New Jersey 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: 8,685,920
U.S. Census 2007 Population Estimate

2000 population: 8,414,350
U.S. Census 2000

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

• An average of 9,348 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 = $ 1,696,261
  (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    $156.00
  FCC        $123.20
  Exempt  $74.20
  

(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

728 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

9,310 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

56% 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:	Yes
Quality Rating System *:	Exploring or Designing
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 for infants under 18 months; 1:6 for 18 months up to 2 years; 1:10 for 2 years up to 4 years

In Family Child Care Homes,
Family child care is not licensed. Voluntary registration is available. 1:5 with no more than 3 below I year; or 1:5 with no more than 4 below 2 years, of whom no more than 2 shall be below 1 year

*Homes may also be licensed for 7-12 children. Two caregivers must be present if there are more than 2 children under the age of 2 or when more than 6 children of any age are present.
(State Licensing Regulations)

Children under the age of 3 data

330,032 Children Under the Age of 3 live in New Jersey

Under 1	111,931
1-2 years	108,482
2-3 years	109,619

U.S. Census 2007 Population Estimate

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

53% of New Jersey Women with Children Under the Age of 3 Are in the Labor Force

Employed	53%
Not in the Labor Force	46%
Unemployed	1%

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	$10,095
Family child care home	$7,648

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	32%

Child Care in America: State Facts, NACCRRA, 2008

State/Territory Lead Child Care Lead Agency Information

New Jersey Department of Human Services
Division of Family Development
6 Quakerbridge Plaza
P.O. Box 716
Trenton, NJ 08625-0716

Voice: 609-588-2163 or 800-332-9227
Fax: 609-588-3051
Website: http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dfd/chld.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 Jersey go to:
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/statedata/statepro/display.cfm?state=New%20Jersey

^*Source: NCCIC, 2008 Back