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

Feb 14, 2023 - Funds could be used for TK, full ‑day kindergarten or State Preschool facilities. Maintains Staffing Ratios at 1 Adult for Every 12 Students. The budget also includes an increase of $165  million to reflect higher costs of maintaining an average of 1 adult for every 12 students in TK classrooms.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4682

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

May 13, 2021 - For example, for preschool-aged children, the RMR is higher than the SRR or PRR in every county. For infants, the SRR is higher than the RMR in every county and the rate for counties using the PRR exceeds both the SRR and the RMR.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4431

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

Nov 14, 2025 - This shift is motivated by a change in federal regulations requiring states to pay providers in advance of providing services, rather than the past requirement to pay providers within 21 days of submitting attendance records.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5088

The 2022-23 Budget: State Preschool

Feb 22, 2022 - In 2021 ‑22, the state funded 110,000 part ‑day slots and 50,000 full ‑day slots for State Preschool. Transitional Kindergarten (TK). Under state law, TK is the first year of a two ‑year kindergarten program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4555

The 2021-22 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Expansion Package

Feb 5, 2021 - Program Duration Must operate at least 180 days per year, at least three hours per day but determined by district. Must operate at least 246 days per year, 6.5 hours per day for full ‑day program; at least 175 days per year, 3 hours per day for part ‑day program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4350

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

Nov 17, 2023 - Within 60 days of receiving federal approval, DSS is required to provide the Legislature and CCPU an outline of the implementation components of the approved single rate structure. Additionally, within 90 days of federal approval, DSS and CCPU can reopen bargaining negotiations to restructure the current subsidy rate reimbursement a nd associated funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4817

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 28, 2025 - The SRR is a fixed statewide rate (currently $54.93 per day for child care programs and $55.27 for State Preschool) that is adjusted by length of care and age of child. In 2021 ‑22, Most Direct Contract Providers Shifted to RMR.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5024

Overview of Federal Relief for K-12 Education and Child Care

Apr 29, 2021 - Each school district or charter school must also make publicl y available its plan for safe in-person instruction within 30 days of receiving ESSER funding. Spending Requirements for State-Level ESSER Funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4419

The 2021-22 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - For example, both departments have been involved in key workload to administer child care programs, such as developing the state ’s Child Care and Development Fund Plan (a plan required by the federal government once every three years).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4363

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

Jan 13, 2025 - The Governor ’s budget maintains an already planned withdrawal from the state ’s rainy day fund, which we think is a reasonable choice. Since 2023 ‑24, the Legislature has addressed a cumulative total of $82  billion in budget problems, but even including the withdrawal for 2025 ‑26, has only used about half of the Budget Stabilization Account (BSA).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951