The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - The freeze affected Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), CCDF, and the Social Services Block grant. The 2025 ‑26 budget provides $1.1  billion from CCDF and $329  million from TANF for child care programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

The 2026-27 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 19, 2025 - The state created this grant in the 2022 ‑23 budget to mitigate the learning loss and social disruption students experienced during the pandemic. The initial allocation was $7.9   billion, but the state later reduced the grant by $1.1   billion to address a drop in the guarantee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5093

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

Early Budget Actions to Support In-Person K-12 Instruction and Address Learning Loss

Apr 23, 2021 - In addition, the legislation specifies that LEAs are to implement a learning recovery program that, at a minimum, provides supplemental instruction, support for social and emotional well-being, and meals and sn acks to high-needs students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4417

The 2025-26 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 13, 2025 - The state provided $7.9   billion for the LREBG in the 2022 ‑23 budget to mitigate the learning loss and social disruption students experienced during the pandemic (see box below). The accompanying legislation allowed districts to spend these funds through 2027 ‑28.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4963

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Child Care and State Preschool

Sep 26, 2024 - This amount would increase the overall number of subsidized child care slots by about 3  percent and reflects new awards issued this spring from a request for applications process administered by the Department of Social Services (DSS).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4932

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - ADRC = Aging and Disability Resources Centers; Cal ‑OAR = CalWORKs Outcomes and Accountability Review; IT = information technology; FFPSA = Federal Family First Prevention Services Act; DCSD = Department of Community Services and Development; DDS = Department of Developmental Services; DOR = Department of Rehabilitation; DSS = Department of Social Services; HDAP=Housing and
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432/5

Volatility of the Personal Income Tax Base

Feb 8, 2017 - (The employer portion of the payroll taxes for Social Security and Medicare is listed under “benefits ” in BEA ’s data tables but is omitted from tables in this brief because it has no net effect on personal income.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3548

Updating Special Education Out-of-Home Care Funding

Feb 23, 2021 - The CANS assessment uses a rating scale to indicate levels of need and service in various areas of a child ’s life, including school, work, home, and social relationships. The tool is currently used only to inform the placement and care decisions of the CFT.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4386

EdBudget Tables (May 2016)

May 17, 2016 - DOF = Department of Finance; CDE= California Department of Education; LAO = Legislative Analyst ’s Office; DSS = Department of Social Services; and LEA = local education agency. Summary of Early Education Block Grant Recommendations Program Component
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3468