The 2020-21 Budget: Early Education Analysis

Feb 21, 2020 - Preschool Facility Funds May Be Available to LEAs That Will Not Be Awarded Slots Down the Line. The Governor ’s preschool facility proposal is disconnected from the process that awards LEAs additional State Preschool slots.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4167

The 2020-21 Budget: Early Education Analysis [Publication Details]

Feb 21, 2020 - In this report, we provide an overview of the Governor’s early education proposals, then analyze his three major early education proposals. Specifically, we analyze his proposals to (1) expand the number of full‑day preschool slots, (2) create a new department to administer child care programs, and (3) fund facilities for more preschool programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4167

The 2019-20 Budget: Early Education Analysis

Mar 4, 2019 - State Made Two Changes That Significantly Increased Stages  2 and 3 Caseload. In 2017 ‑18, the state made changes to income eligibility criteria and a key family reporting requirement. These changes significantly increased Stages  2 and 3 c aseload.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3956

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

Jun 19, 2015 - Figure 3 Child Care and Preschool Subsidized Slots a 2013-14 Actual
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3276

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Early Education

Oct 26, 2020 - Decreases Amount Provided for Slots. The budget includes a $47  million reduction for child care and preschool slots. Figure 2 shows a decrease in State Preschool slots offset by a net increase of both ongoing and temporary slots for the Alternative Payment (AP) Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4289

The 2023-24 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 9, 2023 - Overall, we identify the following potential savings the Legislature could immediately capture in the budget and redirect to other legislative priorities: (1)  as much as roughly $800  million savings in 2022 ‑23 resulting from delayed allocation of annualized funds associated with 2021 ‑22 slot increases, (2) $80  million to $100  million in excess COLA funding, and
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4672

The 2018-19 Budget: Child Care Programs—Analysis of Governor’s Hold Harmless Rate Proposal

Mar 19, 2018 - More Than One-Third of Slots Funded Using Hold Harmless Rate. As Figure  3 shows, slightly less than two-thirds of slots (63  percent) funded by the state use the most recent survey to determine their rate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3787

The 2024-25 Budget: State Preschool

Apr 16, 2024 - Figure 3 Comparing the Governor ’s Budget and LAO Recommendation Proposition 98 (In Millions)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4894

The 2016-17 Budget: Analysis of Child Care and Preschool Proposals

Feb 24, 2016 - After addressing the overarching issue of converting contracted slots to voucher slots, we recommend the Legislature consider three other areas for possible restructuring: (1) the CalWORKs stages of child care, (2) care for school –age children, and (3) the funding model for AP agencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3367

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Child Care and State Preschool

Nov 17, 2023 - Other Child Care Actions Pauses Child Care Slot Expansion by One Year. The 2021 ‑22 budget agreement included a plan to add 200,000 child care slots by 2025 ‑26. Since 2021 ‑22, the state has added about 146,000 new slots, which more than doubled the number of subsidized child care slots in the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4817