CA AB598

Requires assessment tools used to evaluate family child care home providers be appropriate to family child care home settings.

Mandates family child care home education network programs maintain a developmental portfolio for each child that includes the child's work products and observations.

Requires contractors to conduct at least six site visits annually to each affiliated provider for assessments and to provide training and technical assistance.

Requires contractors to offer providers at least 12 hours of annual training and technical assistance covering age-appropriate practices, nutrition, parent engagement, and developmental assessment.

Requires individual providers to adopt a curriculum appropriate for their age range of children and obtain at least 12 hours of professional training per year.