KEY FACTS ABOUT
Children birth to 3 years, their families, and the child care system that serves them

2005 estimated population: 1,429,096
U.S. Census 2005 Population Estimate

2000 population: 1,293,953
U.S. Census 2000

• An average of 3,222 children 0–3 are served per month by the Child Care and Development Fund
  (FY 2005 ACF-801 data)

• In Federal Fiscal Year 2006 the Infant/Toddler Child Care and Development Fund Set-Aside = $567,698
  (FY 2006 CCDF Allocations and Earmarks, U.S. Dept. of HHS, ACF)

• 350 children served by 5 grantees are in Early Head Start
  (2006 Early Head Start Funded Enrollment)
  (EHSNRC Database-September 2006)
• 64% of all the requests for child care to the child care resource and referral programs were for infant and toddler care
  (Child Care in America: 2006 State Fact Book, NACCRRA)

• 1,881 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), 2005)

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

1:6 for children to 18 months; 1:12 for 18 months to 5 years

(State Licensing Regulations)

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

Family and Group Child Care Homes may voluntarily elect to secure a basic day care license (which is required for centers) if they meet the requirements.    

(State Licensing Regulations)

64,880 Children under The age of 3 live in Idaho

U.S. Census 2005 Population Estimate

58% of Idaho Women with Children Under the Age of 3 Are in the Labor Force

Current Population Survey, March 2001

Average annual fee for full-time child care for
an infant in center based care....... $7,774

Cost of child care for an infant as percent of
median income for two-parent families ..... 14%

Cost of child care for an infant as percent of
median income for single parent families... 4%           

Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
450 W. State Street
Boise, ID 83720-0036