Arizona State Profile

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Key Facts About

Children birth to 3 years, their families, and the child care system that serves them

2005 estimated population: 5,939,292
U.S. Census 2005 Population Estimate

2000 population: 5,130,632
U.S. Census 2000

Administration for Children and Families (ACF)-Child Care Bureau Data

• An average of 8,811 children 0-3 are served per month by the Child Care and Development Fund
  (FY 2005 ACF-801 data, Child Care Bureau)
• In Federal Fiscal Year 2004 the Infant/Toddler Child Care and Develpment Fund Set-Aside = $2,448,617
  (FY 2006 CCDF Allocations Based on Appropriations,U.S. Dept. of HHS, ACF)

Early head Start

• 573 children served by 7 grantees are in Early Head Start
  (2006 Early Head Start Funded Enrollment)
  (EHSNRC Database-September 2006)
• 53% of all the requests for child care to the child care resource and referral programs were for infant and toddler care
  (Child Care in America: 2006 State Fact Book, NACCRRA)

U.S. Department of Education (DOE) – IDEA, Part C Data

4,450 children under 3 receive early intervention services under IDEA, Part C
(U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of Special Ed. Programs, Data Analysis System (DANS), 2005)

Child Care Referral Data

Percentage of all the requests for child care to the child care resource and referral programs was not available for Alabama
(Child Care Profile, 2008 State Facts NACCRRA)

Special initiatives within the State/Territory

Infant/Toddler Caregiver Credential:	No
Infant/Toddler Child Development Associate (CDA)*:	27 issued in 2005 31 issued in 2002 24 issued in 1998
Early Learning Guidelines for 0-3:	No
Infant/Toddler Specialist Network:	No

Child Care Licensing data - Staff to Child ratios

In Center-Based Care the staff-to-child ratios are

1:5 or 2:11 for infants; 1:6 or 2:13 for 1 year olds;
1:8 for 2 year olds; 1:13 for 3 year olds
(State Licensing Regulations)

In Family Child Care the staff-to-child ratios are

1:4 infants up to age 12
1:6 with no more than 4 children in care for compensation, and no more than 2 of them under 1 year unless a sibling group (Certified Home Providers)
(State Licensing Regulations)

Children under the age of 3 data

277,127 Children under The age of 3 live in Arizona

Under 1	92,572
1–2 years	92,718
2–3 years	91837

U.S. Census 2005 Population Estimate

Women with Children Under the Age of 3 in the Labor Force Data

52% of Arizona Women with Children Under the Age of 3 Are in the Labor Force

Employed	52%
Not in the Labor Force	47%
Unemployed	1%

Current Population Survey, March 2001

Infant Child Care Fees data

Average annual fee for full-time child care for an infant in center based care:

Center based care

$7,605

Cost As a percent of Income Data

Cost of child care for an infant as percent of median income for two-parent families	13%
Cost of child care for an infant as percent of median income for single parent families	34%

Child Care in America: State Facts, NACCRRA, 2006

State/Territory Lead Child Care Lead Agency Information

Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES)
Child Care Administration
1717 W. Jefferson 801A
Phoenix, Arizona 85005

Voice: 602-542-4248
Fax: 602-542-4197 
Website: http://www.de.state.az.us/childcare/

For the CCDF Administrator’s contact information go to:
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/statedata/dirs/display.cfm?title=ccdf

For more information about Alabama go to:
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/statedata/statepro/display.cfm?state=Arizona

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