Factors Workbook

• NEW sample CSPP Monthly Enrollment & Attendance Register

• 25-26 CDE Fiscal Handbook

Fiscal Lessons

• Lesson: Contracts

• Lesson: Attendance Data

• Lesson: Revenue & Expenses

• Lesson: Reimbursement

• Lesson: Projections

• Lesson: Audits

Updates to Resources

Attendance Kits for CCTR and CSPP

Updated to reflect current Attendance and Absence Policy/Procedures

Parent Handbooks

ALL sample program parent handbooks have been updated to reflect current law.

Note: Within each handbook’s download page, there is a document that outlines changes made.

Platform Updates

Income and Family Fee Updates

Updated to reflect the 2026-2027 Income Thresholds and Family Fee Charts, effective July 1st

Lessons:

• Family Eligibility

• Family Fees

Resources:

• Income Ranking Tables

• Age Eligibility & Income Guidelines Cheat Sheet

• Parent Notification to Report Income Over SMI

• Family Fee Schedules

Platform Updates

Program Eligibility Comparison Cheat Sheet

New table on page 16 breaks down the different Certification/Recertification scenarios at a glance for CDSS, CSPP and Dual Program Enrollment

New to the Platform

Online Income

Calculation Worksheet takes into consideration the frequency of pay when calculating fluctuating income

Self-Employed Supplemental

Income Worksheet used to document and calculate self-employment income using collected business records

Returning CDSS Family Calculator

determines the extended certification end date when a family voluntarily disenrolls from a CDSS child care and development program, and later returns

Training & Resource Platform Updates

Lessons

Center-Based Parent Survey

Updated to reflect the recent revision of CDE and CDSS Desired Results Parent Survey

Resources

Center-Based Desired Results Parent Survey Kit

This kid was designed to provide the forms/tools needed to distribute, collect and analyze results of the Desired Results Parent Survey

New to The Platform