OCDEL is excited to announce that, due to additional resources, the opportunity exists to increase the Child Care Staff Recruitment and Retention (CCSRR) per-recruitment/retention bonus from $450 to $645.

Updated bonus amounts will be issued to qualified child care providers whose applications were submitted by the January 29, 2026, deadline, met all eligibility criteria, and were approved.

Early Learning Resource Centers will send qualified providers a CCSRR Award Agreement Amendment. Providers will need to sign and submit to the ELRCs the CCSRR Award Agreement Amendment to be eligible for the increased bonus amount of $645 for eligible staff.

No additional new applications will be accepted.

For more information, please see the Announcement ELRC #26-01, Updates to Announcement ELRC #25-05.