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To better understand the U.S. supply of licensed child care and national trends in families' proximity to child care, the Center for American Progress analyzed the geographic locations of licensed child care facilities, including centers and family child care homes. This analysis assesses trends in proximity to child care as one component of a child's ability to attend a high-quality early childhood program. To describe this geographic proximity, in 2016, CAP introduced a working definition of child care deserts--areas with an insufficient supply of licensed child care. In 2017, CAP analyzed data from 22 states, covering two-thirds of the U.S. population. This year, the analysis includes data from all 50 states and Washington, D.C., and finds that more than half of Americans--51 percent--live in neighborhoods classified as child care deserts. (author abstract)
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