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

Jan 13, 2025 - The forthcoming Appendix 2 and 3 will also provide a complete list of the savings, spending, and tax expenditure proposals. Savings Proposals Generates $1.6 Billion School and Community College Settle‑Up Obligation in 2024‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

Apr 29, 2021 - In addition to relief funds earmarked for schools, the CARES Act provided states $3  billion in flexible funds for education through GEER. Of this funding, 60  percent was allocated to states based on their population aged 5 through 24 and 40  percent was allocated based on the number of low-income and disadvantaged students counted under Title I, Part A of ESSA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4419

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

May 14, 2020 - In addition to relief funds earmarked for schools, the CARES Act provides $3  billion for the Governor ’s Emergency Education Relief Fund. Of this funding, 60  percent is allocated to states based on their population aged 5 ‑24 and 40  percent is allocated based on the number of low-income and disadvantaged students counted under Title I, Part A of ESSA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4231

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Early Education

Oct 26, 2020 - Trailer legislation allows voucher providers to submit attendance records during the 2020-21 fiscal year without a parent signature if the parent is unable to sign due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Typically, providers are required to submit attendance records with a parent signature to receive reimbursement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4289

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

Nov 14, 2025 - Beginning 2026-27, the budget package sets a new policy to fund direct contrac t providers based on the lesser of (1)  the maximum reimbursable amount in their contract, (2)  the contractor ’s reimbursable program costs, or (3)  the contract rate per child day of enrollment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5088

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - Under the Governor ’s budget, the minimum guarantee is up $ 302  m illion in 2018 ‑19 and $ 517  m illion in 2019 ‑ 20 c ompared to the estimates from the 2019 ‑ 20 b udget package. For 2020 ‑21, the administration estimates the minimum guarantee is $ 84  b illion, an increase of $2. 5  b illion ( 3  p ercent) over the revised 2019 ‑ 20 l evel.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

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 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of Child Care and Preschool Proposals

Mar 16, 2017 - The matrix awards points in seven core areas: (1)  staffing ratios, (2)  staffing qualifications, (3)  the quality of child ‑teacher interactions, (4)  use of child observations to inform curriculum, (5)  use of developmental screenings, (6)  classroom environment, and (7)  director qualifications.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3618

Child Care Attendance Records: Comparing Paper and Electronic Processes

Dec 12, 2018 - In 2017–18, total contract amounts (for CalWORKs Stage 2, CalWORKs Stage 3, and the Alternative Payment program combined) range from $122, 000 t o $ 145  m illion. Figure  1 shows the distribution of AP agencies by contract amount.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3908

The 2020-21 Budget: CalWORKs Child Care Outlook

Nov 21, 2019 - Stage 1 Caseload Up From Prior Years. We estimate Stage 1 caseload will increase by 9  percent in 2019 ‑20, an additional 9  percent in 2020 ‑21, and level off through the rest of the period. This caseload trend is intended to capture the effect of the recent policy changes that make accessing Stage 1 child care easier.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4115