EdBudget Figures

January 2026

Child Care and Preschool

2026-27 Changes in Preschool Spending

(In Millions)

  General Fund  
Change Prop. 98 Non-Prop. 98 Total
Transitional kindergarten attendance and rate changes $408 $408
Restoration of one-time State Preschool reduction 81 81
State Preschool cost-of-living adjustment 46 $24 70
Removal of one-time 2025-26 spending -16 -16
Totals $536 $9 $545