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

Oct 27, 2022 - The budget package requires at least 5  percent of children enrolled in State Preschool programs be children with disabilities in 2022-23. This increases to 7.5  percent in 2023-24 and 10  percent in 2024-25 and future years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4643

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

Nov 17, 2023 - The 2022 ‑23 budget package required at least 5  percent of children enrolled in State Preschool programs be children with disabilities in 2022 ‑23. This requirement was set to increase to 7.5  percent in 2023 ‑24 and 10  percent in 2024 ‑25 and future years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4817

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 2023-24 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten and State Preschool Proposals

Feb 14, 2023 - Requiring that TK classrooms have, on average, 1 adult for every 10 students, instead of 1 adult for every 12 students, means districts need to hire more instructional aides. In some cases, the lower staffing ratio would also mean a school district would need to hire additional credentialed teachers to move from classrooms of 24 to classrooms of 20.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4682

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

Mar 16, 2017 - Figure 10 Comparing Existing and Proposed Quality Improvement Expenditure Plans (In Thousands)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3618

The 2022-23 Budget: State Preschool

Feb 22, 2022 - The 2022-23 Budget: State Preschool The 2022-23 Budget State Preschool Summary. The Governor ’s budget includes several proposals related to State Preschool, with the primary goal of increasing the number of children with disabilities enrolled in the programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4555

The 2020-21 Budget: CalWORKs Child Care Outlook

Nov 21, 2019 - This amount is the net effect of changes across the three stages of CalWORKs child care, with Stage 1 costs estimated to be $20  million higher, Stage 2 costs $58  million lower, and Stage 3 costs $14  million higher.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4115

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - Chapter  1 Introduction On January 10, 2023, Governor Newsom presented his proposed state budget to the Legislature. In this report, we provide a brief summary of the Governor ’s budget based on our initial review as of January 12.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

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 - This, in part, is due to contracting delays associated with funding awarded to GCC providers in spring of 2022. Additionally, DSS plans to award the majority of new slot funding through the 2022 ‑23 RFA process, meaning the earliest these funds would be available to GCC providers is April 2023.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4672