Missouri 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:5,878,415
U.S. Census 2007 Population Estimate

2000 population: 5,595,211
U.S. Census 2000

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

• An average of 10,190 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 = $ 1,875,280
  (FY 2008 CCDF Allocations Based on Appropriations,U.S. Dept. of HHS, ACF)
• CCDF Subsidy Rates for Infants at 11 months of age (Daily Rates)
  
  Center    $27.04
  FCC        $15.75
  Exempt  $15.00
  

(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

1,363 children served in Early Head Start, 1,265 ACF-Funded, 98 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

3,216 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

61% of all the requests for child care to the child care resource and referral programs 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 *:	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
1:4 (birth to 2 years); 1:8 (2-year-olds); 1:10 (3-year-olds)

These ratios apply to Group Day Care Homes as well. In mixed age groups of children two years and older, the staff to child ratios are 1:10 (with no children under 2) or 1:8 (with no more than 4 two-year-olds)
(State Licensing Regulations)

In Family Child Care the staff-to-child ratios are
1:10 (no more than 2 under age 2); 1:6 (no more than 3 under age 2);
1:4 (if all are under age 2)
(State Licensing Regulations)

Children under the age of 3 data

238,086 Children Under the Age of 3 live in Missouri

Under 1	80,673
1-2 years	79,724
2-3 years	77,689

U.S. Census 2007 Population Estimate

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

62% of Missouri Women with Children Under the Age of 3 Are in the Labor Force

Employed	62%
Not in the Labor Force	27%
Unemployed	11%

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	$6,539
Family child care home	$4,752

Cost As a percent of Income Data

Cost of child care for an infant as percent of median income for two-parent families	10%
Cost of child care for an infant as percent of median income for single parent families	30%

Child Care in America: State Facts, NACCRRA, 2008

State/Territory Lead Child Care Lead Agency Information

Department of Social Services
221 West High Street
P.O. Box 1527
Jefferson City, MO 65102-1527

Voice: 573-751-6793
Fax: 573-526-9586

Website: http://www.dss.mo.gov/cd/childcare/

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

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

^*Source: NCCIC, 2008 Back