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

Nov 14, 2025 - The savings associated with this suspension ($67  million non-Proposition  98 General Fund and $19  million Proposition  98 General Fund) is redirected to cover the increases to monthly cost of care plus payments.
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 2024-25 Budget: State Preschool

Apr 16, 2024 - 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 2021-22 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Expansion Package

Feb 5, 2021 - In 2018 ‑19, 143, 000 t hree ‑ and four ‑year olds were enrolled in State Preschool. Figure 1 o n the next page shows the key characteristics of TK and State Preschool. Figure 1 Key Characteristics of Preschool Programs Transitional Kindergarten State Preschool Age Four ‑year  olds with birthdays between September 2 and December 2, with option to serve some younger students.
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

The 2023-24 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 9, 2023 - The 2023-24 Budget: Child Care Proposals Total $755 a Reflects costs to pay voucher ‑based program providers based on the maximum certified hours of care for the child and costs for the COVID ‑19 non ‑operational days policy. b Reflects net amount of COVID ‑19 federal relief funds that will not be backfilled with General Fund in 2023 ‑24 and ongoing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4672

The 2021-22 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - Trailer legislation shifts administration of state child care programs and initiatives from CDE to DSS beginning July 1, 2021 (see Figure  1 ). Trailer legislation also shifts the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) to DSS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4363

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 28, 2025 - Prior to the pandemic, the specific amount that a contractor would be reimbursed was based on the lesser of (1)  the maximum reimbursable amount; (2)  the contractor ’s reimbursable program costs; or (3)  the contract rate per child day of enrollment, multiplied by the attendance rate of its children.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5024

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

Jan 13, 2025 - In total, the Governor ’s budget assumes that state operations costs are reduced by $2.1  billion ($1  billion General Fund) in 2024 ‑25 and $2.6  billion ($1.4  billion General Fund) in 2025 ‑26 and ongoing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Update (1/16/25): A set of tables detailing various solutions and proposals has been appended to the online version of this report. They are available using the HTML link above. On January 10, 2025, Governor Newsom’s administration presented its proposed state budget to the California Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951/3