California's Education System: A 2019 Guide [Publication Details]

Feb 6, 2019 - We hope the report is a helpful reference guide for you. Reports by Policy Area
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3924

The 2023-24 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 9, 2023 - (We are still confirming with the administration on the exact amount of the target baseline level for child care.) However, it is unclear to us how this can be guaranteed since the current General Fund backfill is temporary.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4672

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

Mar 16, 2017 - A State Preschool classroom with a credentialed teacher still would be required to have an adult ‑to ‑child ratio (1:12) almost three times lower than that of Transitional Kindergarten (1:33). Additional Concerns With Minimum Staffing Requirement Proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3618

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 28, 2025 - Under our recommendation, the budget would still provide a total of $1.6  billion Proposition  98 General Fund and $939  million non ‑Proposition  98 General Fund for State Preschool —enough to cover estimated contracted costs and provide funding equivalent to the monthly cost of care plus payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5024

The 2020-21 Budget: CalWORKs Child Care Outlook

Nov 21, 2019 - County welfare departments can, and do, spend their block grant funds flexibly across these categories. The state adjusts the block grant amount annually based primarily on CalWORKs caseload projections.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4115

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

May 6, 2019 - Were the same share of new slots to be used by three-year olds as is currently the case, the state would need to provide an additional 7,000 slots above the administration ’s estimate of 30,000 slots to still be able to serve all eligible four-year olds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4027

The 2020-21 Budget: Early Education Analysis

Feb 21, 2020 - These programs could still be delivered locally by separate agencies. For example, a CalWORKs family transitioning from Stage 1 t o 2 m ay have to transition from receiving services at their county welfare department to receiving services through an AP agency.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4167

The 2019-20 Budget: Early Education Analysis

Mar 4, 2019 - If 2019 ‑ 20 c aseload were to increase 9  p ercent —triple the rate the administration assumes but still lower than growth the past two years ( 11  p ercent and 15  p ercent, respectively), the Legislature would need to provide an additional $ 33  m illion to cover Stages  2 and   3 c osts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3956

The 2020-21 Budget: CalWORKs Child Care Outlook [Publication Details]

Nov 21, 2019 - This post is part of our November Outlook series intended to help the Legislature plan for the budget year ahead. In this post, we provide background on the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) child care program, discuss our projections of future CalWORKs child care costs, and identify various risks and uncertainties that could affect these future costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4115

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

Feb 28, 2019 - Such strategies can be tailored to each of the five factors currently preventing some eligible children from being served, and may include: Pursuing policies to increase the number of children receiving regular checkups.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3954