South 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: 4,407,709
U.S. Census 2007 Population Estimate

2000 population: 4,012,012
U.S. Census 2000

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

• An average of 4,551 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 = $1,771,656
  (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    $105.00
  FCC        $87.00
  Exempt  $82.00
  

(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

638 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

3,381 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

63% 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, Single-Level Credential
Quality Rating System *:	Exploring or Designing
Early Learning Guidelines for 0-3:	In Development
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 birth to 1 year; 1:6 1 to 2 years; 1:8 for 2 to 3 years
(State Licensing Regulations)

In Family Child Care the staff-to-child ratios are
1:6 (the maximum number of infants and toddlers to one provider is not addressed in the regulations)
(State Licensing Regulations) - effective June 2007

In Group Family Child Care the staff-to-child ratios are

1:8 (with no more than 3 children under the age of 2)
(State Licensing Regulations)− effective June 2007

Children under the age of 3 data

180,052 Children Under the Age of 3 live in South Carolina

Under 1	60,204
1-2 years	60,277
2-3 years	59,571

U.S. Census 2007 Population Estimate

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

80% of South Carolina Women with Children Under the Age of 3 Are in the Labor Force

Employed	80%
Not in the Labor Force	10%
Unemployed	10%

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	$6,032
Family child care home	$4,940

Cost As a percent of Income Data

Cost of child care for an infant as percent of median income for two-parent families	9%
Cost of child care for an infant as percent of median income for single parent families	31%

Child Care in America: State Facts, NACCRRA, 2008

State/Territory Lead Child Care Lead Agency Information

South Carolina Department of Social Services
Division of Child Care Services
P.O. Box 1520
Columbia, SC 29202-1520

Voice: 803-898-2570
Fax: 803-898-7625
Website: http://childcare.sc.gov

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

For more information about South Carolina go to:
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/statedata/statepro/display.cfm?state=South%20Carolina

^*Source: NCCIC, 2008 Back