Connecticut 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:3,510,297
U.S. Census 2005 Population Estimate

2000 population: 3,405,565
U.S. Census 2000

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

• An average of 2,440 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 2006 the Infant/Toddler Child Care and Development Fund Set-Aside = $700,966
  (FY 2006 CCDF Allocations Based on Appropriations,U.S. Dept. of HHS, ACF)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) - Office of Head Start Data

320 children served by 8 grantees are in Early Head Start
(2006 Early Head Start Funded Enrollment) (EHSNRC Database-September 2006)

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

3,970 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

41% of all the requests for child care to the child care resource and referral programs were for infant and toddler care
(Child Care Profile, 2006 State Facts NACCRRA)

Special initiatives within the State/Territory

Infant/Toddler Caregiver Credential:	No
Infant/Toddler Child Development Associate (CDA) *:	67 issued in 2005 94 issued in 2002 43 issued in 1998
Early Learning Guidelines for 0-3:	Development of Early Learning for Infants and Toddlers (in Development)
Infant/Toddler Specialist Network:	No

Child Care Licensing data - Staff to Child ratios

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

1:4 for 6 weeks to 36 months
(State Licensing Regulations)

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

1:6 (with no more than 2 under 2 years of age)
(State Licensing Regulations)

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

1:4 for 6 weeks to 36 months
(State Licensing Regulations)

Children under the age of 3 data

125,816 Children under The age of 3 live in Connecticut

Under 1	41,418
1-2 years	41,913
2-3 years	42,485

U.S. Census 2005 Population Estimate

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

59% of Connecticut Women with Children Under the Age of 3 Are in the Labor Force

Employed	59%
Not in the Labor Force	41%
Unemployed	0%

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

$10,472

Cost As a percent of Income Data

Cost of child care for an infant as percent of median income for two-parent families	12%
Cost of child care for an infant as percent of median income for single parent families	38%

Child Care in America: State Facts, NACCRRA, 2006

State/Territory Lead Child Care Lead Agency Information

Connecticut Department of Social Services
Family Services Unit
25 Sigourney Street
Hartford, Connecticut 06106

Voice: 860-424-5006
Fax: 860-424-5335
Website: http://www.dss.state.ct.us/ccare 

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

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

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