July 2024

Child Care and Preschool

Preschool Budget

(In Millions)

  2022-23 Revised 2023-24 Revised 2024-25 Enacted Change from 2023-24
  Amount Percent
Expenditures          
Preschool Programs          
State Preschoola $2,579 $2,545 $2,151 -$394 -15.5%
Transitional Kindergartenb 1,430 2,106 2,759 653 31.0  
Preschool QRIS Grant 50 50 50 — —  
Subtotals ($4,059) ($4,700) ($4,960) ($259) (5.5%)
Other Support $531 $54 $42 -$13 -23.3%
Totals $4,590 $4,755 $5,001 $247 5.2%
Funding          
Proposition 98 General Fund $3,536 $3,785 $4,136 $351 9.3%
Non-Proposition 98 General Fund 844 916 865 -51 -5.6  
Federal One-time COVID-19 Relief 210 54 0 -54 -100.0 
           
a Includes up to $5 million each year for a family literacy program offered at certain State Preschool sites.
b Reflects LAO estimates.          
QRIS = Quality Rating and Improvement System.