The 2023-24 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten and State Preschool Proposals

Feb 14, 2023 - The  Governor ’s budget delays $550  million one ‑time non ‑Proposition  98 General Fund for facilities from 2023 ‑24 to 2024 ‑25. Funds could be used for TK, full ‑day kindergarten or State Preschool facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4682

The 2023-24 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 9, 2023 - As these one ‑time federal funds expire, the administration intends to use General Fund to backfill for these costs, resulting in higher General fund costs in 2024 ‑25. We continue to work with DSS to understand the amount and fund source of backfill dollars included in 2023 ‑24 and how these levels increase in future years as the remaining one ‑time federal funds expire in September 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4672

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - We define a delay as an expenditure reduction that occurs in the budget window (2021 ‑22 through 2023 ‑24), but has an associated expenditure increase in a future year of the multiyear window (2024 ‑25 through 2026 ‑27).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Child Care and Preschool

Oct 27, 2022 - The budget provides $18.3  million non-Proposition  98 General Fund to award grants to a lead agency in each county to plan for preschool for all three- and four-year olds. The budget also includes language specifying intent to provide $18.3  million in 2023-24 and 2024-25, totaling $54.9  million for planning grants over the three years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4643

The 2022-23 Budget: California Spending Plan Series [Publication Details]

Sep 29, 2022 - Each year, our office publishes California Spending Plan, a series of publications that summarize the annual state budget. The Overview of the California Spending Plan is presented here along with short online posts that focus on major areas and features of the 2022-23 budget package. As more of these posts become available, we will add them below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4629

The 2022-23 Budget: State Preschool

Feb 22, 2022 - Under state law, TK is the first year of a two ‑year kindergarten program. School districts can enroll students in TK if the student has their fifth birthday between September 2 and December 2 of that school year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4555

A Review of Child Care and Preschool Program Flexibilities in Certain Counties

May 13, 2021 - Once determined eligible for part ‑day CSPP, all families remain eligible for the school year. Families seeking employment are eligible for less than 30 hours of services a week. Families that are seeking permanent housing and/or are homeless are eligible for less than 30 hours of services a week.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4431

Overview of Federal Relief for K-12 Education and Child Care [Publication Details]

Apr 29, 2021 - Since March 2020, the federal government has passed three relief packages that assist K-12 schools and child care providers in their response to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. This post provides a brief summary of how the three federal relief packages affect K-12 education and child care and describes how the state has used these federal funds, as of April 2021.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4419

Overview of Federal Relief for K-12 Education and Child Care

Apr 29, 2021 - The state has one year to commit the funding and until September 30, 2024 to expend funds. Provides Additional Funding for Special Education, Private Schools, Homeless Students, and Education Technology.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4419

The 2021-22 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - Families receiving child care also have been affected, particularly due to school and child care closures that have required families to find new child care arrangements. State Has Taken Several Actions to Support Child Care Programs During the Pandemic.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4363