This brief presents findings from the first study to examine detailed data on the supply of center-based child care—defined here as the number of licensed facilities and total licensed capacity in those facilities—in the District of Columbia in the wake of COVID-19. Specifically, we found the following: As of September 2022, the overall supply of DC’s center-based child care had returned to and surpassed prepandemic levels, after decreasing during the pandemic’s height; The average size of DC centers increased slightly during the pandemic, driven by a growing number of centers licensed to enroll more than 130 children; There were additional changes in the composition of centers in the District by Ward, nontraditional-hour child care provision, age groups served, subsidy voucher acceptance, participation in Capital Quality, and Capital Quality designations. (author abstract)
How did the supply of center-based child care change in the District of Columbia during the COVID-19 pandemic? Findings from the District of Columbia Child Care Policy Research Partnership
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