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Appendix Table 3: Estimated Number of Children

Estimates of Child Care Eligibility and Receipt for Fiscal Year 2011. Appendix Table 3: Estimated Number of Children Receiving Child Care Subsidies through All Funding Streams (CCDF, SSBG, TANF-Direct, and Excess TANF MOE), Average Monthly, Fiscal Year 2011

Age of Child < 100% Poverty 100% to 149% Poverty 150% to 199% poverty =>200% poverty All 0 85,070 25,160 6,910 1,010 118,150 1
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Appendix Table 2: Number of Children Eligible for

Estimates of Child Care Eligibility and Receipt for Fiscal Year 2011. Appendix Table 2: Number of Children Eligible for Child Care Subsidies under CCDF State-Defined Rules, Average Monthly, Calendar Year 2011

Age of Child Parent is Student Parent Employed 1-19 Hours Parent Employed 20+ Hours Family Income <100% Poverty Family Income 100-149% Poverty Family Income 150 - 199% Poverty Family Income =>200% Poverty All Eligible Children 0 145,100 **
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Appendix Table 1: Number of Children Potentially

Estimates of Child Care Eligibility and Receipt for Fiscal Year 2011. Appendix Table 1: Number of Children Potentially Eligible for Child Care Subsidies under Federal Parameters, Average Monthly, Calendar Year 2011

Age of Child Parent is Student Parent Employed 1-19 Hours Parent Employed 20+ Hours Family Income <100% Poverty Family Income 100-149% Poverty Family Income 150 - 199% Poverty Family Income =>200% Poverty All Eligible Children 0 167,100 87,700
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Appendix II. Child Care Eligibility and Receipt

Estimates of Child Care Eligibility and Receipt for Fiscal Year 2011. Appendix II. Child Care Eligibility and Receipt - Tables

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Trends in Eligibility and Receipt Using

Estimates of Child Care Eligibility and Receipt for Fiscal Year 2011. Trends in Eligibility and Receipt Using Alternative Methodologies

Appendix Figure 1 provides a comparison of alternative methodologies for computing federal eligibility by displaying the number of children eligible for subsidies from 1999 to 2011 13 using the “old” method and the “new” method. The number of children receiving subsidies during this period is also shown for reference.
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Eligibility Under State Parameters

Estimates of Child Care Eligibility and Receipt for Fiscal Year 2011. Eligibility Under State Parameters

About 173,000 children are defined as eligible under state parameters in this issue brief, but are not considered eligible under federal parameters in this issue brief. There are two primary reasons for this discrepancy. First, approximately 114,000 of these children are considered child-only units under state parameters (making them eligible), bu
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Weights

Estimates of Child Care Eligibility and Receipt for Fiscal Year 2011. Weights

Approximately every 10 years, using information from the decennial census, a new set of CPS weights are computed that produce better weighted estimates of the United States population. A new set of weights were first made available used for the calendar year 2011 (CPS 2012) data, based on the 2010 decennial census. The new weights produce a smalle
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Improvements over Previous Estimates

Estimates of Child Care Eligibility and Receipt for Fiscal Year 2011. Improvements over Previous Estimates

ASPE has produced estimates of eligibility for and receipt of subsidized care through CCDF and related government funding streams for several years. During this time ASPE has sought to make continuous improvements to the estimation model and methodology. These improvements allow the most precise estimate to be shown at the time of their release, b
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Appendix I. Recent Changes to the Estimates of

Estimates of Child Care Eligibility and Receipt for Fiscal Year 2011. Appendix I. Recent Changes to the Estimates of Child Care Subsidy Eligibility and Receipt

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Conclusion

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
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Fewer Children Are Eligible Under 2011 State

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.
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Children Who Received Child Care Subsidies

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).
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Children Eligible for Child Care Subsidies

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
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Child Care Estimates Based on State Eligibility

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
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Children Who Received Child Care Subsidies

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
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Children Eligible for Child Care Subsidies

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:
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Child Care Estimates Based on Federal Eligibility

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.
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Overview

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:
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Work-Family Supports for Low-Income Families: Key

Work-Family Supports for Low-Income Families: Key Research Findings and Policy Trends

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Innovation in monitoring in early care and

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)

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