The 2020-21 Budget: Early Education Analysis

Feb 21, 2020 - To be eligible for a preschool facility grant under the Governor ’s proposal, LEAs must either ( 1)  b e an existing preschool provider or ( 2)  h ave their governing board pass a resolution stating their intent to apply for State Preschool slots.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4167

The 2021-22 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Expansion Package

Feb 5, 2021 - Funds will be distributed to county offices of education, school districts or charter schools based on a competitive process developed by the state Superintendent of Public Instruction, subject to the approval of the e xecutive director of the State Board of Education.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4350

Child Care Attendance Records: Comparing Paper and Electronic Processes

Dec 12, 2018 - Perceived Lack of Interest From Providers. AP agencies may be hesitant to implement electronic attendance records if they believe providers are not interested in using an electronic process. In our conversations with providers and in their survey responses to us, some providers expressed interest in an electronic process, whereas others preferred the current paper process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3908

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Governor ’s Interest in Enhancing Reserve Policies Merited. The Governor has signaled interest in changing the state ’s reserve policy by: (1)  increasing the cap on BSA required deposits from 10  percent of General Fund taxes to 20  percent of General Fund taxes, and (2)  excluding the state ’s reserve deposits from the state appropriations limit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

May 6, 2019 - We estimate the state would need to add 27,000 slots to meet the Governor ’s goal of serving all eligible, interested children. The estimate of unserved children, however, is highly sensitive to several underlying assumptions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4027

A Review of Child Care and Preschool Program Flexibilities in Certain Counties

May 13, 2021 - To the extent the Legislature is interested in allowing for regional variation, we recommend the variation be based on specific data driven criteria that are used to consider variation for all counties —not only those that have been granted flexibility.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4431

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

Mar 16, 2017 - Districts that want to operate a full ‑day Kindergarten and a part ‑day Transitional Kindergarten program on the same site must obtain a waiver from the State Board of Education. (Districts can operate programs of differing lengths on separate school sites.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3618

The 2019-20 Budget: Early Education Analysis

Mar 4, 2019 - If interested in creating an even stronger incentive for full ‑day programs, consider reducing the part ‑day per ‑student kindergarten rate under the Local Control Funding Formula over a three ‑year period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3956

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - The funds would be provided through contracts with regional administrators to help finance the development of affordable housing, provide rental subsidies to people facing homelessness, and provide subsidies to operators of board and care facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2023-24 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 9, 2023 - Provide an Across ‑the ‑Board Rate Increase to All Child Care Providers. The Legislature could use all COLA ‑related funds to provide a rate increase to all child care providers, regardless of program and reimbursement rate type.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4672