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QRIS participation from 2011 to 2019 increased by 15,424%. The most significant increase was a 51% jump from 2016 to 2017!
- 49 sites in 2011, grew
- to 475 in 2012,
- to 1,042 in 2013,
- to 2,232 in 2014,
- to 3,542 in 2015,
- to 3,862 in 2016,
- to 5,835 in 2017,
- to 6,829 in 2018, and
- to 7,558 in 2019
A total of 266,399 children were being served by participating sites in fiscal year (FY) 2018-19.
- 222,310 children in centers
- 183,158 children in alternative settings
- 21,155 children in family child care
Distribution of the 5,061 sites that participated in FY 2018-19
- 36 sites were at Tier 1
- 723 sites were at Tier 2
- 878 sites were at Tier 3
- 2,451 sites were at Tier 4
- 971 sites were at Tier 5
Sites by facility type in FY 2018-19
- 4,114: centers
- 2,691: family child care
- 48: community-based organizations
- 110: libraries
- 78: home visiting programs
- 300: family, friends, and neighbors
- 29: playgroups
- 78: family resource centers
- 110: other
Selected site characteristics in FY 2018-19
- 1,225: Head Start
- 870: Early Head Start
- 217: Title I
- 2,634: California State Preschools
- 1,130: General child care
- 1,542: Voucher
- 130: State migrant
- 3,370: Operated with private funding