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Early Learning Facilities in California
ECE Sites
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80% of licensed ECE sites in California need moderate renovations*
Since 2008
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Since 2008, the state lost 30% of licensed family child care spaces. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the problem of limited spaces.
CA Children
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60% of California’s children live in a child care desert*
*Source: Manship, K. and Muenchow, S. (2020). Early Childhood Facilities: What Research Tells Us. California For all Kids Knowledge Brief.
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