Impact of COVID-19 on Child Care Centers in Texas
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Impact of COVID-19 on Child Care Centers in Texas Change in child care desert status by zip code between 9/2019 and 8/2020 New child care desert Existing desert, lost 14% of child care centers closed in Senate District #1 additional capacity Existing child care desert during COVID-19 pandemic. Not a child care desert Senate District #1 SENATE DISTRICT #1 As of August 2020, this district had lost 62 child care centers (permanently or temporarily closed) and 6,735 child care seats. This district lost 2 centers and 168 child care seats in communities of color (zip codes where two- thirds of residents are Black or Latinx). Pre-COVID Lost during COVID counts (% decrease) Sen. Bryan Hughes Total providers 429 62 (-14%) Subsidy providers 224 26 (-12%) Quality providers (TRS) 78 15 (-19%) CHILD CARE DURING COVID-19 Total capacity 23,940 2,026 (-29%) Child care centers provide an essential service to working families. Throughout the pandemic, Quality seats (TRS) 9,633 1,562 (-16%) permanent and temporary closures have left Infant seats 461 44 (-10%) thousands of Texan families without access to Toddler seats 1,038 131 (-13%) reliable child care. Sources: TWC data Sept. 2019 and HHSC data March-August 2020. As of August 2020, 25% of all child care centers statewide were either permanently closed or remained temporarily closed. POLICY PRIORITIES Subsidized centers were more likely to remain To address these and future challenges around child open but over 55,500 subsidized child care care, CHILDREN AT RISK recommends the 87th Texas seats were lost (11% of the total). Legislature prioritize the following: As a result of these losses, an additional 184 • Increase the supply and stability of quality child care. communities became child care deserts, a • Support the early childhood education workforce. nearly 50% increase statewide. • Improve the quality of child care for working families. Communities of color were twice as likely to experience closures. TRS centers were less likely • Increase reimbursement rates for subsidy providers. to close than non-TRS centers (14% vs. 27%). • Study the real cost of providing quality child care. Mandi Kimball | 713.869.7740 Director, Public Policy & Govt Affairs [email protected] Impact of COVID-19 on Child Care Centers in Texas Change in child care desert status by zip code between 9/2019 and 8/2020 New child care desert Existing desert, lost 17% of child care centers closed in Senate District #2 additional capacity Existing child care desert during COVID-19 pandemic. Not a child care desert Senate District #2 SENATE DISTRICT #2 As of August 2020, this district had lost 134 child care centers (permanently or temporarily closed) and 13,944 child care seats. This district lost 36 centers and 3,521 child care seats in communities of color (zip codes where two-thirds of residents are Black or Latinx). Pre-COVID Lost during COVID counts (% decrease) Sen. Bob Hall Total providers 788 134 (-17%) Subsidy providers 349 67 (-19%) Quality providers (TRS) 66 27 (-41%) CHILD CARE DURING COVID-19 Total capacity 44,473 2,026 (-29%) Child care centers provide an essential service to working families. Throughout the pandemic, Quality seats (TRS) 8,888 2,405 (-27%) permanent and temporary closures have left Infant seats 830 213 (-26%) thousands of Texan families without access to Toddler seats 1,646 491 (-30%) reliable child care. Sources: TWC data Sept. 2019 and HHSC data March-August 2020. As of August 2020, 25% of all child care centers statewide were either permanently closed or remained temporarily closed. POLICY PRIORITIES Subsidized centers were more likely to remain To address these and future challenges around child open but over 55,500 subsidized child care care, CHILDREN AT RISK recommends the 87th Texas seats were lost (11% of the total). Legislature prioritize the following: As a result of these losses, an additional 184 • Increase the supply and stability of quality child care. communities became child care deserts, a • Support the early childhood education workforce. nearly 50% increase statewide. • Improve the quality of child care for working families. Communities of color were twice as likely to experience closures. TRS centers were less likely • Increase reimbursement rates for subsidy providers. to close than non-TRS centers (14% vs. 27%). • Study the real cost of providing quality child care. Mandi Kimball | 713.869.7740 Director, Public Policy & Govt Affairs [email protected] Impact of COVID-19 on Child Care Centers in Texas Change in child care desert status by zip code between 9/2019 and 8/2020 New child care desert Existing desert, lost 26% of child care centers closed in Senate District #3 additional capacity Existing child care desert during COVID-19 pandemic. Not a child care desert Senate District #3 SENATE DISTRICT #3 As of August 2020, this district had lost 136 child care centers (permanently or temporarily closed) and 13,450 child care seats. This district lost 6 centers and 648 child care seats in communities of color (zip codes where two- thirds of residents are Black or Latinx). Pre-COVID Lost during COVID counts (% decrease) Sen. Robert Nichols Total providers 526 136 (-26%) Subsidy providers 295 75 (-25%) Quality providers (TRS) 71 34 (-48%) CHILD CARE DURING COVID-19 Total capacity 32,747 2,026 (-29%) Child care centers provide an essential service to working families. Throughout the pandemic, Quality seats (TRS) 9,058 3,091 (-34%) permanent and temporary closures have left Infant seats 384 59 (-15%) thousands of Texan families without access to Toddler seats 967 212 (-22%) reliable child care. Sources: TWC data Sept. 2019 and HHSC data March-August 2020. As of August 2020, 25% of all child care centers statewide were either permanently closed or remained temporarily closed. POLICY PRIORITIES Subsidized centers were more likely to remain To address these and future challenges around child open but over 55,500 subsidized child care care, CHILDREN AT RISK recommends the 87th Texas seats were lost (11% of the total). Legislature prioritize the following: As a result of these losses, an additional 184 • Increase the supply and stability of quality child care. communities became child care deserts, a • Support the early childhood education workforce. nearly 50% increase statewide. • Improve the quality of child care for working families. Communities of color were twice as likely to experience closures. TRS centers were less likely • Increase reimbursement rates for subsidy providers. to close than non-TRS centers (14% vs. 27%). • Study the real cost of providing quality child care. Mandi Kimball | 713.869.7740 Director, Public Policy & Govt Affairs [email protected] Impact of COVID-19 on Child Care Centers in Texas Change in child care desert status by zip code between 9/2019 and 8/2020 New child care desert Existing desert, lost 21% of child care centers closed in Senate District #4 additional capacity Existing child care desert during COVID-19 pandemic. Not a child care desert Senate District #4 SENATE DISTRICT #4 As of August 2020, this district had lost 174 child care centers (permanently or temporarily closed) and 20,905 child care seats. This district lost 21 centers and 2,134 child care seats in communities of color (zip codes where two-thirds of residents are Black or Latinx). Pre-COVID Lost during COVID counts (% decrease) Sen. Brandon Creighton Total providers 843 174 (-21%) Subsidy providers 416 70 (-17%) Quality providers (TRS) 64 33 (-52%) CHILD CARE DURING COVID-19 Total capacity 64,039 2,026 (-29%) Child care centers provide an essential service to working families. Throughout the pandemic, Quality seats (TRS) 10,599 3,599 (-34%) permanent and temporary closures have left Infant seats 304 90 (-30%) thousands of Texan families without access to Toddler seats 827 291 (-35%) reliable child care. Sources: TWC data Sept. 2019 and HHSC data March-August 2020. As of August 2020, 25% of all child care centers statewide were either permanently closed or remained temporarily closed. POLICY PRIORITIES Subsidized centers were more likely to remain To address these and future challenges around child open but over 55,500 subsidized child care care, CHILDREN AT RISK recommends the 87th Texas seats were lost (11% of the total). Legislature prioritize the following: As a result of these losses, an additional 184 • Increase the supply and stability of quality child care. communities became child care deserts, a • Support the early childhood education workforce. nearly 50% increase statewide. • Improve the quality of child care for working families. Communities of color were twice as likely to experience closures. TRS centers were less likely • Increase reimbursement rates for subsidy providers. to close than non-TRS centers (14% vs. 27%). • Study the real cost of providing quality child care. Mandi Kimball | 713.869.7740 Director, Public Policy & Govt Affairs [email protected] Impact of COVID-19 on Child Care Centers in Texas Change in child care desert status by zip code between 9/2019 and 8/2020 New child care desert Existing desert, lost 22% of child care centers closed in Senate District #5 additional capacity Existing child care desert during COVID-19 pandemic. Not a child care desert Senate District #5 SENATE DISTRICT #5 As of August 2020, this district had lost 214 child care centers (permanently or temporarily closed) and 21,829 child care seats. This district lost 7 centers and 633 child care seats in communities of color (zip codes where two- thirds of residents are Black or Latinx). Pre-COVID Lost during COVID counts (% decrease) Sen. Charles Schwertner Total providers 971 214 (-22%) Subsidy providers 530 78 (-15%) Quality providers (TRS) 81 43 (-53%) CHILD CARE DURING COVID-19 Total capacity 71,054 2,026 (-29%) Child care centers provide an essential service to working families.