The 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 28, 2025 - (AP agencies do not receive a similar COLA for CalWORKs child car e.) As part of the 2023 collectively bargained early education and parity agreement, the state did not apply the COLAs for 2023 ‑24 and 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5024

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

Nov 14, 2025 - Funds One-Time Administrative Costs. The budget provides $115  million one-time non-Proposition  98 General Fund to support administrative costs for Alternative Payment agencies. Of this total, $70  million is to cover the costs of implementing aspects of the agreement between the state and CCPU, such as collecting provider dues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5088

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Child Care and Preschool

Oct 27, 2022 - The package also includes $738  million one-time funds for child care programs. Figure 4 2022 ‑23 Changes in Child Care Spending (In Millions) Non ‑Proposition 98 General Fund Federal
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4643

The 2021-22 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - This would allow the administration to focus its entire attention on the pandemic response and plan for the transition on a slower time line. We think delaying the transition until a year after the COVID ‑ 19 e mergency declaration has ended would be a reasonable approach.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4363

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

Jan 14, 2019 - Over the past several years, the Legislature has focused on certain financial aid goals, including: ( 1)  i ncreasing living assistance (especially for students enrolled full time); ( 2)  e xpanding the number of Cal Grant competitive awards, as demand currently greatly exceeds supply; and ( 3)  s implifying the state ’s financial aid system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

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

Jan 13, 2020 - The Governor proposes no additional deposits into the reserve so it remains at its 2019 e nacted level of $ 900  m illion under this budget proposal. Governor Has a $6   Billion Surplus to Allocate. We estimate the Governor had a $6  b illion surplus to allocate in the 2020 ‑ 21 b udget process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2020-21 Budget: Early Education Analysis

Feb 21, 2020 - The state generally covers 50  p ercent of the cost of new construction for districts unable to accommodate all existing or projected K ‑ 12 e nrollment and 60  p ercent of the cost of renovating facilities that are at least 25 years old.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4167

The 2021-22 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Expansion Package

Feb 5, 2021 - Funds will be distributed to county offices of education, school districts or charter schools based on a competitive process developed by the state Superintendent of Public Instruction, subject to the approval of the e xecutive director of the State Board of Education.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4350

Child Care Attendance Records: Comparing Paper and Electronic Processes

Dec 12, 2018 - (The nearby box discusses timing issues in more detail.) The Timing of Record Collection and Provider Payments Timing Varies Among AP Agencies. Alternative Payment (AP) agencies determine when attendance records are due and when provider payments are processed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3908

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Early Education

Oct 26, 2020 - Rescinds One-Time Infrastructure and Workforce Development Grant Funding. To achieve additional savings, the budget plan also rescinds $458  million in unspent funds from initiatives included in the 2019-20 budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4289