Assembly subcommittee presses administration over May Revision child care cuts and prospective-pay prep

Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Human Services heard detailed presentations and public testimony on the governor's May Revision proposals for California's child care system on May 14, 2025, pressing the administration over cuts to cost-of-living adjustments and reductions to a foster-youth bridge program while seeking detail on new funds for prospective provider payments.

The discussion centered on funding in the May Revision and implementation steps. "Today we'll focus on the May revision which includes $6,800,000,000 in total funding in 20 four-twenty 5 for Child Care and Development," Jennifer Troy, director of the California Department of Social Services, told the subcommittee, listing follow-up automation and administrative requests tied to a federally required shift to prospective payments.

Why it matters: Subcommittee members and child care advocates told the panel that cuts or delays to rate increases and support programs risk losing providers and reducing access for families, while the administration argued that some reductions align funding with expected utilization and that other line items are investments to meet federal requirements.

Key details from the administration and fiscal analysts

- Funding and slot counts: The May Revision continues funding intended to maintain roughly 46,000 newly added child care slots since 2021–22 and…