The 2021-22 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - Consistent with the actions taken last June as part of the 2020 ‑ 21 b udget package, the Governor ’s budget proposes to shift $ 3   b illion in local assistance from CDE to DSS. Figure  2 shows the programs and associated funding that would be shifted.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4363

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

Apr 29, 2021 - In the following sections, we discuss the major elements of federal relief for K-12 education and child care and describe how the state has used some funds in 2019 ‑20 and 2020 ‑21. K-12 Education In this section, we provide more detail on the funding and spending requirements for schools associated with each of the three federal relief packages.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4419

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

Jan 13, 2023 - Figure  2 summarizes the budget solutions that this section describes in detail. The Governor ’s budget solutions focus on spending. They total $13.6  billion and represent nearly three ‑quarters of the total solutions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 28, 2025 - Consistent with this guidance, in this section, we describe three policies related to child care and State Preschool that we recommend the Legislature revisit. These policies may no longer align with the Legislature ’s key priorities given recent changes in child care and State Preschool funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5024

The 2023-24 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 9, 2023 - LAO Comments In this section, we provide our key findings from our analysis of the Governor ’s budget proposals. We find the Governor ’s proposal to delay child care slot increases seems reasonable given the projected budget problem and delays in allocating new slot funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4672

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

Oct 27, 2022 - Figure 1 Child Care and Preschool Budget (Dollars in Millions) Bridge program for foster children 58 Care for Children With Severe Disabilities 2 Non ‑Proposition 98 General Fund 1,945 1337 57.0 a Reflects administration ’s revised estimates for CalWORKs Child Care and budget appropriation for all other programs. b Does not include $9.6 million provided to community colleges for
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4643

The 2022-23 Budget: State Preschool

Feb 22, 2022 - In  this section, we describe these programs, as well as the services provided to children with disabilities in these programs. State Preschool. The state funds State Preschool through two different funding sources depending on the provider.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4555

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

May 13, 2021 - Typically, local planning councils (LPCs) coordinate communication between providers in the county to decide on a set of flexibilities to request. (Each county has an LPC which provides a forum to identify priorities for child care programs within the county.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4431

The 2021-22 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Expansion Package

Feb 5, 2021 - At full implementation, we estimate this approach would cost roughly $ 3  b illion more than current spending on TK. Based on the administration ’s multiyear outlook and associated projections of the Proposition   98 m inimum guarantee —and accounting for changes in attendance and cost of living —we think the state would be able to cover the costs of TK expansion within growth in the minimum guarantee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4350