The 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 28, 2025 - In 2021 ‑22, the state began funding most direct contract providers based on the RMR —the rate used for voucher ‑based providers —which reflects the 75th percentile of a county ’s market rates for child care identified in the 2018 survey.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5024

The 2021-22 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Expansion Package

Feb 5, 2021 - Staffing Ratio 1 to 33 maximum  teacher ‑child  ratio. 1 to 24 maximum teacher ‑child ratio and 1 to 8 maximum adult ‑child ratio. Funding Source Proposition 98 and Non ‑Proposition 98 General Fund. Providers School districts, county offices of education, community colleges, and community ‑based organizations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4350

The 2022-23 Budget: State Preschool

Feb 22, 2022 - State Funded Inclusive Early Education Expansion Program (IEEEP) in 2018 ‑19. The  2018 ‑19 budget provided $167  million Proposition  98 General Fund for one ‑time competitive grants to LEA providers for the purpose of increasing access to inclusive early education programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4555

The 2019-20 Budget: Early Education Analysis

Mar 4, 2019 - CDE expects to release the results of the 2018 survey in April 2019. CalWORKs Stages  2 and 3 Caseload Declined Throughout Much of the Economic Recovery. Figure  8 shows Stages  2 and 3 c aseload from 2010 ‑ 11 t o 2018 ‑19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3956

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

Jan 13, 2020 - First, the Governor proposes putting a $4. 8  b illion bond before voters in November 2020 t o fund a variety of activities intended to help the state mitigate and prepare for the effects of climate change.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

Recent Congressional Action on the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

Jan 23, 2018 - Specifically, for the last half of 2017 ‑18 and all of 2018 ‑19, the state will pay 12  percent of program costs, rather than the 35  percent assumed in the Governor ’s budget. The administration estimates that these actions reduce estimated General Fund Medi-Cal costs by about $300  million in 2017 ‑18 and about $600  million in 2018 ‑19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3734

The 2020-21 Budget: CalWORKs Child Care Outlook

Nov 21, 2019 - In 2018 ‑19, the attrition rates were 2.4  percent in Stage 2 and 1.4  percent in Stage 3. This compares with 2016 ‑17 attrition rates of 4.5  percent in Stage 2 and 3.1  percent in Stage 3. Our forecast assumes attrition in Stages 2 and 3 stays at the lower 2018 ‑19 rates through 2023 ‑24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4115

The 2018-19 Budget: Child Care Programs—Analysis of Governor’s Hold Harmless Rate Proposal

Mar 19, 2018 - The 2018-19 Budget: Child Care Programs—Analysis of Governor’s Hold Harmless Rate Proposal The 2018-19 Budget Child Care Programs —Analysis of Governor ’s Hold Harmless Rate Proposal As part of a multiyear budget agreement (spanning from 2016 ‑17 through 2018 ‑19), the Governor and Legislature agreed to reimbursement rate and slot increases for child care and preschool programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3787

The 2024-25 Budget: State Preschool

Apr 16, 2024 - For 2022 ‑23, enrollment grew 8  percent compared to 2021 ‑22. Preliminary enrollment data for 2023 ‑24 indicate growth of less than one-half of 1  percent in 2023 ‑24 compared to 2022 ‑23. Given these trends, State Preschool enrollment is likely to increase in 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4894

The 2020-21 Budget: Early Education Analysis

Feb 21, 2020 - State Created Kindergarten Facility Grant Program in 2018 ‑19. The 2018 ‑ 19 b udget package provided $ 100  m illion in one ‑time non ‑Proposition  98 General Fund to help districts cover the facility costs associated with converting part ‑day kindergarten programs into full ‑day programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4167