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  State Preschool Enrollment & Opportunity to Serve More California Families

  Despite California’s efforts to expand preschool access, many children, particularly those from low-income families and children of color, are missing out on these crucial early learning opportunities.
  
  Child Care & Preschool
• Fact Sheet

  California’s Child Care System Serves Only a Fraction of Eligible Children

  California has a significant unmet need for affordable child care, with only a fraction of eligible children receiving subsidized care. The state needs to make significant and sustainable investments in expanding subsidized child care options, particularly for infants and toddlers.
  Child Care & Preschool
• Fact Sheet

  Aumento de acceso a los programas de aprendizaje y cuidado infantil de California

  Read this publication in English. El paquete del presupuesto de 2023-24 incluye varios avances de políticas clave para el aprendizaje y el cuidado infantil. Estos avances ayudarán a expandir el acceso a los programas de aprendizaje y cuidado infantil en California y aumentará temporariamente las tasas de pago de los proveedores de estos servicios. La … Continued
  Child Care & Preschool
• Fact Sheet

  Creating Greater Access to California’s Early Learning and Care Programs

  California’s 2023-24 budget includes $78.4 million for permanent family fee reform, eliminating fees for families below 75% of the state median income and capping fees at 1% for other families.
  Child Care & Preschool
• Report

  Early Learning & Care: Building Opportunity for California Families

  California’s early learning and care system can be improved by expanding access to affordable and reliable programs that meet families’ needs.
  Child Care & Preschool
• Issue Brief

  Reparación de tarifas familiares dañinas

  El cuidado infantil asequible y enriquecedor es esencial para apoyar a las familias de California.
  Child Care & Preschool
• Issue Brief

  Mending Harmful Family Fees: Expanding Possibilities for California Families

  With the leadership of Parent Voices’ efforts, families will have a more equitable family fee schedule that minimizes tradeoffs between paying for child care and other essentials.
  Child Care & Preschool
• Report

  California’s Child Care Providers Need a Substantial Pay Raise

  California’s subsidized child care providers offer vital early learning and care options for families struggling to make ends meet. These early educators — who are primarily women and disproportionately women of color — deserve fair and just wages for essential work that helps children learn and grow while parents are working or going to school … Continued
  Child Care & Preschool
• Data Hit

  California’s Subsidized Child Care Providers Urgently Need a Pay Raise

  California’s subsidized child care providers deserve fair and just wages for their essential work that helps children learn and grow. These early educators  — who are primarily women and disproportionately women of color — offer affordable early care and learning options for working families struggling to make ends meet. State leaders have not consistently and … Continued
  Child Care & Preschool
• Report

  Moving Beyond Relief for California Child Care

  Introduction California children need a safe space to learn and grow while parents are at work, and the COVID-19 pandemic underscored just how essential child care is for the livelihood of workers and communities. California’s subsidized child care and development system has long been critical to the state’s economic infrastructure, helping families struggling to make … Continued
  COVID-19

  Child Care & Preschool
• Report

  California’s Subsidized Child Care Providers Are Overdue for Pay Raise

  California’s subsidized child care providers offer vital early learning and care for families struggling to make ends meet. Even as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, many providers and their staff have risked their health and safety to offer care for children of working parents. These early educators — primarily women and disproportionately women of color — … Continued
  COVID-19

  Child Care & Preschool
• Infographic

  California Families Pay High Price for Subsidized Child Care

  Child care is critical for working parents, but the high cost of care can be a challenge for families. A very small share of California families with low and moderate incomes receive care through the state’s subsidized child care and development system. Many of these families pay monthly fees into this system — fees that can be unaffordable for families who are living paycheck to paycheck. Working parents should not have to face impossible choices each month about whether to pay for food, rent, or child care. Learn more about family fees and why policymakers must use state and federal dollars to waive fees, ensure child care providers are supported, and boost families’ economic security.
  Child Care & Preschool