The 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 28, 2025 - Instead, the amount that would have been required to fund the 2023 ‑24 COLA over the next two years was used to fund the agreement. Governor ’s Budget Includes $37.9   Million for 2.43   Percent COLA to SRR.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5024

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

Nov 17, 2023 - Since 2021 ‑22, the state has added about 146,000 new slots, which more than doubled the number of subsidized child care slots in the state. As of April 2023, about 30  percent of the recently added slots have been filled.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4817

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

May 13, 2021 - The policy also reduces administrative burden without adding cost pressure, as three-year olds enrolled in State Preschool are very likely to continue to be eligible as four-year olds. Generally, income eligible four-year olds receive priority enrollment in State Preschool.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4431

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

Jan 13, 2025 - We recommend the Legislature use the next few months to review program performance to develop its own approach to addressing the deficits. Governor ’s Interest in Enhancing Reserve Policies Merited. 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
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

Feb 14, 2023 - The Legislature can provide some amount of funds for facilitie s this year or reevaluate whether to provide additional funding next year, based on the state ’s budget condition. Keeping the TK Staffing Ratio at Current Levels Helps Avoid Further Workforce Issues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4682

The 2023-24 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 9, 2023 - The Governor’s proposal to delay the slot expansion plan by not adding additional child care slots in 2023‑24 would save $134 million General Fund. The proposed delay in the slot expansion plan seems reasonable given state’s budget problem.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4672

The 2021-22 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Expansion Package

Feb 5, 2021 - Were the state to take such an approach, however, it likely would be unable to cover the cost of any other major ongoing programmatic K ‑12 augmentations over the next several years. TK Expansion Will Have Sizeable Impact on State Preschool.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4350

The 2022-23 Budget: State Preschool

Feb 22, 2022 - The change also reduces some administrative burden without adding cost pressure to the program. Applying this policy statewide also would create consistency for children and families. Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4555

The 2021-22 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - (We describe these policies in more detail in the next section of this post.) Staff time has been split between these priorities (the transition and pandemic response). Moreover, the significant workload has likely made it difficult for staff to dedicate sufficient time to preparing for the transition.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4363