R&R Child Care Service Data Report FY 2022-23
Summary Report of Resource & Referral Program Aggregate Service Data
Reporting Period: July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023
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
|
47,454
|
147,242
|
225,124
|
114,305
|
534,125
|
| Requests for other child care information
|
152,781
|
157,741
|
174,191
|
155,509
|
640,222
|
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)
|
21,542
|
27,089
|
45,795
|
39,793
|
134,219
|
| Preschool (2-5 years old)
|
27,275
|
34,711
|
51,955
|
45,071
|
159,012
|
| School-Age (6 years and older)
|
13,475
|
11,935
|
14,254
|
18,897
|
58,561
|
| Age Category Total
|
62,292
|
73,735
|
112,004
|
103,761
|
351,792
|
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)
|
54,140
|
43,640
|
59,409
|
64,081
|
221,270
|
| Part-time child care (less than 35 hours per week)
|
14,547
|
12,466
|
19,087
|
15,569
|
61,669
|
| Time Category Total
|
68,687
|
56,106
|
78,496
|
79,650
|
282,939
|
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
|
8,181
|
6,368
|
7,543
|
6,556
|
28,648
|
| Summer-only child care
|
1,094
|
508
|
880
|
3,091
|
5,573
|
| Other child care (Non-school-age)
|
10,356
|
11,692
|
12,960
|
11,480
|
46,488
|
| Need Category Total
|
19,631
|
18,568
|
21,383
|
21,127
|
80,709
|
Reason Category of Child Care Requests for Referrals
| Reasons
|
1st Quarter
|
2nd Quarter
|
3rd Quarter
|
4th Quarter
|
Total
|
| Employed
|
36,955
|
27,672
|
34,878
|
38,909
|
138,414
|
| Looking for work
|
7,014
|
5,117
|
7,534
|
7,948
|
27,613
|
| In school/training
|
4,427
|
3,185
|
5,062
|
5,092
|
17,766
|
| Other parental needs
|
1,968
|
1,382
|
1,936
|
2,069
|
7,355
|
| Child Protective Services
|
717
|
620
|
633
|
785
|
2,755
|
| Alternative/back-up care
|
1,300
|
859
|
1,366
|
1,334
|
4,859
|
| Mildly ill child
|
79
|
41
|
46
|
50
|
216
|
| Enrichment
|
1,592
|
1,008
|
1,742
|
1,617
|
5,959
|
| Reasons Category Total
|
54,052
|
39,884
|
53,197
|
57,804
|
204,937
|
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
|
11,675
|
13,325
|
13,991
|
12,057
|
51,048
|
| Licensed family child care homes
|
26,825
|
29,922
|
33,356
|
29,906
|
120,009
|
| License-exempt child care centers
|
3,063
|
4,156
|
7,657
|
3,550
|
18,426
|
| License-exempt providers
|
526
|
679
|
855
|
893
|
2,953
|
Source: CD2504E
January 2024
Questions: Child Care and Development Division | RRAS@DSS.ca.gov