Released Today: New Child Care Data for All California Counties
Data released today from the California Child Care Resource & Referral Network measuring the cost, availability, and potential demand for child care in all 58 counties now are available on kidsdata.org. These data show that in California, the average annual cost for child care for infants in licensed care centers was more than $11,000 in 2009. These data indicate, too, that licensed child care was available in 2010 for an estimated 25% of California children ages 0-12 with working parents.
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In Context: Child Care
High-quality child care centers and homes deliver consistent, developmentally sound, and emotionally supportive care and education. Research indicates that high-quality early care and education can have long-lasting positive effects. Specifically, high-quality child care before age 5 is related to higher levels of school readiness, academic achievement, educational attainment, and behavioral/emotional functioning during elementary, middle, and high school.
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Child Care Maps: View maps on availability of child care and child care costs for infants and preschoolers.
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