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

Nov 14, 2025 - Licensed providers will receive a one-time stabilization payment of $431 per child based on their enrollment in April 2025, while license-exempt providers will receive $300 per child enrolled that month.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5088

A Review of Child Care and Preschool Program Flexibilities in Certain Counties

May 13, 2021 - (The RMR captures cost variation based on both region and a child ’s age using a survey of licensed child care providers.) For example, for preschool-aged children, the RMR is higher than the SRR or PRR in every county.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4431

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 28, 2025 - A transition plan for represented family child care homes and license ‑exempt providers would need to be collectively bargained. However, the Legislature could establish transition rates for child care centers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5024

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

May 14, 2020 - The state has also changed the required number of staff members per child in licensed settings. For example, the state now requires one teacher for every four infants served by direct contract providers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4231

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

Mar 16, 2017 - State Preschool programs must be licensed and follow CCL health and safety standards. (The CCL is a division within DSS.) These licensing standards include requirements that classrooms be clean and sanitary, children be constantly supervised, teachers be trained in first aid, and medication and cleaning supplies be stored out of reach of children.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3618

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

Nov 17, 2023 - We understand that the cost study and model would consider costs to comp ly with program requirements (such as health and safety standards, staffing requirements, and licensing requirements), provide high-quality care, and provide higher compensation to staff relative to current levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4817

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

Jun 19, 2015 - License-Exempt Rates Increase to 65 Percent of Family Child Care Home Rates. The budget provides $18 million to increase license-exempt rates from 60 percent to 65 percent of the regional market rate for family child care home providers starting October 1, 2015.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3276

The 2020-21 Budget: CalWORKs Child Care Outlook

Nov 21, 2019 - Specifically, we assume more families will receive full-time care and be served in licensed settings —both of which increase the Stage 1 cost per case. (We think the full-time provision will make accessing licensed care easier.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4115

The 2019-20 Budget: Early Education Analysis

Mar 4, 2019 - Starting the slots midyear gives CDE time to review and approve applications, while giving providers time to find facilities, get their facilities licensed, hire additional staff, and enroll children.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3956

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

Mar 19, 2018 - These reimbursement rates are referred to as the RMR and are based on regional market surveys of a sample of licensed child care providers. RMR rates differ based on various factors —most notably, the age of the child served and the child care setting (for example, a family home versus a center).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3787