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

Nov 14, 2025 - 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: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 28, 2025 - Reimbursement Flexibility Set to Expire June  30, 2025. Although the state initially enacted this reimbursement flexibility during the pandemic, the policy was later extended. Most recently, the 2023 ‑24 budget extended the flexibilities until June  30, 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5024

Overview of Federal Relief for K-12 Education and Child Care

Apr 29, 2021 - Figure  2 summarizes the total allocation California received specifically for child care. Figure 2 Overview of Federal COVID ‑19 Relief Funding for Child Care California Allocations (In Millions)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4419

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Early Education

Oct 26, 2020 - To the extent allowed under future federal law, trailer legislation requires the California Department of Education (CDE) to allocate funding in the following order: $30  million to waive family fees for families not receiving in-person care. $35  million for granting voucher providers an additional 14 paid non-operation days (to the extent funding already provided in the budget
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4289

Final EdBudget Tables (2015)

Oct 19, 2015 - California State University Reporting requirements (1) Report by November 30, 2015 a sustainability plan with enrollment projections, performance targets, and changes needed to ensure expenditures do not exceed available resources, using General Fund and tuition revenue assumptions provided by the Department of Finance. (2) Report by April 1, 2016 on factors impacting graduation rates for all students and for low-income and underrepresented students separately.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3299

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

May 14, 2020 - On April 30, ED released rankings based on state shares of (1)  population without broadband access, (2)  low-income students, (3)  confirmed COVID-19 cases per capita, and (4)  students attending rural schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4231

The 2022-23 Budget: State Preschool

Feb 22, 2022 - Funding would be available through June 30, 2027. Provides $62   Million One Time for Early Identification and Training. The Governor ’s budget provides $2  million non ‑Proposition  98 General Fund for CDE to develop a process and tools for identifying children at risk for developmental delays or learning disabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4555

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

May 13, 2021 - Families seeking employment are eligible for less than 30 hours of services a week. Families that are seeking permanent housing and/or are homeless are eligible for less than 30 hours of services a week.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4431

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

Mar 16, 2017 - In 2016 ‑17, CDE allocated $2  million in quality improvement funds (that counted towards the federal requirement) to help local assessors get trained and certified. Consortia also use other QRIS grant funds for rating and certification.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3618

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

Nov 17, 2023 - As of April 2023, about 30  percent of the recently added slots have been filled. The spending plan delays the planned child care slot increases by one year, resulting in $134  million General Fund savings in 2023 ‑24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4817