Unmet Need for Subsidized Child Care Impacts All Age Groups

Note: Enrollment is for children from birth through age 12 in October 2022, except for California Community College CalWORKs Stage Two, which reflects a California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office estimate for the fall 2022 school term. Excludes children enrolled in the California State Preschool Program or the Handicapped Child Care Program.
Source: Budget Center analysis of data from the California Department of Social Services, and US Census Bureau, California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office, 2022 American Community Survey data.Download image