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: Early Education Analysis

Feb 21, 2020 - 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 new governance structure, and ( 3)  t he creation of a new department is the best option for addressing the stated problems.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4167

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

The 2021-22 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Expansion Package

Feb 5, 2021 - In 2018 ‑19, 143, 000 t hree ‑ and four ‑year olds were enrolled in State Preschool. Figure 1 o n the next page shows the key characteristics of TK and State Preschool. Figure 1 Key Characteristics of Preschool Programs Transitional Kindergarten State Preschool Age Four ‑year  olds with birthdays between September 2 and December 2, with option to serve some younger students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4350

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 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

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

Feb 28, 2019 - Associated costs would be covered by a combination of Proposition   56 t obacco tax revenues and federal funding for Medi ‑Cal. Notably, state policy currently requires Medi ‑Cal managed care plans to provide such screenings, and thus, some portion of the proposed one million screenings currently occurs and would occur even absent the Governor ’s proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3954

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 2023-24 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 9, 2023 - 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. Moreover, we have heard from providers that even after they receive new slot funding from DSS, it takes time to advertise the additional slots, complete the required paperwork, and for families to select a child care provider.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4672

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

Jan 14, 2019 - The Governor ’s budget proposes to extend full ‑scope Medi ‑Cal coverage to all young adults ages 19 t hrough 25 r egardless of immigration status. Most of these individuals do not have full health insurance coverage.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916