July 2023
Child Care and Preschool
Child Care Budget
Dollars in Millions
| 2021-22 Reviseda | 2022-23 Revisedb | 2023-24 Enactedc | Change from 2022-23 | ||
| Amount | Percent | ||||
| Expenditures | |||||
| CalWORKs Child Care | |||||
| Stage 1 | $381 | $532 | $604 | $71 | 13% |
| Stage 2d | 402 | 270 | 315 | 44 | 16 |
| Stage 3 | 705 | 550 | 575 | 25 | 5 |
| Subtotals | ($1,488) | ($1,353) | ($1,493) | ($140) | (10%) |
| Non-CalWORKs Child Care | |||||
| Alternative Payment Program | $1,252 | $1,834 | $1,948 | 114 | 6% |
| General Child Caree | 750 | 1,013 | 1,772 | 759 | 75 |
| Bridge program for foster children | 54 | 97 | 115 | 18 | 19 |
| Migrant Child Care | 65 | 69 | 70 | 1 | 1 |
| Care for Children With Severe Disabilities | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | -22 |
| Subtotals | ($2,123) | ($3,015) | ($3,907) | ($891) | (30%) |
| Support Programs | $1,443 | $1,139f | $2,574g | $1,435 | 126% |
| Totals | $5,055 | $5,507 | $7,974 | $2,467 | 45% |
| Funding | |||||
| Proposition 98 General Fundh | $2 | $2 | $3 | $1 | 56% |
| Non-Proposition 98 General Fund | 1,786 | 1,170 | 4,377 | 3,207 | 274 |
| Proposition 64 Special Fund | 292 | 292 | 246 | -46 | -16 |
| Federal | 2,975 | 4,043 | 3,346 | -696 | -17 |
| a Reflects 2022-23 May Revision estimates with LAO adjustments. | |||||
| b Reflects 2023-24 May Revision estimates with LAO adjustments. | |||||
| c Reflects 2023-24 Budget Act estimates with LAO adjustments. | |||||
| d Does not include $11.1 million provided to community colleges for certain child care services. | |||||
| e Includes family child care home education networks. | |||||
| f Includes cost estimates for quality programs, alternative payment program capacity grants, child care infrastructure, Child and Adult Care Food Program, CCPU Health and Retirement Benefit Trust, COVID-19 relief policies, and AB 110, AB 131, AB 185, SB 116 supplemental rates, minus $1.048 billion of estimated 2022-23 unspent funds that were transferred to 2023-24 to cover MOU-related and parity actions. | |||||
| g Includes cost estimates for quality programs, child care infrastructure, Child and Adult Care Food Program, temporary elimination of family fees, deposits in CCPU Health and Retirement Benefit Trust, plus a total of $1.416 billion in estimated unspent funds from 2022-23 and 2024-25 that were transferred to 2023-24 to cover MOU-related and parity actions. | |||||
| h Reflects Proposition 98 funds for Child and Adult Care Food Program. | |||||
| AB = Assembly Bill. SB = Senate Bill. CCPU = Child Care Providers United. | |||||