In order to develop a greater understanding of the child care industry's economic effects throughout the statewide and local economies, a group of child care coordinating entities in Central and Northern California engaged the Center for Strategic Economic Research (CSER) to conduct a high-level gross economic impact analysis. CSER developed a conservative estimate of the direct contributions of the child care industry based on analysis of data covering full-time, part-time, and temporary jobs along with the related economic value of the services provided. In order to quantify the full range of economic impacts associated with the industry's activities, CSER utilized the IMPLAN input-output model (see the Technical Notes section at the end of this report for a discussion of the economic impact methodology, including the effects and variables measured). CSER analyzed the economic impacts specifically within each of the ten counties represented by the group of child care coordinating entities, displayed in the map to the right (Colusa, El Dorado, Merced, Placer, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Sutter, Yolo, and Yuba Counties), as well as the combined 10-County Service area and the state of California. This brief report provides an overview of the statewide and Service Area impacts and includes information on the impacts within each of the 10 counties. (author abstract)