The 2025-26 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 28, 2025 - However, under the state ’s current approach —where direct contractors get the higher of SRR or RMR rates —the only providers that receive an annual COLA are those with rates that are higher than the 75th percentile of what private child care providers in their county charge based on the 2018 market survey.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5024

The 2023-24 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 9, 2023 - To the extent that a backfill is not provided in future years where Proposition  64 revenues are low, this would result in a reduction to child care slots. The Legislature will want to ask the administration how it intends to ensure that Proposition  64 funding levels remain flat in child care in cases where Proposition  64 revenues decrease after 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4672

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Two key areas where these savings have eroded are in the managed care organization (MCO) tax package and reductions to state operations. These are described in the box below. The forthcoming Appendix 1 will also provide a full list of the solutions from the 2024 ‑25 budget package that generate savings in 2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2024-25 Budget: State Preschool

Apr 16, 2024 - This would eliminate funds intended for expansion and prior rate increases where costs have come in lower. For 2024 ‑25, we recommend increasing Proposition  98 funding for State Preschool by $78  million one-time compared to the Governor ’s budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4894

The 2021-22 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten Expansion Package

Feb 5, 2021 - The Governor proposes a multiyear effort, with 2021 ‑22 serving as a planning year where school districts would apply for the grants. Selected school districts would then receive funding for the year ‑over ‑year increase in TK students served in the 2022 ‑23 school year, and would receive per ‑pupil grants equivalent to half of the LCFF rate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4350

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

May 13, 2021 - For providers that care for children in a voucher-based program, the state provides a maximum reimbursement rate that varies based on the county where the child is served. (If a provider charges less than the maximum amount, the state reimburses the actual charge.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4431