The 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 28, 2025 - However, under the state ’s current approach —where direct contractors get the higher of SRR or RMR rates —the only providers that receive an annual COLA are those with rates that are higher than the 75th percentile of what private child care providers in their county charge based on the 2018 market survey.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5024

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Before accounting for discretionary choices, the budget position under the administration ’s estimates is similar to what it was under our November estimates. That is, both of our offices have assessed that the budget is roughly balanced.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

Nov 17, 2023 - The budget package includes supplemental reporting language for DSS to provide, on or before March  1, 2024, an estimate of child care program funds that may go unspent by the end of 2023 ‑24 and what amount of unspent funds cannot be reappropriated and would revert back to the state or federal government.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4817

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

Jan 13, 2023 - In both cases, the difference stems from what is considered baseline spending —that is, what spending was approved in prior budgets. Specifically, the administration views the following as baseline spending: a $3  billion unallocated set ‑aside for inflation ‑related costs and a shift of $1.4  billion in authorized capital outlay projects from lease revenue bonds to cash.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

The 2023-24 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 9, 2023 - We are working with DSS to identify what program costs came in lower and how DSS redirected the freed ‑up federal funds. What Amount of Additional Federal Funds Likely Will Be Freed ‑Up Due to Expected Current ‑Year Savings?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4672

The 2020-21 Budget: Early Education Analysis

Feb 21, 2020 - What is the underlying problem the new governance structure will address, and how does the new governance structure specifically address that problem? How does the reorganization result in better services for children and families?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4167

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - What data or other information about these allocations made the administration suggest changing course? What incentives are there for the federal government, local governments, and private entities to contribute funding to the CAAHS Fund?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2021-22 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - The plan is required to include answers to a number key questions, including how the shift will result in better services for children and families and what the ongoing cost of the shift will be. In February 2021, DSS released a transition plan guide, an overview document that responds at a high level to the key questions identified in statute.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4363

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

May 13, 2021 - This approach could help estimate statewide costs of certain policies and give DSS and CDE a sense of what statewide guidance providers may n eed for a more seamless implementation. Furthermore, as the Legislature considers comprehensive changes to child care and preschool funding, it may also want to remove the ability for permanent pilots to further augment reimbursement rates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4431