The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Child Care and State Preschool [Publication Details]

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The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of Child Care and Preschool Proposals

Mar 16, 2017 - This lack of alignment results in a funding structure that has little connection to districts ’ underlying program costs. Recommendations Reject Preschool Proposals, Pursue Alignment More Holistically.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3618

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

Nov 14, 2025 - The savings associated with this suspension ($67  million non-Proposition  98 General Fund and $19  million Proposition  98 General Fund) is redirected to cover the increases to monthly cost of care plus payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5088

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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The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget [Publication Details]

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The 2020-21 Budget: Early Education Analysis

Feb 21, 2020 - Most notably, the new funding was limited in the first two years to school sites that currently do not offer full ‑day kindergarten. Beginning in 2021 ‑22, school sites that already offer full ‑day kindergarten also can apply for funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4167

The 2024-25 Budget: State Preschool

Apr 16, 2024 - However, this fall, CDE used the recently granted authority to redirect excess funds that were set aside for a different purpose, without explicit legislative input or oversight. These actions resulted in $265  million in additional Proposition  98 spending that otherwise would have been available to address the budget shortfall.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4894

The 2023-24 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 9, 2023 - Redirect COLA ‑Related Funds for Another Child Care Program Purpose. Rather than use COLA ‑related funds to provide rate and slot increases to certain child care programs and activities, the Legislature could redirect the $303  million General Fund for other legislative priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4672