Minnesota State Profile

View Minnesota's state profile in PDF format.

Key Facts About

Children birth to 3 years,their families, and the child care system that serves them

2007 estimated population:5,197,621
U.S. Census 2007 Population Estimate

2000 population: 4,919,479
U.S. Census 2000

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

• An average of 10,947 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 = $1,252,917
  (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    $266.40
  FCC        $167.17
  Exempt  $2.67 (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

1,201 children served in Early Head Start, 814 ACF-Funded Enrollment, 387 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

3,578 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

52% 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 *:	Yes
Early Learning Guidelines for 0-3:	Early Childhood Indicators of Progress: Minnesota's Early Learning Guidelines for Birth to 3 [in Development]
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 infants (under 16 months); 1:7 for toddlers (16 to 32 months); 1:10 for preschoolers (33 months until kindergarten entry)

A child may be designated as an infant up to 18 months, as a toddler up to 35 months or as a preschooler at 31 months for the purposes of staff to child ratios if the parent, teacher and center director determine that the designation is in the best interests of the child. Infants may not be grouped with children in other age categories. (State Licensing Regulations)

In Family Child Care the staff-to-child ratios are
1:10 (with 6 under kindergarten age, with no more than 3 infants and toddlers, and of these only 2 infants) 1:5 (with 3 under kindergarten age, all 3 may be infants: applies to Specialized Infant and Toddler Family Day Care)

Different ratios exist for Group Family Day Care and Specialized Infant and Toddler Group Family Day Care.
(State Licensing Regulations)

Children under the age of 3 data

214,320 Children Under the Age of 3 live in Minnesota

Under 1	72,843
1-2 years	71,473
2-3 years	70,004

U.S. Census 2007 Population Estimate

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

60% of Minnesota Women with Children Under the Age of 3 Are in the Labor Force

Employed	60%
Not in the Labor Force	35%
Unemployed	5%

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	$12,300
Family child care home	$7,000

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	46%

Child Care in America: State Facts, NACCRRA, 2008

State/Territory Lead Child Care Lead Agency Information

Minnesota Department of Human Services
Child Care Assistance Program
444 Lafayette Road North, P.O. Box 64951
St. Paul, MN 55164-0951

Voice: 651-431-4000
Fax: 651-431-7526

Website: http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/

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

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

^*Source: NCCIC, 2008 Back