A clearer picture
The 2025 landscape analysis examines supply, cost, subsidies, and barriers to care.
Early learning & care
Good care changes
what is possible.
For children learning. For parents working. For communities making room for both.
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Child Care
Families need choices. Providers need support.
First 5’s child care work connects families, providers, employers, cities, and other partners. Together they address access, strengthen the early education workforce, and help child care businesses get established.
A stronger workforce
Training, business guidance, and career pathways support early educators.
More local solutions
Housing partnerships and city engagement bring child care into community planning.
For your family
A choice that fits
your everyday life.
Explore family child care, preschool, and other early learning options. Providers can help confirm availability, hours, eligibility, and language support.
Explore child care resourcesFor your business
Build the skills
behind good care.
First 5’s Child Care Business Toolkit brings together guidance on business planning, licensing, and sustaining a program.
Open the business toolkitResources for child care providers
Explore the official source: Child Care
