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

Jan 13, 2025 - First, some proposals provide short ‑term budget savings that create more budget capacity. These total $2.2  billion. Second, the Governor ’s budget includes new discretionary proposals that use budget capacity by increasing spending or reducing revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

Overview of Federal Relief for K-12 Education and Child Care

Apr 29, 2021 - California received $6.7  billion —a four-fold increase from the first round of ESSER funding. Of this funding, $6  billion was sent directly to school districts and charter schools as grants proportional to Title I funding under ESSA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4419

The 2020-21 Budget: CalWORKs Child Care Outlook

Nov 21, 2019 - Costs for Stages 2 and 3 declined in the first four years of the period, then began rising in 2014 ‑15 due to a combination of rate and caseload increases. The most significant increases during the period were the last two years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4115

The 2024-25 Budget: State Preschool

Apr 16, 2024 - The first payment provided an additional $1,442 per child to providers on a one-time basis. The second payment brought 2023 ‑24 provider rates to the 87 th percentile of the RMR. (Prior to CDE action, rates for the 2023 ‑24 fiscal year were set at the 75 th percentile of the RMR.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4894

The 2021-22 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Expansion Package

Feb 5, 2021 - The first step of the plan is to implement common standards for State Preschool and TK to create a unified preschool program. The second step is to expand TK for all four ‑year olds, first prioritizing four ‑year olds in high ‑poverty areas.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4350

The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of Child Care and Preschool Proposals [Publication Details]

Mar 16, 2017 - In the first section, we provide background on child care and preschool programs in California. In the second section, we provide an overview of the Governor’s child care and preschool proposals. In the third section, we analyze the Governor’s preschool proposals and make associated recommendations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3618

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

Mar 16, 2017 - Of this amount, $50  million is funding from Proposition  98 General Fund for State Preschool QRIS and $25  million is from First  5 California for QRIS for all types of programs. (First  5 California is an independent state commission funded with cigarette tax revenue.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3618

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

Jan 13, 2020 - First, we assumed the state built reserves of $23 billion in 2020‑21. Second, we assumed the state maintained operating surpluses of a few billion dollars each year under its baseline plan. While reserves are the most important tool the state has to respond to a budget shortfall, maintaining a positive operating surplus also provides the budget with an important first line of defense as revenues decline or spending unexpectedly increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

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

Mar 19, 2018 - In this post, we first provide background on the reimbursement rat e used for certain child care providers. We then describe and assess the Governor ’s related hold harmless provision and end by making associated recommendations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3787

The 2019-20 Budget: Early Education Analysis

Mar 4, 2019 - This expansion is the first of three planned augmentations over the next three fiscal years. The administration intends to provide a total of 30,000 additional slots by 2021 ‑22, with the intent to serve all low ‑income four ‑year olds at that time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3956