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Definition:
Includes active licensed child care centers and licensed family child care homes.
Data Source:
Data from local child care resource & referral programs; compiled by the California Child Care Resource & Referral Network
Attribution:
California Child Care Portfolio, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network
Definition:
Licensed child care centers and family child care homes that participate in the state and federally funded Child and Adult Care Food Program.
Data Source:
Data from local child care resource & referral programs; compiled by the California Child Care Resource & Referral Network
Attribution:
California Child Care Portfolio, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network
Definition:
Licensed child care centers and family child care homes that participate
in the state and federally funded Child and Adult Care Food Program.
Data Source:
Data from local child care resource & referral programs; compiled by
the California Child Care Resource & Referral Network.
Attribution:
California Child Care Resource & Referral Network, California Child Care Portfolio
Definition:
Family child care homes definition
Data Source:
Family child care homes data source
Attribution:
Family child care homes attribution
Definition:
Includes active, licensed child care centers and family child care homes
Data Source:
Data from local child care resource & referral programs; compiled by the California Child Care Resource & Referral Network.
Community Care Licensing (CCL) data were used in counties where resource and referral data were not available.
Attribution:
California Child Care Resource & Referral Network, California Child Care Portfolio
Definition:
Child care centers definition
Data Source:
Child care centers data source
Attribution:
Child care centers attribution
Definition:
Family child care homes definition
Data Source:
Family child care homes data source
Attribution:
Family child care homes attribution
Definition:
Total facilities definition
Data Source:
Total facilities data source
Attribution:
Total facilities attribution
Definition:
Licensed spaces definition
Data Source:
Licensed spaces data source
Attribution:
Licensed spaces attribution
Definition:
Maximum licensed capacity by age group for child care centers.
Data Source:
Data from local child care resource & referral programs; compiled by the California Child Care Resource & Referral Network.
Community Care Licensing (CCL) data were used in counties where resource and referral data were not available.
Attribution:
California Child Care Resource & Referral Network, California Child Care Portfolio
Definition:
Infant (0-23 months) definition
Data Source:
Infant (0-23 months) data source
Attribution:
Infant (0-23 months) attribution
Definition:
Preschool (2-5 years) definition
Data Source:
Preschool (2-5 years) data source
Attribution:
Preschool (2-5 years) attribution
Definition:
Schoolage (6+ years) definition
Data Source:
Schoolage (6+ years) data source
Attribution:
Schoolage (6+ years) attribution
Definition:
Maximum licensed capacity for family child care homes (family child care licenses are for all age groups).
Data Source:
Data from local child care resource & referral programs; compiled by
the California Child Care Resource & Referral Network.
Attribution:
California Child Care Resource & Referral Network, California Child Care Portfolio
Definition:
Maximum licensed capacity for centers and family child care homes
Data Source:
Data from local child care resource & referral programs; compiled by the California Child Care Resource & Referral Network.
Attribution:
California Child Care Resource & Referral Network, California Child Care Portfolio
Definition:
Licensed child care centers with at least one public subsidy contract. Contracts include: Head Start, CDE State Preschool, CDE all but State Preschool, and Other public contracts. Does not include providers who accept vouchers or family child care homes.
Data Source:
Data from local child care resource & referral programs; compiled by the California Child Care Resource & Referral Network.
Attribution:
California Child Care Resource & Referral Network, California Child Care Portfolio
Definition:
Schedule definition
Data Source:
Schedule data source
Attribution:
Schedule attribution
Definition:
Percentage of licensed facilities offering evening (care after 7:00PM), overnight, and/or weekend care.
Data Source:
Data from local child care resource & referral programs; compiled by the California Child Care Resource & Referral Network
Attribution:
California Child Care Resource & Referral Network, California Child Care Portfolio
Definition:
Percentage of licensed facilities offering evening, overnight, and/or weekend care. Evening care is defined as care available after 7:00 p.m.
Data Source:
Data from local child care resource & referral programs; compiled by the California Child Care Resource & Referral Network
Attribution:
California Child Care Portfolio, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network
Definition:
Percentage of licensed facilities offering evening, overnight, and/or weekend care. Evening care is defined as care available after 7:00 p.m.
Data Source:
Data from local child care resource & referral programs; compiled by the California Child Care Resource & Referral Network
Attribution:
California Child Care Portfolio, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network
Definition:
Percentage of licensed spaces offering both full-time and part-time. Full-time is defined as 30 hours or more per week; part-time: less than 30 hours per week.
Data Source:
Data from local child care resource & referral programs; compiled by the California Child Care Resource & Referral Network.
Attribution:
California Child Care Resource & Referral Network, California Child Care Portfolio
Definition:
Percentage of licensed spaces offering full-time care only. Full-time is defined as 30 hours or more per week.
