Investing in child care could reap rewards for California, studies say
Investing in child care could reap rewards for California, studies say
- February 3, 2026
- Jade Jenkins, education and CPIP, EdSource, Feb. 3, 2026
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Universal child care could allow more than 100,000 women in California to join the workforce and contribute as much as $23 billion to the state’s economy, according to a new report from Stanford University. … A companion study from UC Irvine and UC Berkeley found that 600,000 children younger than age 3 lack access to licensed care. Its authors outlined a plan to deliver affordable, quality child care while working toward universal child care.
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