Child Care and Development Programs in California

This Chart Book is designed to provide key information on California’s early care and education (ECE) programs. Inside you’ll find:

key takeaway California is developing a new single rate structure to pay child care providers based on the estimated cost of care rather than what families can afford to pay, but improvements to the state’s alternative methodology will be needed to ensure the process results in fair and equitable provider pay. Child care is a … Continued