Data / Reports
In our pursuit of our mission, we are constantly learning, measuring, and monitoring key data to gauge our progress.
We are driven by the desire to make policies and systems better serve young children and their families. This is accomplished by furthering systems change strategies and by investing where and how it matters most.
Our goal is to share reports and data on the systems First 5 LA is working to change; how we’re contributing to improving systems; how we will know we are making progress; and what success looks like for children and families in L.A. County.
First 5 LA Reports:
The Early Care and Education Workforce and Workplace in Los Angeles County: A Longitudinal Analysis, 2020-2023
November 2023 By Anna Powell, Wanzi Muruvi, Lea J.E. Austin, and Abby Copeman Petig First 5 LA partnered with the Center for the Study of Child Care Employment to produce this longitudinal report that details the trends and challenges facing the early education...
The Landscape of Home-Based Child Care in Los Angeles County
August 2023 One issue critical to addressing societal challenges and economic drivers is child care. In order for parents to work or go to school and maintain economic stability for their families, child care is essential. Child care enables families, workplaces, and...
First 5 LA’s Journey Toward Deepening a Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
November 15, 2022 First 5 LA is an independent county public agency that works to improve public systems so that they support the development of children, prenatal to age 5 in Los Angeles County. We want every child in the county to reach their full developmental...
Financing the Los Angeles County Home Visiting System: Recommendations for Action
June 2022 Investment in home visiting in Los Angeles (LA) County began in 1997 and has since grown substantially, using a variety of federal, state, and local public funds, as well as some private dollars, to support and grow a home visiting system. LA County has used...
First Connections Program Evaluation
October 2020 First 5 LA is excited to share the findings from a year-long evaluation of our First Connections program! In 2019-20 First 5 LA partnered with Harder+Company Community Research to conduct the evaluation. This evaluation collected quantitative and...
Pathway to Progress: Indicators of Young Child Well-Being in Los Angeles County
First 5 LA is pleased to share the Pathway to Progress report which acts as the baseline for assessing progress on the implementation of our 2020-2028 Strategic Plan. As such, the indicators presented in this report are forward-looking, providing critical information...
Emerging Family Focus in Medicaid: A Two-Generation Approach to Health Care Fact Sheet
Medicaid is the largest health insurance program in the United States, covering more than 70 million people, including 28 million children. The program is an individual, rather than a family, benefit; resulting in parents/ caregivers and children often having...
Aligning the Stars: Chronicle of a Home Visiting System Expansion
The early months and years of life represent a unique window of vulnerability and opportunity for the entire family. For infants and their parents, positive experiences during this time can lay the groundwork for a lifetime of well-being, while negative experiences...
Los Angeles Early Care and Education Provider Financial Analysis
Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) partnered with the California Community Foundation and First 5 LA to study the financial and operational challenges faced by 26 ECE center-based providers in Los Angeles County (with California Department of Education contracts) to help...
A Comprehensive Fiscal Analysis of the Los Angeles County Early Care and Education System
With funding from the Los Angeles County Quality and Productivity Commission, First 5 LA, and the Office of Child Protection (OCP), OCP engaged a team of national experts in early childhood systems and financing to conduct a comprehensive fiscal analysis (CFA) of the...
