Early Care and Education Workforce Study

California Early Care and Education Workforce Study

The California Early Care and Education Workforce Study, a collaboration between CSCCE and the California Child Care Resource and Referral Network, funded by First 5 California, completed telephone surveys with a randomly selected sample of 1,921 licensed child care center directors and 1,800 licensed family child care home providers in four regions throughout California. The survey identified the number of home-based and center-based staff working in licensed child care positions; the educational qualifications of this workforce, analyzed by age, languages spoken, and ethnic background; and wages and tenure of those working in licensed facilities.

» Licensed Child Care Centers
» Licensed Family Child Care Providers
» Study Highlights

In addition, we gathered county-specific data on licensed centers and family child care providers in nine counties: Alameda, Los Angeles, Marin, Merced, Mono, Sacramento, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, and Santa Clara. These county reports are available at the following links:

Disparities in California’s Child Care Subsidy System: A Look at Teacher Education, Stability and Diversity
By Marcy Whitebook, Fran Kipnis & Dan Bellm (2007)
Using data from the California Early Care and Education Workforce Study, this policy brief focuses on disparities in staff professional preparation, stability, and diversity between licensed child care centers that receive public funding solely through vouchers, and those that receive it through a contract with Head Start or the California Department of Education.

Center for the Study of Child Care Employment (CSCCE)

Recent Publications

California Early Care and Education Workforce Study