The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool [Publication Details]

Mar 19, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: 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.
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The 2026-27 Budget: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 19, 2026 - Slots are limited to budget appropriation. 80 Emergency Child Care Bridge Provides temporary child care services to children in foster care system and under age 13. Child care services are temporary until family finds longer ‑term child care solution. d 3,245 a Unless otherwise specified, child must be under age
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5168

Child Care Funding Rates and Transition to an Alternative Methodology [Publication Details]

Apr 3, 2025 - Child Care Funding Rates and Transition to an Alternative Methodology [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/5023

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Child Care and State Preschool

Sep 26, 2024 - Major Spending Changes Funds New General Child Care Slots and Modifies Multiyear Expansion Plan. The budget package includes $229  million ($117  million General Fund and $111  million federal funds) for 11,000 new General Child Care slots beginning October 1, 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4932

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Child Care and Preschool

Dec 17, 2021 - Slots will be spread across the Alternative Payment Program, General Child Care, and Migrant Child Care. The Legislature and Governor further agreed to add 80,000 child care slots from 2022-23 through 2025-26, which is anticipated to cost an additional $1  billion General Fund by 2026-27.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4485

The 2025-26 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten

Feb 18, 2025 - Teacher Education Requirements Beginning August 2025, TK teachers must have a Child Development Teacher Permit, at least 24 units of early childhood education or child development, or comparable experience.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4968

The 2023-24 Budget: Transitional Kindergarten and State Preschool Proposals

Feb 14, 2023 - In addition to an elementary teaching credential, TK teachers will be required —starting August 2023 —to have either 24 units in early childhood education and/or child development, a child development permit, an early childhood education specialist credential, or comparable experience in a classroom setting with preschool ‑aged children.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4682

Climate Change Impacts Across California - K-12 Education

Apr 5, 2022 - The Legislature could also require that schools and child care providers develop plans for how they will maintain general education and special education services, learning recovery, emergency meal service, mental health services, and child care in cases of extreme weather and climate ‑driven events.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4586

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

Apr 29, 2021 - Overview of Federal Relief for K-12 Education and Child Care COVID-19 Overview of Federal Relief for K-12 Education and Child Care Since March  2020, the federal government has passed three relief packages that assist K-12 schools and child care providers in their response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4419

Updating Special Education Out-of-Home Care Funding

Feb 23, 2021 - The child and family team (CFT) may include, as deemed appropriate by the social worker, the affected child, custodial and noncustodial parents, extended family members, the county caseworker, representatives from the child ’s out ‑of ‑home placement, the child ’s mental health clinician, and other persons with a connection to the child.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4386