The 2024-25 Budget: State Preschool

Apr 16, 2024 - We estimate an additional $138  million Proposition  98 will go unused in 2023 ‑24. These are excess funds that were initially provided for slot and rate increases, and not part of the collective bargaining set-aside.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4894

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

Jan 13, 2025 - This means that, going forward, decisions to balance the budget will involve more difficult trade ‑offs. We recommend the Legislature use the next few months to review program performance to develop its own approach to addressing the deficits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2021-22 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Expansion Package

Feb 5, 2021 - How the Legislature may want to go about preschool expansion depends on its own specific goals. For example, if the Legislature wants to offer one year of public preschool to all students, then TK could be a better path to expansion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4350

The 2019-20 Budget: Governor's Proposals for Infants and Toddlers With Special Needs

Feb 28, 2019 - The administration has not provided a compelling rationale for devoting resources solely to developmental screenings rather than to addressing the other four reasons children go unserved. Under Governor ’s Proposal, State Would Pay Twice for Services It Already Requires.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3954

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

Jan 14, 2019 - The proposal assumes the grant increase would go into effect October 1, 2019 and cost $ 348  m illion in 2019 ‑20. Full ‑year costs are expected to be $ 455  m illion in 2020 ‑21. The administration ’s proposal differs from the Legislature ’s plan both in terms of the grant amount and the timing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2019-20 Budget: Early Education Analysis

Mar 4, 2019 - The Legislature could go further and fund all State Preschool for all providers from one fund source, thereby offering more flexibility for LEAs too. Over Coming Year, State Could Design One Program That Better Met Two Core Goals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3956