The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Early Education

Oct 26, 2020 - The budget includes a $47  million reduction for child care and preschool slots. Figure 2 shows a decrease in State Preschool slots offset by a net increase of both ongoing and temporary slots for the Alternative Payment (AP) Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4289

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of Governor’s Preschool Slot Estimate

May 6, 2019 - Figure 1 Comparing Slot Estimates for State Preschool Expansion Rounded to Nearest Thousand Share that is income eligible 47% Income ‑eligible four ‑year olds 241,000 Other state child care programs 10,000 30,000 27,000 Number of Income-Eligible Four-Year Olds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4027

Options for Modifying the State Child Care Tax Credit

Apr 7, 2016 - We estimate the revenue loss associated with option  3 to be $157  million in 2016 —$47  million greater than option  1 and $59  million greater than option  2. Option 4: Restore Refundability and Increase Benefits Across Income Range Option Benefits All Filers, Particularly Low –Income Filers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3417

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

May 14, 2020 - On April 4, 2020 and April 7, 2020, the Governor issued Executive Orders N-45 ‑20 and N-47 ‑20, respectively, which temporarily waived state laws and regulations governing child care and preschool programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4231