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

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 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 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 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: Child Care and State Preschool

Mar 28, 2025 - For example, rates are set in statute and, when the Legislature has increased rates in the past, it has provided associated increases in funding to address the higher costs. Also, payments are adjusted when the state provides additional funding for new child care slots as part of the annual budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5024

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

Apr 29, 2021 - Of this amount, 90  percent ($1.5  billion) was sent as grants to school districts and charter schools proportional to their Title I funding under ESSA. Up to 10  percent of the total amount ($165  million) was available as statewide flexible funding for emergency needs in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4419

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