“Play is essential to the social, emotional, cognitive, and physical well-being of children beginning in early childhood.”

“The neighborhood context, in conjunction with other factors, such as child characteristics, parenting, and family resources, matters to the well-being of developing children.”

“In a family with two working parents earning low wages, each parent would have to work 147 hours per week to avoid paying more than the federally recommended 7% of income on the cost of child care for their infant.”

“Parents and caregivers are a child’s first exposure to the world around them. The quality of relationships between children and their parents and caregivers, and the environment in which those relationships develop, play a significant role in a child’s cognitive, emotional, physical, and social development.”

“In California, roughly 80 percent of young children ages birth to two and 40 percent of children ages birth to five are cared for by informal caregivers.”