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

Jan 13, 2025 - Any level above zero is up to the discretion of the Legislature. Recent budgets have set the SFEU between $3.5  billion and $4  billion. The Governor proposes a $4.5  billion SFEU balance for the end of 2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 28, 2025 - This would free up $37.9  million ($19.3  million Proposition  98 General Fund and $18.6  million non ‑Proposition  98 General Fund) in 2025 ‑26 that could be directed to other legislative priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5024

The 2023-24 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 9, 2023 - If cost estimates for slot increases were rightsized to reflect a more reasonable ramp ‑up assumption, then hundreds of millions of one ‑time federal funds and General Fund would be freed ‑up in 2022 ‑23 and 2023 ‑24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4672

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 2023-24 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten and State Preschool Proposals

Feb 14, 2023 - For example, districts differ as to whether they plan to ramp up TK implementation faster than required in the 2022 ‑23 school year. Specifically, 43  percent of school districts report they plan to offer TK to four ‑year olds with birthdays after February  3, whereas 35  percent report they do not plan to offer TK to this population.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4682

Options for Modifying the State Child Care Tax Credit

Apr 7, 2016 - The FTB estimates its additional annual administrative costs under such approaches could be up to 20  percent higher than under the simpler options provided in this report. Improper Claims a Potential Problem.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3417

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

May 14, 2020 - Up to 10  percent of the amount is available for statewide emergency needs in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, as determined by the California Department of Education (CDE). On April 23, 2020, the U.S.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4231

The 2020-21 Budget: Early Education Analysis

Feb 21, 2020 - It is not clear which of these issues is the main reason for the slow take ‑up of additional slots provided in recent years. To the extent that facility issues are the key barrier for certain LEAs, the Governor ’s proposal would help increase access to preschool programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4167

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 2020-21 Spending Plan: Early Education

Oct 26, 2020 - . $30  million for temporary State Preschool and General Child Care slots, available for up to two years. $15  million for reopening grants for child care providers. $90  million for stipends to child care providers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4289