•    How many early care and education programs are there in Boston?
           
There are at least 972 suppliers of early care and education in Boston. As of June 2005, there were 228 Community-Based and Head Starts centers, 676 active licensed Family Child Care providers, 37 Boston public schools providing preschool, and 31 other license-exempt preschools in Boston.

Data source: Department of Early Education and Care, Child Care Choices of Boston. Data analysis: Boston EQUIP

•    What is the early care and education capacity of Boston?

There is an active, licensed, and license-exempt capacity of 18,876 in Boston for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.

Data source: Department of Early Education and Care, Child Care Choices of Boston.
Data analysis: Boston EQUIP

•    What is Boston’s preschool capacity?

There is a licensed and license-exempt preschool capacity of 12,904 as of June 2005.

Data source: Department of Early Education and Care, Child Care Choices of Boston.
Data analysis: Boston  EQUIP

•    How close are we to universal preschool in Boston?

That depends on the definition of universal. The current preschool capacity covers 64% of the preschool age population, using the birth records population estimate. Using the U.S. Census’ estimate of the number of  preschool aged children, the current preschool capacity covers 80% of the children.
          
Data analysis: Boston EQUIP

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