July 2020
Child Care and Preschool
Changes in Child Care and Preschool Spending
2020-21 (In Millions)
| General Fund | ||||||
| Change | Prop. 98 | Non-Prop. 98 | Prop. 64 | Federal | Total | |
| Slots | ||||||
| Reduces State Preschool slots | -$130 | -$31 | – | – | -$161 | |
| Adds temporary AP slots starting July 1, 2020 | – | – | – | $73 | 73 | |
| Adds ongoing AP slots starting July 1, 2020 | – | – | – | 47 | 47 | |
| Decreases AP slots | – | – | -$6 | – | -6 | |
| Subtotals | (-$130) | (-$31) | (-$6) | ($120) | (-$47) | |
| Other | ||||||
| Rescinds infrastructure and workforce development funds | – | -$413 | – | -$45 | -$458 | |
| Provides federal CARES Act funds for 2019-20 COVID-19 expenses | – |
|
– | 152 | 152 | |
| Makes CalWORKs caseload and average cost-of-care adjustments | – | 53 | – | 94 | 146 | |
| Reimburses voucher providers for authorized hours of care instead of child care used | – | – | – | 63 | 63 | |
| Provides stipends for voucher providers | – | – | – | 31 | 31 | |
| Provides an additional 14 paid non-operation days for voucher providers | – | – | – | 31 | 31 | |
| Waives family fees for July and August | $1 | 1 | – | 9 | 11 | |
| Adjusts Transitional Kindergarten for attendance and LCFF funding rate | -5 | – | – | – | -5 | |
| Plans to shifts child care programs to the Department of Social Services | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | |
| Shifts fund source for General Child Care slots | – | -50 | $50 | – | – | |
| Makes conforming and technical changes | -10 | -6 | – | -12 | -28 | |
| Subtotals | (-$14) | (-$413) | ($50) | ($323) | (-$55) | |
| Totals | -$144 | -$445 | $44 | $443 | -$102 | |
| AP = Alternative Payment. CARES = Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security. COVID-19 = Coronavirus Disease 2019. LCFF = Local Control Funding Formula. | ||||||