Volume
63
Issue
3
Abstract
The childcare sector holds vital implications for community development. Overcoming barriers to access and affordability requires a nuanced understanding of this complex sector, a requirement which is further complicated by limited data availability. This paper reviews key data sources and uses historical business data to explore and analyze trends in childcare establishment availability by region. Supplementing the analysis is a discussion of the implications for community economic development Extension professionals, including the importance of data literacy and the need to support local childcare providers.
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Recommended Citation
Van Leuven, A. J., & Conroy, T. (2025). Using Economic Data to Understand Local Childcare Challenges. The Journal of Extension, 63(3), Article 19. https://open.clemson.edu/joe/vol63/iss3/19
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