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State budget gives early childhood programs significant bump



Tonia McMillian, a home-based child care provider, high-fives 6-year-old Skylar on Feb. 12 in her Bellflower home. Providers like McMillian will finally see a raise to the reimbursement rate they receive for low-income children. It has been stuck at 2005 market rates. This budget gives a slight bump to a rate with the effective market equivalent from 2007.
Tonia McMillian, a home-based child care provider, high-fives 6-year-old Skylar on Feb. 12 in her Bellflower home. Providers like McMillian will finally see a raise to the reimbursement rate they receive for low-income children. It has been stuck at 2005 market rates. This budget gives a slight bump to a rate with the effective market equivalent from 2007.
Maya Sugarman/KPCC

The state budget passed late Sunday by the legislature includes the most significant bump to early childhood programs in a decade. Lawmakers approved $268 million for expanding preschool access and improving quality of programs.

Highlights include:

Access:

Quality Improvement: