The 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 28, 2025 - Recommendations Consider Developing a Child Care Budget Plan in Case Legislature Does Not Receive Key Information Prior to June 15. Given the alternative methodology and a new collective bargaining agreement may not be finalized prior to the June  15 deadline to pass a budget, the Legislature may want to plan for costs associated with the new rates in 2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5024

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

Nov 14, 2025 - Up to $15  million annually for the CCPU Training Partnership Fund, which supports the training of CCPU members. Annual deposits into these funds are required through 2027-28, contingent upon CCPU providing DOF with annual reports that describe the distribution of funds in the prior year and the remaining balance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5088

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Savings Proposals Generates $1.6 Billion School and Community College Settle‑Up Obligation in 2024‑25. The Governor’s budget proposes providing $1.6 billion less in total funding for schools and community colleges than the estimated constitutional minimum funding level for 2024‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2024-25 Budget: State Preschool

Apr 16, 2024 - Given these trends, State Preschool enrollment is likely to increase in 2024 ‑25. The Legislature may want to include additional funding in 2024 ‑25 to address costs associated with enrollment growth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4894

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

Oct 27, 2022 - The Superintendent is to provide a report with recommendations from the work group by January 15, 2023. Provides State Operations Increases. The budget includes $8  million non-Proposition  98 General Fund for administrative work associated with State Preschool.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4643

The 2020-21 Budget: Early Education Analysis

Feb 21, 2020 - Given OPSC will not accept applications for the new version of the Kindergarten Facility Grant Program until April 2020, the state has little information regarding the demand from LEAs for this purpose.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4167

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

Nov 17, 2023 - The budget package includes supplemental reporting language for DSS to provide, on or before March  1, 2024, an estimate of child care program funds that may go unspent by the end of 2023 ‑24 and what amount of unspent funds cannot be reappropriated and would revert back to the state or federal government.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4817

The 2023-24 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 9, 2023 - The Legislature will want to ask the administration how it intends to ensure that Proposition  64 funding levels remain flat in child care in cases where Proposition  64 revenues decrease after 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4672

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Update (1/16/25): A set of tables detailing various solutions and proposals has been appended to the online version of this report. They are available using the HTML link above. On January 10, 2025, Governor Newsom’s administration presented its proposed state budget to the California Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951/3

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Update (1/16/25): A set of tables detailing various solutions and proposals has been appended to the online version of this report. They are available using the HTML link above. On January 10, 2025, Governor Newsom’s administration presented its proposed state budget to the California Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951/2