The 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 28, 2025 - In 2021 ‑22, the state began funding most direct contract providers based on the RMR —the rate used for voucher ‑based providers —which reflects the 75th percentile of a county ’s market rates for child care identified in the 2018 survey.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5024

The 2021-22 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Expansion Package

Feb 5, 2021 - In 2018 ‑19, 91,000 students in California were enrolled in TK. Districts Have Option to Serve Younger Children in TK. School districts also have the option to provide TK to students who are born after December 2, but have their fifth birthday during the school year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4350

The 2022-23 Budget: State Preschool

Feb 22, 2022 - State Funded Inclusive Early Education Expansion Program (IEEEP) in 2018 ‑19. The  2018 ‑19 budget provided $167  million Proposition  98 General Fund for one ‑time competitive grants to LEA providers for the purpose of increasing access to inclusive early education programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4555