In-Home Daycare Providers Still Face Discrimination
California passed a law in 2019 forbidding the refusal to rent to in-home child care providers.
Despite this law, thousands of California families relying on in-home daycares still face a crisis due to discrimination from landlords.
The state lost 30% of in-home daycare settings after the 2008 housing market collapse, and the practice of refusing to rent to providers continues.
California passed a law in 2019 forbidding landlords and homeowners’ associations from refusing to rent to in-home child care providers.
- 30% of in-home daycare settings were lost after the 2008 housing market collapse
- California relies on in-home daycares for thousands of families
- A law was passed in 2019 to prevent discrimination against in-home child care providers
Author summary: Landlords still discriminate against in-home daycare providers despite a 2019 law.