North Carolina 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: 9,061,032
U.S. Census 2007 Population Estimate

2000 population: 8,049,313
U.S. Census 2000

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

• An average of 24,467 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 = $3,248,534
  (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    $536.00
  FCC        $446.00
  Exempt  $223.00
  

(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

1,487 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

7,500 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

50% 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 *:	Operating Statewide
Early Learning Guidelines for 0-3:	Yes
Infant/Toddler Specialist Network:	Yes

Child Care Licensing data - Staff to Child ratios

In Center-Based Care the staff-to-child ratios are
1:5 for 0-12 months; 1:6 for 12 to 24 months; 1:10 for 2-year-olds;
1:15 for 3-year-olds.
(State Licensing Regulations)

In Family Child Care Homes,
Up to 5 preschool children (including the operator's own preschool-age children) may be enrolled, with up to 3 additional school-age children.
(State Licensing Regulations)

Children under the age of 3 data

389,042 Children Under the Age of 3 live in North Carolina

Under 1	131,293
1-2 years	130,767
2-3 years	126,982

U.S. Census 2007 Population Estimate

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

59% of North Carolina Women with Children Under the Age of 3 Are in the Labor Force

Employed	59%
Not in the Labor Force	35%
Unemployed	6%

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	$7,800
Family child care home	$6,504

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	37%

Child Care in America: State Facts, NACCRRA, 2008

State/Territory Lead Child Care Lead Agency Information

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Child Development
2201 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-2201

Voice: 919-662-4499 or 800-859-0829 (within state)
Fax: 919-662-4568
Website: http://www.nd.gov/dhs/services/financialhelp/childcare.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 North Carolina go to:
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/statedata/statepro/display.cfm?state=North%20Carolina

^*Source: NCCIC, 2008 Back