The 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 28, 2025 - As part of the 2023 collectively bargained early education and parity agreement, the state did not apply the COLAs for 2023 ‑24 and 2024 ‑25. Instead, the amount that would have been required to fund the 2023 ‑24 COLA over the next two years was used to fund the agreement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5024

The 2023-24 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 9, 2023 - Forgo the COLA and Score General Fund Savings in Light of Broader Budget Problem. To the extent the projected budget problem is worse in the May Revision, the Legislature could forgo using the $303  million in COLA ‑related funds to reduce total program  expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4672

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - For example, constitutionally required debt payments are $1.1 billion lower under the administration’s estimates and the administration scores a higher entering fund balance—largely due to over $1 billion in additional revenue accruals—in 2023‑24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Child Care and Preschool

Oct 27, 2022 - The Superintendent is to provide a report with recommendations from the work group by January 15, 2023. Provides State Operations Increases. The budget includes $8  million non-Proposition  98 General Fund for administrative work associated with State Preschool.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4643

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

Nov 14, 2025 - AP = Alternative Payment; COLA = cost ‑of ‑living adjustment; and ELOP = Expanded Learning Opportunities Program. Suspends Statutory Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA). The budget package suspends the statutory COLA for child care and State Preschool in 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5088

The 2024-25 Budget: State Preschool

Apr 16, 2024 - The requirement was initially set to increase to 7.5  percent in 2023 ‑24 and 10  percent in 2024 ‑25 and future years. The 2023 ‑24 budget package delayed these requirements for two years and redirected the associated funding increases in 2023 ‑24 and 2024 ‑25 to the collective bargaining set-aside.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4894

The 2021-22 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Expansion Package

Feb 5, 2021 - If a school district meets its TK expansion goal in 2022 ‑23, it will continue to receive additional per ‑pupil funding for increases in TK enrollment in 2023 ‑24. Funds in 2023 ‑ 24 m ay be prorated based on the availability of funds. $ 200  m illion one ‑time non ‑Proposition  98 General Fund to construct or retrofit existing TK facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4350

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

Nov 17, 2023 - As of April 2023, about 30  percent of the recently added slots have been filled. The spending plan delays the planned child care slot increases by one year, resulting in $134  million General Fund savings in 2023 ‑24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4817

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

Feb 14, 2023 - (In 2023 ‑24, a child must have their fifth birthday by April 2 instead of February 2 to be eligible.) Delays Planned Facilities Augmentation. The  Governor ’s budget delays $550  million one ‑time non ‑Proposition  98 General Fund for facilities from 2023 ‑24 to 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4682

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

Jan 13, 2023 - Under these estimates and assumptions, the state would end 2023 ‑24 with $3.8  billion in the SFEU. Figure 4
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662