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

Feb 14, 2023 - In 2021 ‑22, $100  million Proposition  98 General Fund was provided as a competitive grant for LEAs to increase the number of highly qualified State Preschool and  TK teachers. School District Reports Give Snapshot of TK Expansion Plans.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4682

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

Jan 23, 2018 - CHIP is a joint federal-state program that provides health insurance coverage to children in low-income families, but with incomes too high to qualify for Medicaid. The state and federal governments share the cost of CHIP.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3734

The 2020-21 Budget: CalWORKs Child Care Outlook

Nov 21, 2019 - Under the program, parents who work or are participating in other county-approved activities (such as taking college classes) qualify for subsidized child care benefits. Parents may progress through three stages of CalWORKs child care.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4115

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

May 13, 2021 - Expansion funds for direct contracts are awarded to eligible and qualified providers through a competitive application process. The California Department of Education (CDE) prioritizes awards to providers based on geographic unmet need.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4431

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

Nov 14, 2025 - Beginning 2026-27, the budget package sets a new policy to fund direct contrac t providers based on the lesser of (1)  the maximum reimbursable amount in their contract, (2)  the contractor ’s reimbursable program costs, or (3)  the contract rate per child day of enrollment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5088

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

May 6, 2019 - DOF estimates 502,000 four-year olds will reside in the state in 2 019 ‑20. We base our estimate on DOF ’s population estimates, as the state typically relies on DOF ’s demographic estimates for state planning and budgeting purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4027

The 2019-20 Budget: Early Education Analysis

Mar 4, 2019 - Under the program, parents who work or are in school qualify for subsidized child care benefits. Parents may progress through three CalWORKs child care stages. Families are considered to be in Stage  1 when they first enter CalWORKs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3956

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

Feb 28, 2019 - Although we are uncertain how many additional children would end up receiving early intervention services because of the administration ’s proposal (since we do not have good provider data about the number of screenings already occurring), we caution that any effort to serve more children may be complicated by a shortage of qualified providers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3954

The 2020-21 Budget: Early Education Analysis

Feb 21, 2020 - Those LEAs unable to raise their local share could qualify for additional state funding. As with the Kindergarten Facility Grant Program, districts could use savings for professional development or instructional materials to support full ‑day preschool programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4167

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Specifically, the Governor ’s budget assumes (1)  a $620  million ($230  million General Fund) reduction through the permanent elimination of 6,500 vacant positions and associated funding and (2)  a $1.5  billion ($820  million General Fund) in 2024 ‑25 and $2  billion ($1.2  billion General Fund) in 2025 ‑26 and ongoing reduction to state operations expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951