The department shall be responsible for supervising the provision of child care by counties during stage one as described in Sections 8350, 8351, and 8352 of the Education Code. Counties may contract with public and private child care entities or providers for this purpose.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 270, Sec. 93. Effective August 11, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998, by Sec. 183 of Ch. 270.)