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 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 28, 2025 - Given the alternative methodology and a new collective bargaining agreement may not be finalized prior to the June  15 deadline to pass a budget, the Legislature may want to plan for costs associated with the new rates in 2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5024

The 2019-20 Budget: Early Education Analysis

Mar 4, 2019 - As Figure  9 shows, the combined cost of CalWORKs Stages  2 and  3 has grown from $ 714  m illion in 2016 ‑ 17 t o more than $ 1  b illion in 2018 ‑ 19 —an increase of 45  p ercent across the period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3956

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

May 14, 2020 - Upon receiving California ’s allocation, the Governor has 45 days to submit a more detailed plan to the federal government regarding how he intends to allocate the funds among education entities in the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4231

The 2020-21 Budget: Early Education Analysis

Feb 21, 2020 - The administration may wish to propose a new governance structure in 2021 ‑ 22 b ased on recommendations from the master plan. Revisiting the proposal in a year allows the Legislature to assess whether ( 1)  t he stated priorities in the master plan align with those of the Legislature, ( 2)  t he proposed changes in the master plan merit a
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4167

Final EdBudget Tables (2015)

Oct 19, 2015 - Legislative Analyst ’s Office Reporting requirement Report by January 1, 2017 on the need for new CSU campuses within certain regions of the state and by January 1, 2018 on the need for new UC campuses statewide (Chapter 22).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3299

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

Oct 27, 2022 - Funds can be used for a variety of purposes including assessing parental preferences for preschool and engaging in community-level coordination to implemen t preschool options. Extends Family Fee Waivers and Reimbursement Flexibilities for an Additional Year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4643

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Spending and Tax Expenditure Proposals New Spending Proposals of Nearly $600   Million. The Governor ’s budget includes $570  million in new discretionary General Fund spending in 2025 ‑26. After 2025 ‑26, these proposals would add about $300 million in ongoing spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2023-24 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 9, 2023 - Specifically, the past two budgets assumed DSS would require at least three months to modify AP agency contracts to reflect new slot funding. Additionally, the past budgets assumed DSS would not begin to award new slot funding to GCC providers until t he last two or three months of each fiscal year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4672

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

Jan 13, 2020 - While the Legislature could set this fund balance to any amount greater than zero, since 2015 ‑ 16 t he state has enacted balances in the SFEU of around $1. 5  b illion. $1.6   Billion in Ongoing Spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135