Office of Early Learning and Development

Official name: NDE - Office of Early Learning and Development

The Office of Early Learning and Development spent $72.8 million in FY2026 — 87% of a $83.4 million budget. It ranks 39 of the state's 587 budget accounts, less than 1% of all state spending.

That is 77% more than in FY2025 ($41.2 million), not adjusted for inflation.

Spent FY2026: $72.8 million$72,815,036
Budget FY2026: $83.4 millionReserves excluded
Share of budget spent: 87%Spent ÷ budget
Change from FY2025: +76.7%FY2025: $41.2 million

1.1% of Department of Education spending.

Spent each year, FY2006 onwards · dashed line: budgetBudget account 2709, looked up by its code in every year.

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Where the money went

Explore Office of Early Learning and Development by category: select a block to go a level deeper, or switch views. Totals leave out reserves, pass-through accounts and money paid on to other state accounts.

Budget vs spent, by category

12 categories. The largest, NV Ready Pre K Ats, accounts for 63% of the total.

Categories of Office of Early Learning and Development, FY2026
Category	Spent FY2026	Budget FY2026	% of budget spent	Share
NV Ready Pre K Ats34

Spent and budget each fiscal year
Fiscal year	Spent	Budget
FY2006	$13.6 million	Not available
FY2007	$15.8 million	Not available
FY2008	$16.3 million	Not available
FY2009	$13.7 million	Not available
FY2010	$14.3 million	$25.3 million
FY2011	$55.8 million	$111 million
FY2012	$59.1 million	$73.2 million
FY2013	$17.2 million	$31.2 million
FY2014	$18.3 million	$32.3 million
FY2015	$16.4 million	$29.7 million
FY2016	$8.72 million	$21.9 million
FY2017	$15.1 million	$24.9 million
FY2018	$19.7 million	$24.7 million
FY2019	$24.2 million	$33.6 million
FY2020	$25.5 million	$28.8 million
FY2021	$23.2 million	$27.9 million
FY2022	$25.9 million	$31.6 million
FY2023	$22.8 million	$39.7 million
FY2024	$30.7 million	$46.3 million
FY2025	$41.2 million	$55.0 million
FY2026	$72.8 million	$83.4 million
FY2027	See note	$84.0 million

PDG B5 Renewal64	$18.4 millionof $17.7 million	$17.7 million	104%	25.3%

CCDF Quality Aid 9357521	$2.80 millionof $3.85 million	$3.85 million	73%	3.8%

Facilities Expansion08	$2.34 millionof $4.00 million	$4.00 million	59%	3.2%

CCDF Quality Admin 9357522	$1.76 millionof $1.89 million	$1.89 million	93%	2.4%

Personnel Services01	$1.53 millionof $1.77 million	$1.77 million	87%	2.1%

NV Ready Pre K Admin33	$35.3 thousandof $37.2 thousand	$37.2 thousand	95%	0.0%

Computer Equipment Sb50058	$9.5 thousandof $9.5 thousand	$9.5 thousand	100%	0.0%

Information Services26	$8.5 thousandof $6.2 thousand	$6.2 thousand	137%	0.0%

Head Start 9360017	$3.0 thousandof $6.8 thousand	$6.8 thousand	44%	0.0%

PDG Infrastructure 8441932	None recordedof $2.9 thousand	$2.9 thousand	—	—

Operating04	$27of $57	$57	48%	0.0%

Spent each year by categories
Fiscal year	NV Ready Pre K Ats	PDG B5 Renewal	CCDF Quality Aid 93575	Facilities Expansion	CCDF Quality Admin 93575	Other (7)	Budget
FY2006	—	—	—	—	$27.8 thousand	$7.11 million	—
FY2007	—	—	—	—	$12.4 thousand	$8.84 million	—
FY2008	—	$42.6 thousand	—	—	$6.1 thousand	$6.43 million	—
FY2009

Funding sources by group and revenue ledger code, FY2026 budget
Group	Revenue ledger	Legislature approved	Current budget
General Fund	$55.5 million	$59.5 million
GF	2501 General Fund Appropriation	$55.5 million	$59.5 million
Federal funds	$9.60 million	$18.2 million
FF	3506 PDG B5 Renewal 93.434	$9.50 million	$18.1 million
FF	3587 Head Start 93.600	$99.5 thousand	$99.5 thousand
Moved between state accounts

Budget journey for FY2026: each step and the running total
Step	Amount	Running total
Governor recommended	$44.5 million	$44.5 million
Changes made by the Legislature	+$26.4 million= $70.8M	$70.8 million
Legislature approved	$70.8 million	$70.8 million
Federal money added after the session	+$8.59 million= $79.4M	$79.4 million
Money carried over from earlier years	+$1.33 million= $80.7M	$80.7 million
Other changes after the session	+$2.67 million= $83.4M	$83.4 million
Current budget	$83.4 million	$83.4 million

FY2010	—	$16.2 thousand	—	—	$39.4 thousand	$6.51 million	$25.3 million

FY2011	—	—	—	—	$39.1 thousand	$7.86 million	$111 million

FY2012	—	—	—	—	$24.9 thousand	$7.69 million	$73.2 million

FY2013	—	$89.9 thousand	—	—	$20.1 thousand	$8.51 million	$31.2 million

FY2014	—	$16.0 thousand	—	—	$19.0 thousand	$9.88 million	$32.3 million

FY2015	—	$175 thousand	—	—	$9.0 thousand	$7.80 million	$29.7 million

FY2016	$4.37 million	—	$3.32 million	—	$6.6 thousand	$923 thousand	$21.9 million

FY2017	$9.15 million	—	$3.77 million	—	$26.0 thousand	$2.06 million	$24.9 million

FY2018	$14.6 million	—	$3.58 million	—	$27.2 thousand	$1.38 million	$24.7 million

FY2019	$18.5 million	—	$4.02 million	—	$20.6 thousand	$1.65 million	$33.6 million

FY2020	$16.9 million	—	$5.67 million	—	$17.0 thousand	$2.36 million	$28.8 million

FY2021	$16.4 million	—	$5.71 million	—	$19.0 thousand	$1.06 million	$27.9 million

FY2022	$18.6 million	—	$6.16 million	—	$11.6 thousand	$1.06 million	$31.6 million

FY2023	$14.5 million	$36.0 thousand	$6.89 million	—	$230 thousand	$1.11 million	$39.7 million

FY2024	$20.3 million	$1.98 million	$3.96 million	—	$3.44 million	$1.06 million	$46.3 million

FY2025	$24.1 million	$7.60 million	$5.09 million	—	$3.06 million	$1.33 million	$55.0 million

FY2026	$45.9 million	$18.4 million	$2.80 million	$2.34 million	$1.76 million	$1.59 million	$83.4 million

FY2027	—	—	—	—	—	—	$84.0 million

Carried over from last year · not new money	$0	$1.33 million
BF	2520 Federal Funds From Previous Year	$0	$1.33 million
BF	2511 Balance Forward From Previous Year	$0	$2.9 thousand

Carried over from last year · not new money

2520 Federal Funds From Previous Year

2511 Balance Forward From Previous Year

Office of Early Learning and Development

Where the money went

Budget vs spent, by category

Over time

Who pays for it

How the FY2026 budget got here

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