R&R Child Care Service Data Report FY 2023-24
Summary Report of Resource & Referral Program Aggregate Service Data
Reporting Period: July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024
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
|
95,633
|
91,605
|
110,734
|
115,718
|
413,690
|
| Requests for other child care information
|
131,279
|
119,440
|
150,468
|
134,474
|
535,661
|
Age Category of Child Care Requests for Referrels
| Age Category
|
1st Quarter
|
2nd Quarter
|
3rd Quarter
|
4th Quarter
|
Total
|
| Infants & Toddlers (under 2 years old)
|
29,237
|
27,269
|
30,886
|
26,400
|
113,792
|
| Preschool (2-5 years old)
|
34,151
|
31,572
|
39,991
|
39,314
|
145,028
|
| School-Age (6 years and older)
|
13,787
|
10,482
|
12,547
|
14,323
|
51,139
|
| Age Category Total
|
77,175
|
63,323
|
83,424
|
80,037
|
309,959
|
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)
|
52,343
|
44,935
|
56,705
|
57,249
|
211,232
|
| Part-time child care (less than 35 hours per week)
|
13,069
|
11,003
|
12,572
|
11,227
|
47,871
|
| Time Category Total
|
65,412
|
55,938
|
69,277
|
68,476
|
259,103
|
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
|
7,970
|
6,320
|
7,709
|
6,286
|
28,285
|
| Summer-only child care
|
1,094
|
508
|
880
|
3,091
|
5,573
|
| Other child care (Non-school-age)
|
1,003
|
570
|
1,484
|
3,375
|
6,432
|
| Need Category Total
|
10,067
|
7,398
|
10,073
|
12,752
|
40,290
|
Reasons for Child Care Requests for Referrals
| Reasons
|
1st Quarter
|
2nd Quarter
|
3rd Quarter
|
4th Quarter
|
Total
|
| Employed
|
33,596
|
28,421
|
37,401
|
37,821
|
137,239
|
| Looking for work
|
7,342
|
6,499
|
8,439
|
8,220
|
30,500
|
| In school/training
|
5,590
|
3,688
|
4,863
|
4,582
|
18,723
|
| Other parental needs
|
2,342
|
1,869
|
2,183
|
2,518
|
8,912
|
| Child Protective Services (CPS/respite referral):
|
1,258
|
594
|
1,381
|
1,681
|
4,914
|
| Alternative/back-up care
|
2,646
|
4,319
|
2,607
|
3,053
|
12,625
|
| Mildly ill child
|
328
|
70
|
61
|
80
|
539
|
| Enrichment and/or development
|
1,828
|
1,227
|
1,614
|
1,480
|
6,149
|
| Reasons Category Total
|
54,930
|
46,687
|
58,549
|
59,435
|
219,601
|
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
|
| Number of licensed child care centers:
|
12,059
|
12,069
|
13,749
|
13,714
|
51,591
|
| Number of licensed family child care homes:
|
30,266
|
30,875
|
36,260
|
36,676
|
134,077
|
| Number of license-exempt child care centers:
|
3,631
|
3,597
|
4,529
|
4,520
|
16,277
|
| Number of license-exempt providers (optional):
|
1,643
|
1,975
|
1,885
|
1,266
|
6,769
|
Source: CD2504E
September 2024
Questions: Child Care and Development Division | RRAS@DSS.ca.gov