CDA Annual Report 2025 - Flipbook - Page 16
Child care is essential
Child Care Providers Served per Type
Supporting the Child
Care Community
8.1%
46.5%
5,009
total
Child care providers are more than caregivers—they are educators, entrepreneurs,
and trusted partners in a child’s early development. As essential business owners,
they strengthen the local economy and play a critical role in supporting working
families. CDA stands alongside these providers, helping them grow, achieve
昀椀nancial stability, and thrive in an ever-changing child care landscape.
To deepen its work with providers enrolled in the Child Care Payment Program,
CDA expanded support to include targeted resources and additional payments
focused on long-term stability and sustainability. Under contract with CDSS,
CDA continued administering monthly Cost of Care Plus Rate Payments that
began in 2023. This year, CDA also distributed the One-Time Per-Child Provider
Stabilization Payment and the Cost of Care Plus One-Time Payment to eligible
child care providers as part of an agreement between the State of California and
Child Care Providers United.
Licensed-Exempt
Licensed Family Child Care Home
Licensed Center
45.4%
Providers span 103 zip codes.
Most providers live in the
92105 zip code (n=241).
These critical investments helped providers offset rising operational costs,
maintain consistent services, and continue delivering dependable, high-quality
care to families. Through this work, CDA strengthened the child care workforce—
ensuring providers had the tools, resources, and support needed to sustain their
businesses and succeed long term.
$31.7M
$1M
$7M
Cost of Care Plus
Rate Payment
Cost of Care Plus
One-Time Payment
One-Time Per-Child Provider
Stabilization Payment
5,006 Providers supported
3,498 Providers supported
3,844 Providers supported
• Licensed Center - $6.8M
• Licensed-Exempt - $4.3M
• Licensed Family Child
Care Home - $20.6M
• Licensed-Exempt - $187,680
• Licensed Family Child Care
Home - $892,416
• Licensed Center - $1.5M
• Licensed-Exempt - $938,400
• Licensed Family Child Care
Home - $4.6M
These payments made a real
di昀昀erence for my program.
This support helped me
manage rising costs, continue
serving families without
interruption, and focus on
providing quality care for the
children who depend on me.
I’m grateful for this support!
—Participating Child Care Provider
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