Governor’s FY 12-13 Budget Proposal – What Does It Mean to Me?

The budget proposal presented by the Governor radically changes the priority of funding from quality early care and education child care programs to a Work First Program. This means directing all current funding for early care and education child care programs to target the families who receive or qualify for cash assistance.

If you are a parent:

  • You would need to make less than 200% of the Federal Poverty level to be eligible for State Preschool or child care services.  For example, a family of four would need to make about $44,000 or less, per year to qualify for child care services.
  • You would need to be engaged in work activities for at least 30 hours per week if your child is attending any other child care program than part-day State Preschool.
  • You will no longer be able to attend college to gain a degree and receive child care services during that time.

If you are a Part-Day State Preschool Program:

  • You can only serve children from families making less than 200% of the Federal Poverty level (family of 4 making $44,000 or less, per year) or receiving CPS services.
  • Your daily child reimbursement rate (SRR) will be reduced by 10%, meaning you will have to enroll more children to earn your contract while receiving less money.

If you are a Full-Day State Preschool, Title 5 Center, Migrant Center:

  • You can only serve children from families receiving CPS services; or making less than 200% of the Federal Poverty level (family of 4 making $44,000 or less, per year) and meet federal welfare-to-work participation requirements.
  • You will no longer be able to serve the children of parents who are attending college to gain a degree.
  • Your daily child reimbursement rate (SRR) will be reduced by 10%, which means you will have to enroll more children to earn your contract while receiving less money.
  • You will no longer receive a contract or funds from CDE to operate your program after FY 12-13. This means you will no longer run a full-day program in 2013-14.

If you are a Family Child Care Provider (FCCH), Private for profit/non-profit or faith-based child care center:

  • Fewer families will seek your services because they will not have any child care assistance funds from the state.
  • Those families that qualify for assistance will have their vouchers reduced as follows:  
                  - FCCH reimbursement ceilings will be reduced by about 12%,

- Center-based reimbursement ceilings reduced by about 14%. 


 Thanks to our friends at the Early Childhood Council of Kern County and the
Fresno Local Child Care Planning Council

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