California
Working families in California need accessible, affordable, quality child care and early learning opportunities for their children.
Currently, federal and state early learning programs reach thousands of young children and their families in California. But too many working families in California are missing out. As a direct result of child care issues, the California economy loses millions of dollars each year in the form of lost earnings, productivity, and revenue.
There are 3M children ages 5 and under in California
62% of these children have all available parents in the workforce
The typical annual cost of child care in California is around $14,000
The Child Care and Development Block Grant only reaches 9% of eligible families. This federal program helps low-income parents afford child care
California’s economy loses $17B annually due to child care challenges
California: In The Headlines
Opinion: We must take better care of our home-based child care providers
EdSource | April 9, 2024
The reality is, California’s 24,700 home-based family child care providers, 71% of whom are women of color, earn the least of the state’s early childhood educators.
How child care costs are impacting San Diego
Fox 5 San Diego | April 8, 2024
Child care costs in San Diego have skyrocketed, matching mortgage expenses and hindering parents’ return to work, experts say.
California parents pay among the highest costs for child care
Ed Source | February 14,2024
California ranks among the top five states with the least affordable child care in a national survey.
California Resources & News
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