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

Jan 13, 2025 - Moreover, specific budgetary conditions occurring this year —including legislative action taken last year to withdraw more in reserves this year —make interpretation of the budget position more complex.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

Recent Congressional Action on the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

Jan 23, 2018 - The state ’s cost share will then increase to 24  percent in FFY 2019 ‑20 and return to its historical share of 35  percent for the last three FFYs. Results in $900  Million of Resources Available. This latest Congressional action results in lower state costs relative to what was assumed in the Governor ’s budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3734

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

May 14, 2020 - Essential workers who exceed existing income eligibility requirements receive last priority. Classroom Size Caps. For child care providers, the state has temporarily limited the number of children that can be served in one room.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4231

The 2020-21 Budget: Early Education Analysis

Feb 21, 2020 - Funding for this proposal would come from the $ 300  m illion provided last year to the Kindergarten Facility Grant Program. Facilities must be used to operate full ‑day State Preschool or Head Start.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4167

The 2021-22 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - In his proposed 2020 ‑ 21 b udget last January, the Governor proposed providing $10. 4  m illion to create a new Department of Early Childhood Development and having child care programs administered under this department.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4363

Options for Modifying the State Child Care Tax Credit

Apr 7, 2016 - This last amount would likely provide a greater incentive for people to seek paid work, considering that the base annual pay of a full –year , half –time job at the current state minimum wage of $10 an hour is $10,000.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3417

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

The 2020-21 Budget: CalWORKs Child Care Outlook

Nov 21, 2019 - The most significant increases during the period were the last two years. In 2018 ‑19, Stages 2 and 3 costs were $290  million higher than 2016 ‑17 costs —nearly three times greater than the amount that the state initially budgeted for the rate and eligibility changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4115

The 2019-20 Budget: Early Education Analysis

Mar 4, 2019 - Lastly, since all income ‑eligible children would become eligible for the full ‑day program, working families would compete for full ‑day slots with low ‑income families where at least one parent stays home.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3956

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

Apr 29, 2021 - Lastly, ARP provides $7 .2  billion for the federal government to reimburse certain costs for eligible schools and libraries to connect individuals (including students and school staff) to the internet during the pandemic.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4419