Data Source:
Data from local child care resource & referral programs; compiled by the California Child Care Resource & Referral Network.
Attribution:
California Child Care Resource & Referral Network, California Child Care Portfolio
Definition:
Percentage of licensed spaces offering part-time only. Part-time is defined as less than 30 hours per week.
Data Source:
Data from local child care resource & referral programs; compiled by the California Child Care Resource & Referral Network.
Attribution:
California Child Care Portfolio, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network
Definition:
Child care referral request data from local child care resource & referral programs, April/May/June compiled by the California Child Care Resource & Referral Network. For counties where resource & referral data were not available, CD2504 R&R Services Data report was used.
Data Source:
Local child care resource & referral programs, compiled by the California Child Care Resource & Referral Network.
CD2504 R&R Services Data report.
Attribution:
Child Care Request Data attribution
Definition:
Child care referral request data from local child care resource & referral programs, April/May/June compiled by the California Child Care Resource & Referral Network. For counties where resource & referral data were not available, CD2504 R&R Services Data report was used.
Data Source:
Local child care resource & referral programs, compiled by the California Child Care Resource & Referral Network.
CD2504 R&R Services Data report.
Attribution:
California Child Care Resource & Referral Network, California Child Care Portfolio
Definition:
Child care referral request data from local child care resource & referral programs, April/May/June compiled by the California Child Care Resource & Referral Network. For counties where resource & referral data were not available, CD2504 R&R Services Data report was used.
Data Source:
Local child care resource & referral programs, compiled by the California Child Care Resource & Referral Network.
CD2504 R&R Services Data report.
Attribution:
California Child Care Resource & Referral Network, California Child Care Portfolio
Definition:
Child care referral request data from local child care resource & referral programs, April/May/June compiled by the California Child Care Resource & Referral Network. For counties where resource & referral data were not available, CD2504 R&R Services Data report was used.
Data Source:
Local child care resource & referral programs, compiled by the California Child Care Resource & Referral Network.
CD2504 R&R Services Data report.
Attribution:
California Child Care Resource & Referral Network, California Child Care Portfolio
Definition:
Cost of Care definition
Data Source:
Cost of Care data source
Attribution:
Cost of Care data attriution
Definition:
Regional Market Rate Survey of California child care providers. Monthly median child care rates for licensed child care centers and family child care homes were used to calculate an annual rate assuming full-time (30 hours or more per week) for 12 months. Prior to 2021, monthly mean child care rates were used.
Data Source:
Regional Market Rate Survey
Attribution:
California Child Care Portfolio, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network
Definition:
Monthly child care rates for licensed child care centers and family child care homes were used to calculate an annual rate assuming full-time (30 hours or more per week) for 12 months.
2023: Monthly median rates.
1996-2021: Monthly mean rates.
Data Source:
2023: National Database of Child Care Prices 2019-2022, Women's Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor
1996-2021: Regional Market Rate Survey of California child care providers
Definition:
Monthly child care rates for licensed child care centers and family child care homes were used to calculate an annual rate assuming full-time (30 hours or more per week) for 12 months.
2023: Monthly median rates. Preschool is defined as children ages 3-5 years, as defined in the National Database of Child Care Prices.
1996-2021: Monthly mean rates. Preschool is defined as children ages 2-5 years.
Data Source:
2023: National Database of Child Care Prices 2019-2022, Women's Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor
1996-2021: Regional Market Rate Survey of California child care providers
Definition:
People definition
Data Source:
People data source
Attribution:
People attribution
Definition:
'Another language' was calculated by combining the 'Other Indo-European language' field and the 'Other language' field. Due to the way the U.S. Census bureau asks the question, people who speak both English and another language are counted as speaking the other language.
Data Source:
Age by language spoken at home by ability to speak English (Universe: Population 5 years and Over). U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) single 1-year estimate. Data from the ACS 5-year estimate were used for counties where 1-year data was not available.
Definition:
Another language definition
Data Source:
Another language data source
Attribution:
Another language attribution
Definition:
Asian/Pacific Island language definition
Data Source:
Asian/Pacific Island language data source
Attribution:
Asian/Pacific Island language attribution
Definition:
English only definition
Data Source:
English only data source
Attribution:
English only attribution
Definition:
Spanish definition
Data Source:
Spanish data source
Attribution:
Spanish attribution
Definition:
Estimated child population ages 0-12.
Data Source:
California Department of Finance, Race/Ethnic Population with Age and Sex Detail. U.S. Census Bureau, Population of Division. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population by Single Year of Age and Sex for the United States, States, and Puerto Rico Commonwealth, April to July.
Definition:
Estimated total population.
