Kansas 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: 2,775,997
U.S. Census 2007 Population Estimate

2000 population: 2,688,418
U.S. Census 2000

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

• An average of 6,829 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 = $906,503
  (FY 2008 CCDF Allocations Based on Appropriations,U.S. Dept. of HHS, ACF)
• CCDF Subsidy Rates for Infants at 11 months of age (Hourly Rates)
  

  Center    $4.48
  FCC        $3.12
  Exempt  $1.95
  

(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

1,664 children served in Early Head Start, 1,145 ACF-Funded Enrollment, 519 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

3,117 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

56% 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 *:	Yes, but not statewide
Early Learning Guidelines for 0-3:	Yes
Infant/Toddler Specialist Network:	Yes

Child Care Licensing data - Staff to Child ratios

In Center-Based Care the staff-to-child ratios are
1:3 for 2 weeks to 18 months; 1:4 for infants to 6 years (maximum 2 infants); 1:5 for 12 to 30 months; 1:7 for 24 to 36 months
(State Licensing Regulations)

In Family Child Care the staff-to-child ratios are
1:6 with a maximum of 4 children under the age of 12 months allowed
(State Licensing Regulations)

Children under the age of 3 data

118,329 Children Under the Age of 3 live in Kansas

Under 1	40,426
1-2 years	39,310
2-3 years	38,593

U.S. Census 2007 Population Estimate

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

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

Employed	58%
Not in the Labor Force	42%
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	$8,917
Family child care home	$5,764

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	41%

Child Care in America: State Facts, NACCRRA, 2008

State/Territory Lead Child Care Lead Agency Information

Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Capacity and Resource Development
Economic and Support Division
915 SW Harrison, 581 W
Topeka, KS 66612

Voice: 785-296-4717 and 888-369-4777
Fax: 785-296-0146

Website: http://www.srskansas.org/ISD/ees/childcare_main.htm

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

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

^*Source: NCCIC, 2008 Back