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

Nov 14, 2025 - Funds Transition to Paying Providers Prospectively. The budget provides $30  million one-time non-Proposition  98 General Fund to transition state and local systems to begin paying providers prospectively.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5088

The 2023-24 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 9, 2023 - The specific fees families pay vary by family size and family income. For example, a family of four with annual income of $48,000 would pay $104 a month for full ‑time child care (or $52 a month for part ‑time child care), while a similarly sized family with annual income of $60,000 would pay $356 a month for full ‑time child care (or $178 for part ‑time child care).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4672

Recent Congressional Action on the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

Jan 23, 2018 - As shown in Figure  1, the state will pay the lower 12  percent cost share for FFY 2017 ‑18 and 2018 ‑19. The state ’s cost share will then increase to 24  percent in FFY 2019 ‑20 and return to its historical share of 35  percent for the last three FFYs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3734

The 2018-19 Budget: Child Care Programs—Analysis of Governor’s Hold Harmless Rate Proposal

Mar 19, 2018 - The RMR reflects the maximum amount the state is willing to pay. If a provider charges less than the maximum amount, the state reimburses the actual charge. The state typically sets the RMR at a certain percentile of the survey.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3787

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

Jan 14, 2019 - Whereas this proposal would provide districts with perceptible budget relief over the next two years, using the $ 700  m illion instead for paying down more of the CalSTRS unfunded liability would provide a longer ‑term benefit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

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

Feb 28, 2019 - Under Governor ’s Proposal, State Would Pay Twice for Services It Already Requires. In contracting for Medi ‑Cal managed care plans, the state requires these plans to follow certain federal guidelines calling for regular developmental screenings of all children ages birth through three.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3954

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Early Education

Oct 26, 2020 - . $62.5  million to pay voucher based providers for a child ’s authorized hours of care instead of the amount of care used. (This holds voucher providers harmless if a child temporarily does not attend child care.) $31.3  million for stipends for voucher providers, to be primarily distributed based on the number of subsidized children enrolled. $31.3  million to provide an additional 14 paid non-operation days for voucher providers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4289

Options for Modifying the State Child Care Tax Credit

Apr 7, 2016 - Work experience enables people to develop the skills, habits, and connections that can help them eventually move into higher –paying jobs, and this is especially valuable for the typically young parents of children under 13.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3417

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

May 14, 2020 - Specifically, the executive order states that districts should ( 1) provide educational opportunities for students through distance learning or independent study, (2)  provide school meals to students in non-congregate settings, (3) continue to pay employees, and (4)  arrange for the supervision of students during the school day (to the extent practicable).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4231

The 2021-22 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Expansion Package

Feb 5, 2021 - Although school districts expanding TK likely would incur some one ‑time costs (such as making facilities suitable for TK instruction), most of the costs associated with TK (such as paying for additional teachers) are ongoing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4350