The 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 28, 2025 - This would ensure that funding levels for direct contractors are more closely aligned with the number of children they serve. If a contractor ’s attendance remains below pre ‑pandemic levels, they likely would see reductions in the amount of funding they receive.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5024

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

Jan 13, 2025 - This  would result in maintaining prior funding levels for these activities but would preclude this amount of Proposition  4 funds from supporting expanded service levels or additional projects. Spending and Tax Expenditure Proposals New Spending Proposals of Nearly $600   Million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

Nov 17, 2023 - As a result of recent declines in Proposition 64 revenue levels, the spending plan reduces Proposition 64 funding levels for the GCC program by $46 million in 2023‑24. We understand that the administration intends to backfill the $46 million GCC reduction in 2023‑24 with Proposition 64 carryover funds from prior years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4817

The 2024-25 Budget: State Preschool

Apr 16, 2024 - Below, we describe several issues the Legislature may want to consider when determining the appropriate level of funding for State Preschool. Governor ’s Budget Does Not Include $64  Million Increase for Additional Proposition  98 Costs in 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4894

The 2023-24 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 9, 2023 - Based on our conversations with the administration, the intent is to maintain Proposition  64 funding levels for child care at target baseline levels on an ongoing basis, irrespective of Proposition  64 revenue.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4672

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

Feb 14, 2023 - Keeping the TK Staffing Ratio at Current Levels Helps Avoid Further Workforce Issues. In  addition to helping address existing budget issues, the Governor ’s proposal to keep TK staffing ratios at existing levels also helps ensure that schools do not experience even greater staffing shortages.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4682

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

Oct 27, 2022 - As Figure  1 shows, the 2022-23 Budget Act increases these programs by a total of $4.1  billion (52  percent) from the revised 2021-22 level. Below, we describe the major changes in Child Care and State Preschool.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4643

The 2021-22 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - The requested backfill of positions for CDE are intended to maintain the existing level of administration for State Preschool. Historically, the level of administration was based on federal and state requirements, as State Preschool was funded in part with CCDBG funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4363

The 2022-23 Budget: State Preschool

Feb 22, 2022 - The state ‑level assistance could be accessed by both LEA and non ‑LEA providers. Funding would be available through June 30, 2027. Provides $62   Million One Time for Early Identification and Training.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4555

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

Apr 29, 2021 - States Are Expected to Maintain Education Funding at Recent Levels. As a condition of receiving a state allocation under ESSER and GEER funding, states are to maintain their support for education. Specifically, states must agree to maintain their support for K-12 education and higher education in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 at the average annual level they provided in the prior three fiscal years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4419