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

Nov 17, 2023 - 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

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 28, 2025 - In 2021 ‑22, Most Direct Contract Providers Shifted to RMR. In 2021 ‑22, the state began funding most direct contract providers based on the RMR —the rate used for voucher ‑based providers —which reflects the 75th percentile of a county ’s market rates for child care identified in the 2018 survey.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5024

The 2023-24 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 9, 2023 - The Governor’s proposal to delay the slot expansion plan by not adding additional child care slots in 2023‑24 would save $134 million General Fund. The proposed delay in the slot expansion plan seems reasonable given state’s budget problem.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4672

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

May 13, 2021 - The policy also reduces administrative burden without adding cost pressure, as three-year olds enrolled in State Preschool are very likely to continue to be eligible as four-year olds. Generally, income eligible four-year olds receive priority enrollment in State Preschool.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4431

The 2022-23 Budget: State Preschool

Feb 22, 2022 - In 2021 ‑22, State Enacted Plan to Expand TK to All Four ‑Year Olds. Budget trailer legislation enacted in 2021 ‑22 gradually expands TK eligibility from 2022 ‑23 through 2025 ‑26. At full implementation in 2025 ‑26, a child who has their fourth birthday by September 1 will be eligible for TK, making the grade available to all four ‑year olds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4555

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

Feb 14, 2023 - Between 2021 ‑22 and 2022 ‑23, the state provided a total of $1.2  billion in one ‑time General Fund to support TK expansion. These augmentations include: Facility Support. In 2021 ‑22, $490  million in one ‑time non ‑Proposition  98 General Fund funding was provided to construct or retrofit early education facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4682

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

May 6, 2019 - Estimates Governor Proposes Funding 30,000 Additional Preschool Slots by 2021 ‑22. The administration proposes to add 10,000 State Preschool slots each year for the next three years, for a total of 30,000 added slots.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4027

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

Jan 13, 2020 - For example, the proposed changes to the existing Department of Business Oversight —which the administration renames the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation —appears to include new functions to be added to the department ’s existing mission.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2021-22 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - The 2021-22 Budget: Child Care Proposals The 2021-22 Budget Child Care Proposals In this post, we analyze the Governor ’s proposal to transition state administration of child care programs from the California Department of Education (CDE) to the Department of Social Services (DSS).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4363

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

Oct 27, 2022 - As Figure  1 shows, the 2022-23 Budget Act increases these programs by a total of $4.1  billion (52  percent) from the revised 2021-22 level. Below, we describe the major changes in Child Care and State Preschool.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4643