Investment in Early Care & Education

Before the pandemic, public and private investment in ECE was already growing our economy in ways that benefited all of us. In 2017, an estimated $13.5 billion industry rippled through California's economy to yield a total of $24.5 billion in economic growth in other sectors, including local and regional businesses. Research shows that every $1 that California invests in early care and education, focused especially on compensation paid to educators, generates almost $2 ($1.88) in economic growth in local and regional economies.