TrustLine Overview for 2017-18 Fiscal Year
TrustLine is the California registry of in-home and license-exempt child care providers (babysitters and nannies) who have passed a background screening. There were 17,510 TrustLine applications submitted in the 2017-18 fiscal year. Eight percent of the applications were closed due to criminal or child abuse histories.
Decline of Licensed Family Child Care Supply 2008-2017
California's licensed family child care home (FCCH) supply has been on a steady decline since 2008. FCCHs are important because they are more likely to offer flexible hours of care and are more affordable than center-based care, assisting working families struggling to make ends meet.
2019 Policy Agenda
Check out our policy agenda for 2019 to see our top advocacy priorities.
Kaleidoscope Play & Learn Evaluation
With funding from The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the California Child Care Resource & Referral Network (the Network), in partnership with Engage R+D, assessed the impact of a California pilot of the Kaleidoscope Play & Learn model.
Expanding the Child Care Initiative Project (2018)
The decline in licensed family child care homes in California (and subsequent lack of infant/toddler care) cannot be ignored when they play such a pivotal role for working families. Given that CCIP is the foundation of caregiver support in California, expanding it is the clearest way to help remedy this problem.
2017 Child Care Portfolio
The 2017 California Child Care Portfolio, the 11th edition of a biennial report, presents a unique portrait of child care supply, demand, and cost statewide and county by county, as well as data regarding employment, poverty, and family budgets.
How a Bill Becomes a Law
This infographic shows a month-by-month overview of how a bill becomes a law in the California state legislature.
2015 Child Care Portfolio
The 2015 California Child Care Portfolio, the 10th edition of a biennial report, presents a unique portrait of child care supply, demand, and cost statewide and county by county, as well as data regarding employment, poverty, and family budgets.
2013 Child Care Portfolio
The 2013 California Child Care Portfolio, the 9th edition of a biennial report, presents a unique portrait of child care supply, demand, and cost statewide and county by county, as well as data regarding employment, poverty, and family budgets.
2011 Child Care Portfolio
The 2011 California Child Care Portfolio, the 8th edition of a biennial report, presents a unique portrait of child care supply, demand, and cost statewide and county by county, as well as data regarding employment, poverty, and family budgets.