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

Apr 29, 2021 - In the following sections, we discuss the major elements of federal relief for K-12 education and child care and describe how the state has used some funds in 2019 ‑20 and 2020 ‑21. K-12 Education In this section, we provide more detail on the funding and spending requirements for schools associated with each of the three federal relief packages.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4419

The 2021-22 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - Since 2019 ‑20, however, State Preschool has been funded entirely from the state General Fund and no longer has to comply with federal CCDBG requirements. The state has an opportunity to revisit the state ‑level oversight and support providers receive.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4363

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

Feb 14, 2023 - These additional requirements were initially set to start August of 2020, but have been delayed several times. State Provided One ‑Time Funding to Support TK Expansion. Between 2021 ‑22 and 2022 ‑23, the state provided a total of $1.2  billion in one ‑time General Fund to support TK expansion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4682

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 28, 2025 - Since 2020 ‑21, the state has provided reimbursement flexibility for child care and State Preschool direct contractors. This flexibility was initially intended to minimize the fiscal effects of pandemic ‑related attendance declines and temporary requirements for smaller group sizes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5024

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

May 13, 2021 - In 2019 ‑20, the Legislature increased the income eligibility threshold to 85  percent of the state median income for all counties. Authorizing pilot counties to implement new policies at a smaller scale allows the state to determine whether the policy is effective and provide guidance for better statewide implementation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4431

The 2024-25 Budget: State Preschool

Apr 16, 2024 - Since 2020 ‑21, the state has allowed State Preschool providers to receive the lesser of reimbursable program costs or the contract amount, but did not take attendance into consideration. This allows providers to receive their full contract amount regardless of how many children are enrolled in the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4894

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

Jan 13, 2025 - The Governor has signaled interest in changing the state ’s reserve policy by: (1)  increasing the cap on BSA required deposits from 10  percent of General Fund taxes to 20  percent of General Fund taxes, and (2)  excluding the state ’s reserve deposits from the state appropriations limit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

Nov 17, 2023 - This post summarizes the state’s 2023-24 spending package for child care and preschool. It is part of our Spending Plan series, which contains posts focused on each major sector of the state budget. Update (12/20/23): Corrected total child care program costs in Figure 1.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4817

The 2022-23 Budget: State Preschool

Feb 22, 2022 - In 2019 ‑20, the state served 89,000 students through TK. Head Start. Many schools and community ‑based organizations operate Head Start —a school readiness program for children ages three to five. The program is targeted to families living below the poverty line.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4555

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

Jan 13, 2023 - Less  than 20  percent of the total spending solutions are reductions. Cost Shifts In addition to spending solutions, we estimate the Governor ’s budget includes $4.3  billion in cost shifts. Cost shifts occur when the state moves costs between entities or fund sources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662