San Francisco Comprehensive Fiscal Analysis

Prepared for the City and County of San Francisco Office of Early Care and Education in 2016

The San Francisco Office of Early Care and Education (OECE), in collaboration with its early childhood partners, engaged in a comprehensive fiscal analysis (CFA) from September 2015 to February 2016. APA staff participated on the team that conducted this analysis. The goals of the CFA were to determine (1) what funding currently supports early care and education services in San Francisco, (2) how these funds are used, and (3) what opportunities exist to draw down additional funding and/or to use funds more effectively. Through extensive research, the team cataloged all funding sources, built detailed revenue-and-expense models for both centers and family child care homes, and developed layered child financing profiles and system‑level comparisons with Chicago, New York City, and Seattle.