January 2023

Child Care and Preschool

Child Care Budget

(Dollars In Millions)

  2021-22 Reviseda 2022-23 Revisedb 2023-24 Proposedb Change from 2022-23
  Amount Percent
Expenditures          
CalWORKs Child Care          
Stage 1 $381 $518 $524 $6 1.2%
Stage 2c 290 314 364 50 16.1
Stage 3 643 636 606 -30 -4.7
Subtotals ($1,314) ($1,467) ($1,494) (27) (1.8%)
Non-CalWORKs Child Care          
Alternative Payment Program $1,252 $1,866 $2,101 $234 12.5%
General Child Cared 750 1,750 1,960 210 12.0
Bridge program for foster children 54 97 115 18 18.7
Migrant Child Care 65 69 75 6 8.1
Care for Children With Severe Disabilities 2 2 3 0 8.1
Subtotals ($2,123) ($3,784) ($4,252) ($468) (59.4%)
Support Programs $1,443 $2,139e $842 -$1,297 -60.6%
Totals $4,881 $7,390 $6,588 -$802 -10.9%
Funding          
Proposition 98 General Fundf $2 $2 $2 —g 8.1%
Non-Proposition 98 General Fund 1,671 2,835 2,729 -$106 -3.7
Proposition 64 Special Fund 295 292 292 — —
Federal $2,914 4,261 3,564 -697 -16.3
           
a Reflects administration's revised estimates for CalWORKs Child Care and budget appropriation for all other programs.
b Reflects 2023-24 Governor's Budget estimates.
c Does not include $11.1 million provided to community colleges for certain child care services.
d Includes family child care home education networks.
e Includes cost estimates for child care infrastructure, Child and Adult Care Food Program, and AB 131, AB 185, SB 116 supplemental rates.
f Reflects Proposition 98 funds for Child and Adult Care Food Program.
g Less than $500,000.
 
AB = Assembly Bill and SB = Senate Bill.