Investing in the spaces where children grow
California needs high quality and accessible child care facilities
Build Up California works to make that happen
Who We Are
Build Up California is an initiative of the Low Income Investment Fund dedicated to sustaining, improving, and expanding early care and education facilities in California. Our team is a network of advocates dedicated to pursuing knowledge, forming partnerships, and developing policy solutions to create high-quality, climate-resilient facilities in both home-based and center-based child care programs.
Our Challenge
More than 70% of centers and 63% of family child care homes need moderate or major renovations.*
Since 2008, the state has lost 30% of licensed family child care spaces. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the problem of limited spaces.*
60% of California’s children live in a child care desert*
*Source: Manship, K. and Muenchow, S. (2020). Early Childhood Facilities: What Research Tells Us. California For All Kids Knowledge Brief.
Our Solution
Address the challenges faced by Early Care and Education facilities by transforming support systems. The physical environment, often called the “third teacher,” significantly impacts learning. In California, there is growing recognition that child care is vital infrastructure for economic development and healthy families.
