Child Care Services

Official name: DHS-DSS - Child Care Services

Child Care Services spent $3.21 million in FY2026 — 87% of a $3.71 million budget. It ranks 292 of the state's 587 budget accounts, less than 1% of all state spending.

That is 24% more than in FY2025 ($2.59 million), not adjusted for inflation.

Spent FY2026: $3.21 million$3,208,316
Budget FY2026: $3.71 millionplus $376 thousand held in reserve
Share of budget spent: 87%Spent ÷ budget
Change from FY2025: +23.8%FY2025: $2.59 million

0.6% of Social Services spending.

Spent each year, FY2006 onwards · dashed line: budgetBudget account 3149, looked up by its code in every year.

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Where the money went

Explore Child Care Services 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

4 categories. The largest, Personnel Services, accounts for 80% of the total.

Categories of Child Care Services, FY2026
Category	Spent FY2026	Budget FY2026	% of budget spent	Share
Personnel Services01

Fiscal year	Spent	Budget
FY2006	$793 thousand	Not available
FY2007	$863 thousand	Not available
FY2008	$802 thousand	Not available
FY2009	$846 thousand	Not available
FY2010	$1.04 million	$1.18 million
FY2011	$1.19 million	$1.42 million
FY2012	$1.19 million	$1.40 million
FY2013	$1.20 million	$1.43 million
FY2014	$1.07 million	$1.41 million
FY2015	$1.13 million	$1.44 million
FY2016	$1.20 million	$1.35 million
FY2017	$1.33 million	$1.46 million
FY2018	$1.36 million	$1.53 million
FY2019	$1.36 million	$1.73 million
FY2020	$1.50 million	$1.91 million
FY2021	$1.31 million	$1.97 million
FY2022	$1.52 million	$1.92 million
FY2023	$1.56 million	$1.94 million
FY2024	$1.53 million	$2.36 million
FY2025	$2.59 million	$3.03 million
FY2026	$3.21 million	$3.71 million
FY2027	See note	$3.11 million

Fiscal year	Personnel Services	Operating	Information Services	Transfer From 3267 DWSS	Budget
FY2006	$660 thousand	$56.7 thousand	$17.8 thousand	$11.6 thousand	—
FY2007	$728 thousand	$62.0 thousand	$15.1 thousand	$11.6 thousand	—
FY2008	$681 thousand	$64.7 thousand	$9.3 thousand	$12.6 thousand	—
FY2009

Group	Revenue ledger	Legislature approved	Current budget
Federal funds		$2.98 million	$3.35 million
FF	3583 Federal Child Care Discretionary	$2.98 million	$3.35 million
Fees, licences and tuition		$163 thousand	$163 thousand
OF	3611 Child Care Facility Licenses	$85.2 thousand	$85.2 thousand
OF	3704 Investigation Fees	$77.7 thousand	$77.7 thousand
Carried over from last year

Step	Amount	Running total
Governor recommended	$3.04 million	$3.04 million
Changes made by the Legislature	−$18.9 thousand= $3.02M	$3.02 million
Legislature approved	$3.02 million	$3.02 million
Federal money added after the session	+$367 thousand= $3.39M	$3.39 million
Money carried over from earlier years	+$54.2 thousand= $3.45M	$3.45 million
Other changes after the session	+$260 thousand= $3.71M	$3.71 million
Current budget	$3.71 million	$3.71 million

Child Care Services

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Budget vs spent, by category

Over time

Who pays for it

How the FY2026 budget got here

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