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The Early Care and Education Workforce of Contra Costa County

By Anna Powell, Wanzi Muruvi, Lea J.E. Austin and Abby Copeman Petig • January 31, 2024 • Part of California Early Care and Education Workforce Study

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Dorchester Boy and Girls Pre School Photographed for the Center for the Study of Child Care Employment at the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment University of California, Berkeley

Building on the California Early Care and Education (ECE) Workforce Study, this report looks at the licensed workforce in Contra Costa County, California. It includes a profile of its core members: family child care providers and center-based educators (directors, teachers, and assistants); the state of educator well-being; and current issues affecting the field.