The 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 28, 2025 - It is possible that the Legislature will not have any information regarding the overall costs or key details of the alternative reimbursement rates prior to the constitutional deadline to pass a budget by June 15.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5024

The 2021-22 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - The plan is required to include answers to a number key questions, including how the shift will result in better services for children and families and what the ongoing cost of the shift will be. In February 2021, DSS released a transition plan guide, an overview document that responds at a high level to the key questions identified in statute.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4363

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Two key areas where these savings have eroded are in the managed care organization (MCO) tax package and reductions to state operations. These are described in the box below. The forthcoming Appendix 1 will also provide a full list of the solutions from the 2024 ‑25 budget package that generate savings in 2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of Governor’s Preschool Slot Estimate

May 6, 2019 - In the next section, we walk through the key assumptions in our respective estimates. Key Assumptions Total Number of Four-Year Olds. The administration assumes approximately 514,000 four-year olds live in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4027

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

Jan 13, 2020 - By proposing a budget with very small operating surpluses, the Governor eliminates a key tool of recession preparedness. Recommend Legislature Consider Overall Targets for Reserves and Operating Surplus.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2020-21 Budget: Early Education Analysis

Feb 21, 2020 - Revised Proposal Should Answer Key Questions. If the administration proposes a new child care governance structure for 2021 ‑22 as part of next year ’s budget deliberations, we recommend the Legislature request that the administration answer the following key questions as part of its revised proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4167

The 2023-24 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 9, 2023 - Seeking Clarification From DSS on Key Questions Regarding Child Care Expenditures. We are still seeking clarification on key questions about child care expenditures. Some of these questions may identify General Fund and federal relief funds that could be freed‑up in 2022‑23 and 2023‑24 and redirected to other legislative priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4672

The 2021-22 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Expansion Package

Feb 5, 2021 - 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 2019-20 Budget: Early Education Analysis

Mar 4, 2019 - Given LPCs already are intended to serve a key planning role and include representation from an array of stakeholders, we think they are well positioned to help plan and provide support related to facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3956

The 2023-24 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten and State Preschool Proposals

Feb 14, 2023 - Workforce issues appear to be a key barrier to TK implementation. Only 23  percent of school districts report having enough multiple subject teaching credential holders to meet the need for TK  expansion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4682