Two public hearings on the implementation of the federal Child Care and Development Block Grant in California are summarized. Over 200 testimonies were either received by the state's Child Development Programs Advisory Committee or presented during the hearings. In spite of the diverse demographic representation, the variety of viewpoints and service needs, and the broad range of program providers represented at the hearings, there was a general commonality of concerns, complaints, desires, and suggestions regarding the future of California's child care and the role of federal funds. There were several recurring themes in comments concerning both the direct service and quality care provisions in the federal legislation. Recurrent direct service issues concerned: (1) the lead agency; (2) local planning; (3) service expansion; (4) infant care; (5) school-age care; (6) early childhood education programs; (7) children with exceptional needs; (8) abused, neglected, or at-risk children; (9) teen parents; (10) parental choice and alternative payment programs; (11) multilingual and multicultural programs; (12) geographic equity; (13) ties to quality; and (14) ties to Title IV-A funding. Recurrent issues regarding quality of care concerned staff training and development; staff salaries and benefits; maintenance of quality standards in subsidized programs; resource and referral augmentation; and parent education and training. Plans for future hearings on California's state plan are discussed. (GLR)