January 2023

Child Care and Preschool

2023-24 Changes in Child Care Spending

(In Millions)

  General Fund      
Change Prop. 98 Non-Prop. 98 Prop. 64 Federal Total
Alternative Payment COLA and annualization of 2022-23 slots — $152 — $82 $234
General Child Care COLA and annualization of 2022-23 slotsa — 142 — 67 210
CalWORKs caseload and cost of care adjustments — 17 — 10 27
COLA (8.13 percent) for other child care program activities —b 9 — — 9
Technical adjustments — 11 — 9 20
Prior year one-time fundingc — -437 — -865 -1,303
Totals —b -$106 — -$697 -$802
a Includes family child care home education networks cost changes.
b Less than $500,000.
c Includes prior year one-time costs associated with supplemental rates, child care infrastructure, health and retirement insurance, alternative payment program capacity grant, licensing incentive, and child care relief funding and stipends.
COLA = cost-of-living adjustment.