Maryland 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:5,618,344
U.S. Census 2007 Population Estimate

2000 population: 5,296,486
U.S. Census 2000

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

• An average of 6,187 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 = $1,191,471
  (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    $177.92
  FCC        $124.85
  Exempt  $62.54
  

(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

867 children served in Early Head Start, 829 ACF-Funded, 38 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

6,717 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

42% 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:	Maryland's Guidelines for Healthy Child Development and Care for Young Children (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
1:3 for infants and toddlers (6 weeks to 2 years); 1:6 for 2-year-olds; 1:10 for 3-year-olds
(State Licensing Regulations)

In Family Child Care the staff-to-child ratios are
There may be up to 8 children in the provider's care (1:8), with no more than 2 children under the age of 24 months in the group
(State Licensing Regulations)

Children under the age of 3 data

229,364 Children Under the Age of 3 live in Maryland

Under 1	78,060
1-2 years	76,558
2-3 years	74,746

U.S. Census 2007 Population Estimate

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

71% of Maryland Women with Children Under the Age of 3 Are in the Labor Force

Employed	71%
Not in the Labor Force	23%
Unemployed	6%

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	$11,329
Family child care home	$8,224

Cost As a percent of Income Data

Cost of child care for an infant as percent of median income for two-parent families	11%
Cost of child care for an infant as percent of median income for single parent families	32%

Child Care in America: State Facts, NACCRRA, 2008

State/Territory Lead Child Care Lead Agency Information

Maryland State Department of Education
Division of Early Childhood Development
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

Voice: 410-767-7128
Fax: 410-333-8699

Website: http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/MSDE/divisions/child_care

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

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

^*Source: NCCIC, 2008 Back