CCPU exists to unite child care providers like us, amplifying our ideas, desires, and needs. Every day, we wake up determined to improve our lives and our work in every way possible!
Our union’s strength comes from all of us! We work side by side, helping each other navigate the child care system, sharing resources, and being a shoulder to lean on when it’s needed most— because we’ve all had those days.
It takes an amazing person to juggle all the responsibilities of early childhood care and development. We’re inspired by people like you, who are building a better future for all of us through your daily work.
Child Care Providers United brings together thousands of family child care providers throughout California to improve our profession and ensure every child has access to quality early learning and care. As union members, child care providers have a powerful voice to improve our livelihoods and the services we provide, for working families whether white, Black, Asian, or brown. We are working for child care for all and unions for all.
Together, we’ve already been able to win rate increases, improved state funding for early care and education, more secured training for providers, healthcare and retirement funds, and additional child care slots for families.
We’re stronger when we’re united.
Our work is impacting the future of our country, and it should be valued appropriately.
We must stay informed about advances and discoveries in child care and education.
We are many, and we deserve a voice in how our state’s child care system is shaped.
The work of child care and the expertise it requires should be made visible to all.
Increased funding means child care access for more families and a stronger economy.
We proudly offer our members funds toward healthcare, but we can still push for more.
In 2024 our negotiation team achieved a first-of-its-kind retirement fund for caregivers.
Educating ourselves is a career-long process, so funds that cover training are a necessity.
Johanna Puno-Hester
Vice-Chair CCPU
Riko Mendez
CCPU Secretary-Treasurer
Max Arias
CCPU Chairperson and Chief Negotiator
Alexa Frankenberg
CCPU Executive Director
Our bargaining team, a state-wide group elected by CCPU members to represent all of us, make all our work possible. Their work raises our collective voices and makes our victories possible. Click here to see your local union office information.
Miren Algorri
Maria Ivonne Bejar
Leidy Maribel Milla Bernasconi
Shaunte Brown
Isabel Cardenas
Maria Cisneros
Deborah Corley
Rosemary Garcia Garay
Guillermina Garduno
Marcella Graves
Gabriela Guerrero
Regina Hamilton
Nancy Harvey
Sylvya Hernandez de Lopez
Saul Hurtado
Tamara Kennick
Iris Magana
Yessika Magdaleno
Maria Elena Millings
Patricia Moran
Charlotte Neal
Naomy Nevarez
Pamela Rocha
Blanca Sanchez
Zonnia Sanchez
Yolanda Thomas
Horace Turner
Ana Valentino
Anita Vicini
From rallies in the streets of the capitol to hosting local representatives, we’re looking for ways that enable everyone to participate — because that’s the only way change happens.
Expand the Retirement Fund Benefits Table to see benefits.
Plan Rules | |
Eligible participants* | You are eligible to participate in the Retirement Plan for a 2024 contribution if you are:
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Eligibility for benefit credit for contributions in 2024* | You will earn your full service credits for 2023 if you were paid for ten or more months of child subsidy in 2023. If you were paid for 6 or more months of child subsidy, you will receive 60% of your service credits, 70% for 7 months, 80% for 8 months and 90% for 9 months. You will not earn any service credit if you were paid for less than 6 months. |
Contributions | The only contributions to the Retirement Plan will be paid by the State. The Plan does not accept contributions from you. |
Amount of annual employer contributions for 2023 service allocable to participants in 2024* | The amount of the State contribution on your behalf in 2024 will be based on two factors: (1) the number of years and months that you held a license as of 12/31/23; AND (2) the number of months that you were paid for a subsidized child in 2023.
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Amount of annual employer contributions for 2024 service allocable to participants in 2025* | You will earn one full service credit for the State contribution on your behalf in 2025 if you were paid for ten or more months of child subsidy in 2024. If you were paid for 6 to 9 months in 2024, you will receive a pro-rated service credit. You will not earn any service credit if you were paid for less than 6 months in 2024. |
Vesting | You are “vested” in any contribution correctly made to your account. You do not need to work a minimum number of years before 2024 to be entitled to a benefit. |
Distribution events | You can elect to receive your account when:
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Forms of distributions | If you are age 60 or older and stop all work as a licensed provider for 3 consecutive months and elect to retire, you can choose to receive your account balance as:
If you are younger than age 60 and stop all work as a licensed provider for 9 consecutive months, you can only elect to receive your account as one lump-sum payment. |
Death benefits | Since your account is 100% vested, you can designate a beneficiary (or multiple beneficiaries) to receive your account balance if you die before you receive it. |
Investments | The Board of Trustees will manage how the Retirement Plan is invested on your behalf, with the assistance of investment professionals. |
*Special rules apply to providers where more than one provider is on the payment record.
State contributions to the Retirement Plan are tied to the child care subsidy program. To be eligible for retirement benefits in 2024, you must be a licensed provider who has have been paid for work with a subsidized child in at least 6 months in 2023-these months do not need to be consecutive. License exempt providers are not eligible; however, if you become licensed in a year, your work in that year may count for eligibility.
State contributions to the Retirement Plan are tied to the child care subsidy program. To be eligible for retirement benefits in 2024, you must be a licensed provider who has have been paid for work with a subsidized child in at least 6 months in 2023-these months do not need to be consecutive. License exempt providers are not eligible; however, if you become licensed in a year, your work in that year may count for eligibility.
The Plan will automatically enroll you based on the information it has but you should immediately complete the form that the Plan will send you to be sure that the Plan has all of your current information and that you receive credit for your years of licensed work.