CA AB2949

Requires family childcare home education network programs to use assessment tools appropriate to family childcare home settings when evaluating provider quality.

Mandates maintenance of a developmental portfolio for each child including work products and observations, with opportunities for parent involvement in the program.

Requires contractors to complete developmental profiles based on provider observations, conduct parent surveys, and offer parent conferences to families of enrolled children.

Requires providers to adopt and use an age-appropriate curriculum of their choosing, with network contractors able to establish policies requiring selection from at least three approved curricula options.

Establishes provider responsibilities including delivery of age-appropriate educational activities, parenting education, nutrition services consistent with federal Child and Adult Care Food Program standards, and maintenance of child developmental portfolios.