Chart 1. Number of child daycare center establishments and quarterly employment, 2015–23
Year/quarter Quarterly employment Number of establishments

2015/Q1

820,779 69,820

2015/Q2

833,560 69,959

2015/Q3

801,200 70,320

2015/Q4

841,898 70,167

2016/Q1

847,592 70,451

2016/Q2

860,293 70,891

2016/Q3

829,924 71,151

2016/Q4

862,975 71,014

2017/Q1

872,347 70,694

2017/Q2

883,293 71,179

2017/Q3

850,798 71,551

2017/Q4

886,178 71,506

2018/Q1

893,613 71,706

2018/Q2

904,375 72,062

2018/Q3

871,109 72,482

2018/Q4

906,124 72,654

2019/Q1

916,868 72,869

2019/Q2

927,764 73,201

2019/Q3

899,498 73,723

2019/Q4

933,953 73,849

2020/Q1

937,003 74,055

2020/Q2

647,498 73,235

2020/Q3

725,568 73,819

2020/Q4

787,543 74,207

2021/Q1

793,212 73,669

2021/Q2

815,957 73,902

2021/Q3

811,417 74,688

2021/Q4

851,245 74,988

2022/Q1

860,422 75,296

2022/Q2

892,699 75,643

2022/Q3

889,663 76,591

2022/Q4

920,482 76,855

2023/Q1

935,675 77,086

Note: Q1 = first quarter, Q2 = second quarter, Q3 = third quarter, and Q4 = fourth quarter.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.