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

Feb 28, 2019 - Because California does not identify and serve all eligible children, it may treat similar children dissimilarly, serving some children with specific developmental challenges but not serving others with the exact same challenges.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3954

The 2020-21 Budget: Early Education Analysis

Feb 21, 2020 - Preschool Facility Funds May Be Available to LEAs That Will Not Be Awarded Slots Down the Line. The Governor ’s preschool facility proposal is disconnected from the process that awards LEAs additional State Preschool slots.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4167

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

Apr 29, 2021 - Of this amount, 90  percent ($1.5  billion) was sent as grants to school districts and charter schools proportional to their Title I funding under ESSA. Up to 10  percent of the total amount ($165  million) was available as statewide flexible funding for emergency needs in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4419

The 2023-24 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 9, 2023 - The Governor’s proposal to delay the slot expansion plan by not adding additional child care slots in 2023‑24 would save $134 million General Fund. The proposed delay in the slot expansion plan seems reasonable given state’s budget problem.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4672

COVID-19: Federal and State Actions Affecting K-12 Education and Child Care

May 14, 2020 - For example, USDA now allows meals to be served in non-congregate settings and picked up by the parents of eligible children. Prior to the enactment of the FFCRA, meals were required to be served in congregate settings and consumed by participants on site.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4231

The 2016-17 Budget: Analysis of Child Care and Preschool Proposals

Feb 24, 2016 - Counties Serve Very Different Proportions of Low –Income Children. We estimate that counties in the Central Valley serve the lowest proportions of low –income children. The highest share of children served is in San Francisco County.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3367

The 2021-22 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Expansion Package

Feb 5, 2021 - Although State Preschool programs can serve younger students, 63  p ercent of statewide enrollment comes from four ‑year olds. In some school districts, TK expansion could shift capacity to serve four ‑year olds from State Preschool to TK, instead of increasing the total number of children served.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4350

The 2022-23 Budget: State Preschool

Feb 22, 2022 - Requirement to Serve 10   Percent Students With Disabilities Similar to Head Start. According  to the administration, its proposal is intended to emulate that of Head Start, which requires that 10  percent of slots be set aside for children with disabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4555

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Recent budgets have set the SFEU between $3.5  billion and $4  billion. The Governor proposes a $4.5  billion SFEU balance for the end of 2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Update (1/16/25): A set of tables detailing various solutions and proposals has been appended to the online version of this report. They are available using the HTML link above. On January 10, 2025, Governor Newsom’s administration presented its proposed state budget to the California Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951/3