The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - Slots are limited to budget appropriation. 170,495 General Child Care Directly contracts with center ‑based and licensed family child care providers to serve working families eligible for subsidized care.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

EdBudget Tables (January 2017)

Jan 13, 2017 - Estimates assume half of children reimbursed at weekly rate and half at monthly rate. c License-exempt rates were 60 percent of the family child care home (FCCH) rate for the first three months of 2015-16.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3529

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Child Care and Preschool

Dec 17, 2021 - The funding methodology and other implementation details are to be determined by the Department of Social Services (DSS) and Child Care Providers United –California (the union representing family child care home and license-exempt providers).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4485

EdBudget Tables (July 2016)

Jul 14, 2016 - Estimates assume half of children reimbursed at weekly rate and half at monthly rate. c License-exempt rates were 60 percent of the family child care home (FCCH) rates in 2014-15. The state increased the license-exempt rate to 65 percent of the FCCH rate beginning October 1, 2015 and to 70 percent of the FCCH rate beginning January 1, 2016.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3491

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Nov 28, 2023 - Operators with a current child daycare facility license or spe cial permit must maintain that license or permit capacity until June 30, 2024, while all other ELOP operators are generally exempt from child daycare facility licensing or special permit requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4818

The 2019-20 Budget: Special Education Teaching Performance Assessment

Apr 30, 2019 - For instance, of the 7,875 special education teaching licenses newly issued in 2016 ‑17, more than 2,700 (34  percent) consisted of temporary licenses issued to individuals who did not meet all of the regular credential qualifications.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4022

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Education

Oct 17, 2019 - It also includes $10  million one time for an initiative intended to support future collective bargaining among family child care homes and license-exempt providers. This initiative requires specified state agencies to share certain information about these providers with qualifying organizations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4096

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

May 14, 2020 - The state has also changed the required number of staff members per child in licensed settings. For example, the state now requires one teacher for every four infants served by direct contract providers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4231

The 2021-22 Budget: Special Education Proposals

Feb 4, 2021 - For instance, a State Prescho ol program may not be licensed to serve children with behavior or cognitive challenges. Administrators also reported that preschool staff often lack the expertise to address the specific needs of students with disabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4345

Excess ERAF: A Review of the Calculations Affecting School Funding

Mar 6, 2020 - In 2004 ‑05, the state began directing county auditors to use funding in ERAF to reimburse cities and counties for a reduction in their Vehicle License Fee (VLF) revenue. (The VLF is a tax on vehicle ownership and a longstanding source of revenue for cities and counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4193