HomeMy WebLinkAbout6/4/2019 Item 14, StanwyckWHERE'S THE CARE
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2018-2022 Child Care Needs Assessment
Executive Summary
• There is a shortage of child care, especially for infant and toddlers.
■ There has been an 18% decrease in family child care homes since 2016.
• Most child care facilities do not offer nontraditional hours (evenings and
weekends).
The most challenging features associated with finding child care among survey
respondents were: 1. Availability of openings 2. Cost 3. Scheduling
It took most survey respondents more than one year to find care for their child.
• The average annual cost for an infant in a licensed
center ($14,181) in SLO County is more than a year
of University of California tuition ($12,240).
• Due to the increase in minimum wage, many
families are just above the poverty line and are
therefore not eligible for publicly funded programs,
such as child care subsidies and Head Start.
• For a family with two young children, child care
consumes 23% of the median family budget.
• Because of a decrease in the early child care
"The cost of child care is so
high that it equals a
salary. Two working
parents have to weigh
whether it's worth giving
up a second income to
have a second child. With
a declining 0-5 child
population, this can have a
long-term impact.
- SLOCOG Senior Planner
educator workforce, possibly due to low pay and lack of professional regard,
public and private centers are finding it increasingly difficult to hire teachers and
child care staff and recruit family child care providers across the county.
• 53% of child care workers were members of families enrolled in at least one
public support and health care program compared to 21% of U.S. workforce.
56% of survey respondents indicated that their employer supports their need for
child care in the following ways: flexible hours, extra money for child care,
onsite child care, and/or subsidies or scholarships.
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