The 2024-25 Budget: State Preschool

Apr 16, 2024 - Assembly Bill  110 provided CDE new authority to issue temporary rate increases to contractors if funding was available within the State Preschool budget appropriation. The intent of this new authority was to allow CDE to fully expend temporary COVID-19 relief funds before they were set to expire at the end of September 2023.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4894

The 2021-22 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - In addition to the $ 350  m illion in CARES Act funding specifically for child care, the state also used $ 110  m illion from the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) to support child care programs. The state had substantial discretion to allocate CRF for various programs related to the COVID ‑ 19 e mergency.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4363