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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: 23,904,380
U.S. Census 2007 Population Estimate

2000 population: 20,851,820
U.S. Census 2000

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

• An average of 41,407 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 = $10,678,924
  (FY 2008 CCDF Allocations Based on Appropriations,U.S. Dept. of HHS, ACF)
• CCDF Subsidy Rates for Infants at 11 months of age (Daily Rates)
  
  Center     $24.72
  FCC         $20.60
  Exempt   $15.17
  

(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

4,082 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

23,232 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

49% 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 *:	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

Centers with > 13 children: 1:4 for 0 to 11 months; 1:5 for 12 to 17 months; 1:9 for 18 to 23 months; 1:11 for 2 years

Centers with < 12 children: 1:12 (with no more than 8 children 18 mo. to 4 yrs.);
1:11 (if there is 1 child 0 to 17 months, with no more than 5 children 18 mo. to 4 yrs.); 1:10 (if there are 2 children 0-17 months, with no more than 4 children 18 mo. to 4 yrs.); 1:7 (if there are 3 children 0-17 months, with no more than 2 children 18 mo. to 4 yrs.); 1:4 (if all children are 0-17 months)

*There may never be > 8 children under 5 years of age.

In Family Child Care(Registered) the staff-to-child ratios are

1:12 (with no more than 6 children 18 months to 5 years); 1:10 (if there is one child 0-17 months); 1:8 (if there are 2 children 0-17 months); 1:7 (if there are 3 children 0-17 months); 1:6 (if there are 4 children 0-17 months)*There may never be > 6 children under 5.

Rules differ for Large (Licensed) Family Child Care
(State Licensing Regulations)

Children under the age of 3 data

1,204,607 Children Under the Age of 3 live in Texas

Under 1	408,289
1-2 years	401,686
2-3 years	394,632

U.S. Census 2007 Population Estimate

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

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

Employed	51%
Not in the Labor Force	45%
Unemployed	4%

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	$7,440
Family child care home	$6,030

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	36%

Child Care in America: State Facts, NACCRRA, 2008

State/Territory Lead Child Care Lead Agency Information

Texas Workforce Commission, Child Care Services
101 East 15th Street, Room 440-T
Austin, Texas 78778-0001

Voice: 211 (within state) or toll-free: 877-541-7905
Fax: 512-936-3255
Website: http://www.twc.state.tx.us/svcs/childcare/ccinfo.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 Texas go to:
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/statedata/statepro/display.cfm?state=Texas

^*Source: NCCIC, 2008 Back