COVID-19: Federal and State Actions Affecting K-12 Education and Child Care

May 14, 2020 - On April 4, 2020 and April 7, 2020, the Governor issued Executive Orders N-45 ‑20 and N-47 ‑20, respectively, which temporarily waived state laws and regulations governing child care and preschool programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4231

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 28, 2025 - Furthermore, even if the information is released around the time of the May Revisio n or later, the Legislature would have only limited time to review the details of the alternative methodology and consider whether it would like to make changes to the structure for non ‑represented child care  centers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5024

The 2021-22 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - As part of the transition, the Governor ’s budget includes $ 13  m illion and 83 n ew positions for CDE to backfill some of the positions shifting to DSS. As shown in Figure  3, the Governor proposes backfilling 53 n utrition positions — 77  p ercent of the positions he proposes shifting to DSS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4363

The 2019-20 Budget: Early Education Analysis

Mar 4, 2019 - The administration projects an $ 80  m illion shortfall in Stages  2 and 3 i n 2018 ‑19, largely due to higher caseload. The administration recently notified the Legislature of the shortfall and provided a current ‑year augmentation to cover it.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3956

The 2021-22 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Expansion Package

Feb 5, 2021 - Figure 1 o n the next page shows the key characteristics of TK and State Preschool. Figure 1 Key Characteristics of Preschool Programs Transitional Kindergarten State Preschool Age Four ‑year  olds with birthdays between September 2 and December 2, with option to serve some younger students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4350

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

May 13, 2021 - This approach could help estimate statewide costs of certain policies and give DSS and CDE a sense of what statewide guidance providers may n eed for a more seamless implementation. Furthermore, as the Legislature considers comprehensive changes to child care and preschool funding, it may also want to remove the ability for permanent pilots to further augment reimbursement rates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4431