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

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool [Publication Details]

Mar 28, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool [Publication Details] Description: In this brief, we assess the Governor’s 2025-26 child care and State Preschool budget proposals and provide associated recommendations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5024

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 28, 2025 - Prior to 2021 ‑22, when the SRR was the only reimbursement structure for direct contract providers, providing a COLA was a reasonable way to adjust rates to ensure the state was adequately covering provider costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5024

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

May 14, 2020 - The state has also changed the required number of staff members per child in licensed settings. For example, the state now requires one teacher for every four infants served by direct contract providers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4231

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

Jan 13, 2025 - The Governor’s budget proposes providing $1.6 billion less in total funding for schools and community colleges than the estimated constitutional minimum funding level for 2024‑25. This provides one‑time General Fund savings in that year, but also creates a “settle‑up” obligation, which will need to be paid in a future year if revenues for 2024‑25 were to remain unchanged.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2023-24 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 9, 2023 - The increases enacted over the past two years more than doubled the number of slots available in the AP  program (from about 66,700 to about 161,300) and GCC (from about 28,400 to about 78,500). It  was expected these slots would not be immediately filled given the amount of time needed by DSS to allocate funds to providers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4672

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

Jan 13, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951/1

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

Jan 13, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951/2

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

Jan 13, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951/3

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget [Publication Details]

Jan 13, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4951