The 2025-26 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 12, 2025 - APA Exemption Seems Reasonable, Though Legislature Could Add Measures to Increase Transparency. In our assessment, exempting Proposition  4 spending from APA requirements is reasonable for several reasons.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4958

The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - As part of the 2021‑22 budget package, the Legislature and Governor agreed to add 206,800 non‑CalWORKs child care slots over a multiyear period. To date, the state has funded 129,800 additional slots—a 113.8 percent increase in non‑CalWORKs slots compared to 2020‑21 levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

Child Care Subsidized Slots [EdBudget]

Dec 3, 2025 - Child Care Subsidized Slots [EdBudget] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only. The LAO is unable to guarantee the accuracy of this translation and is therefore not liable for any inaccurate information resulting from the translation application tool.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1020

The 2024-25 Budget: Child Care

Apr 15, 2024 - Governor ’s Budget Modifies Ramp ‑Up Schedule for New CCTR Slots, but Continues to Assume All New Slots Are Rolled Out by 2026 ‑27. While the Governor ’s budget continues to assume a total of 62,080  new CCTR slots will be added by 2026 ‑27, the administration proposes changes to how these slots are phased in relative to 2023 ‑24 Budget Act .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4893

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Child Care and State Preschool

Sep 26, 2024 - Specifically, trailer legislation indicates intent to add 44,000 slots in 2026-27 and 33,000 slots in 2027-28 to fully meet the goals of the expansion plan. Makes One-Time Reductions to State Preschool.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4932

Child Care Subsidized Slots [EdBudget]

Jan 18, 2024 - Child Care Subsidized Slots [EdBudget]     Notes: Reflects Department of Social Services slot estimates. Under the 2024-25 Governor's Budget, the number of budgeted slots in each program reflects projections of filled or awarded slots beginning in 2021-22, which is different from historical budgeting practices.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/843

Child Care Subsidized Slots [EdBudget]

May 8, 2025 - Child Care Subsidized Slots [EdBudget] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only. The LAO is unable to guarantee the accuracy of this translation and is therefore not liable for any inaccurate information resulting from the translation application tool.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/949

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 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 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - Figure  13 shows how many funded enrollment slots were moved away from those campuses. It  also shows the nine campuses that gained funded slots under the plan. CSU intends to continue implementing this plan in 2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989