July 2020

Child Care and Preschool

Early Education Budget

(Dollars in Millions)

  2018-19 Actual 2019-20 Reviseda 2020-21 Enacted Change from 2019-20
  Amount Percent
Expenditures          
CalWORKs Child Care          
Stage 1 $291 $367 $486 $118 32.3%
Stage 2b 563 585 579 -5 -0.9%
Stage 3 442 523 640 117 22.3%
Subtotals ($1,295) ($1,475) ($1,705) ($230) (15.6%)
Non-CalWORKs Child Care          
Alternative Payment Program $427 $536 $701 $165 30.8%
General Child Carec 412 522 523 2 0.3%
Bridge program for foster children 41 54 58 4 7.1%
Migrant Child Care 40 45 45 —d 0.1%
Care for Children With Severe Disabilities 2 2 2 — —
Subtotals ($922) ($1,158) ($1,329) ($171) (14.7%)
Preschool Programse          
State Preschoolf 1,342 1,431 1,272 -159 -11.1%
Transitional Kindergarteng 867 883 878 -5 -0.6%
Preschool QRIS Grant 50 50 50 — —
Subtotals ($2,259) ($2,364) ($2,200) (-$164) (-7.0%)
Support Programs $144 $642 $304 -$338 -52.6%
Totals $4,620 $5,640 $5,538 -$102 -1.8%
Funding          
Proposition 98 General Fund $2,082 $1,857 $1,712 -$144 -7.8%
Non-Proposition 98 General Fund 1,461 2,376 1,931 -$445 -18.7%
Proposition 64 Special Fund — 80 125 $44 54.9%
Federal CCDF 755 931 1,277 $346 37.1%
Federal TANF 311 382 476 $94 24.5%
Federal Title IV-E 10 13 17 $4 29.2%
           
a Reflects Department of Social Services' revised Stage 1 estimates; Department of Finance's revised estimates for Stage 2, and Stage 3; and 2019-20 Budget Act appropriation for all other programs.
b Does not include $9.5 million provided to community colleges for certain child care services.
c General Child Care funding for State Preschool wraparound care shown in State Preschool.
d Less than $500,000.              
e Some CalWORKs and non-CalWORKs child care providers use their funding to offer preschool.
f Includes $1.2 million each year used for a family literacy program offered at certain State Preschool sites.
g Reflects preliminary LAO estimates in 2019-20 and 2020-21 as enrollment data are not yet publicly available.
               
QRIS = Quality Rating and Improvement System. CCDF = Child Care and Development Fund.  
TANF = Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.