R&R Child Care Service Data Report FY 2021-22
Summary Report of Resource & Referral Program Aggregate Service Data
Reporting Period: July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022
Section 1 - Service Data: Number of requests for referrals and other child care information
All Requests
| Type of Request
|
1st Quarter
|
2nd Quarter
|
3rd Quarter
|
4th Quarter
|
Total
|
| Requests for child care referrals
|
47,817
|
35,616
|
43,701
|
48,525
|
175,659
|
| Requests for other child care information
|
135,461
|
147,190
|
157,471
|
165,515
|
605,637
|
Age Category of Child Care Requests for Referrals
| Age Category
|
1st Quarter
|
2nd Quarter
|
3rd Quarter
|
4th Quarter
|
Total
|
| Infants & Toddlers (under 2 years old)
|
20,151
|
16,162
|
19,176
|
20,948
|
76,437
|
| Preschool (2-5 years old)
|
24,690
|
19,794
|
24,786
|
28,031
|
97,301
|
| School-Age (6 years and older)
|
12,960
|
8,733
|
10,959
|
15,180
|
47,832
|
| Age Category Total
|
57,801
|
44,689
|
54,921
|
64,159
|
221,570
|
Time Category of Child Care Requests for Referrals
| Time Category
|
1st Quarter
|
2nd Quarter
|
3rd Quarter
|
4th Quarter
|
Total
|
| Full-time child care (35 hours or more per week)
|
51,013
|
38,291
|
47,513
|
56,843
|
193,660
|
| Part-time child care (less than 35 hours per week)
|
12,671
|
10,108
|
11,878
|
12,754
|
47,411
|
| Time Category Total
|
63,684
|
48,399
|
59,391
|
69,597
|
241,071
|
Need Category of Child Care Requests for Referrals
| Number of Children Needing
|
1st Quarter
|
2nd Quarter
|
3rd Quarter
|
4th Quarter
|
Total
|
| Before- and/or after-school child care
|
7,665
|
4,907
|
6,765
|
6,295
|
25,632
|
| Summer-only child care
|
1,985
|
983
|
1,593
|
3,234
|
7,795
|
| Other child care (Non-school-age)
|
10,241
|
8,311
|
8,350
|
9,289
|
36,191
|
| Need Category Total
|
19,891
|
14,201
|
16,708
|
18,818
|
69,618
|
Reason Category of Child Care Requests for Referrals
| Reasons
|
1st Quarter
|
2nd Quarter
|
3rd Quarter
|
4th Quarter
|
Total
|
| Employed
|
35,510
|
26,137
|
31,925
|
36,812
|
130,384
|
| Looking for work
|
6,060
|
4,962
|
6,369
|
7,359
|
24,750
|
| In school/training
|
3,091
|
2,470
|
3,186
|
3,319
|
12,066
|
| Other parental needs
|
1,607
|
1,297
|
1,822
|
1,956
|
6,682
|
| Child Protective Services
|
786
|
563
|
738
|
711
|
2,798
|
| Alternative/back-up care
|
1,347
|
863
|
1,053
|
1,335
|
4,598
|
| Mildly ill child
|
38
|
24
|
44
|
35
|
141
|
| Enrichment
|
1,557
|
1,120
|
1,439
|
1,497
|
5,613
|
| Reasons Category Total
|
49,996
|
37,436
|
46,576
|
53,024
|
187,032
|
Section 2: Office Procedures Data
Numbers of Requests by Types of Care Providers
| Type of Care Provider
|
1st Quarter
|
2nd Quarter
|
3rd Quarter
|
4th Quarter
|
Total
|
| Licensed child care centers
|
11,979
|
11,896
|
11,813
|
11,649
|
47,337
|
| Licensed family child care homes
|
28,645
|
28,030
|
26,438
|
26,797
|
109,910
|
| License-exempt child care centers
|
3,197
|
3,253
|
3,280
|
3,094
|
12,824
|
| License-exempt providers
|
1,130
|
987
|
1,192
|
1,112
|
4,421
|
Source: CD2504E
January 2024
Questions: Child Care and Development Division | RRAS@DSS.ca.gov