Kentucky 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:4,241,474
U.S. Census 2007 Population Estimate

2000 population: 4,041,769
U.S. Census 2000

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

• An average of 11,761 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 = $1,718,943
  (FY 2008 CCDF Allocations Based on Appropriations,U.S. Dept. of HHS, ACF)
• CCDF Subsidy Rates for Infants at 11 months of age (Daily Rates)
  
  Center    $24.00
  FCC        $21.00
  Exempt  $13.00
  

(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

1,094 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

3,786 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

50% 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 *:	Operating Statewide
Early Learning Guidelines for 0-3:	Building a Strong Foundation for School Success: Kentucky's Early Childhood Standards
Infant/Toddler Specialist Network:	Yes

Child Care Licensing data - Staff to Child ratios

In Center-Based Care the staff-to-child ratios are
1:5 for birth to 1 year; 1:6 for 1 to 2 years; 1:10 for 2 to 3 years; 1:12 for 3 to 4 years

These staff-to-child ratios also apply to Group Family Child Care.
(State Licensing Regulations)

In Family Child Care the staff-to-child ratios are
1:6 (with no more than 4 children under 1 year)
(State Licensing Regulations)

Children under the age of 3 data

166,720 Children Under the Age of 3 live in Kentucky

Under 1	55,409
1-2 years	55,384
2-3 years	55,927

U.S. Census 2007 Population Estimate

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

49% of Kentucky Women with Children Under the Age of 3 Are in the Labor Force

Employed	49%
Not in the Labor Force	36%
Unemployed	15%

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	$6,240
Family child care home	$5,720

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	34%

Child Care in America: State Facts, NACCRRA, 2008

State/Territory Lead Child Care Lead Agency Information

Cabinet for Health and Family Services
275 East Main Street 3C-F, Division of Child Care
Frankfort, Kentucky 40621-001

Voice: 502-564-2524 and 800-421-1903
Fax: 502-564-3464

Website: http://chfs.ky.gov/dcbs/dcc/

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

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

^*Source: NCCIC, 2008 Back