The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of Child Care and Preschool Proposals

Mar 16, 2017 - Because such a large portion of QRIS funding is set aside for State Preschool, providers participating in QRIS are disproportionately State Preschool providers. Consortia Use QRIS Matrix to Rate Providers in Key Areas.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3618

The 2019-20 Budget: Early Education Analysis

Mar 4, 2019 - By 2021 ‑22, the Governor ’s proposal would more than double the number of non ‑LEA full ‑day State Preschool slots. Given this would be such a large increase, we think non ‑LEAs might be unable to accommodate all 10, 000 n ew slots in 2019 ‑20.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3956

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 2019-20 Budget: Early Education Analysis [Publication Details]

Mar 4, 2019 - The 2019-20 Budget: Early Education Analysis [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3956

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool [Publication Details]

Mar 28, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool [Publication Details] Description: In this brief, we assess the Governor’s 2025-26 child care and State Preschool budget proposals and provide associated recommendations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5024

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 28, 2025 - Prior to 2021 ‑22, when the SRR was the only reimbursement structure for direct contract providers, providing a COLA was a reasonable way to adjust rates to ensure the state was adequately covering provider costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5024

COVID-19: Federal and State Actions Affecting K-12 Education and Child Care

May 14, 2020 - The state has also changed the required number of staff members per child in licensed settings. For example, the state now requires one teacher for every four infants served by direct contract providers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4231

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

Jan 14, 2019 - Specifically, the Governor ’s target for 2019 ‑ 20 i s based on a narrower definition of family size (only CalWORKs ‑eligible family members are counted) than the target in the Legislature ’s plan —resulting in a smaller grant increase —and would take effect six months earlier than the Legislature ’s plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

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

Jan 13, 2025 - The Governor’s budget proposes providing $1.6 billion less in total funding for schools and community colleges than the estimated constitutional minimum funding level for 2024‑25. This provides one‑time General Fund savings in that year, but also creates a “settle‑up” obligation, which will need to be paid in a future year if revenues for 2024‑25 were to remain unchanged.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2023-24 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 9, 2023 - The increases enacted over the past two years more than doubled the number of slots available in the AP  program (from about 66,700 to about 161,300) and GCC (from about 28,400 to about 78,500). It  was expected these slots would not be immediately filled given the amount of time needed by DSS to allocate funds to providers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4672