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

Nov 14, 2025 - The budget provides $21.8  million in one-time federal funding to reform and automate state and local data systems to allow for the implementation of new child care provider rates based on an alternative methodology.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5088

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

Feb 14, 2023 - LAO Comments TK Estimates Will Be Updated as Current ‑Year Data Become Available. 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).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4682

The 2024-25 Budget: State Preschool

Apr 16, 2024 - Preliminary enrollment data for 2023 ‑24 indicate growth of less than one-half of 1  percent in 2023 ‑24 compared to 2022 ‑23. Given these trends, State Preschool enrollment is likely to increase in 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4894

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

May 13, 2021 - At this stage, CDE may request additional data to validate the county ’s rationale for wanting specific flexibilities. Based on our conversations with CDE and LPCs, counties often must submit multiple iterations of their plan before CDE determines it has the appropriate data to approve the plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4431

The 2022-23 Budget: State Preschool

Feb 22, 2022 - Grant recipients also must commit to provide program data and participate in an evaluation. Funding is available for expenditure though December 31, 2024. Governor ’s Proposals Requires State Preschool Providers Serve Students With Disabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4555

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

Oct 27, 2022 - Figure 1 Child Care and Preschool Budget (Dollars in Millions) Bridge program for foster children 58 Care for Children With Severe Disabilities 2 Non ‑Proposition 98 General Fund 1,945 1337 57.0 a Reflects administration ’s revised estimates for CalWORKs Child Care and budget appropriation for all other programs. b Does not include $9.6 million provided to community colleges for certain child
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4643

The 2021-22 Budget: Child Care Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - The administration also stated that under DSS, its implementation of child care programs will “build upon prior efforts, ” such as leveraging data ‑driven decisions to determine allocation of child care funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4363