January 2018
Child Care and Preschool
Child Care and Preschool Budget
(Dollars in Millions)
| 2016-17 Revised | 2017-18 Reviseda | 2018-19 Proposed | Change from 2017-18 | ||
| Amount | Percent | ||||
| Expenditures | |||||
| CalWORKs Child Care | |||||
| Stage 1 | $418 | $320 | $330 | $10 | 3.2% |
| Stage 2b | 445 | 519 | 518 | -1 | -0.3%d |
| Stage 3 | 284 | 315 | 335 | 21 | 6.6% |
| Subtotals | ($1,147) | ($1,154) | ($1,183) | ($30) | (2.6%) |
| Non-CalWORKs Child Care | |||||
| General Child Carec | $308 | $360 | $378 | $17 | 4.9% |
| Alternative Payment Program | 283 | 292 | 308 | 15 | 5.2% |
| Migrant Child Care | 31 | 35 | 36 | 2 | 5.1% |
| Bridge program for foster children | – | 20 | 40 | 20d | 100% |
| Care for Children With Severe Disabilities | 2 | 2 | 2 | –e | 5.1% |
| Subtotals | ($623) | ($709) | ($764) | ($55) | (7.7%) |
| Preschool Programsf | |||||
| State Preschool–part dayg | $447 | $503 | $537 | $34 | 6.8% |
| State Preschool–full day | 627 | 738 | 802 | 65 | 8.8% |
| Transitional Kindergartenh | 718 | 738 | 779 | 41 | 5.5% |
| Preschool QRIS Grant | $50 | $50 | $50 | – | – |
| Subtotals | ($1,842) | ($2,028) | ($2,168) | ($140) | (6.9%) |
| Support Programs | |||||
| Existing support programs | $89 | $93 | $101 | $8 | 8.1% |
| Inclusive Early Education Expansion (one time) | – | – | 167 | 167 | N/A |
| Subtotals | ($89) | ($93) | ($268) | ($175) | (188%) |
| Totals | $3,702 | $3,984 | $4,383 | $399 | 10% |
| Funding | |||||
| Proposition 98 General Fund | $1,693 | $1,860 | $2,117 | $257 | 14% |
| Non-Proposition 98 General Fund | 984 | 1,094 | 1,240 | 146 | 13 |
| Federal CCDF | 639 | 635 | 636 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Federal TANF | 385 | 390 | 379 | -10 | -2.6 |
| Federal Title IV-E | – | 5 | 9 | 5d | 100 |
| a Reflects Department of Social Services' revised Stage 1 estimates. Reflects budget act appropriation for all other programs. | |||||
| b Does not include $9.2 million provided to community colleges for certain child care services. | |||||
| c General Child Care funding for State Preschool wraparound care shown in State Preschool–full day. | |||||
| d Annualizes funding for bridge program for foster children | |||||
| e Less than $500,000. | |||||
| f Some CalWORKs and non-CalWORKs child care providers use their funding to offer preschool. | |||||
| g Includes $1.6 million each year used for a family literacy program offered at certain State Preschool sites. | |||||
| h Reflects preliminary LAO estimates. Transitional Kindergarten enrollment data not yet publicly available for any year of the period. | |||||
| QRIS = Quality Rating and Improvement System. CCDF=Child Care and Development Fund. TANF=Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. | |||||