Maine 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:1,317,207
U.S. Census 2007 Population Estimate

2000 population: 1,274,923
U.S. Census 2000

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

• An average of 1,314 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 = $328,922
  (FY 2008 CCDF Allocations Based on Appropriations,U.S. Dept. of HHS, ACF)
• CCDF Subsidy Rates for Infants at 11 months of age (Weekly Rates)
  
  Center    $200.00
  FCC        $150.00
  Exempt  $105.00
  

(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

533 children served in Early Head Start Funded, Enrollment, 505 ACF-Funded, 28 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

1,023 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

59% 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 *:	Yes
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
1:4 for 6 weeks to 12 to 15 months; 1:5 for 1 to 2 years (with a maximum of 10 or 1:4 (with max. of 12); 1:7 for 2 to 3 years
(State Licensing Regulations)

In Family Child Care the staff-to-child ratios are
1:4 for children up to 30 months; 1:8 no more than 3 children under 30 months + 3 children 30 months to 5 years + 2 school age children; 
(State Licensing Regulations)

Children under the age of 3 data

41,883 Children Under the Age of 3 live in Maine

Under 1	13,925
1-2 years	14,017
2-3 years	13,941

U.S. Census 2007 Population Estimate

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

62% of Maine Women with Children Under the Age of 3 Are in the Labor Force

Employed	62%
Not in the Labor Force	35%
Unemployed	3%

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	$8,424
Family child care home	$6,344

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

Maine Department of Human Services
Early Childhood Division
2 Anthony Avenue
11 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333

Voice: 207-624-7909
Fax: 207-287-6156

Website: http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/ocfs/ec/occhs/index.shtml

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

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

^*Source: NCCIC, 2008 Back