Building upon the
San Diego County Child Care Blueprint and the
California Cost of Care Study, the County of San Diego has partnered with
Prenatal to Five Fiscal Strategies (P5FS) to understand child care market rates and to gain a deeper understanding of the costs associated with out-of-school-time care.
The survey is for individuals, organizations and programs that provide child care and development services to children from birth through twelve years-old in San Diego County. It includes questions about tuition and family fees for all types of child care and development providers. The project will leverage cost data from San Diego child care and development providers who responded to the California Cost of Care Survey. However, since out-of-school time (OST) child care and development providers were under-represented in that study, those respondents who identify as OST providers will also be asked cost of care questions in addition to the tuition and family fees questions.
The results of this survey will help to inform the county's strategy to achieve the vision that "San Diego is a place where every family has access to child care that meets their geographic, scheduling, cultural, language, and economic needs; the child care provider workforce is highly valued and financially thriving; and all types of chidl care setting support children's healthy development"