Final Major Early Care and Education Proposals in the State Budget, 2015-2016 (As Of June 24, 2015)

Original Governor’s Budget / May Revise / Assembly and Senate Budget Committees / Final Conference Committee / Final Budget
(Adds to May Revise Items)
Slots /
  • Continues funding for 2014-2015 13,000 slot increase
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  • 2,500 part day preschool with priority for children with Special Needs
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  • Senate: 17,500 new
4,300 Infant/Toddler General Child Care
13,200 AP vouchers
  • Assembly: 20,500 new
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  • 5,000 full time preschool
  • 10,000 part time preschool
  • 12,000 Alternative Payment vouchers
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  • 7,030 preschool
5,800 full day/wrap-LEA
1,200 full day spaces-non-profit
  • 6,800 Alternative Payment vouchers
  • 2,500 from May Revise/ Sp. Needs Preschool
  • GRAND TOTAL: 16,330

Rates /
  • 1.58% COLA—General Child Care, State Preschool, Alternative Payment, Local Planning Councils
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  • 1% part day preschool increase
  • Reduced 1.58% COLA in original Budget (=$500 less to ECEPC)
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  • Senate: SRR:4%
RMR: Remove reduction for 10.11 % to 2009
  • Assembly: SRR: 20%
RMR: 85% of 14 w/10% reduction /
  • 10% part day preschool increase
  • 7.5% full day SRR increase
  • 70% of 2014 RMR (AP Voucher)
  • 70% of RMR for license exempt providers
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  • 5% SRR rate increase (Title 5 contracts)
  • 4.5% RMR rate increase (Vouchers)
  • 5% license exempt provider rate increase

Quality /
  • 1% State Preschool rate; requirement for developmental disabilities resource referral and Prof. development on behavioral support for school readiness
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  • Senate: None
  • Assembly: $80 million—
$25 million QRIS
$30 million CCC Professional Development
$25 million local professional development /
  • $25 million in infant and toddler QRIS
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  • $24.2 million in one time grants for an infant and toddler Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS)

Eligibility / No proposal / No proposal /
  • Assembly: Max -100% SMI
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  • 80% SMI Ceiling vs. 70%
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  • No change to SMI

Other /
  • $3 million increase to Community Care Licensing; inc.visits to 3 year intervals: 1/17.
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  • $30 million increase for Early Education Program for Infants and Toddlers
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  • Senate rebenched Prop 98 and moved all child care programs over
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  • Makes permanent San Francisco pilot for improved rates
  • CalWORKs caseload adjustments
TOTAL FUNDS: $304.3 million

Estimated Alameda County Impact: This year’s budget adds 16,330 slots and $304.3 million;last year’s added 13,000 slots and $264 million. Last year’s increase yielded about 420 spaces in Alameda County. As always, actualslots for counties will vary with California Department of Education priorities for funds and local provider applications. 110,000 spaces were lost statewide in the recession, so with 29,330 restored over two years about 26% of the loss has been restored. Thank you legislators!

For More Information: Angie Garling, or 510-208-9675 or Ellen Dektar, or 510-208-9578