Data Source:
California Department of Finance, Race/Ethnic Population with Age and Sex Detail. U.S. Census Bureau, Population of Division. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population by Single Year of Age and Sex for the United States, States, and Puerto Rico Commonwealth, April to July.
Definition:
Income & Poverty definition
Data Source:
Income & Poverty data source
Attribution:
Income & Poverty attribution
Definition:
Poverty is defined with federal poverty guidelines.
Data Source:
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) single 1-year estimates (Universe: Population for whom poverty status is determined). Poverty data from the 5-year estimates were used for counties where 1-year estimates were not available.
Data Source:
California Department of Education, Early Education and Support Division. CDD-801A Monthly Child Care Report. California Department of Social Services. Child Care Monthly Report - CalWORKs Families. County data are based on child residence.
Definition:
Number of children in CDE subsidized care. Data represent a "point-in-time" and do not reflect annual aggregate figures. Programs include Alternative Payment, California State Preschool Program, CalWORKS State 2 and 3, Family Child Care Homes, General Child Care, General Migrant Care, Migrant Alternative Payment, and Severely Handicapped. Data do not include CalWORKs Stage 1. 'No data' means the number is less than 11, and can't be shown due to confidentiality protections.
Data Source:
California Department of Education, Early Education and Support Division. CDD-801A Monthly Child Care Report.
Definition:
Number of children in subsidized care. Data represent a "point-in-time" and do not reflect annual aggregate figures. 'No data' means the number is less than 11, and can't be shown due to confidentiality protections.
Data Source:
CalWORKs data: California Department of Social Services. Child Care Monthly Report - CalWORKs Families. County data are based on child residence. All other programs: California Department of Education, Early Education and Support Division. CDD-801A Monthly Child Care Report.
Definition:
Median family income in the past 12 months by presence of own children under 18 years (Universe: Families).
Data Source:
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) single 1-year estimate. Data from the ACS 5-year estimate were used for counties where 1-year estimates were unavailable.
Definition:
Poverty is defined with the federal poverty guidelines.
Data Source:
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) single 1-year estimates (Universe: Population for whom poverty status is determined). Poverty data from the 5-year estimates were used for counties where 1-year estimates were not available.
Definition:
Poverty is defined with the federal poverty guidelines.
Data Source:
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) single 1-year estimates (Universe: Population for whom poverty status is determined). Poverty data from the 5-year estimates were used for counties where 1-year estimates were not available.
Definition:
Labor Force definition
Data Source:
Labor Force data source
Attribution:
Labor Force attribution
Definition:
Estimated percentage of children ages 0-12 with parents in the labor force for whom licensed child care spaces are. The percentages are found by comparing the total number of licensed child care spaces by an estimate of the number of children 0-12 with parents in the labor force. Children ages 0-12 with parents in the labor force include those in single-parent families with one working parent and those in two-parent families with two working parents. Due to an update in methodology, these figures may differ from those in the California Child Care Portfolio. These numbers are just an estimate, as not all children in working families require licensed child care. Counties with inadequate sample size have missing data; regional counts can be found at www.kidsdata.org.
Data Source:
California Child Care Resource and Referral Network, California Child Care Portfolio; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey public use microdata. As cited on www.kidsdata.org, a program of the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health.
About the Child Care Data Tool
The Child Care Data Tool offers a comprehensive look at child care supply and demand across every county in California—as well as statewide trends—dating back to 1996. All in one place, you can explore changes over time and easily access data for your county or the entire state. The tool is designed to be user-friendly, helping you find the data you need quickly and accurately.
Where do the data come from?
The child care data are gathered with the assistance of local child care resource and referral (R&R) agencies and combined with child care cost data and child and family demographics. It has been relied on by policymakers, business leaders, health care professionals, educators, planning agencies and child advocates to understand the child care needs of California families.
What can you use the data for?
The data can help you evaluate child care needs, opportunities, and strengths in your county. It can also be a tool to inform others on the child care landscape in your community. What stories will you tell with the data?
How do you use the tool?
- Pick the year you would like data on.
- Select the geography. California statewide and county data are available. Several options may be chosen.
- Select from the data categories. The main options are: licensed child care supply, child care request data, cost of care, people, income & poverty, and labor force. There are also sub- categories you may explore.
- View data results on our website, or download the data to view as an Excel spreadsheet.
Additional Resources
Get a quick overview of the Child Care Data Tool, including what it tracks, how to use it, and key features. Download the One-Pager (PDF).
To view the full California Child Care Portfolio report and the accompanying Understanding the Data document, which outlines all data sources in the Data Tool, click here.
For additional data needs, fill out our data request form here.
For more information, please contact us at research@rrnetwork.org.