Natural disasters are those that are declared by the state or federally - such as wildfires, major flooding, earthquakes, etc. The natural disaster would have had to result in the destruction of the facility.
Look up the list of disasters in the State of California.
According to WIC section 10310.1(k): For purposes of this section, “state or federally declared disaster” means counties where child care and development and preschool providers are operating subject to a Presidential declaration of an emergency or major disaster, pursuant to the federal Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 5121 et seq.), or a Governor’s Proclamation, on behalf of the impacted local government, as authorized by the powers authorized by the California Emergency Services Act (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 8550) of Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code). In other words, if your facility was impacted by a state or federally declared natural disaster causing a loss in child care capacity you may be eligible to apply. Please note that the COVID-19 pandemic is not considered a state or federally declared disasters under this definition.