Jeremiah’s Playground is a subsidized childcare program specifically designed for veteran children of true single moms or whose parents are unmarried United States Military Veterans.

Although provisions for housing, education, and other living expenses are government funded, the critical expenses for childcare are not.

We’re looking to help five (5) single-mom veterans in O. C. who are currently working and attending college full-time. Listen to their stories here.

Know the facts: 

Studies show California’s average yearly cost for infants is approximately $17,000/year and toddler’s $12,000/year. Cost of Child Care in California (Updated January 2024) (tootris.com)

The pandemic has only made this supply gap worse. Researchers from UCLA found that 296 childcare programs had closed in Los Angeles in 2020— resulting in a loss of nearly 7,500 slots. https://escholarship.org/content/qt1rd639b8/qt1rd639b8.pdf 

We believe this shortage has caused a high demand for childcare thus driving the prices high and unaffordable, especially for single parents.