The 2019-20 Budget: Early Education Analysis

Mar 4, 2019 - Beginning in 2019 ‑20, cap set to increase to 85  percent of state median income. c May count children dually enrolled in State Preschool and Head Start. Governor’s Proposal Funds More Full ‑Day Slots for Non ‑LEAs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3956

The 2019-20 Budget: Early Education Analysis [Publication Details]

Mar 4, 2019 - In this report, we provide an overview of the Governor’s early education proposals, then analyze his three major proposals in this area. Specifically, we analyze his proposals to (1) fund facilities for more full‑day kindergarten programs, (2) make targeted one‑time improvements to the child care and preschool system, and (3) expand the number of full‑day preschool slots.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3956

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Child Care and Preschool [Publication Details]

Oct 27, 2022 - This post summarizes the state’s 2022-23 spending package for child care and preschool. It is part of our Spending Plan series, which contains posts focused on each major sector of the state budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/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

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

May 13, 2021 - Background State Law and Regulations Govern State Subsidized Child Care and Preschool Programs. The state subsidizes child care and preschool programs for an estimated 437,000 children. The state determines many programmatic aspects, such as who is eligible for the programs and how much providers receive for reimbursement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4431

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

Apr 29, 2021 - States Are Expected to Maintain Education Funding at Recent Levels. As a condition of receiving a state allocation under ESSER and GEER funding, states are to maintain their support for education. Specifically, states must agree to maintain their support for K-12 education and higher education in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 at the average annual level they provided in the prior three fiscal years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4419

The 2021-22 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Expansion Package

Feb 5, 2021 - State Also Funds Preschool Program for Low ‑Income Children. The state also funds State Preschool, which provides preschool to low ‑income, three ‑ and four ‑year olds. In 2018 ‑19, 143, 000 t hree ‑ and four ‑year olds were enrolled in State Preschool.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4350

The 2021-22 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - Historically, the level of administration was based on federal and state requirements, as State Preschool was funded in part with CCDBG funding. Since 2019 ‑20, however, State Preschool has been funded entirely from the state General Fund and no longer has to comply with federal CCDBG requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4363

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Early Education

Oct 26, 2020 - Figure 2 shows a decrease in State Preschool slots offset by a net increase of both ongoing and temporary slots for the Alternative Payment (AP) Program. The budget plan makes $161  million in ongoing reductions to State Preschool ($130  million Proposition  98 General Fund and $31  million non-Proposition  98 General Fund).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4289

The 2021-22 Budget: Child Care Proposals [Publication Details]

Feb 11, 2021 - This post analyzes the Governor’s proposal to transition state administration of child care programs. We further provide options the Legislature could consider to support child care programs during the pandemic. Correction (2/18/2021): A previous version of this post stated DSS released a draft of the transition plan. This version is corrected to state DSS released a transition plan guide.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4363