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

Nov 14, 2025 - A total of $63.6  million ongoing funding ($53.4  million non-Proposition  98 General Fund, $3.8  million Proposition  64, and $6.5  million federal funds) remains available for the program. Funds Transition to Paying Providers Prospectively.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5088

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 28, 2025 - This would free up $37.9  million ($19.3  million Proposition  98 General Fund and $18.6  million non ‑Proposition  98 General Fund) in 2025 ‑26 that could be directed to other legislative priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5024

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Spending and Tax Expenditure Proposals New Spending Proposals of Nearly $600   Million. The Governor ’s budget includes $570  million in new discretionary General Fund spending in 2025 ‑26. After 2025 ‑26, these proposals would add about $300 million in ongoing spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2024-25 Budget: State Preschool

Apr 16, 2024 - In total, relative to the Governor ’s budget, these actions would result in Proposition  98 savings of $138  million in 2023 ‑24 and $60  million in 2024 ‑25. (In 2024 ‑25, the $138  million ongoing decrease is offset by a $78  million one-time increase.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4894

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Child Care and State Preschool

Nov 17, 2023 - As a result of recent declines in Proposition 64 revenue levels, the spending plan reduces Proposition 64 funding levels for the GCC program by $46 million in 2023‑24. We understand that the administration intends to backfill the $46 million GCC reduction in 2023‑24 with Proposition 64 carryover funds from prior years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4817

The 2023-24 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 9, 2023 - Overall, we identify the following potential savings the Legislature could immediately capture in the budget and redirect to other legislative priorities: (1)  as much as roughly $800  million savings in 2022 ‑23 resulting from delayed allocation of annualized funds associated with 2021 ‑22 slot increases, (2) $80  million to $100  million in
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4672

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

Oct 27, 2022 - The package also includes $738  million one-time funds for child care programs. Figure 4 2022 ‑23 Changes in Child Care Spending (In Millions) Non ‑Proposition 98 General Fund Federal
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4643

The 2023-24 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten and State Preschool Proposals

Feb 14, 2023 - In 2022 ‑23, an additional $100  million was provided, with statute specifying intent to provide an additional $550  million to in  2023 ‑24. Planning Support. In 2021 ‑22, $200  million Proposition  98 General Fund was provided to all local education agencies (LEAs) —school districts, charter schools, and county offices of education —that operate kindergarten programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4682

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - Major cost shift proposals in the Governor ’s budget include: (1)  shifting $1.5  billion in costs for zero ‑emission vehicles from the General Fund to the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, (2)  making $850  million in loans from special funds to the General Fund, (3)  temporarily transferring $300  million from the health care affordability reserve fund to the
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Early Education

Oct 26, 2020 - Proposition  98 and Non-Proposition  98 General Fund were reduced by $144  million and $445  million, respectively. These decreases were partially offset by increases in federal funds ($443  million) and Proposition  64 funds ($44  million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4289