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

Jan 13, 2025 - The reason for the reduction is the recent voter approval of Proposition  35 (2024), which requires the state to spend less MCO tax money on offsetting General Fund spending and more money on provider rate increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 28, 2025 - A transition plan for represented family child care homes and license ‑exempt providers would need to be collectively bargained. However, the Legislature could establish transition rates for child care centers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5024

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

Nov 14, 2025 - The budget makes available $63  million Proposition  98 and $35  million non-Proposition  98 General Fund on an ongoing basis to increase contracts for anticipated growth of the number of three-year old children served in State Preschool.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5088

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

Oct 27, 2022 - Makes Changes to Eligibility Criteria and Enrollment Priorities. Budget trailer legislation increases the income eligibility threshold for State Preschool from 75  percent of the state median income to 100  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4643

The 2022-23 Budget: State Preschool

Feb 22, 2022 - Budget trailer legislation enacted in 2021 ‑22 gradually expands TK eligibility from 2022 ‑23 through 2025 ‑26. At full implementation in 2025 ‑26, a child who has their fourth birthday by September 1 will be eligible for TK, making the grade available to all four ‑year olds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4555

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

May 13, 2021 - If a provider does not fully earn its contract for a few years, CDE makes those funds available to another provider. Being unable to earn your contract on an ongoin g basis typically means there are not enough eligible families interested in receiving child care or preschool services from the provider.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4431

The 2021-22 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Expansion Package

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4350

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

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

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

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