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Wanzi Muruvi; Refujio Gonzalez; Anna Powell; Abby Copeman Petig – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, 2025
Early care and education (ECE) programs can provide a lifetime of benefits to children and families, but a lack of public support leaves these valuable services vulnerable to collapse during economic downturns. The COVID-19 pandemic was a particularly intense emergency for ECE providers: closures due to illness or shelter-in-place ordinances…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Early Childhood Education, Child Care
Anna Powell; Wanzi Muruvi; Abby Copeman Petig; Lea J. E. Austin – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, 2024
Early care and education (ECE) programs provide nurturing environments for young children--and the learning environments of children simultaneously serve as the work environments of early educators. In San Mateo County, there are approximately 465 family child care (FCC) providers operating in their own homes and approximately 280 child care…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Care Centers, Early Childhood Education, Child Caregivers
Anna Powell; Wanzi Muruvi; Lea J. E. Austin; Abby Copeman Petig – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, 2024
Early care and education (ECE) programs provide nurturing environments for young children--and the learning environments of children simultaneously serve as the working environments of early educators. In Sonoma County, approximately 140 child care centers serve children from birth through age five, along with more than 330 family child care…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Care Centers, Child Caregivers, Family Environment