The 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 28, 2025 - Governor ’s Budget Provides $49.6   Million for COLA. The Governor ’s 2025 ‑26 budget provides $49.6  million non ‑Proposition  98 General Fund to fund a 2.43  percent statutory COLA. Of this amount, $48.7  million is for CAPP and $904,000 is for CMAP.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5024

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Governor ’s Budget Includes Some Smaller Proposals. The Governor ’s budget includes three categories of discretionary proposals. First, some proposals provide short ‑term budget savings that create more budget capacity.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2024-25 Budget: State Preschool

Apr 16, 2024 - Governor ’s Proposal Reduces State Preschool Funding by $569  Million One Time in 2024 ‑25. The Governor ’s budget proposes reducing Proposition  98 funding for State Preschool by $446  million and non-Proposition  98 General Fund by $123  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4894

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - Recommend the Legislature ’s Budget Not Include Future Deficits. While the Governor ’s budget is balanced under the administration ’s estimates for 2023 ‑24, this is not the case for future years. Specifically, the administration forecasts operating deficits ranging from $4  billion to $9  billion over the multiyear period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

The 2023-24 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten and State Preschool Proposals

Feb 14, 2023 - The Governor ’s proposed actions help to address the state ’s budget issues. Delaying the facilities funding provides non ‑Proposition  98 General Fund savings in 2023 ‑24 to address a projected budget problem.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4682

The 2023-24 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 9, 2023 - LAO Comments In this section, we provide our key findings from our analysis of the Governor ’s budget proposals. We find the Governor ’s proposal to delay child care slot increases seems reasonable given the projected budget problem and delays in allocating new slot funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4672

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Child Care and Preschool

Oct 27, 2022 - The 2022 ‑23 estimate includes Department of Finance ’s estimates for add ‑on and expansion policies. QRIS = Quality Rating Improvement System. State Preschool Budget Includes $1.7  Billion Increase for Preschool.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4643

The 2022-23 Budget: State Preschool

Feb 22, 2022 - Governor ’s Proposals Requires State Preschool Providers Serve Students With Disabilities. The Governor ’s budget proposes to require that at least 10  percent of children enrolled in State Preschool programs be children with disabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4555

The 2021-22 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Expansion Package

Feb 5, 2021 - LAO Comments Consider if Legislature ’s Priorities Align With Governor ’s. The Legislature has historically taken action to expand access to preschool. The Governor ’s proposal differs from recent legislative action by expanding access through TK instead of State Preschool.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4350

The 2021-22 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - Governor ’s Proposal Shifts $3   Billion in Local Assistance Funds for Child Care and Nutrition Programs. Consistent with the actions taken last June as part of the 2020 ‑ 21 b udget package, the Governor ’s budget proposes to shift $ 3   b illion in local assistance from CDE to DSS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4363