Childcare Landscape Study - Flipbook - Page 68
Davidson County Child Care Landscape Study Results
87%
15%
85%
offer free child care;
educators can enroll
their children at no cost
offer discounted child
care, reducing tuition
for employees’ children
Of those:
of surveyed
programs offer
some form of child
care benefits to
educators
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Just Under Half of Center-Based Child Care Programs Operate at a Profit
Financial conditions vary across center-based programs in greater Davidson County. In the Child
Care Provider Survey, approximately 38 percent of centers describe themselves as profitable,
and 6 percent as highly profitable. Conversely, approximately one-third (31%) of centers
describe themselves as breaking even, and 16 percent report operating at a loss (see Figure 7).i
Figure 7: Child Care Centers’ Current Financial Situation
Highly Profitable
6%
Profitable
38%
Breaking Even
Operating at a Loss
31%
16%
Source: Davidson County Child Care Provider Experience Survey. The Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center, 2025. Notes:
Sample limited to center-based survey respondents (n=116), including Head Start programs (n=4); 9% of directors responded
