Idaho State Profile

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Key Facts About

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

2007 estimated population: 1,499,402
U.S. Census 2007 Population Estimate

2000 population: 1,293,953
U.S. Census 2000

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

• An average of 3,040 of children 0-3 are served per month by the Child Care and Development Fund
  (FY 2006 ACF-801 data, Child Care Bureau)
• In Federal Fiscal Year 2008 the Infant/Toddler Child Care and Development Fund appropriation = $578,806
  (FY 2008 CCDF Allocations Based on Appropriations,U.S. Dept. of HHS, ACF)
• CCDF Subsidy Rates for Infants at 11 months of age (Monthly Rate)
  
  Center    $594.00
  FCC        $505.00
  Exempt  $489.00
  

(FY 2008 CCDF State Plans, U.S. Dept. of HHS, ACF) (as approved and subject to change) (for illustrative purposes only these rates highlight only the highest urban area rates)

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

394 children served in Early Head Start are ACF-Funded, 0 Non-ACF-Funded Enrollment (e.g. state or privately funded spaces)
(2007 Early Head Start Funded Enrollment) (EHSNRC Database-October 2007)

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

1,919 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), 2006)

Child Care Referral Data

39% of all the requests for child care to the child care resource and referral programs were for infant and toddler care
(Child Care Profile, 2008 State Facts NACCRRA)

Special initiatives within the State/Territory

Infant/Toddler Caregiver Credential:	No
Quality Rating System *:	Exploring, Designing, or Piloting
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
1:6 for children to 18 months; 1:12 for 18 months to 5 years
(State Licensing Regulations)

In Family Child Care the staff-to-child ratios are
Family and Group Child Care Homes may voluntarily elect to secure a basic day care license (which is required for centers) if they meet the requirements.
(State Licensing Regulations)

Children under the age of 3 data

72,108 Children Under the Age of 3 live in Idaho

Under 1	24,352
1-2 years	24,226
2-3 years	23,530

U.S. Census 2007 Population Estimate

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

58% of Idaho Women with Children Under the Age of 3 Are in the Labor Force

Employed	58%
Not in the Labor Force	36%
Unemployed	6%

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	$5,736
Family child care home	$5,052

Cost As a percent of Income Data

Cost of child care for an infant as percent of median income for two-parent families	10%
Cost of child care for an infant as percent of median income for single parent families	25%

Child Care in America: State Facts, NACCRRA, 2008

State/Territory Lead Child Care Lead Agency Information

Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
450 W. State Street, P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0036

Voice: 208-334-5656
Fax: 208-334-5817

Website: http://www.healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/site/3374/default.aspx

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

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

^*Source: NCCIC, 2008 Back