Child Care Services STATS

$406M distributed through CRRSA to help mitigate the financial impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on the child care industry in Georgia3

$1.5B in stabilization funds to support and stabilize child care establishments in Georgia3

<5 employees

5-49 employees

>50 employees

Sources:

1. “Annual Business Survey.”, United States Census Bureau, 2020.

2. Survey: “Four in Five Child Care Centers in the U.S. Are Understaffed.”, National Association for the Education of The Young Child (NAEYC), Web, 2021.

3. “Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning’s Spending Plan for CRRSA and ARP Funds.” Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL), 2022.

According to U.S. Census data, of the employees working in child care services sector within the state, 73 percent are employed at small businesses that have less than five employees.1