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

Jan 13, 2025 - School and Community College Spending Higher by $5   Billion. Reflecting these higher revenue estimates, the administration ’s estimates of constitutionally required General Fund spending on K ‑14 education is $4.7  billion higher than our November estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2024-25 Budget: State Preschool

Apr 16, 2024 - In 2022 ‑23, the state began requiring that 5  percent of State Preschool enrollment be set aside for children with disabilities. This increased the costs of the program, since providers receive higher funding rates for serving children with disabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4894

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

Nov 17, 2023 - The 2022 ‑23 budget package required at least 5  percent of children enrolled in State Preschool programs be children with disabilities in 2022 ‑23. This requirement was set to increase to 7.5  percent in 2023 ‑24 and 10  percent in 2024 ‑25 and future years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4817

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

Oct 27, 2022 - The budget package requires at least 5  percent of children enrolled in State Preschool programs be children with disabilities in 2022-23. This increases to 7.5  percent in 2023-24 and 10  percent in 2024-25 and future years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4643

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

Apr 29, 2021 - Of this funding, 60  percent was allocated to states based on their population aged 5 through 24 and 40  percent was allocated based on the number of low-income and disadvantaged students counted under Title I, Part A of ESSA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4419

The 2023-24 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 9, 2023 - These questions include: How Does the Governor ’s Budget Allocate Over $5   Billion in Federal Relief Funds? Based on our analysis of DSS budget documents, we do not know how the administration plans to use $232  million of the over $5  billion in federal relief funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4672

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - While the Legislature could set this fund balance to any amount greater than zero, since 2015 ‑ 16 t he state has enacted balances in the SFEU of around $1. 5  b illion. $1.6   Billion in Ongoing Spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Early Education

Oct 26, 2020 - Figure 2 Changes in Child Care and Preschool Spending 2020 ‑21 (In Millions) Adds temporary AP slots starting July 1, 2020 — Adds ongoing AP slots starting July 1, 2020 — Rescinds infrastructure and workforce development funds — Provides federal CARES Act funds for 2019 ‑20 COVID ‑19 expenses — Makes CalWORKs caseload and average cost ‑of ‑care adjustments — Reimburses voucher providers for
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4289

COVID-19: Federal and State Actions Affecting K-12 Education and Child Care

May 14, 2020 - Of this funding, 60  percent is allocated to states based on their population aged 5 ‑24 and 40  percent is allocated based on the number of low-income and disadvantaged students counted under Title I, Part A of ESSA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4231