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

Nov 14, 2025 - The budget authorizes the Department of Finance (DOF) to provide additional funding to restore the balance in three funds administered by CCPU: Up to $100  million annually for the CCPU Workers Health Care Fund, which funds health insurance for CCPU members.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5088

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

May 14, 2020 - Chapter  3 also included $100  million in Proposition  98 funds to be used for purchasing personal protective equipment and sanitizing and cleaning school facilities. Expectations During School Closures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4231

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 28, 2025 - Reimbursement Flexibility Set to Expire June  30, 2025. Although the state initially enacted this reimbursement flexibility during the pandemic, the policy was later extended. Most recently, the 2023 ‑24 budget extended the flexibilities until June  30, 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5024

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Early Education

Oct 26, 2020 - To the extent allowed under future federal law, trailer legislation requires the California Department of Education (CDE) to allocate funding in the following order: $30  million to waive family fees for families not receiving in-person care. $35  million for granting voucher providers an additional 14 paid non-operation days (to the extent funding already provided in the budget
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4289

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

Feb 14, 2023 - Specifically, 43  percent of school districts report they plan to offer TK to four ‑year olds with birthdays after February  3, whereas 35  percent report they do not plan to offer TK to this population.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4682

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

Apr 29, 2021 - In addition to ESSER, ARP provides a $3  billion one-time augmentation to federal special education funding under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Of this funding, California will receive $302  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4419

The 2024-25 Budget: State Preschool

Apr 16, 2024 - Figure 3 Comparing the Governor ’s Budget and LAO Recommendation Proposition 98 (In Millions)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4894

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

Oct 27, 2022 - Figure  3 shows these adjustments in more detail. Figure 3 Changes in Preschool Adjustment Factors Previous Adjustment Receiving mental health consultation services 1.05 1.10 Requires State Preschool Providers Serve Children With Disabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4643

Final EdBudget Tables (2015)

Oct 19, 2015 - Reporting requirements (1) Report by November 30, 2015 a sustainability plan with enrollment projections, performance targets, and changes needed to ensure expenditures do not exceed available resources, using General Fund and tuition revenue assumptions provided by the Department of Finance. (2) Report by December 1, 2015 on performance and cost reduction measures undertaken as
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3299

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

Jan 13, 2025 - (On a technical basis, under the administration ’s estimates, we estimate the balance of the Special Fund for Economic Uncertainties [SFEU] would be about $3  billion before the Governor ’s proposals.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951