The 2023-24 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 9, 2023 - Additionally, the past budgets assumed DSS would not begin to award new slot funding to GCC providers until t he last two or three months of each fiscal year. Moreover, we have heard from providers that even after they receive new slot funding from DSS, it takes time to advertise the additional slots, complete the required paperwork, and for families to select a child care provider.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4672

The 2020-21 Budget: Early Education Analysis

Feb 21, 2020 - It is not clear which of these issues is the main reason for the slow take ‑up of additional slots provided in recent years. To the extent that facility issues are the key barrier for certain LEAs, the Governor ’s proposal would help increase access to preschool programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4167

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

May 13, 2021 - The SRR is adjusted by length of care and age of child. Providers also receive a higher SRR for serving students with limited English proficiency and students with disabilities. Unlike the RMR, the SRR does not vary based on the geographic location the child is served.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4431

The 2021-22 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - As Figure   3 shows, these positions are shifting from six different divisions within CDE, with the bulk of positions shifting from the Early Learning and Care Division and the Nutrition Services Division.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4363

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Early Education

Oct 26, 2020 - The budget also provides a $47  million increase for ongoing AP slots which will be prioritized to provide ongoing care for children previously served with temporary emergency child care vouchers. These increases are somewhat offset by a $6  million decrease in Proposition  64 funds available for AP slots.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4289

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

Nov 14, 2025 - This policy was enacted during the pandemic, subsequently extended, and set to expire on June 30, 2025. The budget package extends this reimbursement flexibility through June 30, 2028. Sets Aside State Preschool Funding for Three-Year Olds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5088

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

Nov 14, 2025 - The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Child Care and State Preschool [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5088

The 2020-21 Budget: CalWORKs Child Care Outlook

Nov 21, 2019 - In 2019 ‑20, California expects to serve an estimated 153,000 children across all three stages on an average monthly basis. Nearly 60  percent of children served in CalWORKs child care are under age six.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4115

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

Nov 17, 2023 - Other Child Care Actions Pauses Child Care Slot Expansion by One Year. The 2021 ‑22 budget agreement included a plan to add 200,000 child care slots by 2025 ‑26. Since 2021 ‑22, the state has added about 146,000 new slots, which more than doubled the number of subsidized child care slots in the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4817

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

Mar 16, 2017 - For example, a consortium might provide financial aid to teachers so they can take classes or give grants to child care providers for purchasing materials and supplies. In 2016 ‑17, the average consortium received $1.6  million from CDE and First  5 combined.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3618