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

Jan 13, 2025 - School and Community College Spending Higher by $5   Billion. Reflecting these higher revenue estimates, the administration ’s estimates of constitutionally required General Fund spending on K ‑14 education is $4.7  billion higher than our November estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2015-16 Budget: Major Features of the Adopted Plan (Child Care and Preschool)

Jun 19, 2015 - Reimbursement Rates Standard Reimbursement Rate Increases by 5 Percent. The budget provides $61 million for a 5 percent increase to the Standard Reimbursement Rate (SRR) starting July 1, 2015. For the State Preschool program —both part- and full-day —this 5 percent increase is in addition to the 1 percent increase to the part-day rate described below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3276

Overview of Federal Relief for K-12 Education and Child Care

Apr 29, 2021 - Lastly, ARP provides $7 .2  billion for the federal government to reimburse certain costs for eligible schools and libraries to connect individuals (including students and school staff) to the internet during the pandemic.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4419

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

Mar 16, 2017 - The matrix awards points in seven core areas: (1)  staffing ratios, (2)  staffing qualifications, (3)  the quality of child ‑teacher interactions, (4)  use of child observations to inform curriculum, (5)  use of developmental screenings, (6)  classroom environment, and (7)  director qualifications.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3618

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

Jan 14, 2019 - Estimates suggest the current number of uninsured Californians —including those who are undocumented —is roughly 3. 5  m illion. Budget Does Not Assume Renewal of Managed Care Organization (MCO) Tax, Foregoing a Potential General Fund Benefit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

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

Jan 13, 2020 - Under the Governor ’s proposed budget, the state would end 2020 ‑21 with $20. 5  b illion in total reserves. This represents an increase of $1. 7  b illion from the 2019 ‑ 20 e nacted reserve level of $18. 8  b illion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

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

Nov 17, 2023 - The 2022 ‑23 budget package required at least 5  percent of children enrolled in State Preschool programs be children with disabilities in 2022 ‑23. This requirement was set to increase to 7.5  percent in 2023 ‑24 and 10  percent in 2024 ‑25 and future years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4817

The 2024-25 Budget: State Preschool

Apr 16, 2024 - In 2022 ‑23, the state began requiring that 5  percent of State Preschool enrollment be set aside for children with disabilities. This increased the costs of the program, since providers receive higher funding rates for serving children with disabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4894

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

Oct 27, 2022 - The budget package requires at least 5  percent of children enrolled in State Preschool programs be children with disabilities in 2022-23. This increases to 7.5  percent in 2023-24 and 10  percent in 2024-25 and future years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4643

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

Feb 24, 2016 - The low –cost counties (which tend to be the rural northern counties) have somewhat more variation, 7  percent on average. Given these groupings, we recommend the state create a system with three reimbursement rates (tiers 1, 2, and 3) to reflect basic cost differences among counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3367