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

Nov 14, 2025 - Beginning 2026-27, the budget package sets a new policy to fund direct contrac t providers based on the lesser of (1)  the maximum reimbursable amount in their contract, (2)  the contractor ’s reimbursable program costs, or (3)  the contract rate per child day of enrollment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5088

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

Jan 13, 2023 - We Estimate the Governor Solved an $18   Billion Budget Problem. We estimate the Governor ’s budget addressed an $18  billion budget problem. This is somewhat lower than the $22  billion budget problem the administration has referenced.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Specifically, the Governor ’s budget assumes (1)  a $620  million ($230  million General Fund) reduction through the permanent elimination of 6,500 vacant positions and associated funding and (2)  a $1.5  billion ($820  million General Fund) in 2024 ‑25 and $2  billion ($1.2  billion General Fund) in 2025 ‑26 and ongoing reduction to state operations expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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 2021-22 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - Figure 2 Governor ’s Budget Shifts $3.1 Billion in Local Assistance to DSS 2021 ‑22 (In Millions) CalWORKs Child Care Stage 3 $397 Child and Adult Care Food Program — CalWORKs Child Care Stage 2 387 Care for Children With Severe Disabilities 2 Note: Proposition 64 refers to revenue generated from taxes on cannabis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4363

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

Feb 14, 2023 - The 2023-24 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten and State Preschool Proposals Must have fifth birthday between September 2 and December 2. 2022 ‑23 Must have fifth birthday between September 2 and February 2. 2023 ‑24 Must have fifth birthday between September 2 and April 2. 2024 ‑25 Must have
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4682

The 2023-24 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 9, 2023 - As we noted in a previous brief , the Governor’s budget addresses an $18 billion budget problem through spending‑related budget solutions, including reductions, delays, and trigger restorations. 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.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4672

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Child Care and Preschool

Oct 27, 2022 - As Figure  2 shows, the 2022-23 budget package adds $2  billion ongoing for State Preschool and TK programs. Proposition  98 covers the bulk of the increase, followed by non-Proposition  98 General Fund and federal funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4643

The 2021-22 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Expansion Package

Feb 5, 2021 - 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 - School districts can enroll students in TK if the student has their fifth birthday between September 2 and December 2 of that school year. Similar to all other K ‑12 students, TK students generate attendance ‑based funding through the Local Control Funding Formula.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4555