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 2023-24 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 9, 2023 - This approach would increase the number of voucher ‑based slots and would help GCC providers funded on the SRR to address inflationary pressure. One drawback to this approach is that GCC providers on the RMR would not receive any additional funding to help address inflationary pressures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4672

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 28, 2025 - Oversight of programs allows the state to determine whether existing programs are well‑designed to address their key goals, as well as help inform legislative actions that might be needed to help balance the state budget over the next few years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5024

A Review of Child Care and Preschool Program Flexibilities in Certain Counties

May 13, 2021 - This helps to ensure the kindergarten readi ness benefits a child receives from preschool as a three-year old do not diminish prior to kindergarten enrollment. Moreover, the change would reduce some administrative burden without adding cost pressure to the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4431

The 2022-23 Budget: State Preschool

Feb 22, 2022 - The policy allows three‑year olds enrolled in State Preschool to continue participating in the program until they are eligible for kindergarten, helping to ensure the child is prepared for kindergarten.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4555

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

Feb 14, 2023 - Keeping the TK Staffing Ratio at Current Levels Helps Avoid Further Workforce Issues. In  addition to helping address existing budget issues, the Governor ’s proposal to keep TK staffing ratios at existing levels also helps ensure that schools do not experience even greater staffing shortages.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4682

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 2016-17 Budget: Analysis of Child Care and Preschool Proposals

Feb 24, 2016 - We believe either option would be an improvement over the existing ad hoc service levels across counties. Update Eligibility Criteria to Be More Transparent. To create more transparency in terms of who is being served, we recommend the state link the income eligibility cap with recent SMI data.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3367

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

Jan 13, 2020 - For example, the proposed changes to the existing Department of Business Oversight —which the administration renames the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation —appears to include new functions to be added to the department ’s existing mission.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2021-22 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Expansion Package

Feb 5, 2021 - If the Legislature is inte rested in changing programmatic requirements to the TK program (as alluded to in the Governor ’s master plan), one ‑time funds could be helpful to support districts in meeting those requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4350