The 2022-23 Budget: State Preschool

Feb 22, 2022 - According  to the administration, its proposal is intended to emulate that of Head Start, which requires that 10  percent of slots be set aside for children with disabilities. Given Head Start already has a similar requirement, and given the lower rates in State Preschool, we think the 10  percent requirement proposed by the Governor is a reasonable starting place for setting expectations for providers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4555

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

Nov 17, 2023 - This requirement was set to increase to 7.5  percent in 2023 ‑24 and 10  percent in 2024 ‑25 and future years. Trailer legislation delays the requirement by two years, as shown in Figure  6. The $340  million in savings associated with this delay is used for the $2.7  billion set aside.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4817

The 2023-24 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 9, 2023 - Expected Growth in General Fund Backfill for Ongoing Rate and Slot Increases After 2023 ‑24. One ‑time federal funds used to cover costs associated with rate increases are set to expire September 2023, while federal funds used to cover costs associated with slot increases are set to expire September 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4672

The 2018-19 Budget: Child Care Programs—Analysis of Governor’s Hold Harmless Rate Proposal

Mar 19, 2018 - The state still was using the 2005 market survey to set rates up to January 1, 2015. By January 1, 2018, the state had begun using the 2016 survey to set rates. Over this period, state RMR funding increased by 26  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3787

The 2024-25 Budget: State Preschool

Apr 16, 2024 - These are excess funds that were initially provided for slot and rate increases, and not part of the collective bargaining set-aside. 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.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4894

The 2019-20 Budget: Early Education Analysis

Mar 4, 2019 - Beginning in 2019 ‑20, cap set to increase to 85  percent of state median income. c May count children dually enrolled in State Preschool and Head Start. Governor’s Proposal Funds More Full ‑Day Slots for Non ‑LEAs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3956

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

Feb 24, 2016 - We estimate that setting the initial reimbursement rates at about the 65th  percentile would allow the state to serve the same number of children without additional cost. (This estimate assumes $143  million now used for CSPP wrap at non –LEAs is available for vouchers and slots for three –year olds now funded by CSPP are converted to vouchers.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3367

The 2020-21 Budget: Early Education Analysis

Feb 21, 2020 - Preschool Facility Funds May Be Available to LEAs That Will Not Be Awarded Slots Down the Line. The Governor ’s preschool facility proposal is disconnected from the process that awards LEAs additional State Preschool slots.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4167

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

Jun 19, 2015 - As of this date, the RMR will be set at the higher of 10 4.5 percent of the 85 th percentile of the 2005 regional market rate survey or 104.5 percent of the 85the percentile of the 2009 regional market rate survey deficited by 10.11 percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3276

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

May 6, 2019 - Depending upon the specific set of assumptions made, estimates of unserved children can vary by tens of thousands. In the next section, we walk through the key assumptions in our respective estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4027