The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Child Care and State Preschool

Nov 14, 2025 - The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Child Care and State Preschool ‑$114 $2,043 a Includes prior year one ‑time costs associated with quality carryover, SB 140 carryover, child care infrastructure program, court cases, and the whole child community equity program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5088

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 28, 2025 - Recommendations Consider Developing a Child Care Budget Plan in Case Legislature Does Not Receive Key Information Prior to June 15. Given the alternative methodology and a new collective bargaining agreement may not be finalized prior to the June  15 deadline to pass a budget, the Legislature may want to plan for costs associated with the new rates in 2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5024

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

Nov 17, 2023 - Increases in CalWORKs Caseload and Cost Per Case. The spending plan provides an additional $140  million total funds for expected net cost increases in CalWORKs child care programs. The net cost increase is due to increases in caseload and cost per case.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4817

The 2020-21 Budget: CalWORKs Child Care Outlook

Nov 21, 2019 - Compared to estimates included in the June budget plan, our November estimates assume a higher cost per case and caseload in Stage 1, a lower cost per case and caseload in Stage 2, and a lower cost per case but higher caseload in Stage 3.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4115

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

Jan 13, 2023 - 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 - In some cases, the lower staffing ratio would also mean a school district would need to hire additional credentialed teachers to move from classrooms of 24 to classrooms of 20. Given that only 23  percent of school districts reported having enough TK teachers, dropping to the lower ratio likely will make implementation more  challenging.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4682

Child Care Attendance Records: Comparing Paper and Electronic Processes

Dec 12, 2018 - In these cases, the amount paid is based on the hours of care the family is eligible to receive, as determined annually by the AP agency. Currently, All AP Agencies Collect Monthly Attendance Records in Paper Form.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3908

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

Mar 19, 2018 - In some cases, market rates have decreased in the region (possibly because of increased competition or decreased demand). In other cases, the prior rate increases gave families access to more than 75  percent of the market.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3787

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

Jan 13, 2020 - In some cases the administration ’s proposed change reorganizes existing state functions into a new entity, but in other cases the administration appears to intend to begin providing new state services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2023-24 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 9, 2023 - The Legislature will want to ask the administration how it intends to ensure that Proposition  64 funding levels remain flat in child care in cases where Proposition  64 revenues decrease after 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4672