La Habra Council Takes Up $5.9 Million in Childcare Contracts

The La Habra City Council’s July 20, 2026 agenda included two California childcare and preschool program contracts totaling $5,929,743 for fiscal year 2026-27.

The larger item was a California General Child Care and Development Program contract, listed at $3,382,871. The agenda also included a California State Preschool Program contract totaling $2,546,872.

Together, the listed contracts represent a substantial early-childhood funding decision for La Habra as the city prepares for the 2026-27 fiscal year. The programs may affect the availability of enrollment and services for local families, although the indexed agenda summary does not identify how many children, classrooms or providers are covered.

What the agenda listed

The contracts were identified as La Habra City Council agenda items for fiscal year 2026-27. The California General Child Care and Development Program item, commonly identified in the agenda materials as CCTR, was listed at $3,382,871.

The California State Preschool Program item, identified as CSPP, was listed at $2,546,872. The two amounts add up to $5,929,743.

The source packet identifies the California Department of Social Services and the California Department of Education among the entities connected to the contracts. It does not provide the underlying program documents or details about how the money would be distributed among providers or locations.

Why the decision matters locally

Childcare and preschool capacity directly affect families’ access to early-learning services and the ability to arrange care during the workday. In La Habra, the council action places more than $5.9 million in identified state program contracts at the center of the city’s early-childhood planning for the coming fiscal year.

That dollar figure should not be read as new city money. The agenda items identify the contracts as California state childcare and preschool programs. The available summary does not specify whether the contracts expand capacity, continue existing services or change the providers serving La Habra families.

Those distinctions matter because the contract totals alone do not show how many slots will be available or which neighborhoods and providers will be affected. The indexed council summary also does not provide enrollment targets, classroom counts or a list of participating providers.

What happens next

The City of La Habra’s official City Council Agenda Center is the primary location for the July 20 agenda, supporting packets, minutes and meeting video. Those records should be checked to confirm the final action and review the executed contract documents.

The source packet describes the council action as approval of the fiscal 2026-27 contracts, while also noting that the indexed summary by itself does not establish final approval beyond the agenda listing. Until the official agenda materials and executed documents are reviewed, the available record supports the contract amounts and their placement before the council, but not a specific number of childcare or preschool spaces.

The same July 20 agenda also included compensation-plan resolutions affecting management, police management, executive management and municipal employees. Those items were separate from the childcare and preschool contracts.