January 2025

Child Care and Preschool

Preschool Budget

(Dollars in Millions)

  2023-24 Revised 2024-25 Revised 2025-26 Proposed Change from 2024-25
  Amount Percent
Expenditures          
Preschool Programs          
Transitional Kindergartena $2,104 $2,797 $4,656 $1,860 66.5%
State Preschoolb 2,567 2,173 2,875 702 32.3
Preschool QRIS Grant 50 50 50 — —
Subtotals ($4,721) ($5,020) ($7,582) ($2,562) (51.0%)
Other Support $32 $19 $1 -$18 -94.5%
Totals $4,753 $5,039 $7,583 $2,544 50.5%
Funding          
Proposition 98 General Fund $3,784 $4,174 $6,573 $2,398 57.5%
Non-Proposition 98 General Fund 916 865 1,010 145 16.8
Federal One-time COVID-19 Relief 54 — — — —
           
a Reflects LAO estimates.          
b Includes up to $5 million each year used for a family literacy program offered at certain State Preschool sites.
QRIS = Quality Rating and Improvement System.