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 2023-24 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 9, 2023 - 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. The proposed delay in the slot expansion plan seems reasonable given state’s budget problem.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4672

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

Nov 17, 2023 - Other Child Care Actions Pauses Child Care Slot Expansion by One Year. The 2021 ‑22 budget agreement included a plan to add 200,000 child care slots by 2025 ‑26. 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.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4817

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

May 13, 2021 - Funds for Direct Contract Providers Initially Awarded Competitively, Then Annually Renewed. Expansion funds for direct contracts are awarded to eligible and qualified providers through a competitive application process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4431

The 2024-25 Budget: State Preschool

Apr 16, 2024 - These are excess funds that were initially provided for slot and rate increases, and not part of the collective bargaining set-aside. This spring, CDE issued a request for applications from providers to award up to $33  million Proposition  98 funding for additional expansion slots beginning 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4894

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 28, 2025 - Typically, the total amount of state funding provided to AP agencies is based on the amount they received in the previous year, adjusted for any changes in reimbursement rates or slots specified in the most recent state budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5024

The 2021-22 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Expansion Package

Feb 5, 2021 - Funds will be distributed to county offices of education, school districts or charter schools based on a competitive process developed by the state Superintendent of Public Instruction, subject to the approval of the e xecutive director of the State Board of Education.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4350

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

Oct 27, 2022 - The budget provides $250  million Proposition  98 General Fund for one-time competitive grants to school districts and other child care and preschool providers for the purpose of increasing access to inclusive early education programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4643

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

Feb 14, 2023 - In 2021 ‑22, $100  million Proposition  98 General Fund was provided as a competitive grant for LEAs to increase the number of highly qualified State Preschool and  TK teachers. School District Reports Give Snapshot of TK Expansion Plans.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4682

The 2021-22 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - The state has implemented a number of pandemic related policies, such as providing temporary child care slots, stipends, and reimbursement flexibility. (We describe these policies in more detail in the next section of this post.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4363