Massachusetts 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: 6,449,755
U.S. Census 2007 Population Estimate

2000 population: 6,349,097
U.S. Census 2000

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

• An average of 8,571 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 = $1,208,729
  (FY 2008 CCDF Allocations Based on Appropriations,U.S. Dept. of HHS, ACF)
• CCDF Subsidy Rates for Infants at 11 months of age (Daily/hourly rates)
  
  Center    $52.20 (Daily Rate)
  FCC        $29.65 (Daily Rate)
  Exempt  $2.00 (Hourly Rate)
  

(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

894 children served in Early Head Start are ACF-Funded Enrollment, 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

14,878 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

60% 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 *:	Exploring or Designing
Early Learning Guidelines for 0-3:	No
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 or 2:7 for infants to 15 months; 1:4 or 2:9 for 15 months to 2.9 years; 1:10 for 2.9 to 7 years
(State Licensing Regulations)

In Family Child Care the staff-to-child ratios are
1:6 (with up to 3 children under 2 if at least 1 of these is 15 months and can walk unassisted)
(State Licensing Regulations)

In Group Family Child Care the staff-to-child ratios are
1:6 (with up to 3 children under 2 if at least 2 of these are 15 months and can walk unassisted)
(State Licensing Regulations)

Children under the age of 3 data

224,973 Children Under the Age of 3 live in Massachusetts

Under 1	75,570
1-2 years	74,818
2-3 years	74,585

U.S. Census 2007 Population Estimate

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

56% of Massachusetts Women with Children Under the Age of 3 Are in the Labor Force

Employed	56%
Not in the Labor Force	41%
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	$14,591
Family child care home	$9,630

Cost As a percent of Income Data

Cost of child care for an infant as percent of median income for two-parent families	15%
Cost of child care for an infant as percent of median income for single parent families	57%

Child Care in America: State Facts, NACCRRA, 2008

State/Territory Lead Child Care Lead Agency Information

Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care
51 Sleeper Street, 4th Floor
Boston, MA 02110

Voice: 617-988-6600
Fax: 617-988-2451
Website: http://www.eec.state.ma.us/

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

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

^*Source: NCCIC, 2008 Back