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

Feb 28, 2019 - Better educating physicians about the early intervention system, in particular its eligibility requirements and how to make a referral. Assisting parents in following through on physician referrals. Increasing provider rates or providing supplemental payments to providers willing to serve children in their families ’ homes, thereby decreasing the number of parents unable to find a nearby provider.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3954

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Early Education

Oct 26, 2020 - Trailer legislat ion also shifts numerous support programs to DSS, including Resource and Referral, Local Planning Councils, and quality improvement projects. State Preschool will continue to be administered by CDE.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4289

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

Nov 14, 2025 - The refill amount is based on the number of providers enrolled in the fund. Up to $80  million annually for the CCPU Retirement Trust, which supports retirement costs for enrolled providers. The refill is only available in years when child care reimbursement rates do not increase or when both rates and the number of enrolled providers increase.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5088

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 2024-25 Budget: State Preschool

Apr 16, 2024 - Returning to the reimbursement policy prior to the pandemic, State P reschool providers would only receive funding based on the number of for children served. Concerns With CDE ’s New Rate Augmentation Authority.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4894

The 2023-24 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 9, 2023 - While some options would maximize the number of child care providers receiving some form of a funding increase, they would require forgoing the $80  million to $100  million in possible General Fund savings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4672

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 28, 2025 - This would ensure that funding levels for direct contractors are more closely aligned with the number of children they serve. If a contractor ’s attendance remains below pre ‑pandemic levels, they likely would see reductions in the amount of funding they receive.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5024

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

The 2022-23 Budget: State Preschool

Feb 22, 2022 - Implementing the Governor ’s proposal would require State Preschool to effectively increase by 2.5 times the number of students with disabilities they serve in each classroom. In turn, this likely would require a number of changes to how providers operate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4555

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

Nov 17, 2023 - Since 2021 ‑22, the state has added about 146,000 new slots, which more than doubled the number of subsidized child care slots in the state. As of April 2023, about 30  percent of the recently added slots have been filled.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4817