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 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 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

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 2023-24 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten and State Preschool Proposals

Feb 14, 2023 - The state will have a better sense of TK attendance for 2022 ‑23 when CDE releases preliminary attendance data in the coming weeks (based on attendance data through December). This data will help inform estimates that will be included in the final budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4682

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

Oct 27, 2022 - Figure  3 shows these adjustments in more detail. Figure 3 Changes in Preschool Adjustment Factors Previous Adjustment Receiving mental health consultation services 1.05 1.10 Requires State Preschool Providers Serve Children With Disabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4643

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - Figure  1 shows how these proposals are distributed by program area. (Appendix 3, also provides a list of these proposals.) As the figure shows, most of the discretionary increases are to finance some capital outlay projects with cash instead of lease revenue bonds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 28, 2025 - This would ensure that funding levels for direct contractors are more closely aligned with the number of children they serve. If a contractor ’s attendance remains below pre ‑pandemic levels, they likely would see reductions in the amount of funding they receive.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5024

The 2024-25 Budget: State Preschool

Apr 16, 2024 - (Prior to CDE action, rates for the 2023 ‑24 fiscal year were set at the 75 th percentile of the RMR.) To fund these actions, CDE used $167  million temporary COVID-19 relief funds that were set to expire and $265  million Proposition  98 from the set-aside for collective bargaining.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4894

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