Supplemental Tables: conomic Well-Being Supplemental Tables: Educational Achievement

Secondary Indicator: EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION

Definition

“Early care and education” refers to preschool and childcare programs that provide care and education for young children (typically ages 0 to 12). This indicator tracks the average cost of early care and education per week in Family Child Care Homes (FCCH) and Child Care Centers for infants, preschool and school-aged children. Subsidized early education programs are supported by both the state and federal government for low -income families. The California Department of Education (CDE) funds agencies to provide quality childcare and development services to l ow -income families in licensed child care centers, licensed family child care homes and license -exempt settings. Head Start is a federally-funded program that provides comprehensive educational, health and social services to low -income children ages prenat al to five years and their families.

Total Licensed Early Care and Education Capacity, Family Child Care Homes (FCCH) and Child Care Centers, 2008/09 to 2017/18