July 2018

Child Care and Preschool

Early Education Budget

(Dollars in Millions)

   2016-17 Actual 2017-18 Reviseda 2018-19 Enactedb Change from 2017-18
Amount Percent
Expenditures          
CalWORKs Child Care          
Stage 1 $418 $323 $331 $7 2.3%
Stage 2c 445 508 560 52 10.2d
Stage 3 284 348 399 51 14.7
Subtotals ($1,147) ($1,179) ($1,289) ($110) (9.4%)
Non-CalWORKs Child Care          
Alternative Payment Program $283 $292 $530e $237 81.2%
General Child Cared 308 340 412 72 21.0
Bridge program for foster children 0 20 41 21f 103.0
Migrant Child Care 31 35 40 6 15.9
Care for Children With Severe Disabilities 2 2 2 —g 5.3
Subtotals ($623) ($689) ($1,024) ($335) (48.6%)
Preschool Programsh          
Transitional Kindergarteni $789 $811 $865 $55 6.8%
State Preschool–full day 627 738 804 66 9.0
State Preschool–part dayj 447 503 538 35 7.0
Preschool QRIS Grant 50 50 50 0 0.0
Subtotals ($1,913) ($2,101) ($2,257) ($156) (7.4%)
Support Programs $89 $91 $144 $53 58.3%
Totals $3,772 $4,060 $4,715 $655 16.1%
Funding          
Proposition 98 General Fund $1,764 $1,933 $2,081 $148 7.6%
Non-Proposition 98 General Fund 984 1,099 1,423 324 29.5
Federal CCDF 639 635 857 222 35.0
Federal TANF 385 388 344 -44 -11.3
Federal Title IV-E 0 5 10 5e 104.0
           
a Reflects Department of Social Services' revised Stage 1 estimates. Reflects budget act appropriation for all other programs, with adjustment for section letters. Specifically, reflects mid-year $33 million shift from General Child Care and CalWORKs Stage 2 into CalWORKs Stage 3.
b 2018-19 budget plan also funds Inclusive Early Education Expansion Program ($167 milllion) using 2017-18 Proposition 98 General Fund. Funding for this proposal is not included in this table.
c Does not include $9.2 million provided to community colleges for certain child care services.
d General Child Care funding for State Preschool wraparound care shown in State Preschool--full day.
e Includes $205 million for Alternative Payment slots which will be spent over a two-year period.
f Annualizes funding for Bridge Program for Foster Children.
g Less than $500,000.
h Some CalWORKs and non-CalWORKs child care providers use their funding to offer preschool.
i Reflects preliminary LAO estimates. Transitional Kindergarten enrollment data are not yet publicly available for 2017-18 and 2018-19.
j Includes $1.6 million each year used for a family literacy program offered at certain State Preschool sites.
QRIS = Quality Rating and Improvement System. CCDF=Child Care and Development Fund.  
TANF=Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.