Children First operates 25 dedicated backup child care centers and has 5 more in development. Children First opens the first exclusive backup center in Irvine and its third in California. Children First hosts its 200,000th child visit. Children First welcomes its 200th client. She encourages corporations to continue their leadership in support of employees and their investment in high quality child care.
Industry analysts view the education industry as a hot sector.
Backup child care is identified as the fastest growing segment of the child care industry. Corporate day care centers begin retrofitting centers to include a Backup option. The Today Show with Katie Couric features Children First as a leading example of backup child care. Children First begins accreditation process for all of its centers nationwide. The first national news coverage of backup child care occurs on NBC News with Tom Brokaw.