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

Nov 14, 2025 - The budget provides $30  million one-time non-Proposition  98 General Fund to transition state and local systems to begin paying providers prospectively. This shift is motivated by a change in federal regulations requiring states to pay providers in advance of providing services, rather than the past requirement to pay providers within 21 days of submitting attendance records.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5088

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

Nov 17, 2023 - Within 60 days of receiving federal approval, DSS is required to provide the Legislature and CCPU an outline of the implementation components of the approved single rate structure. Additionally, within 90 days of federal approval, DSS and CCPU can reopen bargaining negotiations to restructure the current subsidy rate reimbursement a nd associated funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4817

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

Oct 27, 2022 - The increase is offset by a net decline of $297  million in one-time funds from 2021-22 for support programs for preschool. Figure 2 2022 ‑23 Changes in Preschool Spending (In Millions) TK attendance and rate changes $1,128 State Preschool rate increase for three ‑year olds 240 Annualization of State Preschool rate increases initiated January 1, 2022 166 State Preschool rate
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4643

The 2021-22 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Expansion Package

Feb 5, 2021 - Program Duration Must operate at least 180 days per year, at least three hours per day but determined by district. Must operate at least 246 days per year, 6.5 hours per day for full ‑day program; at least 175 days per year, 3 hours per day for part ‑day program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4350

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

Feb 14, 2023 - The  Governor ’s budget delays $550  million one ‑time non ‑Proposition  98 General Fund for facilities from 2023 ‑24 to 2024 ‑25. Funds could be used for TK, full ‑day kindergarten or State Preschool facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4682

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

Jan 13, 2025 - This is one of the key reasons that the budget remains balanced now. The  June 2024 budget package committed to a total of $28  billion in budget solutions for 2025 ‑26, which included, $12  billion in spending ‑related solutions and nearly $16  billion in all other solutions, including $5.5  billion in temporary revenue increases and a $7  billion withdrawal from the state ’s rainy day fund, the Budget Stabilization Account (BSA).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

May 13, 2021 - Once determined eligible for part ‑day CSPP, families are eligible for two 180 ‑day periods within a 24 ‑month period. Families seeking employment are eligible for less than 32.5 hours of services a week.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4431

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 28, 2025 - One goal of the change was to address concerns that —because the SRR is not adjusted by region —direct contract providers in many high ‑cost counties received lower rates than voucher ‑based providers funded through the RMR.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5024

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

Apr 29, 2021 - Each school district or charter school must also make publicl y available its plan for safe in-person instruction within 30 days of receiving ESSER funding. Spending Requirements for State-Level ESSER Funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4419