California has lost 4 in 10 jobs in child care services.

Specifically, in April '19 there were 78,200 jobs in child care services in CA, and in April '20 there were 47,100 jobs in. That's a 40% drop and some of these jobs are not coming back.

H/T @alissa_brie

Some of the teachers that filled these jobs will work elsewhere. My son's PreK teacher has a 4-yr degree and worked at a NAEYC-accredited center. He had a side gig taking people's garbage out to the curb in order to pay his bills. Now, he makes more money doing it full-time.

This is just one reason why CA can't afford to cut subsidized child care payment rates as proposed in the May Revision. The field has been destroyed by the COVID-19 health and economic crisis, and we can't go back to work if we don't have a place for our kids to learn and grow.

Read more in our new fact sheet, including new data on what a 10% cut will do to the Regional Market Rates and the Standard Reimbursement Rate:

#CABudget #CALeg https://calbudgetcenter.org/resources/subsidized-child-care-providers-and-children-cant-afford-a-pay-cut/