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

The 2023-24 Budget: California Spending Plan Series [Publication Details]

Oct 2, 2023 - Each year, our office publishes California Spending Plan, a series of publications that summarize the annual state budget. The final version of Overview of the California Spending Plan is presented here along with short online posts that focus on major areas and features of the 2023-24 budget package. As these posts become available, we will add them below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4835

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

Final EdBudget Tables (2015)

Oct 19, 2015 - Identify Three-Year Degree Pathways UC is to identify three-year degree pathways in 10 of its top 15 majors, with a goal of having 5 percent of students enrolled in these accelerated degree pathways.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3299

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of Governor’s Preschool Slot Estimate

May 6, 2019 - As noted above, this is because we estimate a larger share of the overall four-year old population is income eligible. Share of Children Served in Head Start. The administration assumes 25  percent of four-year olds in Head Start also participate in State Preschool.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4027

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Early Education

Oct 26, 2020 - Trailer legislation provides reimbursement flexibility in 2020-21 for direct contract providers that opened to begin the school year or were closed due to local or state public health guidance. For providers that meet these conditions, reimbursement will be the lesser of the contract amount or program costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4289

The 2020-21 Budget: CalWORKs Child Care Outlook

Nov 21, 2019 - Cost Estimates Current-Year CalWORKs Child Care Costs Are Down From Budgeted Levels. We estimate that CalWORKs child care costs for 2019 ‑20 will be $25  million lower than estimated in the June 2019 budget plan (Figure  3).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4115

Options for Modifying the State Child Care Tax Credit

Apr 7, 2016 - Proposition  98 establishes a minimum funding guarantee for schools and community colleges that is in part based on state revenue. When state revenue decreases, it is usually the case that required spending on schools decreases as well.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3417

Overview of Governor's Child Care Proposals [Publication Details]

May 25, 2010 - Presented to the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee. May 25, 2010.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2284

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