The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Child Care and State Preschool

Nov 14, 2025 - The budget authorizes the Department of Finance to increase spending by up to $195 million for this purpose. AP = Alternative Payment; COLA = cost ‑of ‑living adjustment; and ELOP = Expanded Learning Opportunities Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5088

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Child Care and State Preschool

Nov 17, 2023 - Since 2021 ‑22, the state has added about 146,000 new slots, which more than doubled the number of subsidized child care slots in the state. As of April 2023, about 30  percent of the recently added slots have been filled.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4817

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

Apr 29, 2021 - Up to 10  percent of the total amount ($165  million) was available as statewide flexible funding for emergency needs in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The state has one year to commit the funds and until September 30, 2022 to expend them.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4419

The 2023-24 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 9, 2023 - If cost estimates for slot increases were rightsized to reflect a more reasonable ramp ‑up assumption, then hundreds of millions of one ‑time federal funds and General Fund would be freed ‑up in 2022 ‑23 and 2023 ‑24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4672

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

May 14, 2020 - Up to 10  percent of the amount is available for statewide emergency needs in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, as determined by the California Department of Education (CDE). On April 23, 2020, the U.S.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4231

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - Any level above zero is up to the discretion of the Legislature. Recent budgets have set the SFEU between $3.5  billion and $4  billion. The Governor proposes a $4.5  billion SFEU balance for the end of 2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Early Education

Oct 26, 2020 - . $30  million for temporary State Preschool and General Child Care slots, available for up to two years. $15  million for reopening grants for child care providers. $90  million for stipends to child care providers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4289

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 28, 2025 - This would free up $37.9  million ($19.3  million Proposition  98 General Fund and $18.6  million non ‑Proposition  98 General Fund) in 2025 ‑26 that could be directed to other legislative priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5024

Child Care Attendance Records: Comparing Paper and Electronic Processes

Dec 12, 2018 - Collecting records in this manner would require providers and parents to fill out and sign electronic forms using a digital signature. To date, very few providers have acquired this capability. Many Factors Likely Contribute to Lack of Electronic Processing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3908

The 2019-20 Budget: Governor's Proposals for Infants and Toddlers With Special Needs

Feb 28, 2019 - Although we are uncertain how many additional children would end up receiving early intervention services because of the administration ’s proposal (since we do not have good provider data about the number of screenings already occurring), we caution that any effort to serve more children may be complicated by a shortage of qualified providers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3954