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

Nov 14, 2025 - Beginning 2026-27, the budget package sets a new policy to fund direct contrac t providers based on the lesser of (1)  the maximum reimbursable amount in their contract, (2)  the contractor ’s reimbursable program costs, or (3)  the contract rate per child day of enrollment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5088

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

Jan 13, 2023 - Figure 4
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

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

May 14, 2020 - California received approval to waive assessment requirements on March  27, 2020. Funding Flexibility. The federal government allows states to apply for greater flexibility for spending federal funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4231

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

Nov 17, 2023 - The administration intends to resume adding new slots in 2024 ‑25, reaching the overall 200,000  new slots goal by 2026 ‑27. Reduces Proposition  64 Funding Levels. In November 2016, California voters approved Proposition 64 , which legalized the nonmedical use of cannabis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4817

Recent Congressional Action on the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

Jan 23, 2018 - Recent Congressional Action on the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Recent Congressional Action on the Children ’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Update On Friday, February 9, 2018, Congress appropriated additional funding for CHIP through FFY 2026-27 at states' traditional cost share which, in California, is 35 percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3734

The 2022-23 Budget: State Preschool

Feb 22, 2022 - In 2019 ‑20 (the most recent year data is available), 27  percent of three ‑ to five ‑year olds with disabilities in California attended a regular early childhood program at least ten hours a week, compared with 56  percent of three ‑ to five ‑year olds nationwide.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4555

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

Apr 29, 2021 - Signed into law on March  27, 2020, the CARES Act provided $30.8  billion for a newly created Education Stabilization Fund. This fund is for higher education institutions, elementary and secondary schools, and states to cover costs related to the COVID-19 response in education.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4419

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

Jan 13, 2025 - The proposal would then provide a like amount of funding from Proposition  4, the climate bond approved by voters in November 2024. This  would result in maintaining prior funding levels for these activities but would preclude this amount of Proposition  4 funds from supporting expanded service levels or additional projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

Oct 27, 2022 - Figure 4 2022 ‑23 Changes in Child Care Spending (In Millions) Non ‑Proposition 98 General Fund Federal
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4643

Options for Modifying the State Child Care Tax Credit

Apr 7, 2016 - Figure  10 compares the credit value under option  4 to current law for one adult with two dependents in child care. Summary of Options Figure  11 summarizes the four options presented in this report.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3417