To Be Retired: Childcare Need & Supply by County
Please note that this dataset will be retired on July 2, 2026. The information in this dataset will continue to be available in the Childcare Need & Supply dataset.
Statewide, DCYF estimates that families of about 305,000 children age B-5 not yet in school need child care. Only about 34% of those children are enrolled in licensed child care or preschool. The percent of need met for child care and preschool for young children varies widely across the state.
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Complete Metadata
| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | public |
| contactPoint |
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"fn": "DCYF Open Data",
"@type": "vcard:Contact",
"hasEmail": "mailto:no-reply@data.wa.gov"
}
|
| description | Please note that this dataset will be retired on July 2, 2026. The information in this dataset will continue to be available in the Childcare Need & Supply dataset. Statewide, DCYF estimates that families of about 305,000 children age B-5 not yet in school need child care. Only about 34% of those children are enrolled in licensed child care or preschool. The percent of need met for child care and preschool for young children varies widely across the state. |
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|
| identifier | https://data.wa.gov/api/views/5pif-qmy6 |
| issued | 2022-01-14 |
| keyword |
[
"access to childcare",
"child care",
"childcare",
"children",
"county",
"early learning",
"pre-k",
"to be removed"
]
|
| landingPage | https://data.wa.gov/d/5pif-qmy6 |
| modified | 2026-06-02 |
| publisher |
{
"name": "data.wa.gov",
"@type": "org:Organization"
}
|
| theme |
[
"education"
]
|
| title | To Be Retired: Childcare Need & Supply by County |
