The 2020-21 Budget: Early Education Analysis

Feb 21, 2020 - Preschool Facility Funds May Be Available to LEAs That Will Not Be Awarded Slots Down the Line. The Governor ’s preschool facility proposal is disconnected from the process that awards LEAs additional State Preschool slots.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4167

The 2020-21 Budget: Early Education Analysis [Publication Details]

Feb 21, 2020 - In this report, we provide an overview of the Governor’s early education proposals, then analyze his three major early education proposals. Specifically, we analyze his proposals to (1) expand the number of full‑day preschool slots, (2) create a new department to administer child care programs, and (3) fund facilities for more preschool programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4167

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Early Education

Oct 26, 2020 - Decreases Amount Provided for Slots. The budget includes a $47  million reduction for child care and preschool slots. Figure 2 shows a decrease in State Preschool slots offset by a net increase of both ongoing and temporary slots for the Alternative Payment (AP) Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4289

The 2023-24 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 9, 2023 - Overall, we identify the following potential savings the Legislature could immediately capture in the budget and redirect to other legislative priorities: (1)  as much as roughly $800  million savings in 2022 ‑23 resulting from delayed allocation of annualized funds associated with 2021 ‑22 slot increases, (2) $80  million to $100  million in excess COLA funding, and
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4672

The 2024-25 Budget: State Preschool

Apr 16, 2024 - Figure 3 Comparing the Governor ’s Budget and LAO Recommendation Proposition 98 (In Millions)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4894

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

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

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

May 13, 2021 - While the number of families eligible for child care and preschool slots greatly exceeds the number of subsidized slots available statewide, there could be other reasons for low demand in services for specific providers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4431

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: 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