The 2023-24 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 9, 2023 - The Legislature may want to ask the administration to report on how big of a barrier they expect the expiration of the family fee waiver will have on families seeking child care. Additionally, the Legislature could ask the administration the benefits and trade ‑offs of different ways to mitigate the access barriers created by family fees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4672

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

Jan 13, 2025 - We understand that while the administration indicates it will provide this payment in the future—after the final calculation of the minimum funding requirement—it also has not scored this future obligation in its multiyear budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

Cal Facts 2018 [Publication Details]

Dec 6, 2018 - With a state as big, as populous, and as complex as California, quickly summarizing how its economy or state budget works is impossible. Instead, Cal Facts is a visual guide—using a variety of different charts—to the state's economy, revenues, and major program trends.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3905

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

Mar 16, 2017 - Assessments of child ‑teacher interactions are made using the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS), a specific assessment developed by early childhood researchers. To conduct these assessments, assessors must be trained in the CLASS tool and certified as reliable in providing ratings in a consistent way.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3618