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

Nov 14, 2025 - Trailer legislation included in the 2024-25 budget package requires DSS to provide quarterly updates on progress toward implementing child care rate reform through January 2026. The 2025-26 budget package extends this requirement through July 2027 and requires the quarterly reports to also include reporting on progress toward prospective pay and enrollment-based funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5088

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Significant Changes to Solutions From June 2024 Budget Package Managed Care Organization (MCO) Tax Package. Some of the largest budget solutions in the June budget package involved the MCO tax, a tax on health plans that supports the Medi ‑Cal program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

Nov 14, 2025 - This post summarizes Child Care and State Preschool spending in the 2025-26 budget package.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5088

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

Oct 27, 2022 - As Figure  4 shows, the 2022-23 budget package adds $1.7  billion ongoing for child care programs. Non-Proposition  98 General Fund covers the bulk of the increase, followed by federal funds. The package also includes $738  million one-time funds for child care programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4643

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

Apr 29, 2021 - Three Federal Relief Packages The federal government has enacted three relief packages, each of which has included support for schools and child care. Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4419

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

Nov 17, 2023 - The 2022 ‑23 budget package required at least 5  percent of children enrolled in State Preschool programs be children with disabilities in 2022 ‑23. This requirement was set to increase to 7.5  percent in 2023 ‑24 and 10  percent in 2024 ‑25 and future years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4817

The 2024-25 Budget: State Preschool

Apr 16, 2024 - CDE Recently Granted Authority to Augment Rates Set in Budget Package. Assembly Bill  110 provided CDE new authority to issue temporary rate increases to contractors if funding was available within the State Preschool budget appropriation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4894

The 2012-13 Budget: The Governor's CalWORKs and Child Care Proposals [Publication Details]

Feb 22, 2012 - We conclude by providing the Legislature with illustrative packages of ways to achieve savings in these two areas using different approaches than the Governor's. Reports by Policy Area
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2570

The 2021-22 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Expansion Package

Feb 5, 2021 - The 2021-22 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Expansion Package Transitional Kindergarten Expansion Package Background School Districts Offer Transitional Kindergarten (TK) to Certain Students. Under state law, TK is the first year of a two ‑year kindergarten program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4350

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - Since 2016 ‑17, the state has imposed a tax on MCOs that —when combined with a package of associated tax changes —generates a net General Fund benefit of over $ 1  b illion by drawing on additional federal funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916