2026 OCAP State of the Child Report

ECONOMIC WELL-BEING

Number of Licensed Child Care Spaces in Riverside County by Type

Average Weekly Child Care Cost by Type

Child Care Center (0-23 months) Child Care Center (2-5 years)

Family Child Care Home (0-23 months)

Child Care Center

Family Child Care Home Total for Both Types

Family Child Care Home (2-5 years)

2700

$500

2200

$405

400

1700

2,138

$298

2,006

$268

1200

300

1,761

1,717

$249

$239

1,612

$231

1,654

$221

1,630

1,514

700

1,314

$177

1,291

$158

$154

200

$189 $204

$201 $188

200

$183 $166

$170 $149

421

100

$169 $142

394

339

340

247

0

2014

2017

2019

2021

2023

0

2014

2017

2019

2021

2023

Annual Cost of Child Care by Age Group and Facility 2014 to 2023

Child Care Center (0-23 months)

Family Child Care Home (0-23 months)

Child Care Center (2-5 years)

Family Child Care Home (2-5 years)

$30,000

25,000

$21,043

20,000

$15,504

$12,930

$13,917

15,000

$12,410

$12,021

$11,472

$9,518

$8,817

$8,793

10,000

$10,428 $9,768

$9,814 $10,604

$9,183 $8,631

$8,240 $7,752

$8,018 $7,364

5,000

0

2014

2017

2019

2021

2023

https://www.kidsdata.org/topic/102/child-care-facilities/table https://rrnetwork.org/research/child-care-data-tool

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