Data

Young children, especially infants under one year old, enter foster care at disproportionately higher rates than any other age group. Additionally, they tend to have longer stays in foster care, however, will eventually achieve permanency through reunification, adoption, or guardianship, at higher rates than their older counterparts. Examining data, both quantitative and qualitative, is extremely important and helps to inform policy changes that can maximize supports to best serve young children involved with child welfare services.

The California Child Welfare Indicator’s Project

The CDSS partners with the California Child Welfare Indicator’s Project (CCWIP) to provide a comprehensive source of child welfare administrative data. CCWIP receives extracts from the statewide child welfare case management system and disseminates aggregate reports that are made publicly available. Data can be filtered through a variety of methods and subcategories to customize reports based on topics of interest.

2019 Children with Entries to Foster Care, Child Population 0-17 years

Age Group Total Child Population Children with Entries Incidence Per 1,000 Children
Under 1 452,221 5,842 12.9
1-2 935,762 3,817 4.1
3-5 1,483,132 4,806 3.2
6-10 2,562,369 6,328 2.5
11-15 2,600,254 5,731 2.2
16-17 1,027,913 1,883 1.8
Total 9,061,651 28,407 3.1

2019 Disparity Indices by Ethnicity, Children Ages 0-5 years

Bar Graph 2019 Disparity Indices by Ethnicity: White
 Bar Graph 2019 Disparity Indices by Ethnicity: Black
Bar Graph 2019 Disparity Indices by Ethnicity: Asian/Pacific Islander
Bar Graph 2019 Disparity Indices by Ethnicity: Latinx
2019 Disparity Indices by Ethnicity: Native American