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Another methodological improvement addressed the modeling problem that some children incorrectly appear to be eligible because their families’ incomes drop below the eligibility thresholds solely due to the fact that their parents are ending a period of employment. A new method was added in 2007 which excludes those children with parents that ha

Several recent methodological improvements are particularly noteworthy. 13 One improvement was implemented in 2006. As a result of improvements made to the Current Population Survey (CPS), the estimates since 2006 are able to include all unmarried parents living with their children when determining the eligible population. In previous estimates b

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 bu

Based on federal parameters that determine permissible eligibility, an estimated 13.76 million children were potentially eligible to receive child care subsidies in 2009. Roughly 2.51 million children, or 18 percent of federally-eligible children, received subsidized care through CCDF or related government funding streams in an average month of fi

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

Eighteen percent of federally-eligible children received subsidized care through CCDF or related government funding streams in fiscal year 2009. 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. An estimated 13.76 million

This ASPE Issue Brief details estimates of federal child care assistance eligibility and receipt for 2009. In fiscal year 2009, federal and state spending totaled roughly $11 billion to support child care services to improve the affordability, and availability of child care for low-income working families through the Child Care and Development Fun

Child Care Arrangements of All Children Ages 0-4 Child Care Arrangements of Children Ages 0-4 with Working Mothers Child Care Arrangements of Children Ages 0-4 with Non-Working Mothers

Public and Private Preschool Participation by Demographic Characteristics, Children Age 3 Public and Private Preschool Participation by Demographic Characteristics, Children Age 4 Public and Private Preschool Participation by Demographic Characteristics, Children Ages 3 & 4

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Demographic characteristics More likely in preschool/center care (comparison group is diametric subgroup, unless otherwise specified) More likely in private preschool/center care with a family payment (comparison group is diametric subgroup unless otherwise specified)  Children from higher-income families (CPS & NHES)

The period from 1995 to 2011 was marked by much change in the ECE sector, both in the types of care arrangements that families used and in rates of participation in various ECE settings by subgroups of children and families.  Two overall trends observed were the increases in the use of public preschool among three- and four-year olds, and the use

Full-day preschool enrollment increased among children with employed mothers from 26 to 31 percent though there was no change for children of non-employed mothers (Figure 31).  Not surprisingly, children with employed mothers were consistently more likely to be enrolled in full-day preschool.  However, children with non-employed mothers were jus

As shown in Figure 30, higher-income children were consistently more likely to attend both full- and part-day preschool than lower-income children.  Higher-income children’s full-day preschool enrollment increased from 25 to 29 percent from 1995 to 2011 while their part-day enrollment did not change.  Conversely, there was increased enrollment

Among three-year-olds, full-day preschool enrollment increased from 18 percent to 21 percent, and part-day preschool enrollment changed little from 18 to 17 percent (CPS Table 2.7).  Four-year-old enrollment was consistently higher in part-day (33 percent in 1995 to 35 percent in 2011) than in full-day preschool (25 percent in 1995 to 28 percent

Finally, we examined participation in full- versus part-time preschool enrollment using CPS data.  The percentage of three- and four-year old children in part- and full-day preschool were similar and did not change greatly in the period from 1995 to 2011.  Full-day preschool enrollment among children ages three and four increased slightly from 2

There was an upward trend in public preschool enrollment across all the racial/ethnic groups between 1995 and 2011.  Across this time period, public preschool enrollment was highest for Black children, followed by Latino children, followed by White children (Figure 27).  Note that these differences were not statistically significant every year,

Children with native-born and foreign-born mothers were about equally as likely to attend public preschool, and the increase in public attendance from 1995 to 2011 was similar among these two groups: from 20 to 29 percent for children of native-born mothers and from 20 to 27 percent for children of foreign-born mothers (Figure 26) .  Children wi