Mississippi 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: 2,918,785
U.S. Census 2007 Population Estimate

2000 population: 2,844,658
U.S. Census 2000

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

• An average of 11,454 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 = $1,557,601
  (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    $78.28
  FCC        $56.65
  Exempt  $45.32
  

(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

1,066 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

1,546 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

The percentage of all the requests for child care to the child care resource and referral programs for infant and toddler care for Mississippi is not available
(Child Care Profile, 2008 State Facts NACCRRA)

Special initiatives within the State/Territory

Infant/Toddler Caregiver Credential:	No
Quality Rating System *:	Exploring, Designing, or Piloting
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
1:5 for infants under 1 year; 1:9 for 1-year-olds; 1:12 for 2-year-olds; 1:14 for 3-year-olds
(State Licensing Regulations)

In Family Child Care the staff-to-child ratios are
Family Child Care is not regulated.

In Group Family Child Care the staff-to-child ratios are
1:4 for infants under 1 year; 1:8 for 1-year-olds; 1:12 for 2-year-olds; 1:14 for 3-year-olds
(State Licensing Regulations)

Children under the age of 3 data

133,879 Children Under the Age of 3 live in Mississippi

Under 1	45,433
1-2 years	44,933
2-3 years	43,513

U.S. Census 2007 Population Estimate

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

64% of Mississippi Women with Children Under the Age of 3 Are in the Labor Force

Employed	64%
Not in the Labor Force	33%
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	$4,542
Family child care home	$3,900

Cost As a percent of Income Data

Cost of child care for an infant as percent of median income for two-parent families	8%
Cost of child care for an infant as percent of median income for single parent families	28%

Child Care in America: State Facts, NACCRRA, 2008

State/Territory Lead Child Care Lead Agency Information

Mississippi Department of Human Services
Office of Children and Youth
750 North State Street
Jackson, Mississippi 39202

Voice: 601-359-4555 and 800-877-7882
Fax: 601-359-4422

Website: http://www.mdhs.state.ms.us/ocy.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 Mississippi go to:
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/statedata/statepro/display.cfm?state=Mississippi

^*Source: NCCIC, 2008 Back