California
Counties Research
County-level research on the child care workforce in California
available online includes
- Current Data
on Child Care Salaries and Benefits in the United States
Center for the Child Care Workforce, March 2002
A summary of the latest county information about child care
teachers, directors and family child care providers. This
CCW report also compiles the latest national and state data.
- California Child
Care Workforce Reports
Center for the Child Care Workforce, California Resource
and Referral Network, and Center for the Study of Child
Care Employment, UC Berkeley.
Two recent comprehensive studies describe family child care
and center-based workers in eight counties:
- California
Family Child Care Workforce Reports describes
findings from an eight-county study of family child care
providers in Alameda, Kern, Monterey, San Benito, San
Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz Counties.
- California
Center-Based Workforce Reports describes
findings from an eight-county study of the child care
center-based workforce in Alameda, Kern, Monterey, San
Francisco, San Benito, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Santa
Cruz Counties. This study will soon be available online.
A
Profile of the Alameda County Child Care Center Workforce
1995-2001
This study explores trends in child care staffing between
1995 and 2001 in Alameda County, during a period of unparalleled
economic growth in the California Bay Area. Study subjects
include 140 programs representing 313 sites and over 3,000
child care center teaching and administrative staff. Download
the study.
A Profile
of the San Mateo County Child Care Workforce
This study describes 104 center-based programs representing
157 sites and over 1,000 child care teaching and administrative
staff. Family child care providers were surveyed separately
to determine their educational and demographic characteristics,
earnings, expenses, and working conditions.
Download the study.
State of California
Research
Research describing the child care workforce in the State
of California that is available online includes:
- A Study of State-Funded
Pre-Kindergarten Child Care Staffing in Five States
Center for the Child Care Workforce, 2002
This study describes findings about state-funded prekindergarten
staffing in five states: California, Georgia, Illinois,
New York and Texas. California's prekindergarten program,
along with others included in the study, have grown significantly
over the last five years. Special attention is paid to the
differences between prekindergarten staff and compensation
in program operating in public schools and those in community-based
programs.
- Current Data
on Child Care Salaries and Benefits in the United States
Center for the Child Care Workforce, March 2002
A summary of the most recent information about the compensation
of child care teachers, directors and family child care
providers. This report includes the latest statewide compensation
information for California.
Much of the research describing the child
care workforce in California has been conducted by the Center
for the Child Care Workforce (CCW). Learn more about CCW and
its research at www.ccw.org.
|
