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Child Action celebrates key legislative wins as the 2025 session comes to a close.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 15, 2025
Contact: Iris Murillo, (510) 334-4491, Iris.Murillo@childaction.org
Sacramento – Child Action celebrates major progress for California families and child care providers as Governor Newsom concludes bill signings for the 2025 legislative session. Throughout the year, CAI, alongside parents and providers in Sacramento County, worked with state lawmakers to advance legislation that improves access to affordable, quality child care and strengthens support for the workforce that makes it possible.
“Thank you, Governor Newsom, Senate Pro Tem Mike McGuire, Assembly Speaker Rivas, and the Legislative Women’s Caucus for their leadership in passing these important bills for families and providers,” said Adonai Mack, CEO of Child Action. “These legislative wins are a reflection of what’s possible when families, providers, and policymakers work together. California is taking meaningful steps towards a more stable, equitable child care system—one that values early educators and ensures every family can access the care they need to work and thrive.”
Child Action celebrates five bills signed by the Governor that demonstrate his continued commitment to expanding child care access across California:
AB 753 (Garcia) Childcare: Facility Licensure: Teacher Requirements:
Addresses staffing shortages in early learning and care programs by removing restrictions on Associate Teacher permit renewals.
AB 752 (Avila Farias) Child Daycare Facilities:
Recognizes day care centers co-located with multifamily housing as a residential use of property. It also prevents local jurisdictions from imposing taxes, fees, or business licenses for operating these centers, reducing barriers for providers and supporting family-centered care in housing communities.
AB 1123 (Muratsuchi) Commission on Teacher Credentialing: Membership:
Authorizes the Governor to appoint one early childhood faculty member representing the early childhood higher education system to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing upon the first vacancy of a public representative position on or after January 1, 2026.
SB 271 (Reyes) Public Postsecondary Education: Students with Dependent Children: Childcare Services, Resources, and Programs:
Ensures that campus basic needs coordinators can provide students with dependent children information about affordable child care options, connect them to local resource and referral agencies, and support them in accessing state and federal child care programs.
Child Action also celebrates the signing of SB 151 (Early Childhood Education and Child Care Trailer Bill):
This milestone legislation ratifies the Child Care Providers United (CCPU) agreement and reflects the state’s continued commitment to child care rate reform and provider sustainability.
Key provisions include:
- Extending reimbursement based on families’ certified need, rather than attendance, through July 1, 2028
- Extending and increasing cost-of-care plus payments through fiscal year 2025–26
- Establishing one-time stabilization payments for licensed and license-exempt providers
- Directing the state to collaborate with CCPU to establish a cost-based single-rate payment structure and implement upfront provider payments consistent with federal guidelines
These new laws move California closer to a future where every parent can work with confidence and every provider can succeed. Looking ahead to the 2026–27 legislative session, CAI will continue advocating for policies that make quality care affordable for all families, ensure educators are compensated fairly, and strengthen the supports that help children and families thrive together.
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