Michigan 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:10,071,822
U.S. Census 2007 Population Estimate

2000 population: 9,938,444
U.S. Census 2000

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

• An average of 21,744 of children 0-3 are served per month by the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)
  (FY 2006 ACF-801 data, Child Care Bureau)
• In Federal Fiscal Year 2008 the Infant/Toddler Child Care and Development Fund appropriation = $2,751,275
  (FY 2008 CCDF Allocations Based on Appropriations,U.S. Dept. of HHS, ACF)
• CCDF Subsidy Rates for Infants at 11 months of age (Hourly Rates)
  
  Center    $2.85
  FCC        $2.00
  Exempt  $1.88
  

(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

2,018 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

8,836 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

43% of all child care requests to child care resource and referral programs target 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:	Yes
Infant/Toddler Specialist Network:	No

Child Care Licensing data - Staff to Child ratios

In Center-Based Care the staff-to-child ratios are
1:4 for children between the ages of birth to 2.5 years; 1:8 for children between the ages of 2.5 and 3 years
(State Licensing Regulations)

In Family Child Care the staff-to-child ratios are
1:6 (with no more than 4 under the age of 30 months, and no more than 2 of these under the age of 18 months)
(State Licensing Regulations)

Children under the age of 3 data

377,297 Children Under the Age of 3 live in Michigan

Under 1	127,216
1-2 years	125,453
2-3 years	124,628

U.S. Census 2007 Population Estimate

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

57% of Michigan Women with Children Under the Age of 3 Are in the Labor Force

Employed	57%
Not in the Labor Force	39%
Unemployed	4%

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	$9,294
Family child care home	$6,721

Cost As a percent of Income Data

Cost of child care for an infant as percent of median income for two-parent families	12%
Cost of child care for an infant as percent of median income for single parent families	42%

Child Care in America: State Facts, NACCRRA, 2008

State/Territory Lead Child Care Lead Agency Information

Michigan Department of Human Services
Office of Early Education and Care
235 S. Grand Avenue,
P.O. Box 30037
Lansing, MI 48909

Voice: 517-373-4116
Fax: 517-335-6236

Website: http://www.michigan.gov/dhs/0,1607,7-124-5453_5529---,00.htm

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

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

^*Source: NCCIC, 2008 Back