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

Nov 14, 2025 - The budget provides $115  million one-time non-Proposition  98 General Fund to support administrative costs for Alternative Payment agencies. Of this total, $70  million is to cover the costs of implementing aspects of the agreement between the state and CCPU, such as collecting provider dues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5088

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 28, 2025 - (County welfare departments are responsible for administering CalWORKs Stage 1, although most counties contract with an AP agency to administer the program.) Most AP agencies are community ‑based organizations, but in some regions the AP agency is a local governmental agency, such as a county office of education, county welfare department, or school district.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5024

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

Oct 27, 2022 - Any agency not meeting the targets without an approved waiver by July 1, 2026 may be put on a conditional contract. Makes Changes to Eligibility Criteria and Enrollment Priorities. Budget trailer legislation increases the income eligibility threshold for State Preschool from 75  percent of the state median income to 100  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4643

The 2023-24 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 9, 2023 - The state would need to direct the COLA ‑related funding for AP agencies to be used for rate increases rather than additional slots. Reduce the Gap Between the RMR and SRR. Currently, GCC providers can receive either the RMR or SRR, whichever is higher.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4672

The 2022-23 Budget: State Preschool

Feb 22, 2022 - The Legislature could monitor these issues in a variety of ways, such as by requiring CDE to report to the Legislature or contracting with an external agency to follow the implementation more closely.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4555

The 2023-24 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten and State Preschool Proposals

Feb 14, 2023 - In 2021 ‑22, $200  million Proposition  98 General Fund was provided to all local education agencies (LEAs) —school districts, charter schools, and county offices of education —that operate kindergarten programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4682

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

May 13, 2021 - Three-year olds that are prioritized ahead of income eligible four-year olds are either recipients of child protective services or at risk of being neglected, abused, or exploited and referred by a legal, medical, or social service agency.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4431