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

Nov 14, 2025 - The net effect of the policy is that less unspent funding will be returned to the state at the close of the fiscal year. 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 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - On a net basis, these items slightly improve the budget’s bottom line. Neither our November estimates nor the administration ’s estimates included any costs associated with the devastating wildfires in Southern California, as both were developed before those wildfires began.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

Nov 17, 2023 - The spending plan provides an additional $140  million total funds for expected net cost increases in CalWORKs child care programs. The net cost increase is due to increases in caseload and cost per case.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4817

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - Across the rest of the budget, our estimates of baseline spending —for example, for caseload growth, federal reimbursements, and statutory cost increases —and constitutional requirements —for example, for infrastructure and deposits into reserves —differ , on net, by $800  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

Child Care Attendance Records: Comparing Paper and Electronic Processes

Dec 12, 2018 - The entities obtaining the greatest long–term net benefit likely would be those serving more children, processing more records, calculating more payments, and currently employing more staff. Small providers might see little or no net fiscal benefit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3908

The 2024-25 Budget: State Preschool

Apr 16, 2024 - This is because, on net, State Preschool programs are currently serving 43,000 fewer children than they were prior to the pandemic, while the pandemic related reimbursement flexibility allows providers to receive their full base amount regardless of how many children attend or are enrolled in the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4894

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 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Child Care and Preschool

Oct 27, 2022 - The increase is offset by a net decline of $297  million in one-time funds from 2021-22 for support programs for preschool. Figure 2 2022 ‑23 Changes in Preschool Spending (In Millions) TK attendance and rate changes $1,128 State Preschool rate increase for three ‑year olds 240 Annualization of State Preschool rate increases initiated January 1, 2022 166 State Preschool rate
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4643

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

Jan 14, 2019 - Since 2016 ‑17, the state has imposed a tax on MCOs that —when combined with a package of associated tax changes —generates a net General Fund benefit of over $ 1  b illion by drawing on additional federal funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

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

Jan 13, 2020 - The Governor proposes a 2020 ‑21 year ‑end balance in the SFEU of $1. 6  b illion, which is $ 230  m illion more than the enacted level of the fund for the end of 2019 ‑20. $900   Million in Safety Net Reserve.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135