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

Nov 14, 2025 - Of the total, $6.4  million in federal funding and 29 positions are provided to support a variety of activities, including maintaining compliance with federal rules and administrative functions of the Child Care and Development Division.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5088

The 2015-16 Budget: Major Features of the Adopted Plan (Child Care and Preschool)

Jun 19, 2015 - Of the increase in slots for non-CalWORKs programs, about 7,500 are full-day preschool slots and 2,90 0 are part-day preschool slots. (These reflect annualized slots, as the budget funds additional slots for the full- and part-day programs starting at different times.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3276

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

Nov 17, 2023 - Since 2021 ‑22, the state has added about 146,000 new slots, which more than doubled the number of subsidized child care slots in the state. As of April 2023, about 30  percent of the recently added slots have been filled.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4817

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

Jan 13, 2025 - These include funds for water recycling, wildfire prevention activities at state parks, and dam safety activities. The proposal would then provide a like amount of funding from Proposition  4, the climate bond approved by voters in November 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

Jan 13, 2020 - For K ‑ 12 e ducation, the budget includes $1. 2  b illion for the Local Control Funding Formula, which reflects funding for the COLA offset by a 0. 3  p ercent attendance decline. For community colleges, the Governor ’s largest ongoing proposal is $ 199  m illion to cover the COLA and 0. 5  p ercent enrollment growth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2023-24 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 9, 2023 - Rather than use COLA ‑related funds to provide rate and slot increases to certain child care programs and activities, the Legislature could redirect the $303  million General Fund for other legislative priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4672

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - Note: Excludes spending on  K ‑14  education, reserves, and debt (required by the California Constitution), and added costs to maintain existing policies. Figure also excludes some smaller spending proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2019-20 Budget: Governor's Proposals for Infants and Toddlers With Special Needs

Feb 28, 2019 - Figure 4 California Does Poorly in Meeting Federal Deadlines Percentage of Children for Which State Completed Activities on Time a Develop Initial Service Plan
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3954

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 28, 2025 - Funding to cover these activities is based on a proportion of total program funding. AP agencies generally are authorized to spend up to 17.5  percent of total program funding on operational costs. (The  remaining funding is to cover payments to child care providers.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5024

The 2022-23 Budget: State Preschool

Feb 22, 2022 - Once enrolled, providers may need to make modifications to their existing curriculum and activities to ensure they are suitable for children with disabilities. Making  these changes could require hiring additional staff, increasing training, or contracting with special education experts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4555