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

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

May 13, 2021 - This helps to ensure the kindergarten readi ness benefits a child receives from preschool as a three-year old do not diminish prior to kindergarten enrollment. Moreover, the change would reduce some administrative burden without adding cost pressure to the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4431

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: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - These slots would be on top of the almost 9,000 full ‑day slots the state added over the past three years. Extending preschool to all children from low ‑income families is consistent with considerable research that has concluded the benefits of preschool are greatest for these children.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2016-17 Budget: Analysis of Child Care and Preschool Proposals

Feb 24, 2016 - The Governor ’s proposal also would require CDE to make recommendations for redirecting quality funds from activities now benefiting only contract –based providers to activities that would benefit the expanded voucher system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3367

The 2023-24 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 9, 2023 - The Governor’s proposal to delay the slot expansion plan by not adding additional child care slots in 2023‑24 would save $134 million General Fund. The proposed delay in the slot expansion plan seems reasonable given state’s budget problem.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4672

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

Jan 13, 2020 - The Governor allocates this amount among three uses: ( 1)  c ontinuing to implement the state ’s plan to prefund retiree health benefits, ( 2)  r epaying a 2017 ‑ 18 l oan from the state ’s cash resources that supported a supplemental pension payment in that year, and ( 3)  a supplemental pension payment to the state ’s teacher retirement system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2021-22 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - The state subsidizes child care and preschool through several programs, serving an estimated 415, 000 c hildren. The vast majority of children participate in programs currently administered by CDE, while DSS administers two programs. 2020 ‑21 Budget Authorized the Transition of Child Care Programs and One Nutrition Program From CDE to DSS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4363

The 2020-21 Budget: Early Education Analysis

Feb 21, 2020 - The proposed budget trailer legislation to implement the reorganization indicates that one potential benefit of greater collabor ation would be improved eligibility processes across various health and human services programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4167

Options for Modifying the State Child Care Tax Credit

Apr 7, 2016 - As shown in the figure, option  1 generally would benefit lower –income filers. Specifically, option  1 would provide a substantial benefit of $1,050 to filers making $15,000 or less per year, a significant benefit of at least $516 to filers earning between $15,000 and $50,000 per year, and a relatively modest benefit to filers earning between $50,000 and $60,000 a year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3417