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

Nov 14, 2025 - Beginning 2026-27, the budget package sets a new policy to fund direct contrac t providers based on the lesser of (1)  the maximum reimbursable amount in their contract, (2)  the contractor ’s reimbursable program costs, or (3)  the contract rate per child day of enrollment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5088

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

Jan 13, 2023 - Figure 4
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

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

Nov 17, 2023 - The administration intends to resume adding new slots in 2024 ‑25, reaching the overall 200,000  new slots goal by 2026 ‑27. Reduces Proposition  64 Funding Levels. In November 2016, California voters approved Proposition 64 , which legalized the nonmedical use of cannabis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4817

The 2022-23 Budget: State Preschool

Feb 22, 2022 - In 2019 ‑20 (the most recent year data is available), 27  percent of three ‑ to five ‑year olds with disabilities in California attended a regular early childhood program at least ten hours a week, compared with 56  percent of three ‑ to five ‑year olds nationwide.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4555

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

Apr 29, 2021 - Signed into law on March  27, 2020, the CARES Act provided $30.8  billion for a newly created Education Stabilization Fund. This fund is for higher education institutions, elementary and secondary schools, and states to cover costs related to the COVID-19 response in education.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4419

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

Jan 13, 2025 - The proposal would then provide a like amount of funding from Proposition  4, the climate bond approved by voters in November 2024. This  would result in maintaining prior funding levels for these activities but would preclude this amount of Proposition  4 funds from supporting expanded service levels or additional projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

Oct 27, 2022 - Figure 4 2022 ‑23 Changes in Child Care Spending (In Millions) Non ‑Proposition 98 General Fund Federal
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4643

The 2021-22 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - Figure   4 describes the pandemic ‑related actions in more detail. Figure 4 Pandemic ‑Related Child Care Actions (In Millions)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4363

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

Feb 14, 2023 - Starting in the 2028 ‑29 school year, adults assigned to TK classrooms must either (1)  be a credentialed teacher, (2)  be  working  towards a teaching credential through any program that requires a clinical practicum experience, (3)  hold a child development permit or be a candidate for supervised practicum experience for a child development permit, or (4)  participate in certain specialized programs such as regional occupational programs with supervision.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4682

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

May 13, 2021 - Figure  4 shows the 2020 ‑21 rates of the seven pilot counties using this flexibility. The PRRs range from 2  percent to 7  percent higher than a provider operating the same services and receiving the SRR.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4431