The 2024-25 Budget: State Preschool

Apr 16, 2024 - Additional Funds Will Become Available in 2025 ‑26. Since the administration only proposes one-time reductions in 2024 ‑25, the state will again have anticipated unspent funds in 2025 ‑26 that could be used to ease future budget pressure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4894

California's Education System: A 2019 Guide [Publication Details]

Feb 6, 2019 - As you journey through the report, you will be exposed to information on everything from student diversity and achievement gaps, to student aid and borrowing, to faculty salaries and rising pension costs, to the requirements for becoming a teacher or doctor in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3924

The 2019-20 Budget: Governor's Proposals for Infants and Toddlers With Special Needs

Feb 28, 2019 - Fifth, some parents who try to follow through on referrals become discouraged before their children receive services. In some instances, this is because the evaluation process itself is time ‑consuming or difficult to understand.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3954

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Early Education

Oct 26, 2020 - As discussed above, the cost of the waived family fees will be covered if additional federal funds become available during the 2020-21 fiscal year. Shifts Child Care Programs to the Department of Social Services (DSS).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4289

The 2023-24 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten and State Preschool Proposals

Feb 14, 2023 - LAO Comments TK Estimates Will Be Updated as Current ‑Year Data Become Available. The state will have a better sense of TK attendance for 2022 ‑23 when CDE releases preliminary attendance data in the coming weeks (based on attendance data through December).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4682

Options for Modifying the State Child Care Tax Credit

Apr 7, 2016 - Estimates will vary somewhat as new data become available. Other Challenges. To the extent that the options presented in this report impact employment, changes in incomes could increase or decrease the revenue losses presented in these options.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3417

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

May 6, 2019 - If the Legislature were to adopt this proposal, all children eligible for part-day State Preschool would become eligible for full-day State Preschool. Because full-day slots cost more than part-day slots, fewer children overall would be served absent additional funding to cover the higher cost of full-day slots.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4027

The 2020-21 Budget: CalWORKs Child Care Outlook

Nov 21, 2019 - Once CalWORKs families become stable (as determined by the county welfare department), they move into Stage 2. Families are eligible to stay in Stage 2 for two years after they stop receiving cash aid.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4115

The 2019-20 Budget: Early Education Analysis

Mar 4, 2019 - Lastly, since all income ‑eligible children would become eligible for the full ‑day program, working families would compete for full ‑day slots with low ‑income families where at least one parent stays home.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3956

The 2023-24 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 9, 2023 - We are in the process of verifying these potential savings with DSS and will update the Legislature as more information becomes available. Delay in Child Care Slot Increase Seems Reasonable Given Projected Budget Problem.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4672