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

Nov 14, 2025 - Of the total, $6.4  million in federal funding and 29 positions are provided to support a variety of activities, including maintaining compliance with federal rules and administrative functions of the Child Care and Development Division.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5088

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

Jan 13, 2025 - These include funds for water recycling, wildfire prevention activities at state parks, and dam safety activities. The proposal would then provide a like amount of funding from Proposition  4, the climate bond approved by voters in November 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 28, 2025 - Funding to cover these activities is based on a proportion of total program funding. AP agencies generally are authorized to spend up to 17.5  percent of total program funding on operational costs. (The  remaining funding is to cover payments to child care providers.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5024

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

Apr 29, 2021 - In addition to the activities allowed under the CARES Act, the CRRSAA explicitly allows ESSER funds to be used for three new activities: (1)  addressing learning loss among disadvantaged students, (2)  repairing and improving school facilities, and (3)  improving indoor air quality in schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4419

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

Mar 16, 2017 - Funds Used for Mix of State ‑ and County ‑Level Activities. In California, quality improvement funding is used for a mix of state ‑level activities, base allocations for certain county ‑level support entities, and specific county ‑level activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3618

The 2020-21 Budget: CalWORKs Child Care Outlook

Nov 21, 2019 - Prior to this change, families would receive child care only for the hours they attended allowable CalWORKs activities, such as mandatory welfare-to-work activities, job interviews, employment activities, or education classes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4115

The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of Child Care and Preschool Proposals [Publication Details]

Mar 16, 2017 - In the following two sections, we provide in‑depth analyses of (1) the state’s various quality improvement activities and (2) Alternative Payment agencies, which administer certain child care programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3618

The 2015-16 Budget: Major Features of the Adopted Plan (Child Care and Preschool)

Jun 19, 2015 - For the CalWORKs programs, the 4 percent increase in caseload primarily is due to more families projected to participate in welfare-to-wor k activities and, as a result, use Stage 1 child care. Figure 3 Child Care and Preschool Subsidized Slots a 2013-14 Actual
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3276

The 2021-22 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - For example, instead of having staff conduct activities formerly required by federal law, the Legislature may instead want to redirect these positions to provide more programmatic support to providers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4363

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

May 14, 2020 - Allowable uses for the local assistance grants are broad and include: Activities Aligned With Existing Federal Programs. Any activities consistent with existing federal education programs, such as special education services, career technical education, and supplemental services for disadvantaged student groups.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4231