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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: 7,621,254
U.S. Census 2007 Population Estimate

2000 population: 7,078,515
U.S. Census 2000

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

• An average of 8,596 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 = $ 1,868,093
  (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     $232.00
  FCC         $181.00
  Exempt   $153.00
  

(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

1,136 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

4,619 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

45% 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 Endorsement
Quality Rating System *:	Piloting
Early Learning Guidelines for 0-3:	Yes
Infant/Toddler Specialist Network:	In Development

Child Care Licensing data - Staff to Child ratios

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

1:4 for infants through 15 months; 1:5 for 16 to 24 months; 1:8 for two-year-olds; 1:10 for three-year-olds
(State Licensing Regulations)

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

1:4 for infants through 15 months; 1:5 for 16 through 23 months; 1:8 for 2- through 4-year-olds

An Alternative to ratios for mixed age groups is a point system which is available on the website http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+reg+22VAC40-110-120

(State Licensing Regulations)

Children under the age of 3 data

313,710 Children Under the Age of 3 live in Virginia

Under 1	106,167
1-2 years	104,422
2-3 years	103,121

U.S. Census 2007 Population Estimate

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

76% of Washington Women with Children Under the Age of 3 Are in the Labor Force

Employed	76%
Not in the Labor Force	22%
Unemployed	2%

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	$9,100
Family child care home	$7,665

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

Virginia Department of Social Services
Office of Early Childhood Development
7 North Eighth Street
Richmond, VA 23219

Voice: 804-726-7000
Fax: 804-726-7655
Website: http://www.dss.virginia.gov/family/cc/index.html

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

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

^*Source: NCCIC, 2008 Back