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

Jan 13, 2025 - For example, constitutionally required debt payments are $1.1 billion lower under the administration’s estimates and the administration scores a higher entering fund balance—largely due to over $1 billion in additional revenue accruals—in 2023‑24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Child Care and Preschool

Oct 27, 2022 - The budget also includes language specifying intent to provide $18.3  million in 2023-24 and 2024-25, totaling $54.9  million for planning grants over the three years. The Superintendent of Public Instruction is to develop a methodology to determine grant awards to each county based on the number of three- and four-year olds in the county.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4643

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - Specifically, the administration forecasts operating deficits ranging from $4  billion to $9  billion over the multiyear period. We recommend the Legislature avoid enacting a budget that plans for future deficits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

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

May 13, 2021 - Over time, however, the changes to state law have reduced the need for pilot flexibilities in participating counties. Implementing Flexibilities Is Administratively Complex for State and Local Entities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4431

The 2021-22 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Expansion Package

Feb 5, 2021 - Selected school districts would then receive funding for the year ‑over ‑year increase in TK students served in the 2022 ‑23 school year, and would receive per ‑pupil grants equivalent to half of the LCFF rate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4350

The 2022-23 Budget: State Preschool

Feb 22, 2022 - In our conversations with special education administrators over the past several years, they often cited challenges in finding inclusive settings for their preschool ‑aged children with disabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4555