Illinois 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: 12,852,548
U.S. Census 2007 Population Estimate

2000 population: 12,419,293
U.S. Census 2000

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

• An average of 21,079 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 = $3,618,864
  (FY 2008 CCDF Allocations Based on Appropriations,U.S. Dept. of HHS, ACF)
• CCDF Subsidy Rates for Infants at 11 months of age (Daily Rate)
  
  Center    $39.27
  FCC        $25.83
  Exempt  $12.37
  

(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

2,630 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

16,613 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

48% 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:	Yes
Quality Rating System *:	Operating Statewide
Early Learning Guidelines for 0-3:	No
Infant/Toddler Specialist Network:	In Discussion

Child Care Licensing data - Staff to Child ratios

In Center-Based Care the staff-to-child ratios are
1:4 for 6 weeks to 14 months; 1:5 for 15 to 23 months; 1:8 for two-year-olds; 1:10 for 3-year-olds
(State Licensing Regulations)

In Family Child Care the staff-to-child ratios are
1:8 (with up to 5 children under the age of 5, and of these, up to 3 of these may be under 24 months) OR 1:8 (with up to 6 children under the age of 5, and of these, up to 2 may be under 30 months)
(State Licensing Regulations)

Children under the age of 3 data

536,149 Children Under the Age of 3 live in Illinois

Under 1	182,781
1-2 years	177,845
2-3 years	175,523

U.S. Census 2007 Population Estimate

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

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

Employed	52%
Not in the Labor Force	41%
Unemployed	7%

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	$10,550
Family child care home	$6,492

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	45%

Child Care in America: State Facts, NACCRRA, 2008

State/Territory Lead Child Care Lead Agency Information

Indiana Family and Social Services Administration
DHS Bureau of Child Care and Development
Office of Child Care and Family Services
400 West Lawrence, 3rd Floor
Springfield, IL 62762

Voice: 217-785-2559
Fax: 217-524-6030

Website: http://www.dhs.state.il.us/ts/ChildCareDevelopment

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

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

^*Source: NCCIC, 2008 Back