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

Nov 14, 2025 - Other Actions Extends Reimbursement Flexibility for Direct Contractors, Transitions to Enrollment-Based Funding in 2026-27. The budget package extends for one additional year the policy of funding direct contract child care and State Preschool providers based on the lesser of (1)  the maximum reimbursable amount in their contract or (2)  the contractor ’s reimbursable program costs, irrespective of child attendance in the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5088

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 28, 2025 - The  Legislature could consider these changes as part of the 2025 ‑26 budget process, but also could take action next year, when the Legislature has more details related to the alternative reimbursement rate structure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5024

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Moreover, specific budgetary conditions occurring this year —including legislative action taken last year to withdraw more in reserves this year —make interpretation of the budget position more complex.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2024-25 Budget: State Preschool

Apr 16, 2024 - (Prior to CDE action, rates for the 2023 ‑24 fiscal year were set at the 75 th percentile of the RMR.) To fund these actions, CDE used $167  million temporary COVID-19 relief funds that were set to expire and $265  million Proposition  98 from the set-aside for collective bargaining.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4894

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

Nov 17, 2023 - Other State Preschool Actions Delays Requirement to Serve Additional Students With Disabilities. The 2022 ‑23 budget package required at least 5  percent of children enrolled in State Preschool programs be children with disabilities in 2022 ‑23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4817

The 2021-22 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - Figure   4 describes the pandemic ‑related actions in more detail. Figure 4 Pandemic ‑Related Child Care Actions (In Millions)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4363

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

Feb 14, 2023 - The Governor ’s proposed actions help to address the state ’s budget issues. Delaying the facilities funding provides non ‑Proposition  98 General Fund savings in 2023 ‑24 to address a projected budget problem.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4682

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

Jan 13, 2023 - (That is, in our view, these costs would not have occurred absent legislative action and as a result do not contribute to the budget problem the Legislature faces today.) Comparison to LAO November Outlook.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

The 2021-22 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Expansion Package

Feb 5, 2021 - The Legislature has historically taken action to expand access to preschool. The Governor ’s proposal differs from recent legislative action by expanding access through TK instead of State Preschool.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4350

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

Apr 29, 2021 - (We described the first federal relief package in our earlier post, COVID-19: Federal and State Actions Affecting K-12 Education and Child Care .) Three Federal Relief Packages The federal government has enacted three relief packages, each of which has included support for schools and child care.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4419