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

Mar 16, 2017 - If a school district runs Transitional Kindergarten and Kindergarten programs on the same site, the two programs at that site must be run for the same length of the day. Districts that want to operate a full ‑day Kindergarten and a part ‑day Transitional Kindergarten program on the same site must obtain a waiver from the State Board of Education.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3618

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

May 13, 2021 - If a Provider Does Not Earn Its Full Contract, Funds Are Returned to the State. In some cases, a provider may serve less children than it intended to serve and not fully earn its contract. These unused funds result in one-time savings for the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4431

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

Jan 13, 2025 - The reason for the reduction is the recent voter approval of Proposition  35 (2024), which requires the state to spend less MCO tax money on offsetting General Fund spending and more money on provider rate increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2024-25 Budget: State Preschool

Apr 16, 2024 - With this approach, providers had to serve a specified number of children to fully earn the contract. If a provider did not earn a contract, funds would be returned to the state. The 2023 ‑24 budget temporarily extended the pandemic-related reimbursement flexibility until June 30, 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4894

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

May 14, 2020 - Prior to the enactment of the FFCRA, meals were required to be served in congregate settings and consumed by participants on site. The FFCRA also authorizes USDA to grant waivers from various other program requirements, such as meal pattern s, area eligibility, and program monitoring.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4231

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

Feb 14, 2023 - The 2021 ‑22 budget agreement also included a new class size requirement for TK —specifically , requiring that school districts maintain an average TK classroom enrollment of no more than 24 students at each school site.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4682

Options for Modifying the State Child Care Tax Credit

Apr 7, 2016 - Compared to option  3, option  4 would provide filers earning less than $40,000 per year a somewhat smaller benefit while providing filers earning between $40,000 and $100,000 a somewhat larger benefit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3417

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 28, 2025 - Under this approach, providers had to have a specified amount of attendance to fully earn their contract. Any unearned funds would be returned to the state and could be redistributed to other providers that had capacity to serve more children.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5024

The 2020-21 Budget: Early Education Analysis

Feb 21, 2020 - Most notably, the new funding was limited in the first two years to school sites that currently do not offer full ‑day kindergarten. Beginning in 2021 ‑22, school sites that already offer full ‑day kindergarten also can apply for funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4167

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

Oct 27, 2022 - Figure 1 Child Care and Preschool Budget (Dollars in Millions) Bridge program for foster children 58 Care for Children With Severe Disabilities 2 Non ‑Proposition 98 General Fund 1,945 1337 57.0 a Reflects administration ’s revised estimates for CalWORKs Child Care and budget appropriation for all other programs. b Does not include $9.6 million provided to community colleges for certain child
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4643