Childcare inspection records in Riverside County, California

This is a Census estimate, not an exact count. The Census treats this value as controlled and reports no sampling error.

This count includes California daycare providers listed as active, excluding programs identified as serving only school-age children.

This compares the number of included daycare providers with the estimated number of children under 5. It counts providers—not classrooms, openings, or available spots. The Census treats the child-population estimate as controlled and reports no sampling error, so this ratio has no sampling-error range.

This is the share of children under 6 living with parent(s) who are all working or looking for work. The Census uses a narrower family-based definition here than it uses for the under-5 population estimate, so the two numbers should not be compared directly. This provides context, but it does not tell us how many families actually use or are looking for paid childcare. The Census reports a 90% margin of error of about 1.8 percentage points in either direction.