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

Nov 14, 2025 - The budget modifies this requirement so that when families already receiving child care services add a child to the family size and request services for the child, eligibility is not recertified until the new chil d has received at least 12 months of services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5088

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

Oct 27, 2022 - The 2022 ‑23 estimate includes Department of Finance ’s estimates for add ‑on and expansion policies. QRIS = Quality Rating Improvement System. State Preschool Budget Includes $1.7  Billion Increase for Preschool.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4643

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

Nov 17, 2023 - The 2021 ‑22 budget agreement included a plan to add 200,000 child care slots by 2025 ‑26. 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.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4817

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

Jan 13, 2025 - After 2025 ‑26, these proposals would add about $300 million in ongoing spending. Some of the largest spending augmentations proposed include: (1) $60  million to provide additional grants under the Cal Competes program; (2)  the intent to partially restore an ongoing reduction to the trial courts, which, if enacted, would cost $42  million ongoing; and (3)  the Governor ’s
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

May 6, 2019 - We estimate the state would need to add 27,000 slots to meet the Governor ’s goal of serving all eligible, interested children. The estimate of unserved children, however, is highly sensitive to several underlying assumptions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4027

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Early Education

Oct 26, 2020 - Figure 2 Changes in Child Care and Preschool Spending 2020 ‑21 (In Millions) Adds temporary AP slots starting July 1, 2020 — Adds ongoing AP slots starting July 1, 2020 — Rescinds infrastructure and workforce development funds — Provides federal CARES Act funds for 2019 ‑20 COVID ‑19 expenses — Makes CalWORKs caseload and average cost ‑of ‑care
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4289

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - Alternatively, the Legislature could add new out ‑year trigger reductions —in which spending triggers off under certain conditions —or by using other budget solutions, such as revenue increases or cost shifts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

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

May 13, 2021 - Allow Temporary Pilots to Keep Existing Flexibilities, but Remove the Ability to Add More Flexibilities. To avoid creating further inequities in the state ’s system, the Legislature could consider codifying existing flexibilities for temporary pilot counties, but not allow counties to modify or add to these flexibilities in the future.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4431

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

Mar 19, 2018 - With Same Amount of Proposed Funding, Could Add 1,500 Slots. Rather than giving families in a few areas more access to care by extending the hold harmless provision, the Legislature could consider using the proposed augmentation ($14  million) to provide about 1,500 additional Alternative Payment slots.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3787

The 2023-24 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 9, 2023 - As previously mentioned, the state provided funding to add about 50,000 new slots in GCC across 2021 ‑22 and 2022 ‑23. We understand that the majority of this funding has not been allocated to providers to serve additional children.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4672