South Dakota 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: 796,214
U.S. Census 2007 Population Estimate

2000 population: 754,844
U.S. Census 2000

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

• An average of 1,713 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 = $265,377
  (FY 2008 CCDF Allocations Based on Appropriations,U.S. Dept. of HHS, ACF)
• CCDF Subsidy Rates for Infants at 11 months of age (Hourly Rates)
  
  Center    $3.50
  FCC        $2.50
  Exempt  $1.45
  

(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

635 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

1,006 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

73% 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:	Yes

Child Care Licensing data - Staff to Child ratios

In Center-Based Care the staff-to-child ratios are

1:5 for infants and toddlers (birth to 36 months); 1:10 for 3-year-olds, Group restriction of 20 children in an activity grouping
(State Licensing Regulations)

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

1:5 for infants and toddlers (birth to 36 months); 1:10 for 3-year-old, up to 20 children

In Registered Family Day Care, the staff to child ratio is 1:12 with no more than 4 children under the age of 2 and no more than 2 of these children under the age of 1. Homes that serve only children under 2 must follow a 1:4 staff to child ratio.
(State Licensing Regulations)

Children under the age of 3 data

34,621 Children Under the Age of 3 live in South Dakota

Under 1	11,720
1-2 years	11,442
2-3 years	11,459

U.S. Census 2007 Population Estimate

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

87% of South Dakota Women with Children Under the Age of 3 Are in the Labor Force

Employed	87%
Not in the Labor Force	13%
Unemployed	0%

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	$7,488
Family child care home	$5,564

Cost As a percent of Income Data

Cost of child care for an infant as percent of median income for two-parent families	11%
Cost of child care for an infant as percent of median income for single parent families	34%

Child Care in America: State Facts, NACCRRA, 2008

State/Territory Lead Child Care Lead Agency Information

Department of Social Services
Division of Child Care Services
700 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501-2291

Voice: 605-773-4766 or 800-227-3020
Fax: 605-773-7294
Website: http://dss.sd.gov/childcare/

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 Dakota go to:
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/statedata/statepro/display.cfm?state=South%20Dakota

^*Source: NCCIC, 2008 Back