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Childcare Need & Supply (All)
Statewide, DCYF estimates that families of about 293,000 children age B-5 not yet in school need child care, because all available parents in the home are working. Only about 27% of these children are served by licensed child care, preschool, and/or subsidized child care.
Additionally, we estimate that families of over 491,000 school-age children (kindergarten through age 12) are in need of care, and only about 12% of these children are served by licensed child care, preschool, and/or subsidized child care.
The percent of need met for child care, preschool, and/or subsidized child care for children of all ages varies widely across the state.
*https://www.dcyf.wa.gov/practice/oiaa/reports/early-learning-dashboards/child-care-need-supply-data
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| description | Statewide, DCYF estimates that families of about 293,000 children age B-5 not yet in school need child care, because all available parents in the home are working. Only about 27% of these children are served by licensed child care, preschool, and/or subsidized child care. Additionally, we estimate that families of over 491,000 school-age children (kindergarten through age 12) are in need of care, and only about 12% of these children are served by licensed child care, preschool, and/or subsidized child care. The percent of need met for child care, preschool, and/or subsidized child care for children of all ages varies widely across the state. *https://www.dcyf.wa.gov/practice/oiaa/reports/early-learning-dashboards/child-care-need-supply-data |
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| identifier | https://data.wa.gov/api/views/hiqz-y2vv |
| issued | 2024-06-27 |
| keyword |
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"access to childcare",
"child care",
"childcare",
"children",
"community",
"county",
"early learning",
"infant",
"pre-k",
"school age",
"smi",
"toddler"
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|
| landingPage | https://data.wa.gov/d/hiqz-y2vv |
| modified | 2025-09-26 |
| publisher |
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| theme |
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"education"
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|
| title | Childcare Need & Supply (All) |
