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E. Austin  \nThis report was generously funded by the Office of the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools, Kings County Office of Education, Madera County Superintendent of Schools, and the Child Care Planning Council of Yuba and Sutter Counties. The data in this report were gathered during the 2025 California Early Care and Education Workforce Study, which received funding from the Heising-Simons Foundation, Blue Shield of California Foundation, and Silicon Valley Community Foundation.  \nThe Early Care and Education Workforce of Central California  \n© 2025 Center for the Study of Child Care of Employment. All rights reserved.  \nAcknowledgements  \nWe are grateful to our colleague Yoonjeon Kim who contributed to the 2025 California Early Care and Education Workforce Study and related county studies. Thank you also to our research assistants Elena Ojeda, Leah Gutierrez, Kelly Loc, and Claudia Martinez. Additional thanks to the following leaders in Central California who facilitated this study:  \nApril Hatfield, Kings Community Action Organization  \nAndrea Cervantes, Office of the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools  \nElsy Rodriguez, Office of the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools  \nIris Flores, Central Valley Children’s Services Network  \nLeticia Murillo, Community Action Partnership of Madera County  \nMatilda Soria, Office of the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools  \nNathalie Gomez, Madera County Superintendent of Schools  \nRachel Dailey, Children's Home Society Rebecca Villa, Kings County Office of Education Tonya Byers, Yuba County Office of Education Wendy Hernandez, Office of the Fresno County  \nSuperintendent of Schools  \nThe views presented herein are those of the authors and may not reflect the views of thereport’s funders or those acknowledged for lending their expertise or providing input.  \nEditor: Deborah Meacham  \nSuggested Citation  \nPowell, A. , Muruvi, W. , Copeman Petig, A. , & Austin, L.J. E. (2025) . The Early Care and Education Workforce of Central California. Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, University of California, Berkeley. [https://cscce.berkeley.edu/publications/report/central-ca](https://cscce.berkeley.edu/publications/report/central-ca)workforce-study-2025  \nAbout CSCCE  \nThe Center for the Study of Child Care Employment (CSCCE), founded in 1999, is the national leader in early care and education workforce research and policy. CSCCE provides research and analysis on the preparation, working conditions, and compensation of the early care and education workforce. We develop policy solutions and create spaces for teaching, learning, and educator activism. Our vision is an effective public early care and education system that secures racial, gender, and economic justice for the women whose labor is the linchpin of stable, quality services.  \nTable of Contents  \nList of Tables and Figures .............................................................................................................................................. 1  \nIntroduction ....................................................................................................................................................................2  \nPolicy Context ............................................................................................................................................................2  \nAbout the Data ...........................................................................................................................................................3  \nCore Findings ............................................................................................................................................................4  \n1. 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