January 2019

Child Care and Preschool

Child Care and Preschool Subsidized Slots

    2017-18 Revised  2018-19 Revised  2019-20 Proposed Change from 2018-19
Amount Percent
CalWORKs Child Care          
Stage 1 38,322 34,228 32,162 -2,066 -6.0%
Stage 2a 52,913 58,674 60,785 2,111 3.6%
Stage 3 33,516 44,320 52,428 8,108 18.3%
Subtotals (124,751) (137,222) (145,375) (8,153) (5.9%)
Non-CalWORKs Programs          
Alternative Payment Program 29,804 44,785 45,055 270 0.6%
General Child Careb 28,563 28,427 28,144 -283 -1.0%
Migrant Child Care 3,046 3,037 3,012 -25 -0.8%
Care for Children with Severe Disabilities 106 103 102 -1 -1.0%
Subtotals (61,519) (76,352) (76,313) (-39) (-0.1%)
Preschool Programs          
State Preschool–part day 101,101 102,501 101,630 -871 -0.8%
State Preschool–full day 64,528 66,609 78,208 11,599 17.4%
Transitional Kindergarten 90,615 90,318 90,211 -107 -0.1%
Subtotals (256,244) (259,429) (270,049) (10,621) (4.1%)
Totals 442,514 473,002 491,737 18,735 4.0%
Note: Slot numbers reflect DSS estimates for CalWORKs Stage 1; DOF estimates for CalWORKs Stage 2 and 3, General Child Care, Migrant Child Care, and Care for Children with Severe Disabilities; and LAO estimates for all other programs. For Transitional Kindergarten, reflects preliminary estimates, as enrollment data are not yet publicly available for any year of the period. Table does not include slots funded through emergency bridge program for foster children.
a Does not include certain community college child care slots (1,300 to 1,800 slots annually).
b State Preschool wraparound slots for non-LEAs (funded by General Child Care) are shown in State Preschool—full day.
DSS = Department of Social Services. DOF = Department of Finance. LEAs = local education agencies.