Louisiana 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:4,293,204
U.S. Census 2007 Population Estimate

2000 population: 4,468,976
U.S. Census 2000

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

• An average of 14,745 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 = $2,052,754
  (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    $18.50
  FCC        $16.00
  Exempt  $15.50
  

(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

996 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

2,325 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

64% 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:	Louisiana's Early Learning Guidelines and Program Standards: Birth to Three
Infant/Toddler Specialist Network:	No

Child Care Licensing data - Staff to Child ratios

In Center-Based Care the staff-to-child ratios are
1:5 for infants under 12 months; 1:7 for 1-year-olds; 1:11 for 2-year-olds; 1:13 for 3-year-olds (Class A Centers)

1:6 for infants under 12 months; 1:8 for 1-year-olds; 1:12 for 2-year-olds; 1:14 for 3-year-olds (Class B Centers serving ≥11 children)

1:10 if no more than 2 children are under age 2; 2:10 if 3 or more children are under age 2 (Class B Centers serving ≤ 10 children)
(State Licensing Regulations)

In Family Child Care the staff-to-child ratios are
Family Child Care is not regulated

Children under the age of 3 data

177,299 Children Under the Age of 3 live in Louisiana

Under 1	61,218
1-2 years	54,485
2-3 years	61,596

U.S. Census 2007 Population Estimate

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

53% of Louisiana Women with Children Under the Age of 3 Are in the Labor Force

Employed	53%
Not in the Labor Force	39%
Unemployed	8%

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	$5,096
Family child care home	$4,247

Cost As a percent of Income Data

Cost of child care for an infant as percent of median income for two-parent families	8%
Cost of child care for an infant as percent of median income for single parent families	31%

Child Care in America: State Facts, NACCRRA, 2008

State/Territory Lead Child Care Lead Agency Information

Louisiana Department of Social Services
Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education
Office of Family Support, 627 N. 4th Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70804

Voice: 225-342-0694
Fax: 225-219-4248

Website: http://www.dss.louisiana.gov/index.cfm?md=pagebuilder&tmp=home&pid=136

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

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

^*Source: NCCIC, 2008 Back