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

Mar 16, 2017 - In the following two sections, we provide in‑depth analyses of (1) the state’s various quality improvement activities and (2) Alternative Payment agencies, which administer certain child care programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3618

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

Mar 16, 2017 - Nearly one ‑third of funds supported 57 Resource and Referral agencies (R &Rs), which collect data on child care providers and help parents find child care in their area. The remaining funds supported various activities, including licensing enforcement, development of early learning resources, and local planning activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3618

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 28, 2025 - (County welfare departments are responsible for administering CalWORKs Stage 1, although most counties contract with an AP agency to administer the program.) Most AP agencies are community ‑based organizations, but in some regions the AP agency is a local governmental agency, such as a county office of education, county welfare department, or school district.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5024

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Child Care and State Preschool

Nov 14, 2025 - The budget provides $115  million one-time non-Proposition  98 General Fund to support administrative costs for Alternative Payment agencies. Of this total, $70  million is to cover the costs of implementing aspects of the agreement between the state and CCPU, such as collecting provider dues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5088

Child Care Attendance Records: Comparing Paper and Electronic Processes

Dec 12, 2018 - State law and regulations, as well as CDE’s contracts with AP agencies, are highly prescriptive regarding how agencies conduct these and other administr ative activities. AP Agency Funding Is Based on a Percentage of Provider Payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3908

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

Oct 27, 2022 - Any agency not meeting the targets without an approved waiver by July 1, 2026 may be put on a conditional contract. Makes Changes to Eligibility Criteria and Enrollment Priorities. Budget trailer legislation increases the income eligibility threshold for State Preschool from 75  percent of the state median income to 100  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4643

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

The 2016-17 Budget: Analysis of Child Care and Preschool Proposals

Feb 24, 2016 - To Help Administer Voucher Programs, State Contracts With AP Agencies. For CalWORKs Stages 2 and 3 and the AP program, the state contracts with AP agencies that determine eligibility for care and process payments to providers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3367

The 2022-23 Budget: State Preschool

Feb 22, 2022 - The Legislature could monitor these issues in a variety of ways, such as by requiring CDE to report to the Legislature or contracting with an external agency to follow the implementation more closely.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4555

The 2023-24 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 9, 2023 - The state would need to direct the COLA ‑related funding for AP agencies to be used for rate increases rather than additional slots. Reduce the Gap Between the RMR and SRR. Currently, GCC providers can receive either the RMR or SRR, whichever is higher.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4672