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Assembly subcommittees review progress on California's Master Plan for Early Learning and Care
Summary
Assemblymember David Alvarez and Dr. Jackson convened a joint oversight hearing to review progress on the Master Plan for Early Learning and Care and the administration’s January budget proposals for preschool and childcare programs, focusing on access, workforce and financing work underway across departments.
A joint hearing by the California State Assembly’s Subcommittee No. 3 on Education Finance and Subcommittee No. 2 on Human Services on May 1, 2025, examined progress toward the Master Plan for Early Learning and Care (MPELC) and the administration’s January budget proposals for childcare, preschool and transitional kindergarten (TK).
The hearing brought together state agencies, researchers and advocacy groups to assess implementation five years after publication of the master plan. “It is our childcare and preschool oversight hearing, which is inclusive of transitional kindergarten,” Assemblymember David Alvarez said at the start of the session. Dr. Jackson, chair of Subcommittee No. 2, said the joint hearing was intended to reduce siloed decision-making across programs and agencies.
The Department of Social Services (CDSS) and the California Department of Education (CDE) described programmatic and administrative steps taken under the master plan. Lupe Jaime Milam, deputy…
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