Estimates of Child Care Eligibility and Receipt for Fiscal Year 2011. Conclusion
Based on federal parameters that determine permissible eligibility, an estimated 14.3 million children were potentially eligible to receive child care subsidies in 2011. Roughly 2.4 million children, or 17 percent of federally-eligible children, received subsidized care through CCDF or related government funding streams in an average month of fisc
Estimates of Child Care Eligibility and Receipt for Fiscal Year 2011. Fewer Children Are Eligible Under 2011 State Eligibility Rules than 2009 State Eligibility Rules
The model we use also has the ability to apply alternative eligibility rules and provide an estimate of the number of children who would be eligible under alternative rules, that is, an alternative simulation. The alternative rules could involve different income thresholds, different job requirements, or the entire set of rules from another year.
Estimates of Child Care Eligibility and Receipt for Fiscal Year 2011. Children Who Received Child Care Subsidies
Approximately 29 percent of all children eligible under state-defined rules received subsidized care through CCDF or related government funding streams in fiscal year 2011 (see Figures 5a and 5b).
Estimates of Child Care Eligibility and Receipt for Fiscal Year 2011. Children Eligible for Child Care Subsidies
An estimated 14.3 million children were federally-eligible for child care assistance in an average month in 2011. Under state-defined eligibility rules, an estimated 8.4 million children were eligible for child care assistance in an average month in 2011 (see Figure 3). 10
Figure 3: Number of Children Eligible and Number of Children Receiving
Estimates of Child Care Eligibility and Receipt for Fiscal Year 2011. Child Care Estimates Based on State Eligibility Rules
Within the federal eligibility parameters of CCDF, states have flexibility in setting income eligibility guidelines, parental co-payment fees, reimbursement rates to child care providers, target populations receiving priority for services, the number of work or education/training hours required, and the length of certification periods. 8 Based on
Estimates of Child Care Eligibility and Receipt for Fiscal Year 2011. Children Who Received Child Care Subsidies
An estimated 2.4 million children received child care services through CCDF or related government funding streams in an average month in fiscal year 2011 (see Table 1). 5 While the majority of these children, 1.6 million, received assistance through CCDF, this estimate of receipt also includes roughly 800,000 total children with subsidies funded
Estimates of Child Care Eligibility and Receipt for Fiscal Year 2011. Children Eligible for Child Care Subsidies
An estimated 14.3 million children were potentially eligible for child care assistance under the federal eligibility parameters of CCDF in an average month in 2011 (see Table 1). 2 Federal eligibility parameters include:
Estimates of Child Care Eligibility and Receipt for Fiscal Year 2011. Child Care Estimates Based on Federal Eligibility Parameters
Seventeen percent of federally-eligible children received subsidized care through CCDF or related government funding streams in fiscal year 2011. This number is based on estimates of the number of children eligible for child care under federal eligibility parameters and the number of children receiving subsidized care.
Estimates of Child Care Eligibility and Receipt for Fiscal Year 2011. Overview
Child care subsidies help parents pay for child care to enable parents to work or attend education and training activities. This ASPE issue brief provides an overview of the numbers and characteristics of children who were eligible for and who received child care subsidies in fiscal year 2011. The main findings are as follows:
Work-Family Supports for Low-Income Families: Key Research Findings and Policy Trends
By: Pamela Winston
Abstract
rpt_WorkFamily.pdf
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Innovation in monitoring in early care and education: Options for states - An ASPE White Paper, in partnership with ACF
An ASPE White Paper in Partnership with the Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
Child Care Eligibility and Enrollment Estimates for Fiscal Year 2005
ASPE ISSUE BRIEF
Child Care Eligibility and Enrollment Estimates for Fiscal Year 2005
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
By: ASPE Staff
June 2008
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A Synthesis of Research on Child Care Utilization Patterns
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
A Synthesis of Research on Child Care Utilization Patterns
Sharon M. McGroder
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
February 1988
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