The 2022-23 Budget: State Preschool

Feb 22, 2022 - Head Start. Many schools and community ‑based organizations operate Head Start —a school readiness program for children ages three to five. The program is targeted to families living below the poverty line.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4555

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

Feb 14, 2023 - State law also specifies that ratios would be reduced to one adult for every ten students starting in 2023 ‑24, contingent on additional funding being  provided. Additional Requirements for TK Teachers Scheduled to Take Effect Next year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4682

The 2015-16 Budget: Major Features of the Adopted Plan (Child Care and Preschool)

Jun 19, 2015 - (These reflect annualized slots, as the budget funds additional slots for the full- and part-day programs starting at different times.) The budget also funds 6,800 additional Alternative Payment Program slots.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3276

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

May 6, 2019 - Share of Children Served in Head Start. The administration assumes 25  percent of four-year olds in Head Start also participate in State Preschool. The state does not collect data on this overlap in participation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4027

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

Feb 28, 2019 - State Oversight of Regional Centers Governor Proposes Increasing State Oversight of Regional Centers ’ Early Start Programs. Citing concerns about the number of children eligible for Early Start services failing to receive these services within federally ‑mandated time lines, the Governor proposes adding four full ‑time positions at DDS (at a cost of $446,000
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3954

The 2019-20 Budget: Early Education Analysis

Mar 4, 2019 - Use the set ‑aside funds starting in 2021 ‑ 22 t o address specific challenges identified in the forthcoming studies. Full‑Day Preschool Expansion Add 2,500 full ‑day State Preschool slots for non ‑local education agencies starting January  1, 2020, instead of the 10,000 slots starting July 1, 2019 as proposed by the Governor.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3956

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Early Education

Oct 26, 2020 - The programs shifting to DSS include CalWORKs Stages 2 and 3, AP, General Child Care, Migrant Child Care, Care for Children with Severe Disabilities, the Child and Adult Care Food Program, and the Head Start State Collaboration Office.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4289

Final EdBudget Tables (2015)

Oct 19, 2015 - Start by summer 2016. Identify Three-Year Degree Pathways UC is to identify three-year degree pathways in 10 of its top 15 majors, with a goal of having 5 percent of students enrolled in these accelerated degree pathways.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3299

The 2020-21 Budget: Early Education Analysis

Feb 21, 2020 - Facilities must be used to operate full ‑day State Preschool or Head Start. Under the proposal, LEAs would receive up to $450, 000 t o construct a preschool classroom and $250, 000 t o renovate an existing classroom.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4167

The 2021-22 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Expansion Package

Feb 5, 2021 - (In addition to an elementary teaching credential, starting August 2021, TK teachers are required to have either 24 units in early childhood education and/or child development, a child development permit, or comparable experience in a classroom setting.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4350