Overview
California must report information to the federal government on subsidized child care and development programs to receive federal matching grant funds and to comply with state and federally mandated reporting requirements. The California Department of Education, Child Development Division (CDE/CDD) has developed the CDD-801A and CDD-801B information collection procedures for this purpose. The information collected from these reports will be used by state and federal legislators to develop public policy for child care and development services in California and to request increased funds to expand child care availability in unserved and underserved areas.
Log on to the Child Development Data Collection System
Child care agencies can log on to the Child Development Data Collection System to fulfill their reporting requirements (password required).
Child Development Management Information System (CDMIS) Updates
CDMIS Updates keep users abreast of changes and improvements to the system.
CDD-801A, Monthly Child Care Population Information
The CDD-801A is the collection in which all agencies report specific information on all families receiving subsidized child care and development services to CDE by the 15th of the following month. For example: the August report would be due September 15th. Information entered into this database can be viewed or edited at a later time. Check our Archived CDD-801A Data Page to determine whether a particular month remains available to view or edit.
If your agency submits monthly CDD-801A data via electronic file transfer, please read the Instructions and Electronic File Format Specifications.
In addition, frequently asked questions regarding the CDD-801A are available to provide additional information.
CDD-801B, Monthly Sample Report
A monthly random sample of 200 families from all CDD-801As submitted statewide are selected for a more thorough description of the family being served. Child care agencies selected to provide CDD-801B information can log on to the Child Development Data Collection System to fulfill this reporting requirement.
Step-by-step Directions for Completing the CDD-801B have been developed to assist agencies in this reporting requirement.
In addition, frequently asked questions regarding the CDD-801B are available to provide additional information.
Other Information
Technical Frequently Asked Questions are available to provide additional information.
Vendor Information
For your convenience, the California Department of Education is
providing information about vendors who have expressed interest
in working with child development agencies on the electronic reporting
of CDD-801A monthly reports.
Data Definitions - DOC (984KB; 76pp; 22-Apr-2008)
The family and child information fields from the CDD-801A and CDD-801B reports are described in the Data Definitions.
Help Screens
The help screens from within the CDMIS web application are listed here.
Contact Information
If you have questions or comments about any aspect of Child Development Data Reporting, please call the CDMIS staff at 916- 445-1907 or send an e-mail to cdmis@cde.ca.gov.
