The 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 28, 2025 - 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 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 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Child Care and Preschool

Oct 27, 2022 - Figure 2 2022 ‑23 Changes in Preschool Spending (In Millions) TK attendance and rate changes $1,128 State Preschool rate increase for three ‑year olds 240 Annualization of State Preschool rate increases initiated January 1, 2022 166 State Preschool rate increase for students with disabilities and dual language learners 73 State Preschool COLA (6.56 percent) 67 Prior year one ‑time
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4643

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - The Governor proposes $ 122  m illion for greater living assistance for California Community Colleges, CSU, and UC Cal Grant recipients who have dependent children. The Governor also proposes $9. 6  m illion to fund an additional 4,250 Cal Grant competitive awards, which would raise the total number of new competitive awards authorized annually to 30,000.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

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

Jun 19, 2015 - The full-day State Preschool rate —which is funded through a combination of the part-day State Preschool rate and a “wrap ” rate —also receives a 1 percent increase for the part-day preschool portion of the rate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3276

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

May 14, 2020 - The program requires a 15  percent match of awarded federal funds. The USDA is accepting applications for this funding until July 13, 2020. Federal Waivers and Flexibility In addition to providing funding relief, ED and other federal agencies have issued several waivers to expand the allowable uses of existing federal funding and provide greater program flexibility to state and local agencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4231

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

Mar 16, 2017 - As a condition of receiving the funds, the state is required to spend an additional $200  million each year in state funds to meet a matching requirement. Of this combined $800  million, the federal government requires the state to spend a certain percentage on quality improvement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3618

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

May 13, 2021 - In particular, San Francisco and San Mateo Counties expressed concern that using the st ate median income to determine eligibility made it difficult for families in these counties —which have higher wages and a higher cost of living —to qualify for subsidized care.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4431

The 2022-23 Budget: State Preschool

Feb 22, 2022 - The program is targeted to families living below the poverty line. Grantees contract directly with the federal government, with specific funding plans and services varying by grantee. The Head Start program requires that 10  percent of children enrolled be children with disabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4555

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Some of the largest spending augmentations proposed include: (1) $60  million to provide additional grants under the Cal Competes program; (2)  the intent to partially restore an ongoing reduction to the trial courts, which, if enacted, would cost $42  million ongoing; and (3)  the Governor ’s proposed expansion to College Corps, which would cost $5  million in 2025 ‑26, but grow to $84  million  ongoing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951