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CA Childcare Ownership: NP vs FP

A full ownership landscape analysis of California's 13,956 licensed childcare centers — classified into government, nonprofit, faith-based, for-profit (PE-backed), and for-profit (independent) categories. Reveals a structural shift: for-profit independents have exploded since 2010 while government and faith-based programs are declining. Built from CDSS data (March 2026).