July 2023
Child Care and Preschool
Preschool Budget
Dollars in Millions
| 2021-22 Revised | 2022-23 Revised | 2023-24 Enacted | Change from 2022-23 | ||
| Amount | Percent | ||||
| Expenditures | |||||
| Preschool Programs | |||||
| State Preschoola | $1,720 | $2,579 | $2,548 | -$32 | -1.2% |
| Transitional Kindergartenb | 824 | 1,430 | 2,309 | 879 | 61.4 |
| Preschool QRIS Grant | 50 | 50 | 50 | — | — |
| Subtotals | ($2,594) | ($4,059) | ($4,906) | ($847) | (20.9%) |
| Other Support | $1,040 | $694 | $204 | -$489 | -70.5% |
| Totals | $3,634 | $4,753 | $5,111 | $358 | 7.5% |
| Funding | |||||
| Proposition 98 General Fund | $2,406 | $3,698 | $4,141 | $443 | 12.0% |
| Non-Proposition 98 General Fund | 988 | 844 | 916 | 72 | 8.5 |
| Federal One-Time COVID-19 Relief | 240 | 210 | 54 | -157 | -74.5 |
| a Includes $1.2 million each year used for a family literacy program offered at certain State Preschool sites. | |||||
| b Reflects LAO estimates. The 2023-24 estimate includes Department of Finance's estimates for add-on and expansion policies. | |||||
| QRIS = Quality Rating and Improvement System. | |||||