Tennessee 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: 6,156,719
U.S. Census 2007 Population Estimate

2000 population: 5,689,283
U.S. Census 2000

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

• An average of 13,285 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 = $2,199,206
  (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     $110.00
  FCC         $85.00
  Exempt   $60.00
  

(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

880 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

4,014 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

62% 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:	Tennessee Early Learning Development Standards (Birth to Five)
Infant/Toddler Specialist Network:	Yes

Child Care Licensing data - Staff to Child ratios

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

1:4 for infants up to 15 months; 1:6 for 12 to 30 months; 1:7 for 24 to 35 months; 1:9 for 3-year-olds (in single-age groupings)

1:5 for infants and toddlers up to 30 months; 1:8 for 2- to 4-year-olds; 1:9 for 2.5- to 3-year olds (30 to 47 months); 1:11 for 2.5- to 5-year-olds; 1:10 for 2.5- to 12-year-olds (in mixed-age groupings)
(State Licensing Regulations)

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

1:7 (with no more than 4 children under 2); 2:12 (with no more than 4 children under 2); 3:12 (more than 4 children under 2)

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

2:15 (with up to 9 children under 3, but no more than 4 of these under 2); 3:15 (if 10 or more are under 3) If over 12 children are enrolled, the additional children must be of school-age
(State Licensing Regulations)

Children under the age of 3 data

247,539 Children Under the Age of 3 live in Tennessee

Under 1	82,984
1-2 years	82,900
2-3 years	81,655

U.S. Census 2007 Population Estimate

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

51% of Tennessee Women with Children Under the Age of 3 Are in the Labor Force

Employed	51%
Not in the Labor Force	44%
Unemployed	5%

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	$6,173
Family child care home	$4,823

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	34%

Child Care in America: State Facts, NACCRRA, 2008

State/Territory Lead Child Care Lead Agency Information

Tennessee Department of Human Services
Child Care, Adult, and Community Services
400 Deaderick Street
Nashville, Tennessee 37248-9600

Voice: 615-313-4700
Fax: 615-532-9956
Website: http://tennessee.gov/humanserv/adfam/cc_main.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 Tennessee go to:
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/statedata/statepro/display.cfm?state=Tennessee

^*Source: NCCIC, 2008 Back