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Cal Poly Humboldt presents childcare needs assessment, urges employer partnerships and subsidy changes
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Researchers presenting the Humboldt County Childcare Needs Assessment told the Eureka City Council that local childcare supply meets roughly 41% of estimated demand and recommended employer partnerships, higher reimbursement ceilings and streamlined subsidies backed by ARPA-funded stabilization dollars.
Cal Poly Humboldt researchers on Thursday presented a Humboldt County Childcare Needs Assessment to the Eureka City Council, saying the county’s licensed childcare supply meets only around 41% of potential demand and urging a mix of employer partnerships, targeted grants and subsidy reforms.
Nino Di, senior research analyst with the California Center for Rural Policy at Cal Poly Humboldt, told the council the assessment draws on 459 parent survey responses, interviews with licensed providers and secondary data. “Forty-one percent of potential childcare demand, only 41% is met,” Di said, adding that infant care is especially limited in rural southern Humboldt and that 55% of surveyed families want nontraditional hours such as evenings or weekends.
The study, funded through American Rescue Plan Act…
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