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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: 6,468,424
U.S. Census 2007 Population Estimate

2000 population: 5,894,121
U.S. Census 2000

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

• An average of 16,230 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 = $1,619,965
  (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     $43.09
  FCC         $38.87
  Exempt   $2.14(Hourly Rate)
  

(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

1,650 children served in Early Head Start are 1646 are ACF-Funded, 4 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

4,412 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

48% 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 *:	No
Early Learning Guidelines for 0-3:	Washington State Early Learning and Development Benchmarks (Birth to Kindergarten Entry)
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 1 month through 11 months
1:7 for 12 months through 29 months
1:10 for 30 months through 5 years
(State Licensing Regulations)

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

1:6 (with no more than 2 children under the age of 2)

(see State Licensing Regulations)

Children under the age of 3 data

258,176 Children Under the Age of 3 live in Washington

Under 1	88,219
1-2 years	87,051
2-3 years	82,906

U.S. Census 2007 Population Estimate

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

59% of Washington Women with Children Under the Age of 3 Are in the Labor Force

Employed	59%
Not in the Labor Force	38%
Unemployed	3%

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	$12,000
Family child care home	$8,424

Cost As a percent of Income Data

Cost of child care for an infant as percent of median income for two-parent families	16%
Cost of child care for an infant as percent of median income for single parent families	49%

Child Care in America: State Facts, NACCRRA, 2008

State/Territory Lead Child Care Lead Agency Information

Washington Department of Early Learning
Department of Social and Health Services 
P.O. Box 40970
Olympia, WA 98504-0970

Voice: 360-725-2829 or 866-482-4325
Fax: 360-413-3482
Website: http://www.del.wa.gov/care/Default.aspx

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

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

^*Source: NCCIC, 2008 Back