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

Nov 14, 2025 - The budget modifies this requirement so that when families already receiving child care services add a child to the family size and request services for the child, eligibility is not recertified until the new chil d has received at least 12 months of services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5088

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

May 13, 2021 - During its review, CDE ensures that the request meets the requirements specified in statute and is justified with data. As a result of these county-specific processes, the flexibilities in each of the pilot counties vary.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4431

The 2020-21 Budget: Early Education Analysis

Feb 21, 2020 - In 2018 ‑19, for example, 35  p ercent of LEAs who applied for slots were denied their request during CDE ’s application review. The bulk of the rejected requests ( 80  p ercent of those denied) were from existing providers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4167

The 2024-25 Budget: State Preschool

Apr 16, 2024 - This spring, CDE issued a request for applications from providers to award up to $33  million Proposition  98 funding for additional expansion slots beginning 2024 ‑25. If all $33  million is awarded to providers, then only $105  million of the $138  million would be unused in 2024 ‑25 on an ongoing basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4894

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

May 6, 2019 - Over the next few years, the Legislature could request annual reports that monitors the amount of funds being transferred between State Preschool to General Child Care and then consider adjusting State Preschool funding and slots accordingly.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4027

The 2021-22 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - The requested backfill of positions for CDE are intended to maintain the existing level of administration for State Preschool. Historically, the level of administration was based on federal and state requirements, as State Preschool was funded in part with CCDBG funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4363

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - Below, we highlight some initial questions the Legislature might want to ask the administration as it considers the merits of the requests. Why is the administration taking a new approach to address homelessness?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - In addition, the administration indicates that it intends to request a total of $ 60  m illion from the General Fund in the coming months for a public education campaign ($ 50  m illion) and for the modernization of the 9 ‑1 ‑1 system ($ 10  m illion).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2019-20 Budget: Early Education Analysis

Mar 4, 2019 - Administration Requested Additional Funding to Cover Current ‑Year Shortfall. The administration projects an $ 80  m illion shortfall in Stages  2 and 3 i n 2018 ‑19, largely due to higher caseload. The administration recently notified the Legislature of the shortfall and provided a current ‑year augmentation to cover it.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3956

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

May 14, 2020 - States may request waivers for all 2019 ‑20 standardized testing requirements. To obtain a waiver, states must apply to ED and certify that administering assessments is not possible due to widespread school closures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4231