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

Mar 16, 2017 - If a school district runs Transitional Kindergarten and Kindergarten programs on the same site, the two programs at that site must be run for the same length of the day. 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.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3618

The 2020-21 Budget: Early Education Analysis

Feb 21, 2020 - Most notably, the new funding was limited in the first two years to school sites that currently do not offer full ‑day kindergarten. Beginning in 2021 ‑22, school sites that already offer full ‑day kindergarten also can apply for funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4167

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

Jan 13, 2025 - On a net basis, these items slightly improve the budget’s bottom line. Neither our November estimates nor the administration ’s estimates included any costs associated with the devastating wildfires in Southern California, as both were developed before those wildfires began.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 28, 2025 - The Legislature could also consider developing its own specific transition plan for 2025 ‑26 rates if the time line for implementing the alternative methodology by July  1 is not feasible. A transition plan for represented family child care homes and license ‑exempt providers would need to be collectively bargained.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5024

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

Feb 14, 2023 - The 2021 ‑22 budget agreement also included a new class size requirement for TK —specifically , requiring that school districts maintain an average TK classroom enrollment of no more than 24 students at each school site.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4682

Final EdBudget Tables (2015)

Oct 19, 2015 - No time line specified for course expansion. Implement New Way of Calculating Costs Three UC campuses are to pilot “activity-based costing ” to calculate educational costs in certain departments. Not specified.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3299

The 2021-22 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - Based on our conversations with both CDE and DSS, planning for the shift of programs within the time line specified in statute has been a large administrative workload on existing staff at both departments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4363

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

May 14, 2020 - Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) Time Line. State law requires each district to develop a strategic plan known as the LCAP. Districts must adopt an LCAP every three years and update the plan annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4231

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

Oct 27, 2022 - Figure 1 Child Care and Preschool Budget (Dollars in Millions) Bridge program for foster children 58 Care for Children With Severe Disabilities 2 Non ‑Proposition 98 General Fund 1,945 1337 57.0 a Reflects administration ’s revised estimates for CalWORKs Child Care and budget appropriation for all other programs. b Does not include $9.6 million provided to community colleges for certain child
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4643

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Early Education

Oct 26, 2020 - Figure 1 Child Care and Preschool Budget (Dollars in Millions) Bridge program for foster children 41 Care for Children With Severe Disabilities 2 Non ‑Proposition 98 General Fund 1,461 4 29.2 a Reflects Department of Social Services ’ revised Stage 1 estimates, Department of Finance ’s revised estimates for Stage 2 and Stage 3, and 2019 ‑20 Budget Act appropriation for all other programs. b Does
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4289