Governor Deval Patrick's Budget Recommendation - House 1 Fiscal Year 2008

Governor's Budget Recommendation FY2008

Department of Early Education and Care


Account Description FY07
GAA
FY08
House 1
3000-4060 Low-Income Child Care
For financial assistance for income-eligible and at-risk families to enroll in early education and care programs; provided, that income-eligible programs shall not include the employment services early education and care program, transitional early education and care programs or post-transitional early education and care programs; provided further, that families receiving services through this item shall be identified and enrolled from the department's centralized waiting list for financial assistance; and provided further, that funds from this line item shall be used to provide financial assistance to preschool programs for children from the age of 2 years and 9 months until they are kindergarten eligible
150,714,917 200,276,019

Consolidated with 3000-4000.

 
 
HISTORICAL SPENDING CATEGORIES ($000)
SPENDING CATEGORY FY04
Expended
FY05
Expended
FY06
Expended
FY07
Projected
Spending
FY08
House 1
Public Assistance 0 0 0 150,715 154,897
Aid to Cities & Towns 0 0 0 0 45,379
TOTAL 0 0 0 150,715 200,276

* FY07 Projected Spending includes the budget plus nearly $1 billion in spending from FY06 supplemental budgets.

 

Pie Chart: Public Assistance=77%, Aid to Cities & Towns=23%