The 2023-24 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 9, 2023 - DSS Still in the Process of Finalizing Contracts for About 8,800 New Slots. As  a part of the 2021 ‑22 RFA process, DSS awarded $257  million ongoing annual slot funding to 114 GCC providers in the spring of 2022.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4672

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 28, 2025 - Under our recommendation, the budget would still provide a total of $1.6  billion Proposition  98 General Fund and $939  million non ‑Proposition  98 General Fund for State Preschool —enough to cover estimated contracted costs and provide funding equivalent to the monthly cost of care plus payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5024

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

Mar 16, 2017 - A State Preschool classroom with a credentialed teacher still would be required to have an adult ‑to ‑child ratio (1:12) almost three times lower than that of Transitional Kindergarten (1:33). Additional Concerns With Minimum Staffing Requirement Proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3618

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

Mar 19, 2018 - The state still was using the 2005 market survey to set rates up to January 1, 2015. By January 1, 2018, the state had begun using the 2016 survey to set rates. Over this period, state RMR funding increased by 26  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3787

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

May 6, 2019 - Were the same share of new slots to be used by three-year olds as is currently the case, the state would need to provide an additional 7,000 slots above the administration ’s estimate of 30,000 slots to still be able to serve all eligible four-year olds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4027

The 2019-20 Budget: Governor's Proposals for Infants and Toddlers With Special Needs

Feb 28, 2019 - Since publishing our evaluation, we received updated data for California which indicate the state has improved somewhat on meeting these deadlines but still does notably worse than most states were doing in their most recent data.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3954

Child Care Attendance Records: Comparing Paper and Electronic Processes

Dec 12, 2018 - Although state law allows AP agencies to collect attendance records electronically, almost all AP agencies still process the vast bulk of attendance records in paper form. Earlier this year, the Legislature directed our office to gather more information on the pros and cons of using a paper versus electronic process to collect these records.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3908

The 2021-22 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - Furthermore, the cost of the shift could grow in the future as the administration is still determining the resources it needs. The administration ’s transition plan guide states DSS is “continuing to assess the resources and staffing needed ” to administer the new programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4363

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

Jan 13, 2020 - With an estimated surplus of $6  b illion and a proposed reserve level of nearly $ 21  b illion, the state is still enjoying a stable and healthy fiscal situation. Despite this positive near ‑term picture, the multiyear outlook is subject to considerable uncertainty.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2020-21 Budget: Early Education Analysis

Feb 21, 2020 - These programs could still be delivered locally by separate agencies. For example, a CalWORKs family transitioning from Stage 1 t o 2 m ay have to transition from receiving services at their county welfare department to receiving services through an AP agency.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4167