Research & Evaluation

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Child Care Investment

BUILDING A Better Foundation For 30,852 Children

Publications

Parent Voices – The Impact of Head Start Programs

Head Start programs support children’s growth from birth to age 5 through services centered around early learning and development, health, and family well-being.

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CCRC’s Programs Help Families Thrive

Thanks to federal and state funding, CCRC ensures access to quality child care.

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The Perfect Storm

One-time funds supported the ECE field during the pandemic but have since dried up. This, combined with rising costs, declining enrollments and staff exits for better pay and benefits elsewhere, the field is facing the perfect storm. Sustainable funding is needed to prevent a perfect disaster in the ECE field.

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Home Visiting Outcomes

CCRC’s Home Visiting program supports families in strengthening their protective factors, ensuring family well-being for years to come.

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Child Care for Foster Children in California

Emergency Child Care Bridge: The California Emergency Child Care Bridge is a first of its kind program designed to assist caregivers tasked with caring for a foster child. The program helps stabilize foster children in the best possible settings while ensuring caretakers have adequate support to balance their work and home lives.

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Provider Rates Not Keeping Pace with Inflation

The pandemic has reminded us of the essential role child care plays in keeping the workforce and economy moving.

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Child Care Deserts in Northern Los Angeles and San Bernardino Counties

Working class families across the nation struggle to find affordable child care for their children. Fifty-one percent of Americans live in child care deserts and the share of the population living in a child care desert ranges from 22 to 77 percent across the nation.

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Our GIS Work

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In the News

Rising costs, declining enrollments and rates that do not keep up with inflation is resulting in child care deserts. California saw a 30% decline in licensed family child care homes after the recession (37% in Los Angeles County) and a further 14% decline between 2020 and 2021 in California. Without a sustainable source of funding licensed family and center-based care will continue to close their doors, placing an increased strain on working families to find quality care in their community.

What We Do

Program Design

Conceptualizing change and guiding program activities through the development of logic models and review of scientific literature.

Data Evaluation

Systematic comprehensive program evaluation with a solid foundation in evaluation theory and program design, that may include program development and results-based evaluations.

Informational Briefs

Informational briefs, presenting data in an easily understandable way that attract the attention of key stakeholders.

Focus Groups

High-quality qualitative research through focus groups and key informant interviews, enabling a deeper understanding of experiences and contest.

Participant Surveys

Surveys grounded in science to gain information and insights into various topics of interest.

GIS/Mapping

Maps utilizing geospatial data to improve understanding of our communities and facilitate decision-making.

Community Assessment

Collecting data from a variety of sources to provide a comprehensive understanding of our communities.

Data Management

High quality data and statistical analytics, including analysis of existing or newly collected data.

Our Team

CCRC’s Research Division is invested in ensuring the most equitable and inclusive methods possible. We ensure the inclusion of a diverse range of community and stakeholder input to facilitate the development of programs and policies that have the highest possible level of relevance and impact for our communities. Our diverse and talented team of researchers bring a diverse range of backgrounds and skillsets to each project.