New Hampshire 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: 1,315,828
U.S. Census 2007 Population Estimate

2000 population: 1,235,786
U.S. Census 2000

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

• An average of 2,022 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 = $227,340
  (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    $149.00
  FCC        $149.00
  Exempt  $128.00
  

(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

204 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

1,588 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

60% 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 *:	Operating Statewide
Early Learning Guidelines for 0-3:	New Hampshire Early Learning Guidelines (Birth to Five)
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 12 months; 1:5 for 13 to 24 months; 1:6 for 25 to 35 months

A second staff person must be in the building when 5 or more children are present.
(State Licensing Regulations)

In Family Child Care Homes
1:6 (with no more than 4 children under 36 months, and no more than 2 under 24 months)
(State Licensing Regulations)

Children under the age of 3 data

44,995 Children Under the Age of 3 live in New Hampshire

Under 1	14,260
1-2 years	15,290
2-3 years	15,445

U.S. Census 2007 Population Estimate

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

74% of New Hampshire Women with Children Under the Age of 3 Are in the Labor Force

Employed	74%
Not in the Labor Force	24%
Unemployed	2%

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	$9,776
Family child care home	$7,592

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	33%

Child Care in America: State Facts, NACCRRA, 2008

State/Territory Lead Child Care Lead Agency Information

New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services
Division of Children, Youth & Families
Child Development Bureau
129 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301-3857

Voice: 603-271-4242
Fax: 603-271-4729
Website: http://www.dhhs.state.nh.us/DHHS/CDB/default.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 New Hampshire go to:
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/statedata/statepro/display.cfm?state=New%20Hampshire

^*Source: NCCIC, 2008 Back