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

Nov 14, 2025 - The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Child Care and State Preschool ‑$114 $2,043 a Includes prior year one ‑time costs associated with quality carryover, SB 140 carryover, child care infrastructure program, court cases, and the whole child community equity program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5088

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Early Education

Oct 26, 2020 - The budget also includes a net increase of $114  million for AP slots. The largest component is $73  million one time to provide additional care for families previously using temporary emergency child care for essential workers and at-risk populations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4289

The 2023-24 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 9, 2023 - As  a part of the 2021 ‑22 RFA process, DSS awarded $257  million ongoing annual slot funding to 114 GCC providers in the spring of 2022. With this funding, GCC providers could begin filling about 8,800 slots (or roughly 20  percent of total new slots).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4672