The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - The freeze affected Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), CCDF, and the Social Services Block grant. The 2025 ‑26 budget provides $1.1  billion from CCDF and $329  million from TANF for child care programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 4, 2026 - Specifically, the law converts the remaining obligation into a block grant. The state allocates 89  percent of this grant to schools based on average daily attendance and 11  percent to community colleges based on full ‑time ‑equivalent enrollment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110