Nebraska 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:1,774,571
U.S. Census 2007 Population Estimate

2000 population: 1,711,263
U.S. Census 2000

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

• An average of 4,582 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 = $564,721
  (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    $34.00
  FCC        $25.00
  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

882 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

1,354 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

66% 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:	Exploring, Designing, or Piloting
Quality Rating System *:	Exploring, Designing, or Piloting
Early Learning Guidelines for 0-3:	Nebraska Early Learning Guidelines for Ages Birth to Three
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 6 weeks to 18 months; 1:6 for 18 months to 3 years; 1:10 for 3 years
(State Licensing Regulations)

In Family Child Care the staff-to-child ratios are
1:4 (Type I Homes that serve infants only)
1:8 (with no more than 3 under 18 months, and of these, only 2 under 12 months) (Type I Homes that serve mixed ages)

1:12 ((with no more than 3 under 18 months, and of these, only 2 under 12 months) (Type II Homes that serve mixed ages)

Type I Homes serve 4-8 children in the provider's residence; Type II Homes serve 12 or fewer children in the
provider's residence or at a site other than the residence with a second caregiver.
(State Licensing Regulations)

Children under the age of 3 data

78,342 Children Under the Age of 3 live in Nebraska

Under 1	26,712
1-2 years	25,956
2-3 years	25,674

U.S. Census 2007 Population Estimate

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

86% of Nebraska Women with Children Under the Age of 3 Are in the Labor Force

Employed	86%
Not in the Labor Force	10%
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	$8,216
Family child care home	$6,500

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	39%

Child Care in America: State Facts, NACCRRA, 2008

State/Territory Lead Child Care Lead Agency Information

Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Child Care Division
P.O. Box 95026, 301 Centennial Mall South, 4th Floor
Lincoln, NE 68509-5044

Voice: 402-471-9434 or 800-430-3244
Fax: 402-471-9597

Website: http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/chc/chcindex.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 Nebraska go to:
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/statedata/statepro/display.cfm?state=Nebraska

^*Source: NCCIC, 2008 Back