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

Oct 27, 2022 - As Figure  1 shows, the 2022-23 Budget Act increases these programs by a total of $4.1  billion (52  percent) from the revised 2021-22 level. Below, we describe the major changes in Child Care and State Preschool.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4643

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

Nov 17, 2023 - Figure 6 Share of Children With Disabilities State Preschool Providers Must Serve by Year Year Plan as of June 2022 Plan as of June 2023 2022 ‑23
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4817

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

Feb 14, 2023 - Beginning in 2022 ‑23, TK classrooms must, on average, have 1 adult for every 12 students and school districts will receive $2,813 per TK average daily attendance to cover the associated costs. In practice, this means TK classrooms have 24 students or fewer, with one credentialed teacher and one instructional aide.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4682

The 2023-24 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 9, 2023 - This means that the 2023 ‑24 funding levels technically reflect costs of all 146,500 new slots being filled by July 1, 2023. However, the administration acknowledges that all 146,500 new slots will not be fully filled by the end of 2022 ‑23 and providers will continue to work on filling all new slots throughout 2023 ‑24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4672

The 2024-25 Budget: State Preschool

Apr 16, 2024 - For 2022 ‑23, enrollment grew 8  percent compared to 2021 ‑22. Preliminary enrollment data for 2023 ‑24 indicate growth of less than one-half of 1  percent in 2023 ‑24 compared to 2022 ‑23. Given these trends, State Preschool enrollment is likely to increase in 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4894

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

Jan 13, 2023 - Our estimates suggest that there is a good chance that revenues will be lower than the administration ’s projections for the budget window, particularly in 2022 ‑23 and 2023 ‑24. Given this risk, we recommend the Legislature: (1)  plan for a larger budget problem and (2)  address that larger problem by reducing more one ‑time and temporary spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

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

Nov 14, 2025 - Beginning 2026-27, the budget package sets a new policy to fund direct contrac t providers based on the lesser of (1)  the maximum reimbursable amount in their contract, (2)  the contractor ’s reimbursable program costs, or (3)  the contract rate per child day of enrollment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5088

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

Apr 29, 2021 - Specifically, states must spend at least 5  percent of their total ESSER allocation on learning recovery, 1  percent on summer school, and 1  percent on comprehensive after school programs. State-level activities are expected to consider student social-emotional needs and the student groups most impacted by COVID-19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4419

The 2022-23 Budget: State Preschool

Feb 22, 2022 - Budget trailer legislation enacted in 2021 ‑22 gradually expands TK eligibility from 2022 ‑23 through 2025 ‑26. At full implementation in 2025 ‑26, a child who has their fourth birthday by September 1 will be eligible for TK, making the grade available to all four ‑year olds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4555

The 2021-22 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Expansion Package

Feb 5, 2021 - Staffing Ratio 1 to 33 maximum  teacher ‑child  ratio. 1 to 24 maximum teacher ‑child ratio and 1 to 8 maximum adult ‑child ratio. Funding Source Proposition 98 and Non ‑Proposition 98 General Fund. Providers School districts, county offices of education, community colleges, and community ‑based organizations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4350