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

May 6, 2019 - As noted above, this is because we estimate a larger share of the overall four-year old population is income eligible. Share of Children Served in Head Start. The administration assumes 25  percent of four-year olds in Head Start also participate in State Preschool.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4027

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Early Education

Oct 26, 2020 - Trailer legislation provides reimbursement flexibility in 2020-21 for direct contract providers that opened to begin the school year or were closed due to local or state public health guidance. For providers that meet these conditions, reimbursement will be the lesser of the contract amount or program costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4289

The 2020-21 Budget: CalWORKs Child Care Outlook

Nov 21, 2019 - Cost Estimates Current-Year CalWORKs Child Care Costs Are Down From Budgeted Levels. We estimate that CalWORKs child care costs for 2019 ‑20 will be $25  million lower than estimated in the June 2019 budget plan (Figure  3).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4115

The 2022-23 Budget: California Spending Plan Series [Publication Details]

Sep 29, 2022 - Each year, our office publishes California Spending Plan, a series of publications that summarize the annual state budget. The Overview of the California Spending Plan is presented here along with short online posts that focus on major areas and features of the 2022-23 budget package. As more of these posts become available, we will add them below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4629

COVID-19: Federal and State Actions Affecting K-12 Education and Child Care [Publication Details]

May 14, 2020 - In this post, we discuss actions the federal and state governments have taken to assist K-12 schools and child care providers in responding to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4231

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget [Publication Details]

Jan 13, 2020 - The Governor allocates most of the surplus toward one-time purposes, including maintaining a positive year-end balance in the state’s discretionary reserve. Under the administration’s estimates, total reserves would reach $20.5 billion at the end of 2020-21—this represents a $1.7 billion increase from the 2019-20 enacted level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4135

The 2019-20 Budget: Governor's Proposals for Infants and Toddlers With Special Needs

Feb 28, 2019 - Citing concerns about the number of children eligible for Early Start services failing to receive these services within federally ‑mandated time lines, the Governor proposes adding four full ‑time positions at DDS (at a cost of $446,000 General Fund) to increase monitoring of regional center Early Start programs from once every three years to once every two years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3954

The 2020-21 Budget: CalWORKs Child Care Outlook [Publication Details]

Nov 21, 2019 - This post is part of our November Outlook series intended to help the Legislature plan for the budget year ahead. In this post, we provide background on the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) child care program, discuss our projections of future CalWORKs child care costs, and identify various risks and uncertainties that could affect these future costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4115